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Representation ID: 5932

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Baildon & Shipley Friends of the Earth

Baildon & Shipley FOE – TR1
1. LTNs should be widespread.
2. ‘Efficiency’ in highway engineering terms has a tendency to be very motor vehicle-centric. The approach and mentality here needs to change fundamentally so that the most vulnerable road users (pedestrians and cyclists) are considered first. This also fits in with the concept of the 15-minute neighbourhood and motor vehicle-free neighbourhoods.
3. There is concern about the impact of Bradford-Shipley Route Improvement Scheme on Shipley. This road scheme is designed to increase road carrying capacity and, as a result, will lead to an increase in the volume of traffic. Induced demand is a well-known and well-researched consequence of more road-building.
4. It is also concerning that the new housing development associated with the Canal Roadwidening, has no school provision attached to it. How can that work properly, especially bearing in mind the need for the 15-minute neighbourhood?