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RESOLVED: Cabinet approved and
adopted the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans for
Brackley, Daventry and Towcester as appended to this
report.
 
REASONS RESOLVED:
1.    
Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure plans
(LCWIPs) form part of the supporting strategies of the Local
Transport Plan (LTP) and the schemes within them are identified as
key interventions to be delivered over the period of the
LTP.
2.    
While the preparation of LCWIPs is non-mandatory,
those Councils with LCWIPs are in the best position to work with
Active Travel England and other government departments, as well as
partners such as National Highways, developers and other
stakeholders to secure funding for a 
high quality walking and cycling network that is comprehensive,
cohesive, attractive, safe and accessible to all.
3.    
LCWIPs are a key component in contributing towards
the Council achieving its corporate ambition for West
Northamptonshire to decarbonise its transport network and become
net zero by 2045. The LCWIPs also support other corporate policies
of improving air quality, reducing emissions, improving public
health outcomes and increasing access to education and
employment.
 
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:
None. The LTP sets out at
Policy 6 a commitment to develop LCWIPs for Brackley, Daventry,
Northampton and Towcester to deliver and monitor an ongoing
pipeline of high-quality active travel schemes, implementing the
first schemes from the LCWIPs in the first 5 years of the
plan.