THE county council is urging members of the public to have their say on temporary walking and cycling measures in Somerset.

A number of temporary measures, including pedestrianised high streets, introduced to encourage social distancing and positively support the safe movement of pedestrians and cyclists, have now been in operation for around four weeks. 

Feedback and information on the success of these schemes is being gathered through online app ‘Commonplace’.

So far feedback on new temporary schemes has been mostly positive with many town centres busy after the lockdown and pedestrianised roads helping ease crowding outside shops.

Working in partnership with town councils, the schemes have been rolled out by Somerset’s Covid-19 Active Travel group, which includes representatives from Somerset County Council, the district councils, Avon and Somerset Police and Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP).

The group was allocated an initial £120,000 from the Department for Transport in emergency funding to help create better spaces for people walking and cycling around Somerset.

Using the smart interactive online mapping tool ‘Commonplace’, users can flag up areas where changes could make a positive difference to walking and cycling. 

To post feedback and comments go to https://somersetcovidactivetravel.

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