Active Travel

Active Travel means walking or cycling for everyday short-distance journeys. It covers trips to school, shops, work, services and transport hubs. Also, it can include the use of electric wheelchairs or mobility scooters. Yet it does not include journeys purely for recreation, or social reasons.

 

Find useful routes in your community

• All Active Travel Routes in Pencoed

The below routes are great for Active Travel. They are shown in ‘Existing Route Maps’ (ERMs), which detail the current Active Travel routes approved by the Welsh Government. The ERMs do not show every walking or cycle route in an area, but only the existing routes which we deemed suitable for Active Travel.

Maps of useful routes in Bridgend County Borough

Routes for pedestrians	Routes for cyclists
Bettws’s routes for pedestrians	Bettws’s routes for cyclists
Bridgend’s routes for pedestrians, map 1	Bridgend’s routes for cyclists, map 1
Bridgend’s routes for pedestrians, map 2	Bridgend’s routes for cyclists, map 2
Bridgend’s routes for pedestrians, map 3	Bridgend’s routes for cyclists, map 3
Bridgend’s routes for pedestrians, map 4	Bridgend’s routes for cyclists, map 4
Bridgend’s routes for pedestrians, map 5	Bridgend’s routes for cyclists, map 5
Gilfach Goch’s routes for pedestrians	Gilfach Goch’s routes for cyclists
Maesteg’s routes for pedestrians, map 1	Maesteg’s routes for cyclists, map 1
Maesteg’s routes for pedestrians, map 2	Maesteg’s routes for cyclists, map 2
Ogmore Vale’s routes for pedestrians, map 1	Ogmore Vale’s routes for cyclists, map 1
Ogmore Vale’s routes for pedestrians, map 2	Ogmore Vale’s routes for cyclist, map 2
Ogmore Vale’s routes for pedestrian, map 3	Ogmore Vale’s routes for cyclists, map 3
Pencoed’s routes for pedestrians	Pencoed’s routes for cyclists
Pontycymer’s routes for pedestrian, map 1	Pontycymer’s routes for cyclists, map 1
Pontycymer’s routes for pedestrians, map 2	Pontycymer’s routes for cyclists, map 2
Pontycymer’s routes for pedestrian, map 3	Pontycymer’s routes for cyclists, map 3
Porthcawl’s routes for pedestrians	Porthcawl’s routes for cyclists
Pyle’s routes for pedestrians	Pyle’s routes for cyclists

The Overview Map

View the Overview Map to see all areas and routes covered by the ERM settlement maps.

 

Future Route Proposals

We have also detailed plans for a network of Active Travel routes and facilities over the next 15 years. These are found in our Integrated Network Maps (INMs).

The proposals aim to:

• enhance access to key services and facilities including town centres, transport hubs, as well as employment and retail areas
• develop access to education facilities such as schools and colleges
• improve and expand the existing strategic network in Bridgend County Borough

View our Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 Integrated Network Map.

• Integrated Network Map, Supporting Information
• Updated Existing Routes Maps

Delivery of the INM’s proposals depend on funding. Also, the INM’s proposals are indicative, and may change as schemes develop.

 

Our legal responsibilities

In September 2014, the Welsh Government introduced the Active Travel (Wales) Act. This measure legally requires Welsh local authorities to map and plan suitable routes for Active Travel within certain areas, as designated by the Welsh Government.

See more about the Active Travel Act on the Welsh Government’s website.

Also, view the Welsh Government’s website for details of the designated areas in Bridgend County Borough.

 

The process that created the maps

The Act’s first stage required us to produce Existing Routes Maps. After a 16-week public consultation, we submitted our draft ERM maps in January 2016. The Welsh Government approved them on 12th August 2016.

The maps’ routes have been assessed against the Welsh Government’s standards. Although most routes met the guidance and are suitable for Active Travel, some narrowly failed. However we still consider the latter important for Active Travel. Read our Existing Routes Map Statement for an explanation of why these routes are appropriate.

For the Act’s second phase, we produced Integrated Network Maps (INMs). After a 12 week public consultation, we submitted our draft INMs in November 2017, and the Welsh Government approved them on 27th February 2018.

 

 

Annual reports

We must produce annual reports detailing:

• actions from the previous financial year to promote Active Travel
• the costs of new or improved Active Travel routes and facilities
• the usage levels of Active Travel routes

Active Travel Annual Report (2015/16)

Active Travel Annual Report, Level of Use (2016/17)

Active Travel Annual Report, Cost (2016/17)