Greater Cambridge Shared Planning

Support

Grafton Area of Major Change SPD 2017

Representation ID: 32037

Received: 06/11/2017

Respondent: Heather Coleman

Representation Summary:

​I​ ​support​ ​the​ ​principle​ ​of​ ​finding​ ​a​ ​way​ ​to​ ​have​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​cycle​ ​route
on​ ​Fitzroy​ ​and​ ​Burleigh​ ​Streets.​ ​I am somewhat​ ​puzzled​ ​why​ ​this​ ​is​ ​referred​ ​to​ ​as​ ​a 'contraflow​ ​cycle​ ​lane'​ ​because​ ​that​ ​presumes​ ​a​ ​certain​ ​type​ ​of​ ​infrastructure.​ ​I think ​it​ ​would​ ​be​ ​best​ ​if​ ​this​ ​was​ ​left​ ​as​ ​'Provision​ ​for​ ​a​ ​bidirectional​ ​cycle​ ​route​ ​on Fitzroy​ ​Street​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​day'.

Full text:

​I​ ​support​ ​the​ ​principle​ ​of​ ​finding​ ​a​ ​way​ ​to​ ​have​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​cycle​ ​route
on​ ​Fitzroy​ ​and​ ​Burleigh​ ​Streets.​ ​I am somewhat​ ​puzzled​ ​why​ ​this​ ​is​ ​referred​ ​to​ ​as​ ​a 'contraflow​ ​cycle​ ​lane'​ ​because​ ​that​ ​presumes​ ​a​ ​certain​ ​type​ ​of​ ​infrastructure.​ ​I think ​it​ ​would​ ​be​ ​best​ ​if​ ​this​ ​was​ ​left​ ​as​ ​'Provision​ ​for​ ​a​ ​bidirectional​ ​cycle​ ​route​ ​on Fitzroy​ ​Street​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​day'.