07-08-2025
Powys: Have your say on how to improve walking and cycling
People are being invited to share their views on how to improve walking and cycling routes in the region.
Powys County Council has launched a 12-week public engagement exercise to help shape the future of active travel routes across 11 localities in the county.
The feedback obtained will be used to refresh the Active Travel Network Map (ATNM).
In the last refresh of the ATNM, in 2020, more than 500 potential future routes were identified across the 11 localities concerned: Brecon, Builth Wells, Crickhowell, Knighton, Llandrindod Wells, Llanidloes, Machynlleth, Newtown, Presteigne, Welshpool, and Ystradgynlais.
Councillor Jackie Charlton, Powys County Council cabinet member for a greener Powys, said: "The Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 aims to make Wales a walking and cycling nation.
"With your help, during this 12-week engagement exercise, we plan to refresh the current ATNM already developed by communities in 2016/17 and again in 2020/21.
"We want your feedback; can you help us update the routes that were chosen previously by stakeholders within the 11 designated localities (the largest towns within Powys)?
"Has anything changed?
"Is there anything else we should be considering?
"Are the routes still relevant?
"We want to hear the views of people who either live in, work in, or visit our towns.
"This includes community groups, schools, families, and individuals."
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Example improvements could include safe places to store a bike while shopping; cycle lanes; and zebra crossings.
A draft of the newly refreshed ATNM will be made available for public consultation next year, once suggestions have been reviewed.
