A NEW vision for the Lake District could see a change in transport habits within the park, a meeting will hear, with private car usage falling by 10 per cent and rail usage rising by 10 per cent.
Park bosses are currently finalising a Partnership Plan, which will guide decision-making in the area for the next 25 years.
The Lake District National Park Authority will deliver the plan, with support from the wider Lake District National Park Partnership.
A 'new vision' for the park is included in the plan setting out how the authority and its partners would like it to look in 2051.
Members of the authority's Park Strategy and Vision Committee will meet on October 22 to discuss a draft of the plan, which if approved, could then be published publicly for community feedback.
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Committee members will hear a set of objectives for the first five years of the plan, including changes in transport habits; improvements in the availability of affordable housing and reductions in carbon emissions.
A priority of the plan is to "improve integrated sustainable travel and reduce dependency on private vehicles."
If the plan is approved, the park authority and its partners will work to increase the proportion of visitors arriving to the Lake District through "sustainable and active" means by 12 per cent and increase the use of buses and rail services by 10 per cent respectively.
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The Partnership Plan also includes an ambition to reduce the number of visitors to the Lake District where the primary method of travel was a private car.
Staff of the Lake District National Park Authority will look to achieve the objectives by 2031, utilising "greater provision of services, infrastructure, information and marketing,"
Efforts to bring the new vision of the park to life will be supported by the 24 organisation strong Lake District National Park Partnership.
The meeting begins at 10am at Murley Moss in Kendal and the public are welcome to attend. Those attending virtually can visit the Lake District National Park YouTube page to watch the livestream.
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