Stroud Town Centre

The Stroud walking and cycling access improvements scheme is composed of two main elements:

• Golden Valley Route (A419) – a step change in walking and cycling access to Stroud town centre (and station) from the east, and
• Cainscross Road segregated cycle lanes - upgrades to existing cycle lanes to provide a segregated cycle route into Stroud from the west.

The route lies on the Gloucestershire Strategic cycle route as set out in the Local Transport Plan.

Key points:

• Improving connectivity east to west in Stroud by providing a missing walking and cycling link between existing traffic free route and town centre
• Segregated cycle ways and improved pedestrian priority at crossing points
• Permanent re-allocation of road space to walking and cycling, and traffic calming design
• New crossings/junctions with design priority to cycles and pedestrians
• Provision of segregated facilities on this route will make it safer and more comfortable to all cyclists and will permanently allocate the road space to the exclusive use of bikes