4 London Road Corridor - Cycle Safety Scheme PDF 457 KB
The report considers comments
and objections received during consultation on Traffic Management
Orders (TMOs) to introduce permanent cycle lanes and other changes
to the London Road between Brigstock
Road and Bensham lane. The recommended
measures would make permanent the current temporary cycle lanes
(plus associated temporary restrictions
and measures) and bringing about further improvements, including
pedestrian crossing facilities and public realm
improvements.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Committee received a report which
considered comments and objections received during a consultation
on Traffic Management Orders (TMOs) to introduce permanent cycle
lanes and other changes to the London Road between Brigstock Road
and Bensham lane. The recommended measures would make permanent the
current temporary cycle lanes (plus associated temporary
restrictions and measures) and bringing about further improvements,
including pedestrian crossing facilities and public realm
improvements.
Ian Plowright (Head of Strategic Transport)
provided the Committee with an introduction which
set out:
- In May 2020 the
Secretary of State for Transport released guidance on Network
Management to Support Recovery from COVID-19. Croydon had responded
swiftly to the call to enhance walking and cycling in the borough
and the London Road Corridor was one of the original measures
implemented;
- The government had
subsequently announced that the measures implement should remain in
place and local authorities were encouraged to introduce more
measures;
- The scheme had
been a implemented under a Temporary Traffic Management Order and
the recommendation was to make the scheme permanent with
improvement including increased pedestrian crossings;
- Objections had
been received which were included in the report and covered the
scheme not being necessary, loss of loading bays and slow traffic;
and
- Members were
informed that the Equalities Officer had suggested two further
areas for more focus within the Equalities Analysis (EA) since
publication relating to the affordability of electric bikes and to
the provision of seating/rest areas. The EA covered the whole
programme and would be revised and published with the next papers
which covered cycle schemes.
Angus Hewlett (speaking on behalf of Croydon
Cyclists) addressed the Committee in support of the scheme and set
out the following:
- Croydon Cyclists
welcomed the scheme but felt additional steps could be taken, such
as ensuring the southern end of the scheme joined up with the Broad
Green scheme;
- Safety concerns
remained in relation to the side roads and it was suggested that
level crossings could be introduced; and
- Measures should be
put in place to reduce the risk of hook roads.
A statement was read out on behalf of John
Hopper and set out that Qualityfix Ltd had been trading on London
Road for over 50 years and he had written to the council over the
previous two years to raise the following concerns:
- There was an
accident waiting to happen as the cycle lane gave cyclists and
scooter drivers too much confidence that they were protected and
travelled too fast;
- Ambulances were
regularly held up in traffic and could no longer pass due to the
cycle lane;
- He was a cyclist
and often cycled to work. He found that where there were no cycle
lanes there were no issues and that cycle lanes caused more concern
as pedestrians walked out and cars pulled out with looking;
- Shop keepers
needed to trade and cycle lanes made it impossible to receive goods
as they could not be transported to neighbouring roads;
- He had counted the
number of cyclists who used the cycle ...
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