tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post8599789302516879352..comments2024-03-28T13:43:46.124+00:00Comments on Hackney cyclist: Lower Clapton RoadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-32929163954603986902016-03-15T11:13:19.401+00:002016-03-15T11:13:19.401+00:00The consultation is extended online until 20th Mar...The consultation is extended online until 20th March nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-63233895879777736382016-03-13T07:25:32.855+00:002016-03-13T07:25:32.855+00:00Looks like it's designed to allow multi lane e...Looks like it's designed to allow multi lane exit on at least 1 arm as well. Has anyone checked if you could fit a segregated roundabout here? It's possible that it's not big enough. <br /><br />Given how far they've got with this the main thing to focus on might be the multi lane entry, difficult to see why this is required at those traffic volumes which aren't actually that high for inner city. Lotsa buses though.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-78207768595580176122016-03-12T00:44:49.687+00:002016-03-12T00:44:49.687+00:004th picture above the bottom with the Dutch rounda...4th picture above the bottom with the Dutch roundabout, where is that? I know that non priority crossings exist in city centres, or rather just outside of the 30 km/h city centre zone, but I don't know where. <br /><br />Also, I suggest looking at this particular blog post from David Hembrow to see some good ideas: http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2014/05/the-best-roundabout-design-for-cyclists.html. <br /><br />Why are there 2 lanes for motor vehicles on those approaches? That does not seem to make sense given the volumes. There could easily be a traditional pedestrian zebra crossing along with a non priority for cyclist crossing at 60-10 metres of distance from the roundabout itself with a tight circle. Multiparty Democracy Todayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359081992141220593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-6509078833728187462016-03-11T17:04:28.814+00:002016-03-11T17:04:28.814+00:00The north arm of Lower Clapton Road has no "i...The north arm of Lower Clapton Road has no "informal" crossing point - this is pushed way north and is not on the pedestrian desire line at all. People with mobility or visual impairment are being discriminated against in my opinion.<br /><br />The multi-lane approaches (in places) will end up with slow traffic in one lane and pedestrians getting masked as they crossed.<br /><br />For people cycling, well, they are not even considered.The Ranty Highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-48535411392601877622016-03-11T11:26:47.067+00:002016-03-11T11:26:47.067+00:00Most of these recently installed outcrops of pavem...Most of these recently installed outcrops of pavement in Hackney, most of which could have been or were used for 'space for cycling', have turned into 'space for parking' and/or 'space for street drinking'. Let's be honest, Hackney talk about streets being 'not just about movement, but also about place', but the only way you could possibly endure sitting on a bench adjacent to heavy traffic is if your senses have been blocked by drink or drugs - and that's precisely what happens. I can just see that ping pong table in Lower Clapton Road covered with empties. A triumph of ideology over common sense. Please Hackney Council, bring this nonsense to an end and start building cycle infrastructure again - the experiment is well and truly over.AndyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838588733466148715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410982774062066015.post-91592339517034748062016-03-11T11:06:41.519+00:002016-03-11T11:06:41.519+00:00I also thought a proposal for such an incredible b...I also thought a proposal for such an incredible busy junction to remove traffic lights got to be a joke? Or an extremely brave experiment. Cyclists aside the car traffic alone will totally choke this junction with cars blocking each other in all directions. Don't they run computer simulations first to see if a that narrow round about would work with the hundreds of cars lining up in each direction? CHRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570703755613939477noreply@blogger.com