Hartlepool cycle schemes approved
It should also encourage "further uptake for more sustainable forms of travel from new users," they added.The schemes will be funded by Department for Transport money, administered by the Tees Valley Combined Authority.
Two consultations have already been carried out by the Labour-led council on schemes from the town centre to Catcote Road and the Waterfront.According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, a second consultation on the Headland route is due to take place soon.Councillor Karen Oliver, chair of Hartlepool Borough Council's neighbourhood committee, said it was "quite a big piece of work" and "brilliant news"."In terms of sustainable travel, it's fabulous," she added.
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