Walking and cycling has been identified as a way people can improve community health and environment.
“The plan we’ve designed is a fantastic vision for the borough. Increasing the amount we walk and cycle for leisure and travel has been identified as a way to improve the health and environment of communities.”
Working together across the Council to bring expertise from public health, wellbeing and highways teams, the LCWP is now available for public consultation.
Blackburn with Darwen’s Executive Member for Wellbeing Cllr Damian Talbot said: “The plan we’ve designed is a fantastic vision for the borough. Increasing the amount we walk and cycle for leisure and travel has been identified as a way to improve the health and environment of communities.”
Blackburn with Darwen’s Executive Member for Growth and Development, Cllr Phil Riley said: “It’s wonderful that we have this plan to enable more families and individuals to increase everyday activity. Many of our daily journeys are less than two miles, and this plan will detail the ways in which the council aims to help increase walking and cycling uptake in the borough over the coming years.”
Have your say
The council would now like to hear the views and opinions of residents in Blackburn with Darwen on the plan. View the survey following the link below, and share with friends and family to help design healthy streets for our borough:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPYtFuuWmXwLjFvsGniLv-3jrSGwZSUWhyINlZUltgTgMtfQ/viewform