CONCRETE PROGRESS: This path was installed on Byng Street in the past month, replacing the old cracked bitumen. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAN
The idea of new footpaths across Orange is a great step forward, but more should be done.
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The new path in construction along Peisley Street won't be wide enough.
Why not set up a footpath system connecting one end of town to the other, enabling people to ride their bikes or walk across town.
MAP: A look at how a path across town might work
There's already a wide path running parallel to Leeds Parade, why not continue it along William Street, connect to Peisley Street and then continue it out past our great sporting fields at Brabham and on to the hospital precinct?
As someone that's vision impaired, the larger and more user friendly the paths around town are, the easier it is to get around.
Colin Spicer
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