Lymington to Lyndhurst active travel corridor
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Sets out a strategic appraisal for improving the Route 120 cycling connection between Lyndhurst and Lymington. The aim is to create a route that is accessible to as many people as possible by using smooth surfaces, choosing the least hilly feasible alignment, and improving safety and comfort, including reducing motor traffic speed and volume on quieter lane sections. The area has extensive international and national environmental protections close to the roadside, so the approach is to provide direct routes while minimising harm; each route segment is given an initial, high-level impact estimate for later ecological confirmation. Route options are selected using criteria such as accessibility, gradient, directness, safety and comfort, and mapping shows different infrastructure types and where sections pass through protected designations. Sample layout designs are presented to demonstrate compliance or near-compliance with LTN 1/20 cycle infrastructure guidance.
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Route 120: Lyndhurst to Lymington section
- Accessible to as many people as possible.
- Always uses smooth surfaces.
- Follows the least hilly feasible route.
- Reduced motor traffic speed and volume on quiet lanes sections.
Internationally protected
- Extensive international and national protections up to the roadside.
- Approach was to deliver direct routes with “least harm”.
- Each segment given initial high-level estimate of impact (for ecologist confirmation later).
Route selection and design strategy
- Route selection based on criteria including accessibility, gradient, directness, safety and comfort.
- Types of infrastructure shown using coloured lines.
- Sections passing through international designations shown as dashed lines.
Sample layout designs
- Compliance or near-compliance with LTN1/20.
