28 November 2008
Epping Forest Transport Strategy
Essex County Council and The City of London Corporation are
holding a series of public exhibitions to provide information on
the Epping Forest Transport Strategy 2008-2016. Details of dates,
times and venues are below.
The primary aim of the strategy is to investigate and identify
options in order to improve safety and accessibility for Epping
Forest users, to reduce adverse environmental impacts on the Forest
area, and to assist with the re-establishment of cattle
grazing.
The Epping Forest Transport Strategy contains a series of
realistic and sustainable measures to reduce the impact of traffic
and to begin to address the better protection of the Forest
landscape. This does not, for the main, mean large-scale, expensive
changes to the road infrastructure; instead it offers a package of
inter-related measures that aims to restore some of the rural
character to the roads in and around the Forest and make roads more
Forest-centric.
Councillor Norman Hume from Essex County
Council said:
"Essex County Council wishes to improve the transport network in
and around the Forest to help improve the Forest environment. Users
need to be aware that Epping Forest is a special and unique place,
and we hope to encourage more and more people to consider both
sustainable transport alternatives as well as providing a safer and
more accessible environment.
The Forest Transport Strategy is just one way Essex County
Council is working in partnership with the City of London and the
surrounding London. Boroughs to ensure that the Epping Forest is
maintained and improved for people to enjoy, now and in the
future."
Mrs Wendy Mead, Chairman of the City of London’s Epping
Forest Committee said:
"It is our interest as the Conservators of the Epping Forest
since 1878 to protect the Forest and ensure its future. This is
exactly why we would like to persuade everyone who drives through
or visits the Forest to consider changes to the way they travel. We
look forward to receiving feedback from the public.
"We are also committed to improving the road safety situation in
the Forest."
Epping Forest Transport Strategy Public Exhibitions:
- Tuesday December 2pm to 8pm
St Mary’s Church
St Mary’s Parish Centre
201 High Road Loughton
IG10 1BB
- Thursday 4 December 2pm to 8pm
Royal Epping Golf Club
Forest Approach
Chingford
London E4 7AZ
- Tuesday 9 December 2pm to 8pm
Jack Silley
Pavillion
Stonnards Hill Recreation Ground
Epping
Essex
- Thursday 11 December 2pm to 8pm
Waltham
Abbey Parish Church
Abbey Gardens
Waltham Abbey
Essex EN9 1XQ
Contact details for further information are as follows:
Epping Forest Transport Strategy Project Team
Environment, Sustainability and Highways
Essex County Council
Freepost CL3636
County Hall
Chelmsford CM1 1XZ
Email:
majorschemes@essex.gov.uk
Website: www.essex.gov.uk/efts
Phone: 0845 603 7631
For press enquiries, please call Loretta Lui (The City of
London) on 020 7332 1528 or Scott Wilson (Essex County Council) on
012 4543 4383