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LLanbedr's Plight
Llanbedr has had an issue with Congestion from as early on as the 1950s, and with car ownership increasing and staycationing becoming ever more popular, the congestion has become virtually intolerable for the village.
Did you know that at the beginning of the 20th Century there were only 8000 cars in the whole of Britain but by the end of the century it had soared up to 21 Million!
The total number of vehicle miles travelled in a year has grown by more than 8 times over the last 60 years.
Congestion
Llanbedr has had an issue with congestion from as early as the 1950s. With one road, leading in and out of the village, a heavily populated tourism area, an enterprise zone and one of Europe's largest campsites, Llanbedr suffers a great deal from congestion, especially in the summer months.
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Road Layout - See Map
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17th Century Bridge
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Shell Island
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Around 3000 vehicles per day come through Llanbedr not including holiday traffic.
Road Safety
Road safety must be taken extremely seriously since it is a complex development issue affecting multiple areas, such as health, labour, education and above all, human rights. We must fight for road safety and accessible mobility to be considered as a fundamental human right for everyone, most of all our children.
The 1.5 miles of road that passes through Llanbedr has a catalogue of safety issues for all traffic whether it be cars, lorries, buses, ambulances, bikes, cyclists, pedestrians, disability aids, horses, trailers and the list could go on.
From the South (Barmouth), as you come into the village, you are immediately confronted with tight bends with difficult visibility and blind spots, no pavement for pedestrians which at night has no lighting. There are houses and turnings into housing along this part of the road and pedestrians use this road at their peril.
No pavements
Road speed 30mph through the village
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Wheel Chair Access
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Family with small children and push chairs at risk
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Elderly - unstable with walking frames Zimmer frames
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Bikes
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Children that are on their own - unsafe
Disabled access through the village is limited
Disabled Pavement Access
In this video we are highlighting how difficult and potentially dangerous it is for even a small motorized wheelchair to access the pavement on Llanbedr's 17C Grade II Listed Bridge.
CO2 Emissions
These are the CO2 Emissions readings from the Non -Automatic site in Llanbedr in 2009 taken from the Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment for Gwynedd council Sept 2009 on Gwynedd Council Website. We have requested the more up to date version. This Screening Assessment should be undertaken every 3 years with a progress report done during the intervening years.