Proposed stands for indoor cycle parking
In order to increase cycle parking in this development (because two dwellings are being added) the developer is proposing to use Cycloc Solo wall hanging cycle stands.
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Created by Richard Jennings // 1 thread
In order to increase cycle parking in this development (because two dwellings are being added) the developer is proposing to use Cycloc Solo wall hanging cycle stands.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling from Halfway tram stop to Crystal Peaks shopping centre along Eckington Way to allow people living in Waterthorpe, Westfield and Sothall to access large employers and amenities.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Eckington Road between West Street and Owlthorpe Greenway. This would provide a safe and pleasant route which would enable students to cycle to Westfield Sports College from Sothall.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Implement a 20mph limit on the roads surrounding Birley Community College and Birley Community Primary School to enable children to walk and cycle to school safely. The 20mph would apply to Birley Moor Road, Birley Lane, Fox Lane and all the residential roads that they encircle.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Install a signalised toucan crossing on Coisley Hill by Stone Lane to allow walkers and cyclists following the Transpenine Trail to cross this busy road safely.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Richmond Road to connect the communities of Richmond, Stradbroke and Woodthorpe and enable children to cycle to Stradbroke Primary School.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along the A6102 Prince of Wales Road/Greenland Road to enable people living in Littledale, Greenland and Darnall to access key large employers and leisure sites in the Lower Don Valley by bike.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Prince of Wales road: a wide, arterial route which links the residential areas of Manor and Woodthorpe and runs past Sheffield Park Academy school. A safe and pleasant cycle route would also allow people to access the large employers and leisure sites in the Lower Don Valley.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along East Bank Road between Ridgeway Road and Queens Road. This would link Manor Top, Arbourthorne and Norfolk Park and provide greatly improved cycle access to 3 local schools, a leisure centre and Black Bank park.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Prohibit parking in the planned cycle lanes along Chesterfield Road. Under the current plans drivers will be allowed to park in them during non-peak hours thus rendering them useless and forcing people riding bikes to mix with heavy traffic.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Meadowhead Road from Graves Park up to Meadowhead roundabout to allow safe cycle access to Meadowhead School and Norton College.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Greenhill Parkway between Meadowhead and Bradway. It's a wide 40mph road which cuts across through the major residential areas of Meadowhead, Greenhill and Lowedges. A protected route separated from motor traffic would enable people to access local shops and Meadowhead School by bike.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Make the Blackburn Valley Cycle Route feel safer after dark by installing lighting along the Blackburn Brook wooded section and removing the obstructive barriers. It currently feels very intimidating to use at dusk or after dark.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create a safe cycle route for students at Longley College by installing protected space for cycling along the A6135 Barnsley Road between Deerlands Avenue and Herries Road. This would allow students living in Parson Cross, Longley and Firth Park to travel to college by bike on a safe and pleasant route, and would also provide a cycle link to the Northern General Hospital, a huge employer.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Herries Road to connect the communities of Southey Green, Shirecliffe and Longley and allow people to travel by bicycle to the Northern General Hospital and Parkwood High School. This would also create a safe link to the Penistone Road cycle path for access to the city centre.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling linking Hillsborough Corner to the existing Penistone Road cycle path, including protected space on Bradfield Road roundabout. This will allow more people living in Hillsborough to access to city centre by bike and create a fully joined-up route.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Provide improved walking and cycling access to Wharncliffe Woods from Oughtibridge by creating a route through the space behind Coronation Park through Station Lane/Riverview Road. Access is currently via Platts Lane which means you have to walk or cycle along Oughtibridge Lane: a busy, fast and narrow road with no footpath which is unpleasant to cycle on. This will also provide access to the planned Little Don Link Route into the Peak District.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create a safe cycle route to Forge Valley School by installing protected space for cycling to link the residential area of Malin Bridge to the 20mph zone on Wood lane outside the school.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Make Ecclesall Woods a peaceful and pleasant natural space by implementing 20mph speed limit, protected space for cycling and pedestrian crossings along Abbey Lane. The woods are a valuable and well used amenity for residents and visitors to South West Sheffield but the tranquillity and enjoyment is threatened by 40mph traffic passing along Abbey Lane which makes crossing the road dangerous and unpleasant, and cuts the woods in two. A total change to the environment here would see those enjoying the woods take precedence over motor traffic.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Ecclesall Road and Ecclesall Road South to link the large residential areas of Ecclesall, Greystones, Banner Cross, Brincliffe and allow people to travel to Endcliffe park and the many shops and local businesses on Ecclesall Road by bike. The route would also form part of a direct, safe and pleasant cycle route into the city centre from the west of Sheffield which would be of huge benefit to commuters.
Created by Chris Peck // 1 thread
A long, tortuous issue, where no progress has been made, despite large amounts of effort. Godalming High Street was recommended for adopting as a trial two-way working for cyclists in 2001, thanks to Alec McCalden's excellent presentation to the Planning Inspector at the time.
However, the trial was never carried out. Cyclists continue to use the street in both directions, as there are plenty of ways to get out of the way of oncoming cars.
The City of London has introduced dozens of contra-flow cycling schemes on narrow streets and lanes across the City. A third of all the cyclists are now using the contraflow. There has been 1 cycle crash three years post-introduction (there were 2 in the three years before). See here for more details: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/transport-institute/pdfs/Cheung_slides.pdf
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Fulwood Road which passes within 1/2km of no fewer than 8 schools. The road is currently busy and very hostile with no safe cycle provision. A protected route, separated from motor traffic would allow children the freedom to cycle to school.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Abbeydale Road: a vibrant local high street with many shops, cafes and local businesses which runs through a densely populated residential area. This would also enable children to cycle to Nether Edge School along a safe route.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Create protected space for cycling along Ecclesall Road and Ecclesall Road South to link the large residential areas of Ecclesall, Greystones, Banner Cross, Brincliffe and allow people to travel to Endcliffe park and the many shops and local businesses on Ecclesall Road by bike. The route would also form part of a direct, safe and pleasant cycle route into the city centre from the west of Sheffield which would be of huge benefit to commuters.
Created by Dexter Johnstone // 1 thread
Make Division Street and Devonshire Street traffic-free and a nicer place to shop, eat and relax. Use the street space as somewhere people can enjoy spending time, with cafe tables, places to sit and space to walk and cycle.
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RL // 1 thread
Drop kerb removed from Tanners Moat-Rougier Street pavement as part of Lendal gyratory works Feb-Mar 2018. Makes movement from Tanners Moat to Rougier St pavement difficult, hazardous, unattractive, painful for people with buggies, wheeled luggage, in mobility buggies, in wheelchairs or pushing same, people on bikes and all variants including heavy electro-assist models, laden with luggage (part of NCM65 avoiding pedestrian-only Scarborough bridge), with children, with trailers, and everyone who experiences pain from lifting/bumping a bike or anything else up a kerb.
Brings people on bikes and variants turning off Lendal bridge into Tanners Moat into conflict with those using the cycle cut-through as a dropped kerb. (The turn is already tricky.)
Council said it didn't do counts of who uses or the type of user on Tanners Moat before removing the drop kerb.
Undermines Government aim for most short journeys to be made on foot or on bike by 2040.
Does not support York's ageing population.
Undermines the tourism offer.
Created by Andrew Woodward // 1 thread
There is room on this pavement for a properly segregated cyclepath that would feed up to Christ's school and continue up as a quiet route up to near the top of Richmond Hill as an alternative to the busy and unpleasant Queen's Road.
Created by M Stanley // 1 thread
From member P.C.
As you might know highways has really usefully put more yellow markings to stop parking on this tricky corner
But the local car repair is using the corner as a salesroom. Its made it an even trickier corner. Can we get this info to highways pls as the double yellows need extending and to stop on pavement parking.
Created by Shaun McDonald // 1 thread
The "cyclist priority route" on NCN1, Felixstowe Road obviously isn't that subjectively safe as I've seen someone cycling on the pavement southbound rather than on the road.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DItGP0Lt200 is a video of the road from another occasion.
Created by Andrew Woodward // 2 threads
There is currently a cycle track to the David Lloyd sports centre from the Staines Rd; which turns into a muddy track, blocked at the exit to Uxbridge Road by a difficult and narrow gate.
Upgrading this short section of path with decent surfacing, streetlighting and removal of obstacles would provide a good link from the cycling facilities on the A316 and the Staines Road onto the schools in Hampton.
Created by christhebull // 1 thread
This section of road is surprisingly hostile to cycle along on account of the restricted width, parked vehicles and high traffic speeds. I have had drivers behind me screech to a halt when they realised that they are likely to collide with me or an oncoming vehicle, and moving out to pass parked vehicles is needlessly stressful.
There is a vehicle activated "30 mph" light-up sign along this road but it is hopelessly inadequate, and more substantial methods of reducing traffic speed are going to be necessary.
Note also that the option of using Snowdon Road and then Fishponds Road is not only longer and steeper, but still involves awkward pinch points northbound along Fishponds Road. This is an important route linking the Hollies (halls of residence) and UWE Glenside with the centre of Fishponds and thus ought to be a priority within this area.
Created by David Lally // 1 thread
Consultation on development in the area of the proposed HS2 East Midlands Hub at Toton. Transport provision with be the County responsibility but it's important that the possibility of cycle route links between the Toton Lane tram terminus (which now has a good quality cycle route to the outskirts of Beeston) and Long Eaton / Route 67 is not compromised.
Created by George Lund // 2 threads
Transport for London are "proposing improvements for pedestrians and cyclists by providing signalised shared ‘Toucan’ crossings for pedestrians and cyclists on all four arms of Charlie Brown’s Roundabout. Presently there are no signalised crossings at the roundabout. Pedestrians and cyclists using the existing un-signalised informal crossing points need to wait for a safe gap in the traffic to cross, which can be difficult at times and make them feel unsafe."
The cycle lane on Billacombe Road is unusable due to car parking in it.
There is a very poor road surface on the left hand northbound lane of Stockport Road (A6) after the Plymouth Grove junction.
This is dangerous as if you bear left it encourages traffic behind you to sneak past you, if you go through it can damage your bicycle or even cause you to come off, if you bear right brings you into direct conflict with traffic which often wants to merge into the right hand lane.
The solution is very simple, resurface this small section of road.
Created by Stephan Matthiesen // 0 threads
The whole area is a barrier, there are no connections between North Bridge, St Andrews Sq/George St and top of Leith Walk without lot of bus/taxi/confused private car drivers and cyclist-blender junctions.
Created by Matt Turner // 0 threads
Any cyclist using this cycle lane is at risk from vehicles using the narrow main carriageway as they move into the cycle lane to make it around the corner.
This junction is newly designed and was installed in Summer 2012.
This junction has often been suggested a prime site where a continental-style 'all green phase' signalling scheme could be tried.
Created by Rhian // 1 thread
This is a well used route already but very muddy as there is no surfaced footpath across the playing field. A dropped kerb at the end of Noble Grove and a surfaced path around the football pitches to a dropped kerb on Parkhead Loaning would be a significant improvement. A type 1 and dust path as detailed in the attached link would perhaps be more suitable than a fully tarmacked path. Lighting at the points of entry to the grassed area would be an added benefit as this is currently a very dark route.
Created by Mr Andrew Woodhouse // 1 thread
When trying to turn right up Regent Street to join the orbital route from Lawrence Street cyclists have to use the main traffic straight on lane indicating right and stopping at the junction, with no safe marked or protected bay to direct traffic from either direction around them. Making the cyclist exposed and also confusing and frustrating drivers.
Coming up Lawrence street I often feel intimidated by drivers as I indicate right and pull into the straight on lane, I guess as they don't understand that cyclists can turn right and cars can't, there is no indication to the traffic that this is possible, with either road markings approaching or at the junction. Also when turning right the cyclist is faced with oncoming traffic itself trying to turn right, not understanding why the cyclist is positioned where they are in the road, and maybe also taking up the possibly safe space that the cyclist needs to use to get out of the traffic.
Created by James Avery // 0 threads
As freeholders of the site, Tesco have applied for planning permission for two new restaurants between the roundabout shown and the railway tracks / A444 (above the dual carriageway).
Two core issues:
1) This is an extremely dangerous, uncontrolled crossing - traffic leaves the A444 at 50mph, and is still 30 as it reaches the roundabout. As the map shows, there are Belisha crossings both north and south of this roundabout, so why not to the west, where traffic is still fast and undivided?
2) Cycle parking on the rest of the site is still grossly inadequate. 18 cycle parking spaces are proposed with the restaurant - the same number as the rest of the site combined - although these are actually all in one place at the south of the site.
Created by Andrew Woodward // 1 thread
South Worple Way is signposted as part of LCN 37; but the western end of it is blocked off with this obstruction; which leaves only a very narrow gap for bikes to get through. Could you get a cargo bike or a trailer through there?
Created by Simon Still // 1 thread
The Local Implementation Plan (LIP) sits underneath the Local Plan and sets out our commitments to make the changes outlined in the Local Plan a reality.
This LIP also identifies how the London Borough of Redbridge will work with Transport for London (TfL) towards achieving the Mayor's Transport Strategy goals of:
Natalie G // 1 thread
The proposals for this route along Whiston Road include:
Removing some of the existing speed cushions and replacing them with raised carriageway
tables. These speed tables will be raised to footway level to provide a traffic calming feature
to assist in reducing the speed of traffic along Whiston Road, making it a safer environment for
pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
Please let us have your comments before 17 October 2016 so that we can draft a group response.
thanks
Natalie
Created by Paul L // 0 threads
longer than Kew Rd and any traffic can be obstructive in narrow roads.
Toucan crossings of A316, Kew Road and Mortlake Rd.
Is rat running a problem ?
Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread
The Eastern Gate proposals are a strategic attempt by the City Council to rework the Newmarket Road roundabout area towards a standard crossing, and create a welcoming entrance into this very run-down looking part of the city.
It is supposed to be being paid for by Section 106 moneys from developments, yet proposal after proposal is coming forward but nothing is happening.
Created by Cllr Ian Manning // 2 threads
I've long thought the Green End Road area, specifically the section closest to Milton Road, is prime territory for a big reallocation of space, with segregated cycleways, pavements and a narrowed road.
There is a *small possibility* of including an ambitious plan for this in the station project.
Created by Angela Hobsbaum // 1 thread
TfL/Islington are proposing improvements to Highbury Corner. This is a major scheme - removing one-way traffic system on the roundabout and introducing fully-segregated cycle tracks and dedicated crossings for cyclists.
Here's the TfL page https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/highbury-corner-roundabout and the council landing page is at https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/highbury-corner-roundabout
TfL/Islington drop-in sessions at:
Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN
Wednesday, 24 February 15:00 - 19:00
Saturday, 27 February 09:30 - 13:30
Monday, 29 February 10:00 - 14:00
Created by Gerhard Weiss // 1 thread
Walthamstow High Street has a busy market, which makes it near impossible to cycle. Outside market times it has 'no vehicles allowed' signs. Even in the middle of the night it is illegal to cycle trough he spooky quiet High Street.
There is virtually no cycle parking along the High street, only at the nodes. Provision is particularly poor in the middle by the Sainsbury supermarket.
Created by Chris Neston // 2 threads
This section of the A540 is Dual carriageway North of the Welsh Road (A550) towards Hoylake ( 60 mph) and single carriageway south of it towards Chester ( 50mph). It is used by hundreds of cyclists every week, yet is extremely dangerous to them and there have been numerous collisions and several cyclists have died along here. It provides a vital link between the lanes of Wirral and those of Chester and North Wales. It also houses the world famous Eureka cyclists cafe.
Ideally the whole of the A540 from Chester to Hoylake needs a cycle path, but to provide one over the relatively short section between Mudhouse Lane and Woodbank Lane would make an incredible difference for a small outlay. North of the A550 there is plenty of room alongside the existing road. South is more difficult but not insurmountable.