Question reference: S4W-19754
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 17 February 2014
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 February 2014
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to involve non-motorised users of the A9 corridor in the design of its upgrade work.
Answer
The Scottish Government is actively engaged in establishing a Non-Motorised User Forum in order to provide an opportunity for representatives of this group to highlight issues they consider relevant to the A9 dualling programme and the design of the route as it develops.
Many of the representatives of this forum also form part of Active Travel Stakeholder Group, which I created in September 2013, to promote a long-term vision for cycling and walking.
Additionally, the first meeting of the Accessibility Forum took place in November 2013. Membership of this separate forum includes representatives of disability and mobility groups and it is intended that membership will be extended as interest from further such groups becomes apparent.