Traffic Congestion in South Wales Central

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:55 pm on 17 July 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:55, 17 July 2018

Well, I expect—. First of all, the issue of development is a matter for Cardiff council, not for the Welsh Government. Secondly, we do expect councils to put in place plans for sustainable transport, particularly for active travel. I note the intention of Cardiff council, for example, to look at five cycling superhighways, which I think is an excellent idea for the city. He is right to say that we cannot keep on building houses without there being an active transport plan that supports those developments; we can't rely on the roads in Cardiff forever and a day to take the traffic. But these are matters that have to be addressed in the course of the planning process.