Figure 47 Proposed indicative East road bus stop layout (subject to further discussion and detailed design)
Support
Grafton Area of Major Change SPD 2017
Representation ID: 31905
Received: 30/10/2017
Respondent: Tam Parry
Agree but where do you get the bus from? If on east road then great.
Agree but where do you get the bus from? If on east road then great.
Object
Grafton Area of Major Change SPD 2017
Representation ID: 31933
Received: 02/11/2017
Respondent: Matthew Danish
This diagram does not have any cycling infrastructure. You should include protected cycleways that are separate from cars and buses. The crossing of East Road looks like it is blocked by a tree in this diagram. The crossing should be straightened out and made into a single-stage crossing. There should not be any staggered crossings anymore. Let people walk across the whole road without having to wait and wait.
This diagram does not have any cycling infrastructure. You should include protected cycleways that are separate from cars and buses. The crossing of East Road looks like it is blocked by a tree in this diagram. The crossing should be straightened out and made into a single-stage crossing. There should not be any staggered crossings anymore. Let people walk across the whole road without having to wait and wait.
Object
Grafton Area of Major Change SPD 2017
Representation ID: 31975
Received: 14/10/2017
Respondent: Bev Nicolson
Fig 47. - A bus lane shared with bikes? No. Not on East Road, thanks.
2.7.2
Second point. As this document has been written so that members of the public can have their say on the
council's vision for this area, use of planning jargon is unhelpful.
3.2.3 The area should be primarily for pedestrians and those on bikes. We need far fewer cars.
3.2.7 I would argue for future proofing not just in terms of building use, but in transport terms too. We must
be aiming for far fewer cars and delivery lorries and therefore lower pollution levels.
4.2.4 Again, let's not think car here. Walking and cycling must come first.
Fig. 33 It's not entirely clear to me if the yellow shading is an indication that you wish to see junction
improvement here. (This is a problem with several plans. The key doesn't always match the drawing.)
Fitzroy Lane needs a pavement.
Enhanced public space. There is potential for conflict in a shared space environment as this would turn out to
be. Fig 34 strongly suggests there would be.
4.2.18 I object to on-street servicing. It causes conflict with pedestrians and bike users.
4.2.30 Suggest sites for cycle parking. Although if Grafton East went underground, could the overground part
become a cycle park?
Fig 35 I am uneasy about suggesting no. 17 Fitzroy Street could turn into an hotel. I envisage conflict with
pedestrians and bikes because of the servicing needed and the guests arriving.
4.3.9 I am uneasy about more central hotels. What about some affordable flats instead?
4.4.14 Let us hold to this. When you say exceptional, let us mean exceptional, not a 5 storey building that
could be anywhere in the country. Maybe they could echo no 17?
4.4.24. I strongly object to the space being used by pedestrians, bikes with taxis and servicing vehicles. This
is not a recipe for a pleasant, attractive boulevard, but a stressful, noisy, mall. There would also be damage
to any surfacing used.
Yes to 24/7 use by bikes.
4.4.26 Reduce carriageway for motor traffic and add a cycle route for the whole length.
Improve Norfolk St end with a clearer cycling and walking routes to follow.
This plan must integrate with the Eastern Gate SPD. It must be a goal that it does, not a vague desire. There
is no point in having a piecemeal approach to the area.
Fig 42. Shows limited space for pedestrians, trees removed, bike racks gone, seating gone. It looks a lot like
shared space and I strongly object to that.
4.4.28. Jargon. (See first point.) Contraflow bike lane, yes. Servicing too? No, no, no.
4.5.3 Either this is to be a 'c' road, or it is a pedestrianised shopping centre. It can't be both.
Fig 45 No guard rail at all, thank you. Crossings can be effectively designed for busy roads without them.
Fig 47. A bus lane shared with bikes? No. Not on East Road, thanks.
Object
Grafton Area of Major Change SPD 2017
Representation ID: 32045
Received: 06/11/2017
Respondent: Heather Coleman
This diagram would have the effect of banning cycling along East Road. This diagram does not show space for safe cycling. There should be protected cycleways on both sides of the road so that people cycling are separate from motor traffic. The central median should be removed and the carriageway narrowed. The crossing of the road should be in a single stage and straight across. No staggered crossings and no guard rail. Instead of trees in the median the trees should be planted between the carriageway and the cycleways.
This diagram would have the effect of banning cycling along East Road. This diagram does not show space for safe cycling. There should be protected cycleways on both sides of the road so that people cycling are separate from motor traffic. The central median should be removed and the carriageway narrowed. The crossing of the road should be in a single stage and straight across. No staggered crossings and no guard rail. Instead of trees in the median the trees should be planted between the carriageway and the cycleways.
Object
Grafton Area of Major Change SPD 2017
Representation ID: 32120
Received: 06/11/2017
Respondent: Mr Martin Lucas-Smith
Cycle tracks, separate from both pedestrians and buses, needed. There is plenty of space.
Cycle tracks, separate from both pedestrians and buses, needed. There is plenty of space.
Object
Grafton Area of Major Change SPD 2017
Representation ID: 32145
Received: 06/11/2017
Respondent: Cambridge Cycling Campaign
This diagram does not show space for safe and inclusive cycling. There should be protected cycleways on both sides of the road so that people cycling are separate from motor traffic. The central median should be removed and the carriageway narrowed. The crossing of the road should be in a single stage and straight across. No staggered crossings and no guard rail. Instead of trees in the median the trees should be planted between the carriageway and the cycleways.
This diagram does not show space for safe and inclusive cycling. There should be protected cycleways on both sides of the road so that people cycling are separate from motor traffic. The central median should be removed and the carriageway narrowed. The crossing of the road should be in a single stage and straight across. No staggered crossings and no guard rail. Instead of trees in the median the trees should be planted between the carriageway and the cycleways.