Newry, Mourne and Down District Council - 3 Greenways Feasibility Studies

1. Greenways Survey

Newry, Mourne and Down Council has been successful in securing funding from the Department of Infrastructure to produce 3 feasibility studies to assess the potential of developing 3 Greenways within the Council area.

The 3 Greenways to be developed are:
1. Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (in conjunction with Ards and North Down Council). The approximate distance is 29km.
2. Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway, an approximate distance of 21km.
3. Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway, an approximate distance of 13 km.

The new Greenways will link to existing sections of Greenway in Northern Ireland, for example the existing Comber Greenway and the currently under construction Connswater Community Greenway thereby opening up a large part of South and East Belfast to the proposed route. This will create an accessible link from Downpatrick to Newcastle, Ardglass and Comber.

Newry Mourne and Down District Council is currently undertaking feasibility studies to assess the potential to develop these Greenways and is thus seeking your views on their potential development.

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* 1. Group Name? (an answer must be provided)

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* 2. Respondent Name? (an answer must be provided)

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* 3. Which of the following Greenways would you like to see developed? [please select relevant Greenway(s) from options list below]

	Yes	No
Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km)	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) Yes	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) No
Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km)	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) Yes	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) No
Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km)	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) Yes	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) No

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* 4. If the Greenways were developed would you use them? [please select relevant Greenway(s) from options list below]

	Yes	No
Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km)	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) Yes	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) No
Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km)	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) Yes	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) No
Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km)	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) Yes	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) No

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* 5. How far would you be willing to travel to use the Greenways? [please select distance options for relevant Greenway(s) list below]

	wouldn't be willing to travel	0 - 2km	3 - 5km	6 - 10km	11 - 15km	16 - 20km	21km +
Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km)	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) wouldn't be willing to travel	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) 0 - 2km	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) 3 - 5km	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) 6 - 10km	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) 11 - 15km	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) 16 - 20km	Downpatrick to Comber along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (29km) 21km +
Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km)	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) wouldn't be willing to travel	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) 0 - 2km	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) 3 - 5km	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) 6 - 10km	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) 11 - 15km	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) 16 - 20km	Downpatrick to Newcastle along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (21km) 21km +
Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km)	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) wouldn't be willing to travel	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) 0 - 2km	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) 3 - 5km	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) 6 - 10km	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) 11 - 15km	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) 16 - 20km	Downpatrick to Ardglass along the former Belfast and County Down Railway (13km) 21km +

Please use the space below to explain your answers above:

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* 6. If yes, what would you use the newly developed Greenways for? [please select 'Yes' or 'No' from below]

	Yes	No
Recreation Activities - Walking	Recreation Activities - Walking Yes	Recreation Activities - Walking No
Recreation Activities - Cycling	Recreation Activities - Cycling Yes	Recreation Activities - Cycling No
Recreation Activities - Running / Jogging	Recreation Activities - Running / Jogging Yes	Recreation Activities - Running / Jogging No
Commuting (to and from work)	Commuting (to and from work) Yes	Commuting (to and from work) No
Accessing nearby services	Accessing nearby services Yes	Accessing nearby services No
Connecting with different areas (towns, villages, places of interest)	Connecting with different areas (towns, villages, places of interest) Yes	Connecting with different areas (towns, villages, places of interest) No

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How many times would you use the Greenway? [please select the number of times per day, week, month etc]

	1	2	3	4	5	5+
Per Day	Per Day 1	Per Day 2	Per Day 3	Per Day 4	Per Day 5	Per Day 5+
Per Week	Per Week 1	Per Week 2	Per Week 3	Per Week 4	Per Week 5	Per Week 5+
Per Month	Per Month 1	Per Month 2	Per Month 3	Per Month 4	Per Month 5	Per Month 5+
Per Quarter	Per Quarter 1	Per Quarter 2	Per Quarter 3	Per Quarter 4	Per Quarter 5	Per Quarter 5+
Per Annum	Per Annum 1	Per Annum 2	Per Annum 3	Per Annum 4	Per Annum 5	Per Annum 5+

Other (please specify)

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* 8. On average what distance would you travel on the Greenway? [please select distance from option list below]

	Yes	No
0 - 1km	0 - 1km Yes	0 - 1km No
2 - 5km	2 - 5km Yes	2 - 5km No
6 - 10km	6 - 10km Yes	6 - 10km No
11 - 15km	11 - 15km Yes	11 - 15km No
16 - 20km	16 - 20km Yes	16 - 20km No
21 - 25km	21 - 25km Yes	21 - 25km No
25km +	25km + Yes	25km + No

please explain your answer above?

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* 9. On what days / times would you be likely to use the Greenway? [please select from option list below]

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday	Monday Morning	Monday Afternoon	Monday Evening
Tuesday	Tuesday Morning	Tuesday Afternoon	Tuesday Evening
Wednesday	Wednesday Morning	Wednesday Afternoon	Wednesday Evening
Thursday	Thursday Morning	Thursday Afternoon	Thursday Evening
Friday	Friday Morning	Friday Afternoon	Friday Evening
Saturday	Saturday Morning	Saturday Afternoon	Saturday Evening
Sunday	Sunday Morning	Sunday Afternoon	Sunday Evening

please explain your answer above?

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* 10. Who would you use the Greenway with? [please select from option list below]

	Yes	No
Alone	Alone Yes	Alone No
Friends	Friends Yes	Friends No
Family	Family Yes	Family No
Group	Group Yes	Group No

please explain your answer(s) above?

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* 11. Would you see the Greenway as: [please select 'Yes' or 'No' from the option list below]

	Yes	No
An alternate means of travel to more traditional means like car / bus etc?	An alternate means of travel to more traditional means like car / bus etc? Yes	An alternate means of travel to more traditional means like car / bus etc? No
A possible safe passage for young people travelling to activities / schools / sports clubs along the route?	A possible safe passage for young people travelling to activities / schools / sports clubs along the route? Yes	A possible safe passage for young people travelling to activities / schools / sports clubs along the route? No
A means of promoting the area and the local communities through cultural and natural tourism?	A means of promoting the area and the local communities through cultural and natural tourism? Yes	A means of promoting the area and the local communities through cultural and natural tourism? No

Please use the space below to explain your answers above:

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* 12. Please provide your contact details if you would like to be in further consultation / engagement regarding these Greenway developments? (an answer is optional, but preferable)

Telephone number

Email address

If you no longer wish to be contacted please insert an 'X' in this box

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* 13. What is your preferred method of consultation / engagement ? [please rank for each option below]

Telephone

N/A

Focus Groups

N/A

Survey

N/A

Drop In Discussion

N/A

Other

N/A

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* 14. Please use the space below to make suggestions as to what could be made available along the Greenways to encourage interaction and interpretation?

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* 15. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey - please use the space below to make any additional comments regarding the proposed development of the 3 Greenways.