A West Sussex Action Group Committed to Protecting a Valued Local Asset
The FoCW have fitted a people counter at the Southern end of Centurion Way. This is so we can document the number of people using the path and use the figures to argue for the preservation of walking and cycling opportunities in the area. The Southern end of Centurion Way is threatened by local housing…
An important stage in setting up a system for counting people using Centurion Way at its Southern end, is to verify that our Axiomatic People counter is registering people on the path correctly. Automated counting is not as straight forward as it may first appear using a beam counter. For example a child in a…
The Friends of Centurion Way counter began counting on New Years Day 2021 and the next stage of the project is to make sure it is making a reasonable estimate of the level of traffic on the path. On Sunday Morning 3rd Jan 2021 Gabby Adams cycled into Chichester from Fishbourne to help us figure…
At approximately 12 O’clock on New Years day of 2021 the Centurion Way people counter first began continuously logging how many people use the Southern end of Centurion Way. It also monitors at what times people chose to travel on the path. Philip Maber cheated frosty winter weather wearing toasty neoprene gloves (that he got…
Friends of Centurion Way have long wished to record the number of people using the pathway. This project is of particular importance as it will bolster our demands for continued good quality provision for walking and cycling as new housing development puts pressure on town planning decisions on the west of Chichester. Many individual supports…
The West of Chichester Development which will bring 1600 new homes that will be sited next door to Centurion Way. The friends of Centurion Way have been following the planning procedure for these homes and wanted to make sure new residents have easy access onto Centurion Way We have successfully negotiated with the CDC planning…
In absence of an agreed transport infrastructure master-plan for Phase 2 West of Chichester Development, the developers wish to start construction of the Southern Access Road without knowing how it will connect to the existing city transport network! Provision for local walking and cycling along this section of Southern Access Road, is of notably poor…
The Chichester Post has now run a story on our new years day event. On New Years Day 2020, the Friends of Centurion Way met on the path to enjoy mince pies, sausage rolls and mulled wine. This was a celebration of the start of a new decade. We hope for a future where local…
Come walk your dog on New Years Day to help save Centurion Way! Join the Friends of Centurion Way who will have some dog treats, mince pies and warm drinks on the path (including mulled wine). We will meet at the railway footbridge by Bishop Luffa school on New Years Day 12:30-13:30pm. We hope to…
Philip has written a report of the Centurion Way Phase 2 Extension – linking West Dean to the South Downs Way near Cocking received Planning Permission at The South Downs National Park Planning Committee on the 10th October. Philip explains; It was touch and go whether Permission would be Granted with several Members initially unable…