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  • Brixton Hill (Dumbarton Road/Upper Tulse Hill)

    Created by Simon Still // 1 thread

    proposed road safety changes on Brixton Hill at the junctions with Dumbarton Road and Upper Tulse Hill.

    A safety study of a section of the A23 (Brixton Hill) has identified issues with turning vehicles, pedal cycles, powered two wheelers and buses between Dumbarton Road and Upper Tulse Hill.

    Our proposals to address this are:

    · Introducing extended ‘KEEP CLEAR’ markings to improve visibility when the far side lane is busy or queuing
    · Allowing left turning vehicles into the bus lanes on the approaches to the junctions to give left turning vehicles more time to move over prior to turning into the side road
    Adding cycle logos over the side roads to help raise awareness to drivers that cyclists will be travelling in the bus lane
    Removing kerb build-outs at the junctions. The current arrangement causes a pinch point leading to vehicles to overhang back into the A23, which reduces visibility and increases the risk of collisions. Removing the build outs will also ease congestion and reduce the likelihood of turning vehicles mounting the footway
    Raising the road surface at the entry to Dumbarton Road and Upper Tulse Hill to benefit pedestrians by providing a continuous level surface. Tactile paving would indicate the side road to visually impaired pedestrians

    Please see the attached map which shows all of the above proposed changes. We plan to introduce the changes in early 2018.

    You can write to us with any comments or questions about our plans by:
    • Emailing us at consultations@tfl.gov.uk
    • Writing to us at FREEPOST TFL CONSULTATIONS

    Please let us know your views by Friday 13 October 2017.

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  • Quietway 6 Leytonstone Road/Henniker Road/Buxton Road staggered junctions

    Created by MonegaCyclist // 1 thread

    Quietway 6 Leytonstone Road/Henniker Road/Buxton Road staggered junctions

    On the 10th of October 2016, LB Newham proposed to the deal with a staggered junction issue for cycling traffic on the Quietway 6 route with

    1. the installation a new parallel pedestrian crossing (being a zebra pedestrian crossing, together with a crossing point for pedal cycles immediately parallel) on Leytonstone Road with the centre of the crossing to be located 5 metres south of the southern kerb-line of Henniker Road and

    2. Introducing one-way motor vehicle traffic movement on Buxton Road (eastbound only direction) and two-way cycling traffic movements (in both directions).

    Revised March 2016 Newham Cyclists proposed Analysis and comments (figures based on QW6 LB Newham report)

    Intervention 28: Henniker Road/Leytonstone Road/Buxton Road

    Traffic count (on Leytonstone Road)

    18900 vehicles per day
    1300 vehicles per peak hour = CLoS [Safety/Feeling of safety/Total volume of traffic (cycling traffic not separated)] = ‘Critical’ i.e. volume of motor vehicles (>1000 vehicles/peak hour).

    Average speed
    23 – 24 mph (majority of time) = CLoS [Safety/ Feeling of safety/Speed of traffic (cycling traffic not separated)] = ‘Good’ (score = 1)

    NC Suggestions/Recommendations

    Signalise and integrate Henniker Road/Leytonstone Road and Leytonstone Road/Buxton Road junctions.

    Consider a Point Closure (i.e. Modal Filter) at the Leytonstone Road/Buxton Road junction.

    Newham Cyclists previous response to LB Newham

    LB Newham have not given much consideration to our key recommendation based on CLoS/JAT analysis – Signalise and integrate Henniker Road/Leytonstone Road and Leytonstone Road/Buxton Road junctions which will ensure that cycling traffic right turns can be made without crossing more than one lane of moving motor traffic in one step (i.e. separation in space and/or in time).

    No priority is given to cycling traffic at this staggered junction with a 30mph high traffic major road (i.e. Leytonstone Road).

    Conclusion: Newham Cyclists cannot support this junction plan because it doesn’t meet LCC Quietways principles.

    Please let us have your suggestions, recommendations or comments by Friday, 28th of October 2016 so as to help Newham Cyclists draft a group response for Wednesday, 2nd of November 2016 deadline. Many thanks.

    Regards,

    Olawale Ajibola
    Newham Cyclists
    Local Cycle Schemes Lead

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