Explore Play Wales
The updated Active Travel Act Guidance, published by the Welsh Government, includes a section on play in the Placemaking chapter. The new guidance encourages a ‘Play on the Way’ approach, which advocates for integrating play, in and around walking, wheeling and cycling routes.
The Welsh Government updated its guidance to make it easier to understand and use – this replaces the 2021 version. The guidance aims to help local authorities plan and design good walking, wheeling and cycling routes.
The updates include:
- more focus on making places accessible and welcoming
- greater emphasis on separating walking, wheeling, and cycling where possible
- clearer ways to record and explain design decisions.
In the guidance, the Welsh Government states:
‘Creating opportunities for play, is about spatial justice for children and their fair and just access to the public realm … reinforcing active travel and restricting motorised traffic, will help to create opportunities for play and support children to feel more confident to walk, wheel and cycle.’
Find out more about how active travel can support children’s right to play in our new Focus on play.