Tourism Management Strategies

The main problmes associated with tourism in the Lake District are:

• Traffic Congestion, pollution, parking
• Lack of Public Transport
• Footpath Erosion
• Litter
• Property Prices
• Environmental issues

• Build distribution roads that link small town with key tourist villages
• Traffic calming measures e.g. Cattle Grids
• Speed limits
• Heavy lorries kept out of small villages

• Bus lanes in towns
• Park and ride schemes
• "Mountain goat" buses
• More "no-through" roads

• Repairing paths encourages people to stay on paths provided
• Improving drainage and surface
• more signposting

• Landscaped car parks
• Waffle nd Grasscrete surfaces
• Park and ride expansion

• Bins provided at key points and tourist hotspots
• Bins emptied regularly
• Designated picnic areas
• Incresed signage

• Local authorities to build affordable housing
• Locals given priority in new housing projects

• Speed limits for boats on Lake Windermere
• "Fast" watersports restricted
• "Fix the Fells" groups