Have your say on transport
01 September 2010
Where do you think your local council should spend its transport budget? Improving access to public transport, introducing more road safety schemes, encouraging more people to take up cycling, or maintaining the district’s roads?
These are some of the questions South Gloucestershire Council will be asking residents at four consultation events organised to encourage more people to have their say about the future of their transport system.
South Gloucestershire Council, along with three other councils in the West of England region, is putting together a plan for transport over the next 15 years and these events will give local residents a chance to feed in to the plan.
The consultation events take place at the following times/locations:
Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre on Saturday 4 September from 2pm to 5pm.
Yate Shopping Centre on Tuesday 7 September from 11am to 3pm.
Thornbury Town Centre (near Aldi) on Monday 13th September from 11am to 3pm.
Kings Chase shopping centre, Kingswood on Tuesday 14 September from 11am to 3pm.
The new plan will set out the future goals for transport and how the West of England region will try to achieve these goals between 2011 and 2026.
Councillor Brian Allinson, executive member for planning, transportation and strategic environment, said: “We know that the very high national debt means that public funding for transport projects is likely to reduce over the next few years.
“It’s therefore really important that we understand our residents’ priorities for transport in the area. I would urge as many people as possible to complete the questionnaire and have their say.”
Residents can complete a questionnaire at www.transportmatters.org or pick up a paper copy at your local council office or library. All completed questionnaires will be entered into a free prize draw to win a day out at one of the region’s best local attractions, including the Avon Valley Railway, the SS Great Britain in Bristol, the Helicopter Museum in Weston-Super-Mare or the Boating Station in Bath.
You can read the draft plan and all the supplementary documents online, or read a printed version at your local library or council office. Transport affects everyone and we want to know your views.
The consultation deadline is Monday 4 October.
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