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Thanks Jim
Regards
Alasdair
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Sent: 05 September 2008 14:14
To: cycle_hitchin@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Cycle_Hitchin] Hitchin Transport Plan - can you answer
these questions ?
Alasdair
Had a look at this and also agree that most has not been started.
One pinch point (not on the spreadsheet) was created when the pedestrian
crossing on Nightingale Road was improved. When cycling down the hill from the
junction with Walsworth road one is forced into the traffic by a sudden
narrowing of the road ahead of a left turn and the pedestrian crossing. Whilst
this makes the road narrower for the crossing to operate it does not in reality
slow vehilces down, it merely makes cycling more hazardous.
Thanks
Jim
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From: a.massie@...
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:15:50 +0100
Subject: [Cycle_Hitchin] Hitchin Transport Plan - can you answer these
questions ?
Right to Ride Network
www.ctc.org.uk www.northhertsctc.org.uk
Dear all,
As you may know Herts County
Council (HCC) are in the process of writing a new transport plan for Hitchin.
Unfortunately it has not really occurred to them that they should, perhaps,
implement the previous (1998) plan first.
The 1998 plan was really a very
good plan, with lots of positive proposals for improving walking and cycling
links in the town, together with traffic calming and better bus and train
information. Sadly, there has been little appetite in County Hall to make any
of it a reality. In fact, with the exception of (part) pedestrianising the
Market square and High Street, I don’t believe that ANY of the cycling and
walking schemes have been implemented.
WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP
is to go through the list of schemes that should have been implemented under
the 1998 plan and confirm which HAVE and which HAVE NOT been
implemented.
I am attaching a schedule of
schemes, in both Excel and PDF format so you can read whichever is easier.
Could people look through the list and let me know if any of the “Progress”
columns are WRONG. If I have noted it as “No information” and you know
that it has been implemented, or know that it has not, please could you let me
know.
Under “Traffic calming”, I
would like to know if any of the schemes listed have made conditions WORSE
for cycling. Examples would include loss of priority, introduction of central
islands or other “squeeze” points, introduction of one way streets without
contraflow cycling or road closures without cycle gaps.
I hope that the schedule is not
too confusing. Contact me if there is anything that you are unsure of.
If anybody wants to do more, we
have set up an action group for the Transport Plan, made up of representatives
of CTC, Hitchin forum, Triangle Residents, Friends of the Earth and Green
Party. Anybody who would like to contribute is welcome, although the intention
for the moment is to keep it fairly small and focussed. If not, you will
be kept up to date through the usual channels.
Thank you all in advance
Regards
Alasdair
Massie
CTC Right to Ride
Representative, North Herts
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