Cycle parking at Marlowe Theatre hard to find
The cycle parking at the Marlowe Theatre is hard to find. Whilst it is signposted this is not obvious. A more obvious sign towards the cycle parking should be installed.
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Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
The cycle parking at the Marlowe Theatre is hard to find. Whilst it is signposted this is not obvious. A more obvious sign towards the cycle parking should be installed.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
Canterbury's B&Q store has poor "wheelbender" style cycle parking which is hidden away from view. High quality cycle parking (e.g. Sheffield stands) needs to be installed in a more visible location, ideally close to the store entrance, in order to encourage more customers to choose to cycle instead of drive to the store.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
The retail units at the end of Ten Perch Road (Pets at Home and Staples) are well served by cycle routes, but they don't have any cycle parking available for customers. Cycle parking should be provided to encourage people to choose to cycle instead of drive to these shops.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
The current wheelbender cycle parking at Kingsmead Leisure Centre is poor. It needs to be replaced with higher quality cycle parking (e.g. Sheffield stands) in order to be more widely used.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
Cycle parking is needed for customers using the new Sainsbury's store in St. Dunstan's.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
Cycle parking is needed for customers at the new Sainsburys store at Old Dover Road.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
Cycle parking is needed at Kent County Cricket Club to allow spectators to choose to cycle to the club. This will reduce motor journeys to the club.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
A cycle path is needed to link to Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School and St. Anselm's Catholic School in South Canterbury. This will increase the number of pupils and staff that are able to commute to these schools.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
The route of RCR16 leaving Canterbury has many potholes which pose a hazard.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
Permanent cycle route signs with destinations and distances are needed for the cycle route via Wincheap Trading Estate. Currently this has temporary Sustrans ranger stickers.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
Permanent signs are needed on the St. Mildred's cycle path at the corner of the graveyard. Currently only temporary Sustrans Ranger stickers are in place and these don't have destinations or distances shown.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
A short cycle path should be developed to link the Community College Whitstable with the Invicta Way portion of Crab & Winkle Way to allow the C&W to be used to cycling to CCW.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
Having two identically numbered branches of NCR1 in Canterbury causes confusion due to the ambiguity between the routes. The "Crab & Winkle link" branch, via the Eliot Path, should be renumbered to avoid the confusion.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
RCR17 in Kent has the main route between Dover and Patrixbourne with a spur towards Peene. The spur sharing the same route number can cause confusion and should be renumbered.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
Inconsiderate parking of cars on the shared-use RCR15 Viking Coastal Trail cycle path at North Foreland. This has completely blocked the path to cyclists and pedestrians. The photo clearly shows a pedestrian trying to get past the parked vehicles.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
Cycle parking is required at Bekesbourne railway station. The issue photo is evidence of this.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
Overgrown vegetation encroaching on the cycle path.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
A dropped kerb is needed for the cycle path where it links to Star Lane at the back of the retail park, near Gordon Road.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
The Drapers Mill cycle route sign should be pointing southward into Grosvenor Place, instead of eastward along Marine Gardens.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
The cycle route signs for the Canterbury High School to Archbishop's School cycle route are missing at each end of Harcourt Drive.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
This short section of cycle route needs cyclists to dismount for a narrow section of path. There's plenty of room to widen the path. The sightlines for crossing the road here could also be improved.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
A cycle link is needed to Barton Court Grammar School in order to give the school students and staff a viable means of reaching school.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
Cyclists need to walk for a short distance to follow NCR2 next to the Prince of Wales Roundabout if they wish to avoid using the A20 on the roundabout.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
The A2 is a hostile environment for cycling. Cyclists should be directed away from using the A2 towards existing safe alternatives (e.g. RCR16) and the current A2 cycle signs should be removed.
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Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
The A2 is a hostile environment for cycling. Cyclists should be directed away from using the A2 towards existing safe alternatives (e.g. RCR16) and the current A2 cycle signs should be removed.
Created by Gregory Williams // 2 threads
Accommodation for 432 students is proposed on land at the rear of the Peugeot Motor Company in Canterbury. This provides an ideal opportunity to link Canterbury Christchurch University's Augustine House Library into Canterbury's cycle network.
Created by Gregory Williams // 2 threads
This provides a flatter, shorter, and traffic-free alternative to the National Cycle Route 18 alignment via Sole Street.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
Canterbury planning permission CA//09/00142 includes an emergency access road, which is intended to be open to cyclists. This provides a vital link in the riverside cycle route in Canterbury. The rest of the construction on this planning application has been completed, but, contrary to conditions 12 and 13 of the appeal planning permission the emergency access link and the final portion of the cycle path have not been constructed.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
The road between Kingston and Barham is rural and has fast-moving traffic despite the majority of it having a 30 mph speed limit. There are no accompanying footpaths beside the road and the road is relatively narrow. A cycle and pedestrian link is required, particularly to allow schoolchildren from Kingston to safely reach the primary school in Barham.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
Planning application Y12/0897/SH proposes the redevelopment of a significant portion Folkestone Harbour and surrounding land. The proposals include up to 1000 dwellings and up to 10000sqm of commercial landuse. NCR2 runs through the development area.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
More cycle parking is needed in the vicinity of the high street end of St. Margaret's Street in Canterbury. The photo shows that all available space on the stands is already used.
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
More cycle parking is needed in the Clocktower Square area of Canterbury city centre. The photo shows that the existing cycle parking is completely full.
Created by Gregory Williams // 1 thread
The Oyster Bay Trail phase 2 will close a gap in the cycle network between the existing Oyster Bay Trail at Swalecliffe, Herne Bay and Reculver, the Viking Coastal Trail around Thanet, and the Crab & Winkle Way between Whitstable and Canterbury.
Created by Simon here // 2 threads
Complete separation of cyclists and cars can't always be achieved. To make sharing of the road safer I would like to propose using rumble strips instead of flat paint to separate the bike lane from the rest of the road. It would act as a physical reminder for car-drivers that they are encroaching the bike lane. This happens particularly near pinch points like road bends or crossroads. So even just a selective application of rumble strips could have a very positive effect, I believe. What's the view of the cycling community? Has it been tested?
Created by Gregory Williams // 0 threads
Much of the route of the former Elham Valley Railway has not been constructed on. This would make an ideal long-distance cycle path.