Council veto for cycle lane plan (From Hereford Times)

Council veto for cycle lane plan

9:44am Friday 9th February 2007 in

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HEREFORD city council has come out against a plan to introduce a cycle lane in the city centre.

The council considers that the proposal for a contraflow cycle lane in St Owen Street is not safe enough.

But councillors, who have asked Herefordshire Council to go back to the drawing board, say that they are in favour of encouraging more people to turn to pedal power.

The city council decided against the scheme for St Owen Street after hearing a presentation from Andrew Culley, construction manager from Herefordshire Council.

"In this case, we feel the scheme did not provide a safe route and we think a more detailed look at some of the alternatives would be appropriate and could hopefully provide a long-term and sustainable solution for cyclists," said David Fleet, leader of Hereford City Council.