Walking
Reducing the need to travel by car is key to
ensure the sustainable growth of Ashford. Alternative means of
travel such as walking offer a pleasant recreational activity and
considerable health benefits.
For more information on local walking routes visit our Recreation and
Leisure section.
Ashford plans to:
- Encourage walking and use of local facilities
for residential schemes in the town centre.
- Ensure new developments have
well connected walking routes to local facilities.
- Provide good connections to SMARTLINK routes
and Park and Ride sites.
- Further introduction of ‘safer routes
to school’ and ‘walking buses’.
- Improve conditions for walking and cycling in
the town centre by creating a series of streets and
squares.
More information on the plans are available in the Ashford Transport
Strategy.