Object

Grafton Area of Major Change SPD 2017

Representation ID: 32042

Received: 06/11/2017

Respondent: Heather Coleman

Representation Summary:

Decent cycle lanes (aka those on Hills Road) must be part of the plans for East Road. The proposed plan is also deeply pedestrian unfriendly.

Full text:

Where are the protected cycle lanes? East Road is a major desire line for many people who end up wiggling through winding streets as it's so horrible. East​ ​Road​ ​here​ ​is​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​widest​ ​roads​ ​in​ ​the​ ​entire​ ​city​ ​and your​ ​proposal​ ​does​ ​not​ ​have​ ​protected​ ​cycleways!​ ​There​ ​is​ ​no​ ​cycling​ ​provision shown​ ​on​ ​this​ ​cross-section​ ​at​ ​all.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​unacceptable.​ ​Also,​ ​the​ ​centre​ ​median serves​ ​no​ ​purpose​ ​except​ ​to​ ​annoy​ ​people​ ​walking​ ​across​ ​the​ ​street​ ​by​ ​forcing​ ​them to​ ​wait​ ​in​ ​a​ ​penned​ ​in​ ​area.​ ​The​ ​proposal​ ​for​ ​East​ ​Road​ ​should​ ​eliminate​ ​the​ ​central median,​ ​greatly​ ​shrink​ ​the​ ​carriageway,​ ​use​ ​that​ ​regained​ ​space​ ​for​ ​properly designed​ ​protected​ ​&​ ​segregated​ ​cycleways​ ​with​ ​trees​ ​and​ ​verges​ ​protecting​ ​people from​ ​motor​ ​vehicles.​ ​Crossings​ ​of​ ​East​ ​Road​ ​should​ ​be​ ​made​ ​in​ ​a​ ​single​ ​stage:​ ​no islands​ ​and​ ​no​ ​guardrail.