Two years ago, the line into Dawlish was making headway:
Dawlish businesses to benefit as cycle trail extends into town | News centre
https://www.devonnewscentre.info/files/2015/01/Dawlish-Coastal-Communities-Fund-plans.pdf?8bda55
It's now doing very well as part of the Exe Trail:
Dawlish to Exeter - Execycle - Exe Trail - Cycling in Devon
Exe Estuary Cycle Trail NCN2 - Dawlish Warren
In other words, it takes time to put together and to make happen.
This is all about 'infrastructure':
Sustainable urban infrastructure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the Town Council meeting on Monday, Councillors considered the District Council's proposals for infrastructure - which projects to support and which needed the finance to make them happen:
Futures Forum: Community Infrastructure Levy projects for housing and economic growth to be considered at Town Council: Monday 9th January
Town Council Meetings - Sidmouth Town Council
And one area in particular which was discussed at length was infrastructure provided by cycle paths.
A report ensued on the Streetlife website:
£12m infrastructure plan for Sidmouth
Peter S
in Sidmouth
Streetlife | £12m infrastructure plan for Sidmouth
The Sidmouth-Feniton route has also been long in the making:
Futures Forum: Devon Cycling Strategy: agreed... but 'it will need to be more targeted and selective about which projects it invests in'
Futures Forum: Cycling: comments needed on Sidmouth-Feniton path
Futures Forum: Cycling: Sustrans publishes Sidmouth to Feniton study: further press reports
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Infrastructure refers to structures, systems, and facilities serving the economy of a business, industry, country, city, town, or area, including the services and facilities necessary for its economy to function.
I would have thought a gym would come under sports facilities like swimming, sports halls, tennis courts etc.
If it was available it would be almost the exact amount we need for the 'infrastructure' just off the beach to stop the town disappearing into the sea :-)
What is encouraging though is that it is included, along with other things, as a 'wish list' if not a plan! There was a significant study conducted by Sustrans published in 2014 "Feniton to Sidmouth (Otter Valley) Trail" and Sustrans are starting a new study in January in association with the Otter Trail Group and various organisations with an interest in cycling in Sidmouth. The study will consider:
Sid Valley Area
The study will look at the potential for increasing the number of cycle trips in Sid Valley through the enhancement of existing facilities for cycling, and identifying potential new facilities. This will be researched through a desk top study of the key attractors in the Sid Valley, (schools, employment sites etc.), census and other available data, and seeking corridors to focus on to meet the potential demand for movement by cycling and walking.
Options for improving and creating a limited range of corridor routes will then be examined on the ground, focussing we anticipate on no more than three key corridors.
East Devon AONB
A desk top survey of the AONB will be undertaken to establish the location of existing signed cycle routes, and we will research other initiatives for developing new routes, e.g. The Otter Trail and the Stop Line Way.
We will audit the existing National Cycle Network route between Budleigh Salterton and Seaton, through the AONB and recommend enhancements if necessary.
We will make recommendations for linkages between the Sid Valley provision and the proposed and existing long distance routes.
We will recommend new and enhanced routes and facilities, but the scope of the project does not extend to public or other consultation, nor contacting private or other land interests which could be affected. We will however consult the Highway Authority, Devon County Council and East Devon DC with reference to the local plan. We will engage with the community by making contact with local interest groups and making connections through our local Sustrans volunteers and the SG members
We will seek to align our recommendations with public policy and the AONB management plan.
The Study will be funded by the Sustainable Development Fund managed by East Devon AONB, with matched funding of 25% from the Locality Fund, and will be completed in March 2017.
If so then 'we' would mean Sustrans.
http://eastdevon.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/infrastructure-provision-and-community-infrastructure-levy/provision-of-infrastructure/infrastructure-delivery-plan-idp/
as you can see it is an East Devon area document and the press article was just some extracts.