Provision of Safe Pedestrian Environments in New Development
8.22 Pedestrians are vulnerable road users, and their needs are therefore at the top of the Hierarchy of Consideration (see POLICY GT 4 ‘HIERARCHY OF CONSIDERATION’). The following policy is therefore intended to improve road safety and the pedestrian environment particularly within the town centres, in order to increase the attractiveness of walking as an alternative mode of transport. The West Yorkshire 'Walking Strategy' (contained within the Local Transport Plan, 2000) provides the framework for developing walking as an alternative mode of transport throughout the county and sets targets for increasing the amount of walking that is undertaken. The Council supports these targets, not just as a transport issue but, in partnership with the health service agencies and the Police, because there is also considerable overlap with other issues concerning health and crime and disorder. Accordingly: -
Policy BE 6
The Provision of Safe Pedestrian Environments
All new developments should provide a safe and attractive environment at all times for pedestrians accessing or traversing the site. In particular, routes should be reasonably direct, well lit, overlooked, have acceptable surfacing, be attractively landscaped, and provide an environment where opportunities for crime are minimised.