Issues

This section lists issues - problems on the street network and related matters.

Issues always relate to some geographical location, whether very local or perhaps city-wide.

You can create a new issue using the button on the right.

Listed issues, most recent first:

  • Footbridge over Railway path at Whitehall school

    Created by BCyC Chair // 1 thread

    Persistent conflict between cycling and pedestrians on busy crossing by school. This is a downhill section of the path on a major commuting route so speeds are often high. There used to be a bridge over the railway here and could easily be again. Would need to be shared use but people on bikes won't use it much as they're entering or leaving the Railway Path.

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  • Leeds Station South Entrance - Request for cycle parking delay

    Created by M Stanley // 1 thread

    "Condition 14 currently states:
    Prior to the opening of the Station Entrance to the public, details of facilities to be provided for the parking of up to 20 cycles, to be used by members of the public, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The details shall include the location and method of securing cycles. The approved facilities shall then be provided prior to the building being brought into use and, thereafter, retained in full working order, in accordance with the approved details or any subsequent revisions that have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
    The revised condition proposed is as below (additional/altered wording in red):
    No later than three months after the opening of the Station Entrance to the public, details of facilities to be provided for the parking of up to 20 cycles, to be used by members of the public, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The details shall
    include the location and method of securing cycles. The approved facilities shall then be provided no later than six months after the building being brought into use and, thereafter, retained in full working order, in accordance with the approved details or any subsequent revisions that have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
    The provision of cycle facilities is linked to the works covered by condition 22 (enhancement to arches on Dark Neville Street) and is critically linked in terms of funding availability. As the funding route is yet to be confirmed we seek a small amendment to the delivery of both the design and implementation of the installation of cycle facilities. "

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  • Bartholomew Road Area Proposals consultation

    Created by Jean Dollimore // 1 thread

    In this consultation, Camden proposes some turn restrictions with a view to eliminating rat running through the residential streets in an area north bounded by Leighton Road, Torriano Avenue, Camden Road, Rochester Road and Kentish Town Road.

    The consultation leaflet includes a map showing the main rat runs identified from traffic surveys in 2013 (see image). These included the following:

    A: southbound along Bartholomew Road and out via Patshull Road or Sandall Road (AM peak).

    B: northbound on Bartholomew Road and out at Sandall Road or Leighton Road (PM peak).

    The proposals include the following:
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    Junction of Leighton Road and Bartholomew Road
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    - "No Right Turn (Except Cyclists) " from Leighton Road into Bartholomew Road

    - "No Left Turn (Except Cyclists)" from Bartholomew Road into Leighton Road

    The AM counts show 316 motors SB between 8 and 9 am (with 152 NB). This is far above LCC's criterion of less than 200 per hour for safe and comfortable sharing of the road by cycles and motors. In the AM peak, 241 motors turned right from Leighton Road into Bartholomew Road - so the "No Right Turn" from Leighton Road into Bartholomew Road is potentially very effective in reducing rat runs.

    The PM peak figures show 159 motors making the left turn from Bartholomew Road into Leighton Road.

    Junction of Sandall Road and Camden Road
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

    - "No right turn (Except Cyclists" from Camden Road into Sandall Road.

    - " No right turn (Except Cyclists)" from Sandall Road into Camden Road.

    - Extend the central traffic island on Camden Road at the junction with Sandall Road to stop the above manoeuvres. There will be a gap in the island to allow cyclists to make these turns.

    The Sandall Road changes will make the junction with Camden Road a lot safer for pedestrians and people who cycle and will also reduce rat running on lines B1 and C.

    Kentish Town Road/ Patshull Road
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    - Convert to two way traffic on Patshull Road between Kentish Town Road and Bartholomew Villas. Widen the carriageway at Patshull Road junction with Kentish Town Road to accommodate two way.

    - Relocate the ‘No Entry’ signs at Patshull Road/ Kentish Town Road junction to Patshull Road at the junction with Bartholomew Villas.

    The change is to enable traders e.g. Earth to use a storage place accessible via a little access road running behind the shop. That's why the proposal is to move the No Entry.

    But I think it would be better to place the No Entry just east of the little access road to avoid rat-running via Bartholomew Villas.

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  • Root Infested Path Surface

    Created by acsimpson // 0 threads

    The surface of the path here has been badly broken up by roots from the adjacent trees. This makes any use by wheels (Bike, pram, wheelchair) tricky.

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  • Root Infested Path Surface

    Created by acsimpson // 0 threads

    The surface of the path here has been badly broken up by roots from the adjacent trees. This makes any use by wheels (Bike, pram, wheelchair) tricky.

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  • East Road-safe cycle route needed to ARU and Petersfield

    Created by jennifer Kirner // 1 thread

    I am bringing up the problem that cyclists and pedestrians have crossing East Road to get to ARU and the neighbouring residential area. It would be helpful have a discussion about how to create safe routes in this area and how to get them implemented.

    When I am cycling, I find it dangerous and difficult to cross East Road from Petersfield or Bradmore Street and I resort to using the pedestrian crossings with my bike because it is.
    This area that really needs addressing for improvements to safe cycling and I don’t understand why given the expansion of ARU this has not been addressed.

    The junction of Mill Road/East Road is also pretty scary for cyclists and pedestrians. The crossing at the slip road at the corner of Petersfield is difficult for pedestrians because it has no traffic controls and cars come quickly round this corner making it dangerous for anyone who is not alert , who is not tall enough to see, or who can't move quickly. This includes the young, the old, someone in a wheelchair. I wouldn't fancy pushing a child in a buggy across either.
    Basically, it seems to me that the Junction and East road are designed for motor vehicles and traffic flow not for pedestrians and cyclists. Can we try and address this?

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  • Wandsworth Gyratory - TfL scheme with zero cycle lanes!

    Created by CycleSi // 2 threads

    TfL are undertaking major junction improvements at several gyratory systems. All of them include protected cycle lanes/tracks, except Wandsworth!

    The local London Cycle Campaign group is not campaigning and virtually defunct. We desperately need to organise local cyclists and campaigners all over London and beyond to challenge this bizarre scheme.

    Oval, Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle, Stockwell, Archway, Aldgate, etc, etc are all getting extensive safe space for cycling.

    TfL for some reason (I suspect the blame lies with the borough) have instead decided to claim that the awful shared footpaths and streets with no cycling infrastructure at all that have been designated as 'cycle routes' form part of a 'cycle network'. They are even planning to have Cycle Superhighway 8 run along Wandsworth High Street with not even a painted cycle lane - cyclists will be mixed in with extremely heavy bus traffic.

    It seems like no-one is talking about this other than me!! Seriously-argh!!!!

    Suggestions, ideas, offers to help campaign all welcome.

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  • Teversham bike route entrance blocked off

    Created by Claire Taylor // 1 thread

    I can't see a thread/issue about this, although it has been there for 9 months now.

    At the end of march this year, the metal barriers shown appeared in Teversham, by the school, along with a sign indicating that the bike route starts at the barriers.

    Previously the path started earlier, near the school. I can understand this wasn't ideal, due to the school being there, however, there is now no way to access the bike path legally except by riding up a kerb and across the grass.

    I have therefore been carefully riding up to the gate since then when using this route.

    I was annoyed about this an considered complaining at the time but I foolishly assumed as long as I was careful this was a live and let live situation and everyone would be fine with it, but today someone gave me abuse for this, so now I am annoyed and wondering who I can complain to about the restriction of the cycle route that was there previously.

    Incidentally there was nothing up in the area about this happening, although I cycle through there regularly. (I don't live in Teversham though).

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  • Planning application : 15/04189/FUL Erection of 12 no. dwellings to provide affordable housing (4 x 1 bed flats and 8 x 2 bed houses) with associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing lock-up garages

    Created by jpennycook // 0 threads

    May Street is a short road that connects Lower Brook Street to the Toucan crossing of Churchill Way West.

    Erection of 12 no. dwellings to provide affordable housing (4 x 1 bed flats and 8 x 2 bed houses) with associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing lock-up garages

    Lock-Up Garage Site At May Street Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 7RX

    https://planning.basingstoke.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=NYBIG0CRJWL00

    Basingstoke

    Application reference : 15/04189/FUL

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  • Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council Draft Cycling Strategy consultation

    "Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has commissioned Sustrans, a leading UK charity that aims to encourage people to travel by foot, bicycle or public transport for more of their local journeys to help create a ‘cycling strategy’ and new cycle network map in consultation with the people who live in, work in or visit the borough."

    The strategy ignores most of the Borough, has low aims (lowest common denominator rather than facilities suitable for all riders), and is being made irrelevant by new housing developments.

    Responses to the consultation should be in by 11th December.

    Here is a map showing the Borough Council's boundaries: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/127249

    By zooming in to this map, you can see the proposed corridors as dashed blue highlights: http://opencyclemap.org/?zoom=12&lat=51.2725&lon=-1.15&layers=B0000

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  • Dangerous cycle lane on Worting Road, Basingstoke

    Created by jpennycook // 0 threads

    Drivers are unaware/don't care/don't see cyclists in the cycle lane, so pull out of Lidl an Old Worting Road turning left, or turn right from Worting Road to Old Worting Road leading to very near misses. The cycle lane should be replaced with access to Old Worting Road near the bus stop, and improved access to Lidl provided.

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  • The Narrow Way proposals

    Created by Harry Fletcher-Wood // 0 threads

    Hackney Council removed southbound buses from the Narrow Way recently. Having made these changes permanent, they are now proposing to redesign and improve the streets.

    They propose 'removing the existing conventional road layout and replace it with a new, accessible pedestrian friendly street.

    'Simplifying the street by removing the current clutter and providing new seating and cycle parking.

    'Creating a new public spaces that are flexible and adaptable, and will allow for events and other activities to be hosted.'

    The proposals shown here do not address difficulties people cycling have accessing the Narrow Way from the south.

    Please let us know your thoughts - all contributions will help us formulate Hackney Cycling Campaign's formal response to the council on the issue.

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  • TME 7151M Consultation for Carrington St

    Created by Iain Lane // 1 thread

    Dear Consultee,

    Nottingham City Council (Carrington Street, Nottingham) (Bus Only Street, Prohibition of Driving Amendments) Experimental Traffic Order 2015 (TMP 7151M)

    As part of the ongoing development of the southern section of Nottingham City Centre, various projects will affect the way the road network will function within the area. Projects such as the Broadmarsh, NET Lines 2 & 3 and the redevelopment of Station Street has and will change traffic access through a number of prohibitions. As such traffic will use the Southern Relief Route which links Queen’s Drive through to London Road. This allows areas, such as Canal Street, Collin Street and Carrington Street to be more pedestrian and cycle friendly and provide a better bus interchange. This is similar to the north side of the City Centre Upper & Lower Parliament Street with Milton Street. Certain elements of these projects have already been introduced and once completed will reduce general through traffic in the area.

    As part of the Station program a new Traffic Regulation Order ‘TRO’ is being introduced that makes Carrington Street ‘from its junction with Station Street to its junction with Queen’s Rd/Sheriffs Way a Bus only Street. This was in response to the request from the Nottingham Hackney Taxi Association and means that only Buses and Cycles will be able to use that section of road with no other exemptions. The junction of Station Street, at its junction with Carrington Street, is already closed to general traffic, though it does allow loading vehicles to gain access to Station Street from Midnight to 7.30am in the morning, through controlled access via lockable bollards.

    It is intended that the existing Prohibition of Driving on Carrington Street from its junction with Canal Street to its junction with Station Street be amended to remove the exemption for Taxis. This is to avoid drivers being caught between these two restrictions by error or through pressure from passengers that they may be carrying and therefore, being caught by the camera enforcement of the bus gate on Carrington Street outside the railway station.

    The current prohibition of Private Hire Vehicles from Carrington Street will remain, along with the existing exemption allowing access to off-street parking areas and for loading, up to the junction with Station Street. However, to manage the area more affectively these activities will require a permit, which will be issued by Nottingham City Council’s Processing and Enforcement team. With regards to Goods Vehicles, such as large panel vans and HGV’s, will not require an access permit, as the Authority is looking to install an Automatic Number Plate Recognition ‘ANPR’ camera that will monitor the access from Canal Street. This unit will have new vehicle classification software, which can help identify these types of vehicles and as such automatically exempt them for access to load and unload.

    When loading vehicles are looking to leave this section of Carrington Street, they will not be able to proceed in front of the Railway Station due to the Bus Only Street Order and the closure onto Station Street during the day. Therefore, vehicles will have to turn round at the junction of Station Street/Carrington Street junction and proceed back to Canal Street. Therefore, the existing Prohibition of Driving Order on the west side of Carrington Street will be removed completely.

    Any driver wishing to exit Carrington Street from off-street parking places, for example the Magistrates Court can only exit out via Canal Street, in order to avoid contravening the restriction in front of the Railway Station.

    The amendment to the existing restriction will be done under an Experimental Traffic Order that will last up to 18 months before it is considered being made permanent. The purpose of which, is to help facilitate the passage of pedestrians and reduce the number of vehicles to only those that have a genuine requirement and have no alternative access for off road parking or loading/unloading. It will also support the full benefits of the Station redevelopment by the public transport providers and their customers that use the area.

    This will reduce the likelihood of danger to vulnerable road users, in addition, to improve the overall amenities in the area. These restrictions are increasingly common throughout the City and to protect the intended outcomes, the Council will adopt a robust position in dealing with challenges that may be made to any Penalty Charge Notices issued as part of this Order.

    To support this, the scheme will include clear warning of the restriction on Carrington Street by the installation of advanced signs on Canal Street, to inform drivers and to ensure compliance to the restrictions and enable them to make an informed decision before committing themselves to enter the Street. Finally, though it is intended to support the restriction through the installation of ANPR cameras ensuring robust enforcement and better compliance, this does not prevent the Police from carrying out enforcement and allows them to target their resources elsewhere, if they choose. Please see attached plan TM/AR/TME7151M/01.

    Before proceeding further with these proposals and in accordance with statutory procedures and policies, I now wish to consider your views regarding this matter. Whilst it may not be possible to agree to all your suggestions, they will be incorporated into the proposals whenever appropriate and economically feasible.

    As part of the Experimental Order process, there is a six month period for objections starting with the date the order comes into force. Any comments or objections to the proposals being made permanent should be received in writing at the above address by 22nd June 2016. If you have any queries or problems regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me on the above number.

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  • Westminster Bridge South

    Created by Simon Munk // 1 thread

    TfL say:

    "The improvements would provide a connection between the East-West Cycle Superhighway on the north bank of the Thames and the Central London Cycling Grid on Belvedere Road and Royal Street in Lambeth, providing a joined-up cycling network for this part of London."

    "Proposed layout changes for cyclists
    Provide cyclists with dedicated road space on Westminster Bridge, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth Palace Road, Addington Street and York Road; cyclists would be separated from traffic by a kerb or white line
    Separate cyclists and motor vehicle movements at junctions; cyclists would have their own traffic signals which would operate at different times to those for other traffic
    Widen the pedestrian/cycle crossing by the south end of Belvedere Road and improve the connection between Belvedere Road and Westminster Bridge Road
    Convert the pedestrian crossing on Lambeth Palace Road outside the hospital to a pedestrian/cycle crossing so that cyclists can access Royal Street from Lambeth Palace Road. The crossing would be changed from ‘staggered’ (two separate crossings with an island in the middle) to ‘straight across’ (a single crossing)
    Provide bus stop bypasses at bus stops D and E on Westminster Bridge Road, bus stops B and C on Lambeth Palace Road and the tour bus stop at the east side of Westminster Bridge so that cyclists could avoid having to mix with traffic. Cyclists would continue behind the bus stops on a carriageway-level cycle track, which would feature a chicane and narrowed track to reduce speeds. Bus passengers would access the bus stop waiting area by crossing the cycle track using a marked crossing point/s
    Widen the footway on the corner of York Road and Westminster Bridge Road to slow down left turning vehicles
    Cyclists would still be able to use the northbound bus and cyclist only route from Westminster Bridge Road to York Road"

    "Cycle facilities on Westminster Bridge
    "Westminster Bridge is a grade two listed structure and a busy bus, cycling and pedestrian route. We would like to know what you think about how cycle facilities should be provided on Westminster Bridge. We are proposing two options:
    a. 2.3m wide mandatory cycle lane in both directions
    This approach would give cyclists more space to overtake one another. A painted white line would separate cycles and motor vehicles, but there would be no physical segregation. Motor vehicles would be prohibited from entering the cycle lane.
    b. 1.8m wide segrgated cycle track in both directions
    This approach would provide cyclists with physical separation from motor vehicles using a 0.5m wide traffic island, but may reduce cyclists’ opportunity to overtake one another."

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  • Tinsley Link Road - Bus Rapid Transit North

    Created by Matt Turner // 1 thread

    A new link road is being constructed in Tinsley. It is unclear exactly what the design is or how cycling will be catered for.

    Some drawings are available, but they are from 2011 when the bid was submitted, these don't show the level of detail of cycle facilities. http://www.sypte.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Appendix%20A.pdf

    All of the bid documents are on the BRT North website here http://www.sypte.co.uk/brtnorth/

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  • Rutland Road/Pitsmoor Road Junction Improvements - North Sheffield Better Buses

    Created by Matt Turner // 3 threads

    A junction redesign for the junctions of Rutland Road/Cooks Wood Road and Rutland Road/Pitsmoor Road.

    The design is very bad, with only ASLs for cycling and multi lane roads which require people to cycle in the outside lane for some movements.

    I've done an audit of the design here: http://www.greatgasbeetle.com/sheffields-rutland-roadpitsmoor-road-junction-rated-zero30-on-the-london-cycle-design-standards-junction-assessment-tool/

    The council meeting discussing it is here: http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=18391&Opt=3

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  • Cycle Superhighway Section G

    Created by Charlie Lima // 1 thread

    The City Connect website shows that this section is a type 1 cycle track, from start at Burmantoffs Street, up the hill and over the flyover to the junction with Torre Road. It appears that they have built this part as a shared access path for pedestrians and cyclists instead. At the top, the cycle track veers off the A64, down the slip road towards a couple of roundabouts outside the Benfield Ford garage, before re-joining the A64. No doubt this will include some Toucan crossings, designed to slow cyclists and discourage those of us that already us the cycle/bus lane (as it is) to commute, from using the "Superhighway" at all.

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  • Access route to the Beehive Centre to be blocked by gate

    Martin Lucas-Smith // 1 thread

    The City Council is about to install a gate on Thursday 26th November 2015 which will basically block the access to the Beehive Centre, forcing cyclists onto a narrow pavement gap.


    The city council has written to residents living nearby to inform them of this; there has been no consultation or, as far as I'm aware, consultation with any organisation.


    The reason is to stop commuter parking on what is termed a 'private road' round the back of the houses; I am not convinced it is a private road. However, this is particularly galling since the same Councillor Blencowe mentioned in the letter also wrote to residents to state that they are not proceeding with a residents' parking zone, i.e. that commuter parking will continue to be permitted.

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  • Parking on Canal 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.

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