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HOME INTRODUCTION PART A A vision for London’s streets PART B From strategy to delivery PART C New measures for new challenges PART D Balancing priorities PART F Appendix PART E Physical design and materials SECTION 6 Introduction SECTION 7 High quality footways SECTION 8 Carriageways SECTION 9 Crossings SECTION 10 Kerbside activity SECTION 11 Footway amenities SECTION 12 Safety and functionality SECTION 13 Street environment SECTION 14 Transport interchanges Streetscape Guidance [Part E – Physical design and materials] Carriageways 114 Cycling interventions Proposals for cycling should reflect the place function of a street within a wider area – the street’s character and the uses and activities that take place within it – rather than be determined solely by the movement of other vehicles. Cycling facilities should enhance the area through which a route passes and design teams should consider the cycling experience along the full length of the route to provide a consistently attractive setting for cycling and walking. Good design should provide cycle routes which are safe, continuous, clear, coherent and attractive. They should complement the existing streetscape quality and avoid additional unnecessary clutter. The degree of separation required for cycling should be based on an assessment of the existing conditions, on proposals for improvement of the area and on addressing key safety, capacity and accessibility issues. Higher levels of service for cycling can be achieved through designing for lower speeds, lower motor traffic volumes and through greater separation from motor vehicles, while avoiding conflict with pedestrians. A street may be part of a proposed new or improved cycle route, or may have existing or proposed cycle routes crossing it. In both cases, the level of service offered at junctions and crossing points is a key determinant of the overall quality of provision for cyclists. • Cycle infrastructure need not be heavily engineered or costly but should be consistent and aligned to the uses and dimensions of the street environment • Streetscape Guidance encourages designers to consider the impact of cycle infrastructure on the pedestrian environment as well as the visual quality of the streetscape. This includes being mindful of any facility that proposes additional street clutter, the creation of small fragmented areas of space, or overly complicated arrangements to the detriment of other users • Designs should avoid making cosmetic alterations for the sake of change and should be rooted in an evidence-based design approach • Trials of temporary layouts to assess impacts of changes to road space allocation should be considered as a step-change towards longterm infrastructure provision Designating space for cycling Formal cycle infrastructure on the highway consists of: cycle lanes (regulatory road markings on carriageway), cycle tracks (generally, provision dedicated to cycling off the carriageway) or areas shared with pedestrians. Cycle tracks are usually away from the carriageway or separated from it by a verge or height difference. A Section 65 Notice (Highways Act, 1980) can be used to convert a footway into a cycle track and prioritise cycling. Appropriate signing should be incorporated including TSRGD diagram 955 and associated cycle symbol marking (diagram 1057). LCDS describes different kinds of provision for cycling in terms of the ‘degree of separation’ they offer from motor vehicles on-carriageway or from pedestrians off-carriageway. With the highest degree of separation first, the oncarriageway options are:
HOME INTRODUCTION PART A A vision for London’s streets PART B From strategy to delivery PART C New measures for new challenges PART D Balancing priorities PART F Appendix PART E Physical design and materials SECTION 6 Introduction SECTION 7 High quality footways SECTION 8 Carriageways SECTION 9 Crossings SECTION 10 Kerbside activity SECTION 11 Footway amenities SECTION 12 Safety and functionality SECTION 13 Street environment SECTION 14 Transport interchanges Streetscape Guidance [Part E – Physical design and materials] Carriageways 115 Full separation on links Segregated lane/track: Cycle lane or track separated by a continuous or near-continuous physical upstand along links (usually verges or kerbed segregating islands). Stepped tracks: Vertically separated cycle tracks at an intermediate level between the footway and main carriageway, with or without a buffer zone. Shared lanes Shared bus lane: Cyclists may use the full width of the bus lane during and beyond its hours of operation. Applies to all nearside, with-flow bus lanes, and should extend to contraflow and offside types. Advisory cycle lane: An area intended for, but not legally restricted to, cyclists’ use. Other vehicles are permitted to enter or cross it. Dedicated cycle lanes Light segregated lane: A facility separated and protected by intermittently placed objects generally alongside formal, mandatory cycle lane markings. (Note that no light segregation product has been approved for use across the TLRN, so any proposal should be brought to the attention of the SDRG to ensure that the product satisfies streetscape requirements and does not pose a maintenance and safety liability). Mandatory cycle lane: A marked lane for exclusive use of cyclists during the advertised hours of operation. It is an offence for other vehicles to enter, unless they are exempted. Separate parking restrictions are needed to be fully effective.
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