ROUNDHAY ROAD HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS ...

Appendix 5 - Additional Comment from Consultation
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It is interesting, and perhaps illuminating, the council's view of car transport, that the objectives of this expensive
scheme do not include any mention of improving conditions for the private motorist. The main problems in this area are
not on the stretch affected by these proposals, but rather between Harehills Rd and the traffic lights at the roundhay
Rd/Harehills Ln/Easterly Rd junction. With a little imagination and very little cost (eg block off the 2 side roads entering
Roundhay Rd on that stretch, and moving the Leeds-bound bus stop to the other side of Harehills Rd junction) vast
improvements to traffic flow could be achieved.
It's a long time coming. The congestion, morning and night, is awful. We need easier cycle routes and more efficient
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bus services
D In busy areas like Roundhay Rd I think priority should be given to public transport
Debateable if cost & disruption to be incurred with this plan will actually relieve any congestion - or just add to it.
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Prioritise repairing appalling roads.
D I am concerned about the value of the bus lane. On street parking appears root cause.
D The pedestrian island by Elford Grove is important - people tend to run across the road there.
D Please improve quality of roads as they are broken on suggested routes!!
The main congestion is at the junction with Harehills Lane where buses are delayed in rush hour. The proposed bus
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lane needs to be extended
D Useful changes to the road infrastructure especially the footway build-outs
Very frequent bus user with annual bus pass, comes off my Council wages. I live in Belle Isle and work near sheepscar,
12, 13, 13A bus routes will all be affected by these works so hopefully that will be taken into account for the bus
D I don't drive so have no choice but to use buses to and from work
timetable. Up to 4 buses a day, 5 days a week, 39 weeks a year in school term time!
Good idea to put a bus lane/cycle in. There's a lot of crazy driving on roundhay Rd and this would hopefully make it
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safer for cyclists
Should try & get a permanent cycle lane from Roundhay to city centre. Needs double yellow lines from Roundhay to city
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- all parking on side roads
D It would be great if there was a nice, safe cycle lane from Roundhay to city centre and back.
The biggest problem is illegal parking on R Rd in front of Farm Foods, Kwik Save. All traffic from Oakwood has to
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funnel into 1 lane.
D Worried that I may be late for work as I will need to get a second bus after getting the 12/13.
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In principal I support improving public transport, but I think short bus lanes are counter productive as it causes further
delays to motorists channelling into 1 lane and motorists queuing to go into centre lane could block them.
E Yes already affects our business on R Rd. Double yellow lines outside no good. CAN'T DO business affected very badly. Thank you!!
E The parking on R Rd would stop but all the side streets would be used making it useless for residents
There is already a lack of parking for businesses (clients and customers) + people working in the area. This will have a
No bus lane required as they would slow the flow of traffic due to forcing motorists to single file.
E negative impact on business.
E Strongly agree with signals at top of Shepherds Lane
Good luck enforcing the 1 way only system. The local driver population do not seem to adhere to the road like
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"20mph" zones
Will just slow traffic up even more. NB Cyclists should cycle on the road not in special lanes or on pedestrian
Just resurface it!and with the money saved by not doing all the other stuff resurface easterly Road and Harehills Road
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ad infinitum.
E No adverse effect
E I think we need two lanes to improve(?) the traffic to flow faster
There should be cycle lanes on all major routes into town. I have lost count the times I have almost been killed on my
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bicycle.
I strongly support these proposals. It's really difficult and dangerous to come out of or turn into Shepherds Lane and
cross Roundhay Road on a bike. I resort to dismounting and using the pedestrian crossing except at very quiet times.
There need to be more places to cross safely between the Lascelles Terrace crossing and the Fford Greene pedestrian
crossing. They're a long way apart so people (especially less mobile people who want to avoid walking further than they
have to) try and cross dangerously across up to 4 lanes of traffic. Please don't put in lots of metal fences between the
road and the pavement. I think they're really dangerous for cyclists as they can get crushed into them.
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