Cyclists whiz from Stockport interchange to the train station, people cut through Hollywood Park towards the shops, while others follow the Trans Pennine Trail for a fix of nature.

Major changes to Stockport's roads with new walking and cycling routes could soon be on the way.

A programme of works, known as the Stockport town centre west active travel scheme, was discussed by councillors last week.

It aims to improve walking and cycling connections between Stockport railway station, transport interchange, and the wider town centre area, with onward links to Edgeley, Cale Green and Davenport, Adswood, and Heaton Mersey.

It comes as major regeneration work in Stockport has brought new homes and businesses to the town centre.

Speaking at a town-hall meeting on February 5, a council officer said: "We have the new bus interchange, we have good access to the [railway] station, but a lot of the new development is being built with very limited car parking facilities to take advantage of that.

"Another strand to providing accessibility for these developments is active travel."

Four different parts of Stockport have been included in the scheme, where changes could see roads get new shared cycling and walking paths, improved crossings, and traffic calming measures.

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Some of the planned changes will link up with existing cycling and walking facilities around the town.

Works near Heaton Lane roundabout next to Stockport Viaduct are in part one of the programme.

It could mean new segregated routes on Travis Brow which runs parallel to the M60, improvements to the existing shared-use path along the River Mersey, and widening and resurfacing a shared-use path at Heaton Norris Park to be fit for walking and cycling.

The second part of the project is looking to boost access links through Hollywood Park in Edgeley and the roads which lead to it, including along Hardman Street.

The entrance to Hollywood Park in Edgeley (Image - Declan Carey LDRS)

An 'active travel corridor' is also planned in Edgeley, along King Street West, Shaw Heath and Mercian Way, to create a segregated cycleway and crossing upgrades.

Better connections are also planned to Cheadle Heath, Adswood and Davenport.

This would be through a route south of Mercian Way down to Stockholm Road and Adswood Road, with a CYCLOPS junction at the junction of Adswood Road with Stockholm Road.

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CYCLOPS junctions give cyclists their own route separated from pedestrians and vehicles.

Councillors welcomed the plans during a meeting at the town hall on February 5.

Edgeley councillor Asa Caton said: "There's other benefits to this, not just for pedestrians and cyclists, but any traffic calming across Edgeley is going to be more than welcomed by residents.

"The scheme in general, it's exciting, I like it, anything that improves pedestrian and cycling movements across the borough is welcome in my eyes."

It was recommended that the council's cabinet member for parks, highways and transport services, Coin Grace Baynham, give approval to the scheme.