Improved routes for cyclists and walkers

The local councils plan to jointly invest around £1.2million in a range of improvements to create a safer and more attractive route for pedestrians and cyclists linking New Lubbesthorpe, in Thorpe Astley, and nearby Meridian Leisure Park, in Blaby, with Leicester city centre.

The proposed scheme will involve widening and improving footpaths, between Murby Way and Foxon Way, in Blaby, and creating safer crossings at key junctions to provide a direct link to existing cycling provision on Meridian Way.

The footpath across Mossdale Meadows will be widened to provide more space for walkers and cyclists. A new direct link onto the meadows from Meridian Leisure Park will also be created, as part of a project coordinated by its owners Savills.

A range of improvements will be made along the Kingsway to provide a direct link to Aylestone Meadows, where the steps leading onto the park will be replaced with a ramp. A new path will provide a direct link to an existing footway and cycle track, which will also be improved.

Cyclists and pedestrians will then be able to use the existing pop-route cycle route on Braunstone Lane East, which the city council is proposing to make permanent. This provides a safe and direct link to the Great Central Way, which has seen major investment in recent years to widen and improve the route.

Pop-up cycle lanes on Western Boulevard and Mill Lane will be made permanent, providing a link to De Montfort University campus, the city centre and Braunstone Gate where work is currently underway on a major 'mini-Holland' revamp.

Source: Leicester City Council