Residents and businesses can give feedback on plans to improve walking and cycling routes around the Barwick Road and Cross Gates area.
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00:00£1.9 million of government funding has been awarded to develop and deliver improvements
00:06to walking and cycling routes around Crossgates. The scheme will focus on Barrick Road and areas
00:11of Swarkcliffe, Manston and the Poole Estate. The plans are aiming to create safer and healthier
00:17streets and make it more convenient to walk, wheel and cycle shorter journeys to school,
00:22shops and the centre of Crossgates. Previous feedback highlighted that it can be difficult
00:27to cross the road at busy junctions and that existing cycle routes aren't well connected or
00:32signed. The proposals include a two-way segregated cycle track along Barrick Road, new signalised
00:38crossings for pedestrians and cyclists over Seacroft Roundabout and wider footways along
00:44Barrick Road. Tree planting and a pocket farm along Farm Road also form part of the plans.
00:50Residents and businesses can air views as part of an online consultation until the 27th of October
00:56with paper surveys and drop-in sessions available.