Quiet Lanes Suffolk 2013/14

A Quiet Lane is a nationally recognised designation of single track road (i.e. no line markings), typically with less than 1,000 vehicle use per day.
Quiet Lanes EXPECT the lane to be used by a variety of people, animals and transport, and to RESPECT each others rights to considerate road use! 

In 2013-2014 there was a pilot project in Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) that resulted in 13 lanes for 7 Parishes within the AONB being designated as a quiet lane (QL). 

"Quiet Lanes are an aspiration for better and more considerate use of the rural lanes in the AONB and hopes to see the development of an informal network across the area."
The AONB Management Plan for 2013 - 2018

Quiet Lanes Suffolk aims to benefit everyone who lives in, works in and visits the area to encourage the use of more active forms of travel - walking, cycling, riding, scooters.  

This website is the focal point for the subsequent county-wide mass deployment of QL's. This was made possible thanks to funding, volunteers and support from the County, District, Parish councils and local communities, which started in 2018 and concluded in 2023. 

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