The consultation on two options for the Heaton Park Active Neighbourhood closed on 20 March 2022. This is our response to TfGM, Bury Council and Sustrans (who are organising the consultation):
"Walk Ride Prestwich & Whitefield (WRPW) wish to record our strong support for all the measures set out in Option 2 of the March 2022 Heaton Park Active Neighbourhood Consultation. The draft plan says "Any implementation is likely to be undertaken on a temporary (trial) basis initially". Therefore we see no reason to leave out any of the proposals and certainly not to default to the weaker Option 1 proposals. We trust you agree it is really important to try all of the Option 2 proposals, evaluate their success and not shy away from making positive moves towards a better public realm with high standard, safe pedestrian and cycle facilities. We also want to see the Active Neighbourhood to be a high quality implementation to LTN 1/20 standards, nothing less. We feel we have to stress this as currently at the Bury New Road/ Kings Road/George Street junction Bury Council, whilst commendably positively improving pedestrian crossing facilities, is falling short for cyclists with unimaginative 'paint the road' cycle markings. It is even looking as though the Council is taking out some of the delineated cycle lane! For the Heaton Park Active Neighbourhood we want to see safe interfaces at Bury Old Road, Heywood Road and Scholes Lane junctions for all pavement and road users. The Active Neighbourhood ethos should be clear around the boundaries and capable of expanding one day. We are really pleased to see Heys Road identified as an enhanced walking route. WRPW would like to see future work to continue it as an east-west pedestrian and cycle friendly low-vehicular traffic route towards Prestwich centre to tie up with the regeneration of the Longfield and on to the Clough. There are a lot of good ideas in Option 2, we hope to see them in place soon, and for more of this type of thinking across Prestwich and Whitefield!"
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