Dear ResidentPlease note that as of Sunday 4 July Brent Council will stop using Commonplace to record responses. We will be moving to a new site – <a href="https://brent.citizenlab.co/en-GB/">CitizenLab</a> , which is currently under development.All the comments that have been provided on Commonplace have been saved and are being used by various teams within Brent Council to help manage existing trials and schemes, as well as feed into any future projects and programmes. For more information on our current Active Travel programme, please visit: https://www.brent.gov.uk/services-for-residents/transport-and-streets/making-travel-safer-and-healthier/Thank you for taking the time to provide your comments up to now. We hope you will continue to engage with Brent Council at our new location on <a href="https://brent.citizenlab.co/en-GB/">CitizenLab</a> .

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9 June 2020 Draft plans have been published, setting out Brent Council’s ambitions for improving road safety, air quality and the health of local people.Cllr Shama Tatler, Lead Member for Regeneration, Property and Planning, said : “COVID-19 has shone on a light on some stark health inequalities in our communities and we want to encourage residents to make healthier choices and become more active.“By strengthening walking and cycling infrastructure across the borough and investing in initiatives like new low-traffic neighbourhoods, we hope to support and encourage a longer-term shift in the way people get around and help deliver a green recovery. There will be an opportunity to feed back on the plans and to share ideas for improving your area, so please keep an eye out for the details.”Measures will include creating low traffic neighbourhoods, school streets, pop-up cycle lanes and bike parking, as well as further pavement-widening in town centres.To fund these works, the Council has applied for £100,000 from the Department for Transport, and will be bidding for a portion of TfL’s £45 million London Streetspace Programme.Residents and businesses will have the opportunity to share their views on the schemes during a consultation, details of which will be shared in due course. The programme will be delivered over the short, medium and longer-term and will commence as funding becomes available. <a href="https://www.brent.gov.uk/your-community/coronavirus/changes-to-council-services/transport-and-streets/">View the full plan here.</a>

Ambitions for green active transport outlined in COVID-19 Transport Recovery Plan

12 May 2020 <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1593447391/projects/brentactivetravel/978baea5-d899-4f8d-b308-2c78e14b93c2.jpg" />‘Pinch points’ have been identified for additional safety measures, which will see more than 760 metres of barriers put down around busy stretches of pavement to help protect the community. New signage, reminding people of the 2 metre rule, will support the police and enforcement officers who will be focusing on many of these hotspots. In some locations, bus stops may be temporarily moved and parking suspended to allow more space for walkers. These measures will be focused on stretches where the width of the pavement and foot traffic is most likely to make it difficult for people to stay two metres away from others. It is the first step in plans to help the borough return to normal, with further measures to boost green, active travel set to follow. Cllr Krupa Sheth, Lead Member for Environment, said : “As lockdown rules are gradually eased, we want to encourage as many people as possible to continue to walk and cycle. But we do know that many of our high streets can get extremely busy and it is crucial that people can remain 2 metres apart. This package of measures sets out how we will help people to remain socially distant in the immediate term.”  Cllr Shama Tatler, Lead Member for Regeneration, Property and Planning, said : “It’s important to stress that this is just the first part of a longer-term recovery. One positive to come from this awful pandemic is the way that it’s prompted people to rediscover the benefits of walking and cycling. We will also shortly be setting out plans that will set us in good stead for the future, encouraging green, active travel in our brilliant borough in the months and years to come.”  <a href="http://democracy.brent.gov.uk/documents/s97754/Appendix%20C%20-%20Decision%20Report.pdf?_ga=2.70805654.746249017.1592320124-980905550.1591176375">A full list of locations selected for these additional measures can be downloaded here.</a>

Pavements to be widened to help people keep their distance

Walking. Cycling. Less air pollution. Changing travel habits during the COVID-19 pandemic have given us a glimpse of a healthier future when it comes to getting around. We’ve also had to adapt our streets to accommodate social distancing.

We’re ambitious about this programme of work. Many of the changes that need to be made are complex and costly, so won’t happen overnight, but with your input, we can focus our resources on where they are needed most now and develop a longer-term plan.

We need your help. Use the map to tell us where changes could be made to help walking and cycling feel easier and safer.