Dear all,

 

With Christmas coming up I thought that I would send a “dear Santa” letter to North Herts District and County councillors, suggesting measures that they could implement quickly and easily in the new year to improve conditions for cycling around the district. I had in mind mainly small measures (preferably ones that are already in the Cycle Network Plan), together with a few longer term measures.

 

I would like your suggestions.

 

Here are a few of my ideas:

 

b         Put together a delivery programme for the North Herts Cycle Network, including how it will be funded.

b         Create a gap through the road closure at the end of Lytton Avenue, Letchworth to allow cycles to enter and exit.

b         Cycle training in all North Herts schools.

b         Fill all of the pot holes in Ashwell High Street and Ashwell Street.

b         Cut back the vegetation and improve maintenance of the path between Coachman’s lane in Baldock and Works Road in Letchworth. Build a proper entry onto Works Rd.

b         Upgrade all of the paths linking the Burns Road estate to the surrounding areas to shared use, to make this single entry estate more permeable to cyclists.

b         Install cycle advanced stop lines at both ends of Hermitage Road, Hitchin.

b         Build a segregated cycle path and crossing point from the A505 Little Chef roundabout to the Litlington turning west of Royston.

 

Your suggestions ?

Regards
 
 
 
Alasdair DV Massie CEng MIStructE

CTC Right to Ride Representative, North Herts

CTC is Britain’s largest cycling organisation with 70,000 members. Formed in 1878 we have actively campaigned for better, safer roads, locally and nationally since our inception.

We have a large and active section for Stevenage and North Herts.