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Remove gates

We the undersigned petition the Council to remove public-rights-of-way gates and public common spaces gates such as parks, which force unsafe on-road use and discriminate against children access, the disabled, the blind, wheelchairs, mobility scooters, cyclists, and equestrians.

Public Health, A healthy Journey to schools and Active Travel demand environmental access, which is a human right. The Equality Act 2010 protects intersectional rights to access. The Town and Country Planning Act 1948 allows horse riding for recreation within metropolitan parks. However, the installation of gates and fencing in public common spaces, such as footpath gates, kissing gates, cycle paths gates, and alienating fencing, can create social problems such as alienation, discrimination, public health issues such as obesity and damage. Therefore, we demand that public common spaces like public rights of way and metropolitan parks completely remove gates, such as footpath gates, kissing gates, cycle paths, and alienating fencing, in areas where there are no cattle, as this can be discriminatory, and environmentally alienating.

This ePetition runs from 16/10/2024 to 11/12/2024.

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