Stakeholders
Stakeholders are those organisations that support the project and see a benefit to them if it is successful.
Carnegie Dunfermline Trust
I am writing to confirm that Carnegie Dunfermline Trust supports the Carnegie`s Way Project which is being led by Crossford Community Council.I have seen first hand the positive impact that walking and cycling has had on people`s health and wellbeing, especially during the global pandemic. An accessible walking and cycling route would encourage active travel by safely linking Crossford to our beautiful park.
Last summer, the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust carried out a week-long public conversation in Pittencrieff Park. Over eight hundred people joined us in the conversation and there was a strong appetite for safer walking and cycling routes into the park.
The development of Carnegie`s Way fits into our ambitions for Pittencrieff Park and keeps Andrew Carnegie`s legacy alive.
Cairneyhill Community Council
Cairneyhill Community Council are in support of the above proposal. This in our opinion would be most beneficial. Walkers are on this road constantly walking from West Fife Villages to Dunfermline. This road presently is unsuitable for pedestrians and can only be used by competent cyclists. This road is also unsuitable for disabled vehicles which in many cases is the only way for some to travel. Encouraging exercise can only be beneficial I know from personal experience to walk with a pram into Dunfermline is a danger. To cross the road is also an experience as viewing oncoming traffic is extremely difficult.Charlestown, Limekilns & Pattiesmuir Community Council
On behalf of the Charlestown, Limekilns & Pattiesmuir Community Council, I am writing to endorse any development of the Foot and Cycle path infrastructure on this side of Dunfermline as being of benefit to our community.We agree with the assessment of the Crossford CC that closing the gap in the continuous pathway that they have identified would support safer access to and from this side of Dunfermline and significantly reduce the risks and increase usage. This route is regularly used by cyclists and runners from our community and would make a material difference, so we would urge you to support this proposal.
Furthermore, we would ask you to consider supporting the development of cycle and foot paths further in this area. For our communities, one of our main limiting factors in non-car transport take up is having to cross/travel along the A985 where foot/cycle path provision is patchy and alternates sides frequently and is not safe to cross. It would greatly improve this situation if the existing disused railway line which runs out of Charlestown, across the A985 on an existing bridge and on towards Crossford/Dunfermline could be developed into a pathway. We believe that this would significantly improve take up of cycling as there would then be a viable, safe route into Dunfermline and to connect with the rest of the network.
Torryburn & Newmills Community Council
Torryburn and Newmills Community council is pleased to support. Your campaign to have a new path for walkers, cyclists and wheelers between Crossford and Dunfermline. We believe that the present path is actually an obstacle to potential users and the improvements you intend to make will encourage many more people to make use of the new path. It is encouraging to note that the path will be easily accessible to all and we are certain that it will encourage more of our constituents to move towards a more healthy and active lifestyle.Culross Community Council
Culross Community Council would be strongly supportive of the creation of a safe multi use path linking the south west villages with the major town of Dunfermline.We have estimated there is a population of approximately 12,000 residents in the villages of Crossford, Cairneyhill, Torryburn, Newmills, Low Valleyfield, High Valleyfield, Culross, & Kincardine – all of these villages are connected by safe pavements to enable users to walk, run or cycle without traffic concerns and be protected from fast moving traffic – and yet there is a final link missing link of only a kilometre or so at the Urquhart Cut approach to Dunfermline that creates both a real and phsychological barrier to safely accessing the major town of the area, unless travelling by vehicle.
This hazardous stretch of path has no ability for people in wheelchairs or with buggies to pass without entering the road; requires users to cross from one side to the other on a bed bend; is of a very poor condition and has been neglected for decades despite there being sufficient legislation in place to permit compulsory purchase of the adjoining land to widen the pavement or create separation from the busy roadway.
We had thought that perhaps austerity measures would be the reason why this work has been overlooked but there’s been an excellent upgrade of the Cairneyhill to Crossford section to cycleway standard and we read of £1.5m investment to make three major paths safer at Crossgates/Hillend, Burntisland/Kinghorn and Thornton/Glenrothes – a combined distance of c.7km which would therefore equate to £214,000 per kilometre, which gives a guide cost for the required works between Crossford & Dunfermline. This investment is excellent for the communities concerned but it is our opinion that this investment will not benefit as many villages as the upgrading of the Crossford link but yet this has been overlooked when funding has been allocated.