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History on my (and your?) doorstep: the chance of new life for old cycle tracks

John Dales
09 June 2017
The Whitley Bay cycle track is in decent condition, and marked as such. But not much used
The Whitley Bay cycle track is in decent condition, and marked as such. But not much used
On the A316 in Feltham, the separate track and footway are just thrown together and narrowed prior to a multi-stage signalised crossing at a major junction
On the A316 in Feltham, the separate track and footway are just thrown together and narrowed prior to a multi-stage signalised crossing at a major junction
It breaks at every side junction, so many people cycling ignore it to avoid having to keep stopping
It breaks at every side junction, so many people cycling ignore it to avoid having to keep stopping

 

I wrote last time (LTT721) about a project I’m involved with that aims to breathe new life into around 300 miles of Ministry of Transport-funded segregated cycleways that were built in the late 1930s. Some of these became buried and lost, while others are hidden in plain sight. Some remain designated as cycle tracks, but other have long since been ‘repurposed’ as general carriageway. An update on the project was then on the front page of LTT723.

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John Dales

John Dales

John Dales MSC BSC MCIHT CMILT Director, Urban Mov

John Dales is a streets design adviser to local authorities around the UK, a member of several design review panels, and one of the London mayor’s design advocates. He is a past chair of the Transport Planning Society, a former trustee of Living Streets, and a committee member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. He is director of transport planning and street design consultancy Urban Movement. 

 

j.dales@urbanmovement.co.uk
+44 (0)7768 377 150
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