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Re:
Snowdonia Green Key Scheme
To
whom it may concern
I
appreciate the aim to improve the rural economy of the Snowdonia area and
to provide an efficient, flexible and integrated transport system.
However, the Snowdonia Green
Key Scheme proposes to create a Rural
Clearway that will severely limit the opportunity to stop inside the
Northern Snowdonia National Park.
By
eliminating roadside parking and making the few remaining car parks within
the National Park both short-term
and expensive, visitors will be
forced to use the park and ride
scheme at one of the Gateway towns.
This will adversely affect the activities of walkers, climbers, canoeists,
artists,
fishermen, runners, cyclists,
paragliders
etc.
The
economics of the scheme are dependent upon restricting
reasonable access, and herein lies the problem.
The need for access is vital, and its restriction will limit
peoples’ ability to partake fully in mountain activities.
This is certain to have a negative
impact on the hard-pressed economy of the Snowdonia region, as outdoor
enthusiasts will invariably opt to visit, and spend money in other regions where they can follow their pursuits with less hindrance.
The
views of Snowdonia’s users and the local communities should form an
integral part of any strategy, and many have expressed strong objections
to the Green Key scheme as it stands, while at the same time fully
supporting the need to improve
facilities, to increase
sensitive car parking within the Park and to open
up more low level footpaths and cycleways.
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| I Live within the area |
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| I
support the Park and Ride as planned |
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A
Park and Ride scheme would cause me to visit Snowdonia:
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More
Often? |
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| b) |
The
Same? |
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| c) |
Less
Often? |
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| d) |
Seriously
consider going elsewhere? |
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Any
further comments:
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| Signed
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Name |
Date |
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to: Freedom to Choose c/o The Post Office, Capel-Curig, North Wales LL24
0EL by the end of February 2002 |
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Further
information can be found on the website www.snowdonia2002.fsnet.co.uk
where there is a link to the draft strategy document. A hard
copy can be requested from
the Project Officer, Planning
and Economic Development Department, Council Offices, Caernarfon, Gwynedd,
LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679513 Email: gwenllianowens@gwynedd.gov.uk
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