Rotherham Council bosses want your views on spending cycling cash

The authority wants to improve provision for cyclists, so that everyone in the borough can enjoy the health, environmental and economic benefits that cycling offers.

The council wants to improve the 90 miles of cycle infrastructure, and proposals to adopt a cycling strategy and carry out a public consultation – published this week – will be voted on by cabinet at its next meeting on March.

Councillor Denise Lelliot said: “In the past year we’ve seen an increase in cycling and we want to ensure that trend continues by providing a network that makes bike travel safe and practical for more Rotherham residents, workers and visitors. Investing in cycling is an opportunity to create lasting benefits for everyone – and we need people’s feedback to ensure we do the right things in the right way.”

Data from previous years shows that even for Rotherham residents whose commutes are less than 5km (around 20 minutes by bike), 59 per cent drive and ony one per cent cycle.The Rotherham Cycle Strategy will be aligned to the Sheffield City Region Active Travel Implementation Plan.

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