P-03-077 - SUSTRANS: Call on the Welsh Assembly Government to develop and maintain a network of traffic free shared use paths

Petition received: 17 October 2007

Lead Petitioner: Lee Waters

Number of Petitioners: 14

Petition Wording:

We, the undersigned, call upon the National Assembly for Wales to seek powers to place a duty on the Assembly Government to develop and maintain a network of traffic free shared use paths for walkers, cyclists and disabled people across Wales, as set out in the proposed Legislative Competence Order attached.

Proposed Walking and Cycling Paths Legislative Competence Order

Pre-ballot Information: Outline Proposed Legislative Competence Order

Field 10 (highways and transport) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 is to be amended as follows:

After Field 10 : highways and transport insert “provisions relating to highways and other parts for the sole or shared use of cyclists and pedestrians or to facilitate the use of highways by cyclists and pedestrians”.

Petition Status: Closed on 31 January 2008

Link to the transcript of the meeting on 31 January 2008