• Devon Coast to Coast Cycle Path. This runs between Plymouth and Ilfracombe and incorporates the Plym Valley Path, the Granite Way and parts of the Tarka Trail. It already contains some of the finest and longest stretches of off-road cycle path in Europe. With external funding secured, Devon County Council is bringing the route to its final standard and this will include new off-road sections between Tavistock and Plymouth, and new bridges over the Tavy and Walkham rivers.

• Young peoples’ transport. Also known as ‘Getting There’, this WestDEN project offers viable solutions to some of the transport problems faced by young people living in rural areas. It loans small-engined scooters and advises on how to keep a car or motorbike serviceable.

• Ring and Ride. Details in ‘Older People’

• Reopen railway to Tavistock. Devon County, Plymouth City and West Devon Borough Council plans all acknowledge that a railway to Tavistock could help with reducing traffic volumes on the A386. A railway would also support environmental tourism aims. The main hurdle to overcome is to demonstrate that the operational costs would be containable and bring worthwhile benefits.
  

• Bus shelters. There is considerable scope for bringing bus shelters across the area into effective management and improving them for passenger comfort. The project is starting with a review of the existing situation before going on to identify and implement a package of lasting improvements.
  

• Tavistock Hoppa bus service. Residential areas around the fringes of Tavistock are up to a mile away from the town centre and, whilst walking or cycling is preferable for daily journeys, it is not always possible especially for older people. Pilot schemes have shown that a ‘clock-face’ Hoppa bus service could attract regular usage and would help to reduce short car-trips into the town centre. The next stage is to research travel patterns more thoroughly and test the market for different timetables.
  

• Drake's Trail. Details in ‘Culture, Media, Sports and Leisure’
  

Projects in concept phases – what is being talked about

• Rural public transport services. Where rural bus services are infrequent and poorly used, a Ring-and-Ride type of service might suit local needs better. One model is ‘Corlink’ in rural areas of Cornwall but there are others which could involve the use of taxis. There is much to discuss before changes could be contemplated and this may require new research into local transport needs.

• Tavistock relief road extension. The relief road made in the 1990s to divert traffic from Duke Street and Brook Street still brings through-traffic on the A386 very close to the heart of Tavistock. An extension to this road could have the dual benefit of relieving traffic congestion in the town centre and stimulating new developments in the areas around Pixon Lane.

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