ChiCycle Comments on Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) CHS9038RC interventions at Westgate/Orchard-St junction

ChiCycle Comments on Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) CHS9038RC interventions at Westgate/Orchard-St junction

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Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) CHS9038RC is open for objections and comments from the public until the close of its consultation period on the 5th August 2021. If you feel these points are worthy of consideration by WSCC, please write to them expressing your views. Thomas Jarvis (of Haywards Heath) has kindly provided ChiCycle with a detailed assessment of where WSCC proposals at this junction (and surrounding roads) could be improved.  A great many comments included in this post are based…

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ChiCycle Perspective on the West of Chichester Development Southern Access Road

ChiCycle Perspective on the West of Chichester Development Southern Access Road

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The Modification of the Road Network to Carry Motor Vehicle Traffic from the West of Chichester 1,600 Home Greenfield Development Site and also Indirectly from the B2178 Funtington Road, into the Heart of the Westgate/Parklands Residential Area of Chichester, is Inappropriate! To view the virtual exhibition of plans for the outline planning for Phase 2 of the West of Chichester Development, you may follow this link: https://vpc.tetratecheurope.com/engage/westchichesterpart2/ a large downloadable PDF version is available here. A large PDF file containing the 12 drawings…

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July Big Picnic Graced by Lucky Break in the Weather

July Big Picnic Graced by Lucky Break in the Weather

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Government guidelines restricted the number of people able to attend but nonetheless we still held an enjoyable picnic event and everyone enjoyed meeting up for an outdoor event. Torrential rain cleared up just in time for people to ride to the event in dry (ish) weather. Light drizzle at the beginning of the picnic soon cleared up as more people arrived. Picnickers enjoyed attempting to ride Adam Bells challenge bike where the steering, breaks and pedals all work the opposite…

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Poorly Designed and Without Maintenance (Stockbridge Rd Cycle Route)

Poorly Designed and Without Maintenance (Stockbridge Rd Cycle Route)

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James Thomas (a Bognor Sustrans campaigner) contacted ChiCycle asking our perspective on the maintenance of local cycleways. Very little maintenance of pavements or footpaths takes place in Chichester and this exacerbates issues with the extremely poor quality design of many cycleways in the city. It is not possible to entirely separate these compounding problems of poor design and lack of maintenance. I will describe below a typical route in Chichester that illustrates the difficulties encountered when riding a bike in…

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Whitehouse Farm Development modifications to Westgate/Sherbourne Mini Roundabout will contravene the Equality Act 2010

Whitehouse Farm Development modifications to Westgate/Sherbourne Mini Roundabout will contravene the Equality Act 2010

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ChiCycle are concerned with plans to relocate cyclists from Westgate and Sherbourne roads onto unsuitable pavements around the mini roundabout junction. We believe this will contravene the Equality Act 2010 as vulnerable pedestrians will be forced into direct conflict with significant flows of cyclists. Please see the attached document for more details of our concerns. Our concerns are outlined in detail in this PDF report on the proposals. The following images show where pavements with blind corners will be converted…

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No Nonsense Bike Security by Ray Burridge and his Gemara Locking Cycle Stand

No Nonsense Bike Security by Ray Burridge and his Gemara Locking Cycle Stand

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Ray Burridge is an inventor from Yapton who has developed a simple but ingenious solution to prevent cycle theft. Formerly, while working as a policeman, Ray realised how little was being done to prevent bikes being stolen or to detect such crimes. To resolve this problem he formed Gemara Cycle Security Ltd in 1986 and successfully produced a number of highly successful locking cycle stands. Unfortunately, when Ray took on a larger production order his bank got cold feet and…

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Cycling Has Become a Much Brighter Prospect in Beijing Once Again

Cycling Has Become a Much Brighter Prospect in Beijing Once Again

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ChiCycle members and the Chichester area community, desperately need some positive ideas to cheer us all up. Perhaps the wisdom and vision of the Chinese people might prove a healthy inspiration to us all? This will be a happy contrast to the situation locally. ChiCycle are disappointed that local provision for walking and cycling is currently either not provided at all or in some locations is actually being downgraded and/or removed. Despite fake green-wash rhetoric from local and national government…

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The Department of Transport Perspective on Chichester to Emsworth Shared Pavement NMU Scheme

The Department of Transport Perspective on Chichester to Emsworth Shared Pavement NMU Scheme

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West Sussex County Council and Highways England intend to remove the legal footway status of the pavements through the Harbour Villages and along the A259. The intention is to re designate 4km of pavements as two way cycle tracks that pedestrians are permitted to share with all the bicycle traffic using the National South Coast Cycle Route. More details of this scheme are available here. ChiCycle, the Chichester Area District Cycle Forum and the West Sussex Cycle Forum, believe that…

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Highways England A259 Chichester-Emsworth NMU Questionnaire and Presentation documents

Highways England A259 Chichester-Emsworth NMU Questionnaire and Presentation documents

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Highways England have emailed a number of people inviting feedback on their proposals to adapt the pavements on the A259 to carry a two way cycle track that will in many places be shared with pedestrians. The following links give access to documents used by Highways England when presenting the proposals for the A259 NMU scheme. 1. Story Board-Southbourne 2. Story Board-Sbourne to NBourne 3. Story Board-Nutbourne 4. Story Board-Bosham 5. Story Board-Bosham to Fishbourne 6. Story Board-Fishbourne Chemroute factsheet…

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Walking and Cycling Provision for the Tangmere Housing Development

Walking and Cycling Provision for the Tangmere Housing Development

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Tangmere Housing Development Application 20/02893/OUT  incorporates welcome design elements within the development but the absence of a functioning wider area walking and cycling network may leave residents stranded in Tangmere if they do not wish to drive. As with any design, there is room for improvement but there is clear evidence walking and cycling needs within the development are being thoughtfully considered by the architects. ChiCycle Assessment of Walking and Cycling Infrastructure within the Tangmere Development These plans now appear…

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