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Month: July 2020

Work Begins on Temporary Cycle-Ways in Chichester

Work Begins on Temporary Cycle-Ways in Chichester

At approximately 2PM Wednesday 29th July 2020 while cycling into town I spotted work men preparing counters for fitting into the Avenue De Chartres roadway. This was in readiness for the installation of temporary Cycle–Ways! The slide shows images below illustrate progress so far: Looking at the cycle-way layouts led me to reflect just how difficult it is to design a coherent and direct bike route and I pondered over the many difficulties the installation team will need to overcome….

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Highways England Chichester to Emsworth Cycle Route Concerns

Highways England Chichester to Emsworth Cycle Route Concerns

The new scheme for the Chichester to Emsworth Cycle Route threatens to reduce the level of local provision for both pedestrians and cyclists alike. It will also encouraging faster and larger volumes of motor vehicle traffic along the A259. There are a great many reasons why it is unsatisfactory for the cycle scheme to relocate cyclists onto the existing pavements through the harbour villages. Removing the existing cycle lanes will encourage greater volumes of motor vehicle traffic that will also…

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No Cycle or Pedestrian Crossings shown on the West of Chichester Development Highway Adoption Plans

No Cycle or Pedestrian Crossings shown on the West of Chichester Development Highway Adoption Plans

Plans for the West of Chichester Development Northern Spine Road 18/01587/REM were accepted on Wed 05 Dec 2018 but the plans did not show any pedestrian/zebra or cycle/toucan crossings of the spine road. However, council officers and developers previously shared a documented exchange where they decided these matters were best handled at a later date by the inclusion of a condition in the agreement. On the 24th June 2018 Steven Shaw (WSCC County Highways) raised a question about pedestrian crossing…

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