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, limited to the area of Cyclenation:
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Cambridge Retail Park redevelopment
Railpen are consulting on changes to the Retail Park on Newmarket Road
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DNA Cycle Path - Biomedical Campus to Shelford
Anything to do with the DNA path - lighting, vegetation, obstructions
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Fallen Tree - At head height
Fallen Tree at head height - reported to Kent County Council - Fault Number 240650775
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Foliage cutback - Fordwich Way
Recent FOI confirmed that foliage cutback should occur in ‘Bi-annually’ on the Fordwich Way route in May and September every year. No foliage cutback has taken place on the Fordwich Way in May. The whole path is slowly becoming overgrown and will need cutting back as per Kent County Councils own internal documents. The whole route needs foliage clearance - Fault No. 811012
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24/01905/FUL Sidney St and Hobson St - office space, demolition of cinema
Creation of additional storey above existing single storey (middle) part of the site and redevelopment of rear part of the site comprising: demolition of existing building and structures and creation of five storey office building.
16 - 17 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HG
Cambridge
Application reference : 24/01905/FUL
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Driving on Mere Way
On a recent ride up The Mere Way I noticed that the wooden pillar had been removed and that cars were being driven on the route .
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Better cycle parking at Canterbury Asda
The cycle parking at Canterbury's Asda is conveniently located for the shop entrance, but doesn't properly secure or support bicycles. Hence parts of bicycles go missing and cyclists choose to secure to other street furniture.
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Cycle parking at Longmarket
Cycle parking provision at Longmarket needs to be improved. The are insufficient stands at Rose Lane, leading to cyclists using other street furniture, such as pictured.
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24/00889/FUL Clarendon House
Partial demolition, alterations and extensions to Clarendon House, new ramped vehicular access, delivery bay, cycle access and parking, etc etc
Quite a lot of cycle parking, and some reduced car parking, in the basement. Cycle and car movements cross with potential visibility issues.
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24/00922/FUL Erection of seven dwellings, with access, car and cycle parking
Erection of seven residential dwellings along with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure works following demolition of existing buildings.
195 Perne Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3NT
Cambridge
Application reference : 24/00922/FUL
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Quy Mill Planning Application 24/00688/LBC
Planning application not addressing cycling issues credibly.
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Sidgwick Avenue: General condition and future
Poor surfacing of the road with potholes, cracks and very limited space for pedestrians
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Milton Road Residents Parking
Cambridgeshire County Council is publishing this proposal on 18th March 2024.
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Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan
New thread to discuss proposals.
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Darwin Green trees
The cycle lanes on this road have trees growing over them with many branches at eye height (as demonstrated by my glamorous assistant).
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23/04289/FUL Construction of new science park building
Demolition of existing buildings and structures, and erection of building (Class E(g)i/ii) with associated access, site infrastructure, landscaping and car and cycle parking provision.
Brookmount Court Kirkwood Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2QH
Cambridge
Application reference : 23/04289/FUL
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24/00166/OUT Construction of a new business/science park
Outline planning application for demolition of existing buildings and construction of a new business/science park (Use Class E(g)) and ancillary "hub" building (Use Class E(b)(d)(f)) and associated car parking and landscaping.
Sawston Park London Road Pampisford Cambridgeshire CB22 3EE
South Cambridgeshire
Application reference : 24/00166/OUT
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Fen Ditton village cycle path resurfaced with very uneven finnish .
Very uneven surface on cycle path between Fen Ditton village and Horningsea .
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24/00384/FUL Change of layout to existing customer car park.
Change of layout to existing customer car park.
Land At Cambridge Retail Park Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR
Cambridge
Application reference : 24/00384/FUL
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22/04976/CONDB (Cycle parking)
Submission of details required by condition 10 ( hard and soft landscape works) and 11 (Cycle parking) of planning permission 22/04976/FUL
26 Barton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JZ
Cambridge
Application reference : 22/04976/CONDB
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23/03273/FUL and 23/03273/COND7 east of NMR P&R
Don't know why we didn't see 23/03273/FUL (decided, with conditions) but there is now 23/03273/COND7 re staff cycle parking to consider.
Full:
Cond7:
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Fallen Tree CC24 - Fordwich Way
Fault Number: 779265
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Fallen Tree Fordwich Way
Fault Number: 779261
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Missing dropped kerb at northern end of Legacy Park cycle path
There isn't a dropped kerb at the northern end of the Legacy Park cycle path where it meets Chaucer Road. Therefore cyclists can't easily transition between the cycle path and the road here.
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U&C Outline planning Application
Objections to U&Cs outline planning application need to be submitted by 10 April. There seem to be some interesting ideas for improving cycling infrastructure but a lot that could be improved upon.
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Colne Road - shared access
The shared access path on Colne road, on its north side, creates conflict between cycles and vehicles. The provision seems worse than using the road. The presence of commercial premises on both sides of this road make the use of a shared access path highly problematic.
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Braidwood Gate missing dropped kerb
There should be a dropped kerb at the foot of Braidwood Gate, leading to Dumbiedykes
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Bike lane extension on Ferniehill Drive
The bike lane here starts too close to the junction - drivers hug the kerb before the cycle lane starts, and this makes the lane useless.
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Reallocation of cycle space (driverless buses/pods)
A driverless pod system is proposed is proposed to connect CBC and Trumpington P&R.
see:
http://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambridge/innovate-uk-have-put-up-250-000-to-get-two-cambridge-medical-campuses-serviced-by-driverless-buses-1-4993867
It 'implies' it will use maintenance-track!
"An out-of-hours driverless shuttle service on the fixed path from Trumpington Park and Ride will aim to allevieate congestion on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus."We need to find out more.
A similar system is proposed to connect Whittlesford station and Genome Campus. This should offer possibilites for a new walking and cycling route. -
Coldham's Lane / Cromwell Road junction
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?
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inaccurate "no through road" signs, missing "except cycles/pedestrians"
I've noticed a few of these around Cambridge where there's a "no through road" sign but it's a through road for cyclists and pedestrians. As there's a post already, if the council had a ready-made stock of plates saying "except cycles", "except pedestrians", a single operative could affix the plate below the sign to made it correct. It is highly deceptive and not serving those using non-motorised transport if they go the long way round not realising they can get through a quicker route.
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Thames bridges counter-terrorism barriers
Since the horrific attacks that took place on Westminster Bridge, and most recently London Bridge, the Metropolitan Police have installed temporary barriers on many central London bridges.
LCC is fully supportive of the need to take urgent steps to provide extra protection for Londoners and visitors to our city. But we also believe it's right that we look at these measures, that have had to go in very rapidly, to see both what lessons need to be learned for future Highways schemes in the capital, and to see what, if any, tweaks can be undertaken to ensure these barriers can provide the extra security needed as well as allow people, especially London's large number of cycling commuters, to continue to cycle safely with minimal disruption - ideally even with enhanced safety and/or provision.
Now we want your ideas of any tweaks, modifications or other measures that can be brought forward on the bridges affected so far, and given the measures in so far, to provide vital measures to protect against terrorist attacks, but also to enhance safety and provision for those walking and cycling, and to mitigate the negative effects of the measures so far.
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Brighton Hill Community Plan consultation
Brighton Hill Community Planning Group is consulting:-
Now consulting!Brighton Hill Community Planning Group
If you live work or volunteer in Brighton Hill please let us know your views.
Complete the survey (https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=149700756001)
The consultation will close on 14 August 2017.
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Dropped Kerb/DYL on NEPN Access
Better access to NEPN than through St Mark's Park which involves an uphill, narrowing road approaching a blind bridge. Requires stopping in traffic to negotiate parked cars and kerb.
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No Foot/Cycle Access to Fishwives Causeway
Opening a gap in the wall would give access through towards Portobello and Figgate Park
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No Foot/Cycle Access to Fishwives Causeway
Opening a gap in the wall would give access through towards Portobello and Figgate Park
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Narrow chicanes need removal
The path between Hyvot Loan and Guardwell Glen has two narrow chicanes at both ends, which are quite overgrown too.
This path is important as it allows people to leave the quiet route northwards towards Ellens Glen, so you can avoid parts of the busy Gilmerton Rd.
I contacted the Active Travel team about it and they are going to look at it. There is some uncertainty if this is owned by the Morrison supermarket or the council. The chicanes were put in after local complaints about motorbike, so the Active Travel team has to investigate if this is still a concern.
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Dropped kerb needed for NEPN access
See: https://goo.gl/maps/sZEe3AdMN8v - dropped kerb and step removal required for NEPN access from Bonnington Grove. The other side at Dalmeny Road has step-free access.
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Old Dalkeith Road/Ferniehill junction
The timing of the signals at the Ferniehill Road junction could also be changed. Currently, you need to use three separate pelican crossings to get from one side of the road to the other, and this can take several minutes.
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Road markings on ODR beside Little France Cottages
The road markings at the junction between Old Dalkeith Road and Little France Cottages should be repainted. Adding a bike lane would also be an improvement.
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Old Dalkeith Road bike lane
Just south of Little France Road, the southbound bike lane on Old Dalkeith Road is appalling. It's alongside a parking bay, but the parking bay isn't wide enough for cars to fit into it without them sticking into the bike lane. Even if it was, "dooring" would still be a significant hazard.
Even away from the parking bay, the bike lane is too narrow.
The bike lane really needs to be wider and further away from parked cars. If this isn't possible, I think it would be better to have no cycle lane at all.
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Unsurfaced Section of QR20
Gravel/muddy slope section of QR20, the rest of which is tarmac path/roads.
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Poor Access to QR10
Access to QR10 from Fillyside Road requires either:
- Cycle across busy/fast road and up full height kerb
- Turn right onto busy/fast road for ~100m, turn left up dropped (but not flush) kerb
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Remove or widen gate at Innocent tunnel
The gate at the north end of the Innocent tunnel only leaves a narrow opening.
1. It's generally too narrow for trailers etc.
2. You move from bright light outside into the darkness of the tunnel, and going into the tunnel you often can't see people cycling or walking out; this would not be an issue of the full width of the path was usable.
3. The gap is at the edge of the path with various surface defects
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crossing very slow to change
usually have to wait a very long time here - reduce the wait time after pushing the button! This crossing needs to be more responsive like the one round the corner on Clerk St.
This small change will make a big difference to this route to the Innocent Path -
17/02190/OUT erection of up to 95 dwellings - Goddards Lane, Sherfield on Loddon
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 95 dwellings with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS). Demolition of garages to form a vehicular access point from Bow Drive and replacement garaging. All matters reserved except for means of access
Land At Goddards Farm Goddards Lane Sherfield-on-Loddon Hampshire
"Whilst there are no cycle routes currently in the vicinity of the site, the topography of the
surrounding roads make them generally conducive to encourage cycling. These provide
connections for cyclist from the development site to the wider area."Basingstoke
Application reference : 17/02190/OUT
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Rumble strips instead of paint
Complete separation of cyclists and cars can't always be achieved. To make sharing of the road safer I would like to propose using rumble strips instead of flat paint to separate the bike lane from the rest of the road. It would act as a physical reminder for car-drivers that they are encroaching the bike lane. This happens particularly near pinch points like road bends or crossroads. So even just a selective application of rumble strips could have a very positive effect, I believe. What's the view of the cycling community? Has it been tested?
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New Chicanes are Non-compliant
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.
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Gate Blocking NCN1 @ Dalmeny
There is a gate across the full width of the national cycle network just west of the Railway line past Dalmeny. This forces all path users to use the uneven verge which can get very muddy at certain times of year.