Case study

£3.2 million Levelling Up Fund to develop the Greenways Network

Ards & North Down Borough Council was successful in their bid for £3.2 million to develop the Greenways Network in the borough.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 17 January 2023

The overall network proposed is a 52km long loop connecting the borough’s five major towns and the Greater Belfast Area.

This project will focus on two parts:

• creating a new greenway between Newtownards and Bangor
• extending an existing greenway between Comber and Newtownards

The Greenways

The funding will support:

• facilitating end-to-end green journeys which are not currently possible in the local area
• creation and extension of safe, accessible cycling networks

Greenway benefits

The investment is expected to:

• create safe new routes to education, retail, community links, parks and housing
• improve access to employment opportunities
• improve connectivity

The greenways will form an important part of the local council’s plans for achieving Net Zero and providing green forms of transport.

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Published 17 January 2023