tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post6341498923437464819..comments2024-02-27T17:10:14.937+00:00Comments on Hackney cyclist: Cable Street CS3 ConsultationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-5411670727466536462017-05-03T12:07:01.013+01:002017-05-03T12:07:01.013+01:00Did this just sink without a trace, then?Did this just sink without a trace, then?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411589257783713761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-4907611515224907032016-03-16T17:00:31.158+00:002016-03-16T17:00:31.158+00:00Great to read comments very insightful. I provided...Great to read comments very insightful. I provided feedback on this consultation and did so positively, I didnt have time to take into account all your ideas which shed much more light than the council documents did.<br /><br />Key I think is that Cable Street urgently need works the recent round of upgrades was woefully bad and there are several very dangerous junctions which remain, such as at Sutton Street which need to be fixed urgently.<br /><br />Interesting to using your map of TH in general to see how bad cycling provision is. I think the A13 is glaringly terrible for example the huge junction at West / East India Dock Road and Burdett Road which is pure hell for cyclists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-60291963006613576842016-03-11T22:41:45.838+00:002016-03-11T22:41:45.838+00:00You are correct that Tower Hamlets have produced a...You are correct that Tower Hamlets have produced a poor quality consultation paper, with far too many unanswered questions.<br />Re your suggestion about re routing buses. The reason the D3 uses Cable St (Crossharbour to Bethnal Green direction) is because the right turn off the Highway (by the petrol station) is too difficult for buses - the turn is so sharp that the back of the bus would swing out and hit other vehicles. The turn For eastbound buses is possible because the bus can use both lanes to get through the turn. That's what the D3 doubles back east as it leaves Wapping then heads into Cable St. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-23229801444191879382016-03-11T08:50:01.963+00:002016-03-11T08:50:01.963+00:00Maybe you could prepare a form letter for people t...Maybe you could prepare a form letter for people to send in response to the consultations?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411589257783713761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-22840218558074496882016-03-10T10:14:50.981+00:002016-03-10T10:14:50.981+00:00Thanks. I use the canal network a fair bit in both...Thanks. I use the canal network a fair bit in both Hackney and Tower Hamlets. Perfectly fine for taking the little one to the park or school or slowly exploring the quiet Three Mills area but pretty much unusable on a bike on busy sunny days, especially in Mile End Park / Broadway Market area. <br /><br />There are not a huge amount of other roads that could attract cyclists on through routes North / South. Same goes for East / West. Cycle track on the A13 and The Highway are needed. LBTH talk about Hackney Road in their cycling strategy, it is joint managed with LBH but they are leaving it to Hackney to upgrade so I expect wider pavements and worse conditions for people cycling to emerge. <br /><br />Interesting Map. I think high quality cycle tracks East West and North South on the main routes I have described should be the priority. After that introduce filtered roads in residential areas to not only create natural "quietways" but more importantly a route door-to-door that is safe for people to cycle from home to work or school, along with quieter and safer neighborhoods where people live.<br />Hackney Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382730797536027651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-27882142538323023842016-03-10T00:06:26.091+00:002016-03-10T00:06:26.091+00:00Once again, a very readable and well-researched pi...Once again, a very readable and well-researched piece. Thank you.<br /><br />What do you think of the cycling network planned for Tower Hamlets? I understand that routes alongside the canal are used for utility as well as leisure purposes. I understand as well that considerate cycling should *always* be permitted on the canal towpath, with pedestrian priority. From my point of view, however, the cycling network should be for cycling, and if it it is necessary to share the path / pavement with pedestrians, there should be plenty of room. What do you think about that?<br /><br />Putting the canal routes to one side, what is left? You mention the routes along Grove Road / Burdett Road and Cannon Street Road / Vallance Road, but what do you think about the other north-south routes?<br /><br />Do you think this network would link in well with neighbouring boroughs? You criticise the omission of a route on Bethnal Green Road, but Hackney Road and the two CSH routes aside, what do you think of the other east-west routes?<br /><br />I have prepared a map which shows a slightly different version of the strategic network in Tower Hamlets (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=z0uEE_bBiBeY.kNHXQEksmjpA" rel="nofollow">here</a>). The parts in red show some of the more obvious omissions. As you can see, these are few are far between. Perhaps you have some ideas about this yourself?bikemapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902775699101288384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-87254368189653104172016-03-06T19:41:37.084+00:002016-03-06T19:41:37.084+00:00http://lcc.org.uk/articles/take-action-make-sure-t...http://lcc.org.uk/articles/take-action-make-sure-tower-hamlets-cable-street-scheme-works-for-cyclistsSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846913945764379681noreply@blogger.com