Spring Lane tram stop/junction with City Road
Because of the way that the Spring Lane tram platform juts out into the road and also the curve of the tram lines as they join City Road there have been a number of accidents here.
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Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Because of the way that the Spring Lane tram platform juts out into the road and also the curve of the tram lines as they join City Road there have been a number of accidents here.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Because of the way the tram lines cross the roads around here there have been quite a few accidents as the tracks cannot be crossed at right angles.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
There have been a number of accidents here because of the angle that Shrewsbury Road joins Granville Street, and also the way the tram stop platform juts out into the road forcing cyclists to cross the tracks.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
There are a lot of accidents around this tram stop:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zUOBSdPNPOfg.k1ohLkAyXvek&usp=sharing
Because the pavements are narrower here I don't think there is room to provide an off road route around the stop. Therefore an alternative, signed cycle route should be provided to avoid this tram stop.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Because of the way the tram lines criss-cross the road at Hillsborough corner it is very difficult to cycle through this area safely. There are a lot of accidents here, see map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zUOBSdPNPOfg.k1ohLkAyXvek
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
the off road cycle path along Infirmary Road which currently ends at the Junction with Whitehouse Lane could be extended along Langsett Road on the left hand side of the road as you go away from town towards Hillsborough. At the moment there is just a grass verge from Primrose Hill to Bamford Street.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
There are a lot of accidents around this tram stop - see here for evidence: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zUOBSdPNPOfg.k1ohLkAyXvek&usp=sharing
This is because the platform juts into the road - causing cyclists to have to cross the tracks.
However, there is ample room behind the tram stop platforms on either side of the road for an off road cycle path. Currently there is just a grass verge behind the platforms.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
When cycling towards town along Langsett Road it is difficult/hazardous to get to the off road cycle path on the other side of the road which starts on the corner of Infirmary Road/Whitehouse Lane because you need to cross the tram tracks.
The junction at the top of West Street is dangerous because it is difficult for anyone travelling from Glossop Road onto West Street to cross the lines at a right angle. There is no signage warning of this, although I have seen such signs in other UK cities with trams.
One cyclist I know suffered a badly damaged shoulder which needed a metal plate to repair it, and resulted in long term discomfort, loss of mobility and strength.
I revisited the spot yesterday and found that of the 4 lines I could get some kind of angle on 3, but that left me 'between the lines' going down West St with no way to escape. Much to the chagrin of the Ford Transit driver following me!
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
Erection of 23 residential units (use class C3) to be arranged in two blocks comprising a mix of studio and 1 & 2 bed flats including 40% affordable housing, two car parking spaces, cycle parking and associated hard and soft landscaping.
149B Histon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3JD
Application reference : 15/1369/FUL
DETAILS:
23 residential apartment units comprising 22 x 1-bed and studio units and 1 x 2 bed unit
Transport statement:
There will be no onsite car parking
There will be 26 cycle parking spaces (the minimum requirement is 24)
States (in paragraph 6.3) that the cycle parking will meet the requirements from the local plan 2006:
>Cycle racks or stands should conform to the design and dimension requirements.
>For residential, cycle parking should be within a covered lockable enclosure. The cycle parking should be accessible and convenient to use.
>All cycle parking should be designed to minimise conflict between cycles and motor vehicles.
There are no details or drawings of the proposed cycle parking provision in the transport statement.
Floor Plans:
The floor plans for A and B indicate there will be two enclosed cycle store areas, one on the ground floor of each block. There are no details of what type of racks will be used. Although the drawing indicates sheffield stands (8 for block A = 16 cycles) (5 for block B = 10 cycles).
Created by Richard Jennings // 1 thread
Norfolk County Council with Norwich City Council are proposing changes to Westlegate, St Stephens Street, Golden Ball Street, Farmers Avenue, Ber Street and Cattle Market Street that include closing some streets to motor traffic and making Golden Ball Street two way.
Generally access for people cycling will be improved in this area and motor traffic reduced. We are considering how well the proposed designs meet the needs of those cycling through the area.
Consultation closed on 27 July 2015.
Created by JonathanF // 1 thread
Proposal from Sainsbury's to build a new petrol filling station at their Fallowfield store, which is accessed from Wilmslow Road at a junction shared with Fallowfield Loop cycle traffic.
MCC planning app: 109301/FO/2015/S1 or PP-04261580
http://pa.manchester.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=NQHVVCBC6K000
Travel - Transport Survey: http://www.publicaccess.manchester.gov.uk/associateddocs/Default1.aspx?109301-tts-0001.pdf
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
The following planning application has been submitted. This may be an opportunity to raise through the planning system the inappropriateness that vehicles can be driven into the site but not people cannot cycle (I believe). As the planning application includes public access to the new facilities, the ability for people to cycle direct to the buildings is relevant to the public.
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Demolition of old chorister block and netball court and erection of new sports hall, gym/studio and changing rooms including new pedestrian access and landscaping.
Kings College School West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DN
Application reference : 15/1309/FUL
Created by Shaun McDonald // 1 thread
Ipswich Borough Council are currently consulting on the Cycling Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), and are in the early Call for Ideas stage.
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Cycling Strategy Supplementary Planning Document – Call for Ideas
The Council is preparing a Cycling Strategy Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), as set out in its Local Development Scheme (8th Edition, September 2014). The SPD will provide additional guidance to policies contained in the Ipswich Local Plan (currently the
Core Strategy and Policies development plan document 2011 and remaining saved policies of the Ipswich Local Plan 1997). Further information on the Local Plan can be found at www.ipswich.gov.uk/localplan. The SPD will not set new policies but will be a material consideration in taking decisions on planning applications. The Council has already adopted a number of SPDs which can be found at www.ipswich.gov.uk/content/current-and- proposed-supplementary-planning-documents.
The scope of the Cycling Strategy SPD relates to providing guidance on the provision of cycling infrastructure as part of new development and will also provide an opportunity to identify potential wider improvements to cycling infrastructure across the Borough. Cycling infrastructure in this respect not only relates to places where people cycle but also to provision for parking and storing cycles.
At this stage we are asking for ideas on what the SPD should contain. This consultation is being carried out under Regulation 12 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. Following this initial Call for Ideas consultation, there will be a public consultation on the draft SPD which is anticipated to take place during Autumn 2015.
We would appreciate any ideas you may have on the content of the SPD – the questions below may act as useful prompts.
What measures should be taken to encourage cycling in and around new developments?
What measures should be taken to encourage cycling throughout the Borough?
Are you aware of any particular issues which would currently act to discourage
cycling in the Borough?
Please send us any comments by 11:45pm on Monday 17th August 2015. A comments form is available on our website at www.ipswich.gov.uk/consultations. If you would like further information, please contact Felicia Blake on 01473 432019.
As part of the production of the SPD the Council is also looking for school / college pupils’ and their parents’ views on cycling to school – a short online survey is available at www.ipswich.gov.uk/consultations.
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From https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cycling_strategy_spd_call_for_ideas_-_june_2015.pdf
Created by Rosie Downes // 0 threads
Created by Roxanne (CEO) // 1 thread
We have been invited by the City Council to join a meeting to discuss lighting for green spaces. Is this something we would like to partake in and if so who is the best representative for the Campaign.
The draft agenda is:
· Introductions
· Where we are now
· What we want to achieve
· Discussion on Lighting for Green Spaces
· AOB
The meeting will be held at the Guildhall in Cambridge, final details to be confirmed once the date and agenda are agreed.
Created by Sam Webster // 1 thread
Surprised to see that somebody has put up barriers restricting the width of the bus/cycle path so that there's not enough room for a bus to pass a bike. Dangerous enough to call Police?
Created by Rohan Wilson // 1 thread
15/1227/FUL | Erection of a new 18,000sqm research laboratory building (Use Class B1 (b)) and associated works. | Puddicombe Way Cambridge
Site Plan shows "Cycle Storage" adjacent to the hotel? site to the east.
Red line extending to Robinson Way (north of Francis Crick roundabout), Puddicombe Way and including half the Forum area suggests intention to secure good transport links.
Essential to remedy poor walking/cycling layout at foot of busway/cycleway bridge, and secure easy access to (across?) the bus/cycleway's extension to The Forum, where the intention may be to continue cycleway on southern side only of busway.
Standard Consultation Expiry Date Thu 06 Aug 2015
Created by Chris Peck // 2 threads
Proposals from the developers, the Rutland Group, for 1,800 homes and more businesses on Dunsfold aerodrome.
The proposal says the developers wish "To encourage walking, cycling and use of bus services, and make internal car use unnecessary"
http://www.dunsfoldpark.com/files/dunsfold-park-1-july-exhibition-boards.pdf
Created by Lizzie // 1 thread
Protected space for cycling Eastbound along Clyde Gateway, it's marked along the footway, too narrow but not bad. Then reach the junction with Dunn St and the cycle path joins the carriageway and immediately in conflict with a huge sweeping left turn filter lane. This is terrible, dangerous design.
Created by Lizzie // 1 thread
Glasgow City Council have confirmed that Polmadie Bridge is to be demolished as it cannot be repaired. This imperfect but important link from southside has been severed; makes a mockery of Commonwealth games legacy routes.
Created by Lizzie // 0 threads
More cycle parking needed: the racks at the entrance - as limited as it is - overflowing with bikes.
Richard G // 1 thread
the junction of Consort Avenue and the old service road alongside Hauxton Road seems to have been designed specially to hold up cyclists
It has two button controlled crossings, over a lightly used road, and I would expect it to be ignored by every single cyclist.
A simple, "Give Way" should be perfectly sufficient I would have thought
Was any comment made when this was designed/proposed?
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
The County Council is proposing to power off street lights overnight for most residential streets in Cambridge.
http://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=15022&PlanId=0&Opt=3#AI14389
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Created by David Earl // 1 thread
"14/0447/FUL | Change of use from motor bike show room to supermarket with cafe [without cooking facilities] and installation of air compressor unit. | 192 Green End Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1RN"
The Dalmeny Park house builders have installed new chicanes on NCN route 1. Unfortunately none of these meet the guidlines for chicanes on cycling facilities.
Created by Rogerdodge // 1 thread
Kingston Council have opened the consultation on this route, open until 17th November
Created by Martin A // 1 thread
This attractive former railway line would provide a useful off-road link between Ripley Greenway and Derby for commuters and leisure users.
Created by Heather Coleman // 1 thread
As described in the winter 2019 Camcycle magazine there is a group working on getting some improvements to the Trumpington busway. The magazine concentrates on the northern end of the busway but we are also seeking upgrades to the Addenbrookes spur junction and the crossing at Hobson Avenue/Lime Avenue as well as adding pedestrian footpath from the Hills Road Bridge all the way to Drury Avenue.
The group would like to start getting this out to users of the path for input, discussion and help with campaigning. Many Biomedical Campus commuters presumably use this path frequently, even daily. It would be great to get some input.
Created by Andrew Clegg // 2 threads
The garage at the end of radcliffe road uses the end of this road as a car storage area, which often results in the access onto the cyclepath being obstructed.
Created by David Wilcox // 1 thread
Proposal
To provide a shared use facility on St Phillips Road that links the Toucan Crossing on Midland Road with the Bristol Bath Railway Path. The route will then continue on a traffic calmed Horton Street
Rationale
The Railway Path is one of the City's busiest parks, with an estimated 5,000 sustainable transport journeys made along the St. Philips end of the path each day either by foot or by bike. With this volume of traffic using the path, it is unsatisfactory that users are channelled into St Philips Road into a busy industrial estate. Since the bus priority measures on West Street and Old Market on the A420 corridor, there has been an increase in private motor vehicles using St Philips Road as a rat-run causing conflict with the volume of cycle traffic. The end journey for users of the Railway Path acts as a barrier to new cyclists.
An improved link form the railway path to Temple Meads would help achieve the Local Enterprise Site aims for sustainable transport and will help to provide for the 17,000 employees at the site.
Part of the 2013 Bristol City Council LSTF proposals.
Created by Kevin Ablitt // 1 thread
Having grown up in this area I know it well. Bolton Lane and Christchurch Street could benefit from 20 mph, Cobbold Street and Withipoll Street would be more pedestrian and cyclist friendly if they had filtered permeability. Cobbold Street is extremely busy at school times as parents drop off or collect, make it closed half way to motors and this would cut out through traffic . Likely to be very contentious.
Created by Ian Seeley // 0 threads
There is a tree stump about 3 feet high on the cycle track. It's particularly difficult to see at night when travelling east bound and should be completely removed and the cycle track resurfaced.
I cycle past this junction a lot, and sometimes the lights are red so I wait and look at the lanes and wonder why they're like this.
Created by Tim P // 1 thread
Portsdown Hill Road & James Callaghan drive are a set of roads along the top of Portsdown Hill that is currently used by a lot of cyclists for commuting, touring and leisure facilties due to the forts, views and open areas around it.
As such, it's a well known tourist spot to stop for a burger or take a picnic and fly a kite.
However, being on top of an exposed hill results in significant side winds which results in cyclists being blown about by gusts, and therefore all cyclists need to take primary position on this road to give them space. As a 40mph road, many drivers have significant issues with cyclists taking primary, and therefore perform many punishment/close passes.
The affect of this on cycling in the area is many
1) More people would cycle from the surrounding areas ( Waterlooville, Havant, Fareham/Lee on Solent ) to work at QA Hospital or the businesses on the hill if there were better cycle infrastructure.
2) More people would cycle from the surrounding area & to enjoy the space & views if it felt safer to get there.
Created by Stephan Matthiesen // 0 threads
Contraflow bike lane in Salisbury Rd for easier access from Southside to Commonwealth Pool, Pollock Halls and Holyrood Park.
Created by FrenchyF // 0 threads
There should be a dropped kerb at the foot of Braidwood Gate, leading to Dumbiedykes
Created by mike1727 // 1 thread
Traffic on the redbourn road is often fast and uncomfortable for novice/nervouse riders. The footpath running along Redbourn road sees few walkers and appears suitable for a conversion to a bike route. This is being progresses through the Herts Cycle Forum
Created by Adam Edwards // 2 threads
Shared use cycle path under construction but delayed completion now set for the end of February 2016. The path with extend the route from Hatfield station up to the town centre and then via the not so good on road lanes to the University and Business Park.
Created by Dominic Fee // 1 thread
This issue covers Westminster City Council's proposals for a Quietway route from Green Park to Marylebone
Created by Andrew Woodward // 0 threads
This is the approach to Kew Gardens station and is an area with many shops and cafe’s. Enabling this street to become 2-way for cycling will make access to the station and shops more convenient for cyclists and should therefore bring economic benefits to the area. Streetview: http://goo.gl/maps/P4spf
Created by Simon Still // 2 threads
Our proposals at a glance
Transport for London (TfL), together with Lambeth Council would like to know your views on proposals for improvements which will include:
To complement this scheme we have been working with Lambeth Council to develop a Low Traffic Neighbourhood in the nearby residential areas to the east of the A23. This will complement the A23 scheme by protecting local streets from through traffic and will help deliver wider objectives such as creating Healthy Routes on local roads. Visit the consultation page of Lambeth’s website from the 22 February 2020 to find out more.
Created by Richard Jennings // 1 thread
The Avenues Shambles
Few people who live in the area will be happy with the situation on The Avenues. A couple of years ago the city won a grant to improve cycle routes around the city, called a “Cycle City Ambition Grant”. The first route to be improved was the one that came along the Avenues, known as the “Pink” route. After two years of planning, public meetings and proposals we are left with the dangerous inadequate mess we see today.
Why is The Avenues Special?
Far more bikes use The Avenues than any other road in the city, "nearly 700,000 in 2016 according to the Air Quality Status Report for 2018. Most are students at UEA or workers at the Hospital and Research Parks. It’s also the route hundreds of children should be using to cycle to the City Academy School, so the potential number of cyclists could be even higher if the road were not so dangerous. Logically it should have been the highest priority for providing proper cycle tracks, but it didn’t turn out like that.
Why is it bad?
The road markings only allow enough space for one direction of flow on a two way street, so if it needs to pass traffic has to drive in the cycle lanes and when it gets busy the cycle lane simply disappear. There is basically far too much traffic for this type of design.
Why did we end up with this mess?
That’s a good question but there are clues, take a look on Tombland and the expensive paving around the cathedral gate. All this meant there just wasn’t enough money left to build the proposed cycle tracks and the present botch is the result. The council decided that the cost of doing The Avenues didn’t represent good value for money, yet doing Tombland did. This is a very suspect situation which has left us with an unacceptable, dangerous mess that simply can’t be left as it is.
What can be done?
Created by Dawes Jaguar // 0 threads
College Walk is in a terrible state and the ancient and totally obsolete street lamps no longer turn on at night and off during the day.
Created by Dawes Jaguar // 0 threads
There is scope here for creating a short cycle path to complete this proposed route segment: http://www.pushbikes.org.uk/location/bournville-3
Created by Gregory Williams // 2 threads
This provides a flatter, shorter, and traffic-free alternative to the National Cycle Route 18 alignment via Sole Street.
Created by Rob Archer // 1 thread
This is one of the most difficult and dangerous sections of the local cycle network. A point where cycle traffic to 2 local schools, a college and a local park all meet.
Fast heavy traffic
Very poor sight-lines
Cars parking over dropped kerbs
Any suggestions as to how it can be improved?
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
This junction is currently very poor. Cyclists end up doing awkward manoeuvres and visibility is not good.
It is possible this could be improved as part of the Chisholm Trail.
How could this junction be redesigned to make it best practice?