East Riding Residents Asked for Ideas on Walking and Cycling

​Local councillors in the East Riding are actively encouraging resident involvement as the East Riding of Yorkshire Council invites people to share their views on cycling and walking improvements through a new regional survey.
​The local authority is calling for community participation to help determine what facilities are necessary across the area to support cyclists and pedestrians. The initiative aims to encourage more people to take up active travel for regular journeys to work, school, and local services.

​Residents are being asked to identify new routes or paths for walking, wheeling, or cycling, highlight areas requiring upgrades, or propose solutions for existing transport issues.

​Suggestions may include:
-​A new footway or cycleway
-​New road crossings for pedestrians and cyclists
-​New cycle parking
-​Changes or improvements to an existing facility
-​Dropped kerbs and tactile paving
​-Better street lighting

​The survey platform features an interactive map allowing participants to pinpoint specific locations. Community feedback will assist the council in better understanding local challenges, shaping upcoming infrastructure schemes, and supporting efforts to make everyday travel safer, more accessible, and more enjoyable.

​The collected insights will directly contribute to the formation of the East Riding's next Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs). To deliver these projects, the council is collaborating with the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority to formulate investment blueprints spanning the next three years alongside a long-term pipeline of future schemes.
​“Let’s make the East Riding a place where walking and cycling are safe, easy and genuinely attractive choices. Anyone can use this survey to flag the routes, crossings and improvements that would make the biggest difference in their locality.” Cllr Phil Redshaw, Lib Dem Environment Spokesperson.

​Residents have until Sunday, 20 September 2026, to complete the questionnaire. The survey can be accessed directly by visiting the East Riding Active Travel Commonplace Platform.
Adding further support for protected infrastructure, Councillor Linda Johnson remarked:
​“As a keen cyclist, more and safer purpose-built cycling routes between key destinations would be welcomed. Too many cycling routes in towns use roads where cars can (legally) park, making the route dangerous for cyclists who need to swerve into traffic and risk car doors opening into their path. Protected cycle lanes or purpose-built cycle lanes which are safe spaces is the way to encourage more people back on their bikes.”

​Liberal Democrats Policy on Active Travel
​Nationally and locally, the Liberal Democrats advocate for robust sustainable transport frameworks designed to reduce carbon emissions and ease traffic congestion. Their broader policy platform emphasises transforming how communities travel by championing nationwide active travel strategies focused on dedicated safe cycling lanes and improved pedestrian networks. The party consistently presses for greater devolution of transport funding, enabling local authorities and combined authorities to prioritise local infrastructure requirements, such as local cycleways, path maintenance, and enhanced road safety measures, tailored directly to community needs.  

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