Have your say on planned walking and cycling route that will connect key areas in Crewe

10 September 2024

Plans to open up a ‘forgotten’ natural corridor in Crewe and link key areas of the town with a new walking and cycling route have gone on display.

Crewe’s communities are invited to share their feedback on the Valley Brook Corridor scheme, which will help to connect Queens Park and Edleston Road via a proposed accessible, safe and attractive route for pedestrians and cyclists along Electricity Street and Alton Street.

The scheme will link up with other cycling and walking routes that will improve connectivity between the town centre and railway station. 

Councillor Mark Goldsmith, chair of Cheshire East Council’s highways and transport committee, said: “Valley Brook forms a natural corridor across the south of Crewe but at the moment, most of it is hidden, overlooked or forgotten completely.

“We have a great opportunity to transform this area of the town and to deliver on the council’s ambitions to improve walking and cycling links across Crewe and encourage more people to choose more environmentally friendly ways to travel.

“The engagement sessions we are holding, along with our online survey, will help us to understand what local people, businesses, and others think about the scheme, any concerns they may have, and how we might improve our plans, and we welcome all feedback.”

An online survey about the plans runs until Sunday 20 October 2024. Find out more about the proposals and take part in the survey.

Two in-person engagement events are planned for later this month, where the plans will be on display:

• Wednesday, 18 September 12pm-8pm, within Crewe Lifestyle Centre.
• Saturday, 21 September 9am-3pm, within the Taste for Life Café in Queens Park.

The project is being delivered by Cheshire East Council and is supported by funding from the Towns Fund along with funding from the Environment Agency and Crewe Town Council. 

Tony Davison, chair of Crewe Town Board, which oversees the package of Towns Fund projects being delivered in Crewe, said: “We know that this is an area of the town where residents want to see improvements made, and the Valley Brook Corridor scheme has the potential to make a significant impact to those living in the local area.

“There isn’t yet a final design for this scheme, and so residents have a great opportunity to tell us what they think about the options being developed and to help shape what the final project looks like.”

Along with the walking and cycling route, the wider project aims to provide new public space and improve the watercourse of the brook and habitats for wildlife.