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Cardiff Cycling Campaign

Cardiff Cycling Campaign. To County Council Scrutiny C’ttee 9 September 2003 Max Wallis (chair CCC). points from David Begg. Cardiff has higher central car parking and lower cycling-walking than Nottingham and Edinburgh.

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Cardiff Cycling Campaign

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  1. Cardiff Cycling Campaign To County Council Scrutiny C’ttee 9 September 2003 Max Wallis (chair CCC)

  2. points from David Begg • Cardiff has higher central car parking and lower cycling-walking than Nottingham and Edinburgh. • Councillor and officer travel habits will become an issue in the Press as the Council argues for the modal shift of Keeping Cardiff Moving. • Bus lanes are better for cyclists than a complete free-for-all. Cyclist / pedestrian sharing seems to work well. • Reservations on 200km target - quality may suffer, gaps may not be rectified

  3. Benchmarking Project 2002 • ….considerable potential for increasing the 2% cycling in-City trips, provided there's backing by senior officers and members • ….Cardiff has an effective Cycle Audit up and running • more attention to quality and standards of infrastructure - over-narrow cycle-lanes and approaches to ASLs • review the banning of cyclists from 'pedestrian areas' at all times.

  4. Welsh Walking-Cycling Strategy section - Learning to Share Space • sharing space must be part of the solution to allowing walking and cycling to develop • perceived conflict on shared routes is much greater than actual conflict • WAG will develop a Code of Conduct for walkers, cyclists and equestrians for shared use paths, backed by a national publicity campaign. • Cycle training should also involve training on conduct in shared space. • To help guide local authorities, WAG to develop guidance on shared use and safeguard provision for people with disabilities

  5. Cycling & St Davids 2 Cyclists consulted very late Cycling needs ignored, despite general Council policy, and specific routes - Ove Arup strategy and Cdf Cycling Map # Mill Lane/The Hayes and Bridge St are shown as 'advisory routes' # Ford Cres / Sandon St (by the prison) is a signposted cycling route

  6. Cycling movements may be blocked by St Davids 2

  7. St Davids 2 needs changes The developers' brief talks of cyclist "access" to their development - but cyclists need cross-centre routes Cycling must be included as integral part of the highway changes. ## ruptured routes with no alternative ## we refuse to go along with worsening - cycling on pedestrian streets at vehicle times ? is not enough - 5-6 pm journeys are vital - give us Bridge St / Hills Street plus either Trinity St or Working St at all times.

  8. Need for off-highway cycling routes PedalPower project

  9. current Cycling Strategy / Ove Arup is largely on-road (commuter) routes Off-highway cycling is needed children / disabled / less confident cyclists - preferred for recreation (and commuting) • Taff Trail • Useful and popular Millenium/Priestly bridge and trail across Pontcanna fields • Rhymney Trail • Ely Trail - to St Fagans

  10. Strategic Cycling Networkadd desire lines for strategic planning / UDP river Ely/Sports village bridge • Retained for TSG bid - excellent! • Key strategic link into the Vale - for the NCN - National Cycle Network - and for local trips East Vale - Cardiff • Important for trips to Sports Village - cycle promotion/auditing esp. for events

  11. Permeable urban fabric for walking and cycling City-centre day-time limitations due to crowds Cyclists accept Blocked-off Backstreets - drop the curbs construct and sign cycling gaps Counter-flow cycling in one-way streets, except where specific difficulty Short-cut passages between estates must be wide-enough with visibility to avoid conflict with pedestrians

  12. Review and update Cardiff’s local cycling strategy (1998) Welsh Walking-Cycling Strategy: "Promote the continued reallocation of road space in favour of cyclists, through measures such as bus lanes, cycle lanes, advanced stop lines, toucan crossings and Quiet Lanes." Guidance on Shared Routes and Sharing urban space

  13. Safe Routes to Schools We'd like the Council to make a public commitment + lead a public campaign • teach cycling and road-sense at early age • in-car pollution is several times higher than on-street pollution • cut down car use particularly at times of summer smog • obesity/unfitness among schoolkids

  14. more Schoolkids York has been educating children on how to use public transport and cycle - in many cases, they just didn't know. Briardene? Need also on-road training not just the initial cycling proficiency.

  15. Take-home message If cycling is to contribute in itself to reduced car use and reduced congestion, we need • Quality facilities and Cycling-permeable urban fabric • Continuous Cycling routes, including through city centre, with links to Taff trail • Exploit off-highway opportunities, as the Rhymney and Ely valley routes

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