There's a disused railway line near us (Neilston - Uplawmoor - Lugton, for those interested). It joins those three settlements which are spaced a walkable distance apart. The alternative is a 60mph unlit country road with no pavements, and a bus service that's just been cut back to beyond the point of usefulness.
The line runs through a combination of overgrown stuff and grazing farmland.
Apparently a study was done a little while back about the practicalities of getting a path built. It ground to a halt, but I'm trying to get hold of it again. One would have thought that with all this extra active transport budget now sloshing about, we might have a hope of getting a bit of funding...
Anyone got any experience of organising something like this? I can sketch out a process in my head, but I've no doubt it's more complicated than it appears!
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