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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF DECISION OF THE Cabinet Member for Regeneration
Cabinet Member for Regeneration
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Decision Made: |
12 November 2010 |
RIVER MEDWAY CYCLE PATH BETWEEN MAIDSTONE AND TONBRIDGE FEASIBILITY STUDY
Issue for Decision
To consider the allocation of funds towards a feasibility study into the
introduction of a cycle path along the River Medway between Maidstone and
Tonbridge.
Decision Made
Reasons for Decision
Medway Valley Countryside Partnership (MVCP) is leading on a
long-term project which aims to improve cycle access along the River Medway
from Tonbridge to Maidstone (and onto the Medway Towns through the Valley of
Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme). A working group comprising officers from
the relevant District Councils, Environment Agency, Sustrans, Public Rights of
Way and Kent Highways has been established to guide this project.
The long-term vision is that the route will be developed in
sections, which will be determined through the feasibility study. If funding
could not be found for the complete route then sections would be completed as
funding did become available.
Alternatives considered and why rejected
If this feasibility study is not supported, the project may not go ahead and Maidstone could miss out on the opportunity to be involved in the development of this strategically important cycle path running through the borough.
Background Papers
None
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