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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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ChiCycle recently raised safety issues over the West of Chichester Development’s proposed continuous cycle-way that was to run parallel with the Northern Spine Road. Our concerns appear to have initiated changes in planning. Developers promised a continuous cycle-way with pedestrians and cyclists  having priority at crossings. Unfortunately the developers designs failed to meet DFT safety standards. A new WSCC highways adoption agreement has solved some safety issues by removing the traffic priority for pedestrians and cyclists! ChiCycle members have mixed…

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Dear Chichestor City Mayor Richard Plowman, Sorry to say but your open letter from the Mayor – 2 June 2020 came across as negative towards cyclists and cycling. Of course it is a concern to everyone that accompanying this great renaissance in cycling there have been accidents and fatalities. However, to put these issues into context, the British Medical Journal reports an uptake in cycling generally tends to reduces rates of mortality when cyclists are compared to car-dependent control sample…

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ChiCycle have safety concerns over the West of Chichester development plans 20-01046-REM parcel 5F Although we believe DfT minimum standards are not achieved for cyclists at any location on this development’s spine road, there are particular concerns over the new junctions presented in this application which have not been shown on previous plans. Not only is visibility of cyclists crossing side roads inadequate but it appears DfT visibility criteria for motor-vehicles are not achieved either. Splay Analysis Splay analysis shows…

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Update On the 4 June 2020 this matter was discussed by CDC planning committee. Although no access-ways were agreed between Parcel E and Centurion Way, it was agreed that Parcel 6I should have an access-way onto Centurion Way at it’s extreme North East corner. The decision notice in the link below contains Point No8 on page 6 explaining this committent to include a link onto Centurion way in Parcel 6I 19_03146_REM–2853457 Point No 8 states… 8) The applicant is reminded…

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ChiCycle’s Latest Project Is Out Of This World ! ChiCycle will be opening a far-sighted and self financed 6,783 mile cycle-route of unprecedented length and scope in early Spring 2021! We advise cyclists joining the route to bring earbuds and a portable listening devices loaded with suitable music. Our recommended playlist includes Claude Debussy’s-Clair De Lune, Beethoven’s-Moonlight Sonata, Billie Holiday-Blue Moon, Bing Crosby-Moonlight Becomes You, Frank Sinatra-Moon River, Ella Fitzgerald-How High The Moon, Astrud Gilberto-Fly me to the Moon, Van…

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