Introduction Cycling and walking to and from Keele University is currently unpleasant and risky.
Footpaths are narrow, and there is little space on roads for bicycles.
Motor traffic moves relatively fast by comparison to traffic in cities. Fumes are a serious problem, especially for cyclists and walkers climbing the hill to Keele. Main university entrance to Daleview Drive and Glenwood Close, Silverdale, along Eastern boundary of Municipal Golf Course, near existing footpath. The planning and construction of this path would be relatively straightforward. It would demonstrate the advantages of off-road cycle paths to campus and local people, facilitating the planning and construction of other paths.