Representation by Holly McBride
- Date submitted
- 14 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I write to express my objection to the creation of the A57 Link Road. This can only be a very temporary solution to move the traffic and will not decrease congestion in the area; in fact traffic is predicted to increase. As a resident of Glossop for nearly fifteen years I am as desperate as anyone to reduce the volume of traffic travelling through the town, but I strongly believe that the link road is not the answer. Instead, we need better national and local public transport infrastructure, a reduction of freight through the area's roads, and a massive investment in cycling. I now commute by bicycle to work in Dukinfield, and find that the only cycle lane on my route is the short stretch from Back Moor to Roe Cross. This needs to change for the benefit of local public health as well as the global climate emergency.