A Chipping Sodbury, Dodington & Yate Cycling Network

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1 Approaching Shire Way and Yate from Westerleigh. Path to pass under left hand side railway arch A Chipping Sodbury, Dodington & Yate Cycling Network A note considering the opportunities arising from the opening of the new path linking Shire Way, in the south west corner of Yate, with the Bristol and Bath Railway path from Emersons Green Revised draft updated after discussions September 2013 John Grimshaw CBE The Wool Hall, 12 St Thomas Street, Bristol BS1 6JJ

2 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 2 Yate - A Cycling Town September 2013 A note considering the opportunities arising from the opening of the new path linking Shire Way, in the south west corner of Yate, with the Bristol and Bath Railway path from Emersons Green 1. Background The Bristol and Bath Railway Path was completed from City Centre to City Centre in 1984 and right from its earliest days has generated a large popular usage. This 16 mile long traffic free route demonstrated that the public will cycle if they are given the opportunity of attractive routes free from conflict with traffic. Over 1 million cycling trips are made on this route each year (and an equally large number of walking journeys) and this critical mass of cyclists acted as a catalyst to support the ongoing programme of cycling provision in the area. Right from its inception, both campaigners and the Council recognised the value of connecting through to Yate and indeed the first part of the route from Mangotsfield Station to Coxgrove Hill (for Pucklechurch) was opened by Land negotiation, especially that of securing the Railways agreement to pass under the M4 at Westerleigh Railhead, proved daunting and it was not until 2012 that work could commence. In July 2012, Councillor Janet Biggin opened the first 800m of the link northwards built by Pucklechurch Parish Council Access Group volunteers working with South Gloucestershire staff, and the way under the M4 was finally fenced through. Path opening at Coxgrove Hill, July 2012 The Council opened the section through to Westerleigh Road by Easter 2013, and plan to press on to reach Yate during This note considers how to make the best use of this new path not only as a resource in its own right, but as a catalyst for raising the profile of cycling and nits popularity throughout the area of Yate. LAYOUT JD Jan 2014 REF 431 from PB, JD docs

3 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 3 2. Cycling in Yate On the face of it one would expect Yate to be a popular place for cycling. It is largely level, and hardly any journeys are more than 2 miles long. But whilst one sees low numbers of cyclists around the town, it is a far cry from what one would find in many European towns of this size where 20-30% of all trips would be by bike. There simply isn t a cycling culture in the Town. There are probably many reasons for this. Yate was developed in the 1960 s at a time when there was no cycling agenda in the UK. Although it has an excellent network of walking routes, it had no cycling routes at that time so the public became ingrained in to the habit of driving for even local trips to the Town centre. Then many people looked to Bristol or further afield for work, leisure and shopping for which using the car was the only practical route. And Yate is surprisingly isolated from the point of view of a potential cyclist, with many possible routes (especially in the Bristol direction) heavily trafficked and unsuitable for family and novice cyclists. This could all change with the opening of the new, largely traffic free path to Shortwood, Bristol and Bath. There is no reason why it should not prove to be as popular as the original railway path between Bristol and Bath and, for the first time, present Yate residents with an attractive place to cycle, a route suitable for even the most inexperienced people, and a place where people can cycle for the first time and realise just what a convenient and rewarding means of travelling cycling can be. For us to take advantage of this new route we are going to have to make it easy to reach the start of the route at Shire Way. In fact we are going to have to extend the new route to reach through Yate so that it is accessible by as many people as possible, and what is more, visible to them. If we can create popular routes through the Town, on which one often sees people cycling, then the idea will spread that cycling is a good way to travel in Yate. Map showing the Yate and Shortwood link under construction and possible main route connections on into Yate All maps reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty s Stationery Office Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. South Gloucestershire Licence Number: 2012 Licence No

4 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 4 3. A possible cycling network for Yate The current Yate Link path finishes at Shire Way, shortly after passing under the main line railway viaduct. What is required is for the path to continue through to the town centre, serving as much of the population as possible along the way and including other key destinations such as schools or work places. There are a few useful routes in the area, but they mainly follow the main roads, with only informal connections into residential areas via the use of footpaths. They hardly amount to anything which might be viewed as a popular network for everyday use. A map showing existing routes is available on the latest cycling map of South Gloucestershire but is not shown here. Fortunately the Town s Radburn principles of layout and planning have resulted in generous amounts of open space with green fingers and their attendant footpaths stretching throughout the area, including some quite well designed underpasses to provide continuity. In many cases there is even a pair of paths through these spaces, one fronting the houses on each side so to speak. Some of these paths are wider than others and may have been intended for informal cycling use from the start. With this resource the most obvious solution is to select a limited number of these paths for shared use and to sign them as such and where necessary make improvements to make them more suitable and to give them greater visibility and crucially continuity to the town centre with good priority over road crossings so as to emphasise the community s desire to see much more of this healthy and sustainable, as well as convenient, way of travel. The suggested routes shown on the map here are arranged to fan out from the Shire Way end of the new path, so as to make it easy for the public to realise its start. But of course these routes will serve many other local everyday functions so they should be seen as the Town s Strategic Cycling Network. Map showing suggested cycling routes in the southern half of Yate 1 Yate Town Shopping Centre 2 Yate Link Road Development and Cinemas proposals. Typical pair of paths through open spaces Typical underpass (although at times a surface level crossing may be more convenient) Goose Green Way cycling route Inauspicious approach to the Yate Shopping Centre

5 4. Yate Cycle Routes Project - preliminary proposals North Yate to the Town Centre The northern part of Yate has a number of very useful and well in constructed cycling routes. They are short only of a few key connections and defined roads crossings. If these are provided as part of the planned new developments then the 3kms to the Town Centre should be well within most people s cycling range. New developments will be 3kms from the Town Centre. They should include 2 core paths leading to the two existing cycling routes. 1. The key link to getting these routes off to a good start is to make a new path along this open space to lead directly to the Goose Green Way crossing. This will be a huge improvement on the narrow and circuitous routes available at present. Millhill is a most attractive site and the proposed route should follow the mown area to the east of the hedge/ditch as far as possible 2. Immediately on leaving the new developments provide a crossing of Randolph Avenue and a new path on the desire line through the open space to join up with the existing route. 3. The existing crossing in via a good central island on Eastfield Drive. 4. The approaches to this existing Toucan Light crossing needs a new ramp coming down from the east to make it s use as convenient as possible. 5. A marked out and defined priority crossing is needed to give a good way through to Broad Lane and the school. 6. Church Road and Goose Green are attractive tree lined roads with very little traffic, but the short cut through to Lancaster Road needs attention and opening out. 7. Although Wellington Road is not particularly busy, it would be well worthwhile providing a traffic free shared use path on its east side with a raised junction over Lancaster Road all to emphasise that this is the main north/south cycling route in Yate. The footway is already possibly signed for shared use but the path needs to be widened into the available grass verge. A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 5 This link will also require a crossing of Greenways Road this could be a single stage zebra crossing similar to the existing one opposite Milton Road and then finally a short link to the existing Templar Road cycle route. 8. At the same time a link across Wellington Road would give access to a very useful and wide path suitable for shared use running to the west. 9. This crucial crossing of Station Road to reach the Leisure Centre is discussed on the Town Centre detail. 10. The path crossing Greenways Road here could usefully be made shared use including its connection to Milton Road (which will make for the most direct route to the station and Badminton Road) and also the path back to Templar Road which needs a crossing to reach its east side cycle track. 11. The existing cycling routes are connected across the B4060 by a sequence in the traffic lights. It would be helpful if their route was coloured across the road to further emphasise the legitimate presence of cyclist. 12. This Toucan light crossing is excellent, but the narrow link path to Goose Green is insignificant and needs to be reconstructed to an easier gradient. 13. The light controlled crossing to Lawn s Road is sufficiently spacious but the approach paths are poor and need reconstructing for shared use. This includes the narrow bridge over the main road. 14. The existing Toucan over Station Road is useful but links either side are needed to complete this route to the Town Centre. 15. The existing cycle paths all collapse at this difficult crossing of Station Road where there is no provision at the very point it is needed the most. 16. Planned site of new development and cinema will be a powerful influence on details in this area. Goose Green crossing to Gravel Hill Road Goose Green link to Lancaster Way

6 5. Yate Cycle Routes Project - preliminary proposals Connecting through to the Town Centre from the northern side of Yate The central problem of cycling in Yate is the Town Centre. Any programme of encouraging cycling in Yate must of necessity solve the current issues of approaching the Town Centre and of navigating through it to reach destinations beyond. This plan addresses the matters to be resolved on the northern approaches to the Centre. 1. The existing cycle route marked out through the A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 6 car park ends at Station Road to reach The Glen which leads to the St. Mary s Park route north. The suggested detail makes use of the fact that The Glen, which is a cul-de-sac serving only a small area, does not need to exit lanes to Station Road. The left turning one of these can usefully become the staging point for a two stage crossing of Station Road. 2. As it is not possible to cycle through the shopping area it is essential to make a good east west route down this corridor. At present there is a rather haphazard assembly of narrow paths and unloved grass spaces. There is ample room to construct a good 3m wide shared use path, with priority raised crossings at each access road, and planted with avenue trees to make the whole route an attractive path ending in the rather pretty, but little used square at North Parade. Shared use of the existing zebra crossing then connects to the Tesco car park area. 3. The existing Station Road lights crossing is already designed for cyclists. What is missing is a defined crossing of Church Road and a shared use footway as far as Lawns Road. This leads through for the shortest route to the main Goose Green Way cycle routes serving the northeast side of the town. 4. Mark out an advisory cycling route through the car park aisles as has been done near the Sports Centre. Vehicular traffic is all travelling very slowly so issues of safety are light. It would though be beneficial for everyone if a reverse parking policy was followed so that everyone reversed into their parking bays. This would ensure that they had good views of passing pedestrians and cyclist when they drove off. 5. This Toucan crossing of the link road is well arranged. It needs to connect to more cycle parking for the Shopping Centre, to the proposed route through the car park, and it leads to the existing cycling route south to Cotswold Road. No way across Station Road for pedestrians or cyclists Unused space and ill-defined paths by Station Road 6 7 Link Road Development Option 6. The key connection between the new cinema area and shopping centre and the whole northern part of Yate is blocked by the current junction of Station Road. The solution to this is to divert the cycling route to a new path to the east of the River Frome. 7. A light controlled crossing at Station Road can be positioned here on the desire line as it is well set back from the congested Station Road/Link Road junction. 8. The Lawns Road link will be the most convenient route for many journeys, including those travelling west for the station and the Badminton Road Council offices. This section of path needs widening and the narrow bridge over the River Frome needs replacing. 9. The existing Toucan crossing is quite suitable although its waiting areas either side need to be levelled and enlarged. 10. All these link paths are really too narrow for shared use routes. 11. This important walking route past the Parish Church deserves to be enhanced with tree planting all the way down to Station Road. 12. This existing crossing is currently isolated with nowhere to go, but current plans will construct a good route around the northern side of the complex roundabout to give a direct route to the Station. 13. The proposed route past the library connects to the south side of Yate.

7 6. Yate Cycle Routes Project - preliminary proposals Connecting through to the Town Centre from the northern side of Yate The central problem of cycling in Yate is the Town Centre. Any programme of encouraging cycling in Yate must of necessity solve the current issues of approaching the Town Centre and of navigating through it to reach destinations beyond. This plan addresses the matters to be resolved on the northern approaches to the Centre. A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 7 1. The existing cycle route marked out through the car park ends at Station Road to reach The Glen which leads to the St. Mary s Park route north. The suggested detail makes use of the fact that The Glen, which is a cul-de-sac serving only a small area, does not need to exit lanes to Station Road. The left turning one of these can usefully become the staging point for a two stage crossing of Station Road. 2. As it is not possible to cycle through the shopping area it is essential to make a good east west route down this corridor. At present there is a rather haphazard assembly of narrow paths and unloved grass spaces. There is ample room to construct a good 3m wide shared use path, with priority raised crossings at each access road, and planted with avenue trees to make the whole route an attractive path ending in the rather pretty, but little used square at North Parade. Shared use of the existing zebra crossing then connects to the Tesco car park area. 3. The existing Station Road lights crossing is already designed for cyclists. What is missing is a defined crossing of Church Road and a shared use footway as far as Lawns Road. This leads through for the shortest route to the main Goose Green Way cycle routes serving the northeast side of the town. 4. Mark out an advisory cycling route through the car park aisles as has been done near the Sports Centre. Vehicular traffic is all travelling very slowly so issues of safety are light. It would though be beneficial for everyone if a reverse parking policy was followed so that everyone reversed into their parking bays. This would ensure that they had good views of passing pedestrians and cyclist when they drove off. 5. This Toucan crossing of the link road is well arranged. It needs to connect to more cycle parking for the Shopping Centre, to the proposed route through the car park, and it leads to the existing cycling route south to Cotswold Road. No way across Station Road for pedestrians or cyclists Unused space and ill-defined paths by Station Road 6 7 Link Road Development Option 6. The key connection between the new cinema area and shopping centre and the whole northern part of Yate is blocked by the current junction of Station Road. The solution to this is to divert the cycling route to a new path to the east of the River Frome. 7. A light controlled crossing at Station Road can be positioned here on the desire line as it is well set back from the congested Station Road/Link Road junction. 8. The Lawns Road link will be the most convenient route for many journeys, including those travelling west for the station and the Badminton Road Council offices. This section of path needs widening and the narrow bridge over the River Frome needs replacing. 9. The existing Toucan crossing is quite suitable although its waiting areas either side need to be levelled and enlarged. 10. All these link paths are really too narrow for shared use routes. 11. This important walking route past the Parish Church deserves to be enhanced with tree planting all the way down to Station Road. 12. This existing crossing is currently isolated with nowhere to go, but current plans will construct a good route around the northern side of the complex roundabout to give a direct route to the Station. 13. The proposed route past the library connects to the south side of Yate.

8 7. Yate Cycle Routes Project - preliminary proposals A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 8 The Town Centre is ringed by Kennedy Way and Station Road which carry heavy traffic and are a real obstacle to cycling in the whole of the town let alone to reach the Shopping Centre. This map shows how this can be resolved and the quite modest works required to put good quality cycling routes in place which can expect to become popular and the basis for cycling throughout the town. 1. Sunridge Oak is traffic calmed, and although it has traffic and is a bus route this is probably the only way up from the southwest of the town, and the link route under construction from Bristol. 2. Widen footway for shared use. 3. Convert crossing and its approaches to shared use. 4. Mark out 3m wide path for shared use through this area. It may be best to rearrange the existing bike storage. See the detailed appendix to see how the path can make the minimal impact on the shopping parade, and give way to pedestrians on the approach to the existing main rod crossing. 5. Define crossing with zebra markings. 6. Follow parking access road. 7. Mark out shared use route past the library and to the Preferred option as part of new development Leisure Centre in colour as has already been done from the other direction. 8. Existing cycling routes. 9. Existing light controlled crossing will come into its own when the planned cycling route avoiding the Station Road roundabouts is put in place. 10. Essential new crossing to reach The Glen for routes to the north. 11. Construct a good 3m wide path through various pieces of grass and paving including defined priority crossings of all access roads and drives Mark out route through car park as has already been done at the Leisure Centre end. 13. Scott Way route from the south. 14. Existing light controlled crossing. 15. Define crossing of access road with zebra markings. 16. Mark out cycling route on pavement. In this area it would be useful to abandon and fill in the subway as it is hardly used and occupies a great deal of space. If this was the case a new path could be constructed on the reclaimed space. 17. Mark up this pavement for shared use. It would be useful to have a crossing of Cotswold Way nearer to the Link Road roundabout rather than to make the current dogleg. 18. Create new shared use path around Link Road with raised crossing of service road and a cycling phase in the Link Road junction details. 19. Existing crossing takes cyclists to the Shopping Centre cycle path. 20. The existing roadside cycling path ends up at Station Road where there is no crossing provision at this difficult and congested junction. Because of the proximity of the river bridge there is insufficient space to work out a solution so it would be better to cross the Frome, build a new path along the edge of the car park and provide a good raised crossing for the defined priority route for pedestrians and cyclists across the car park access road. 21. This crucial crossing of Station Road can now be set back from the junction to tie up closer with the existing paths going north. 22. Planned development and cinema site. There are opportunities for at least two linking paths which could welcome cyclists to the entrances to the stores and cinema where parking racks should be installed. 23. Existing Toucan lights over main road leading to 3m wide cycle path south of the main road A separate path is almost already marked out by the coloured paviours along South Parade Difficult crossing of Link Road to reach the Centre Good crossing of Cotswold Way just to the east of the Centre

9 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 9 8. Yate Cycle Routes Project - preliminary proposals Details around proposed Yate Link Road Development and Cinema This important development scheme will have a Green Themed Plan to encourage staff and visitors to travel to site by sustainable forms of transport. Walking and cycling schemes will be promoted by the Centre and individual operators, as well as cycle parking. This map sets out to show the essential paths and road crossings required to enable these approaches to be fulfilled and the public to popularly walk and cycle to both this site and to the existing shopping centre It is planned to make a link path into this eastern end of the site so as to provide a convenient access for people coming down Station Road from Chipping Sodbury. It would be best if this link is positioned as shown because it would then also directly link up with the Goose Green Way routes serving the whole northern part of the town. A zebra crossing would be the most appropriate arrangement to make a safe and convenient way over the road The existing Cycle way from the north splinters out at Station Road. It would be best to make a defined crossing at this point set well back from the Link Road junction. This will require agreement to be reached on the small parcel of land outside the control of the Yate Shopping Centre. 3. In order to keep the crossing of the car park access road away from the junction with the Link Road as well, the through walking and cycling route needs to pass through this car park with the loss of 9 spaces. 4. A raised zebra crossing would be the most suitable here. 5. The path needs to follow the existing ramp, which might possibly be widened with earthworks. This will conveniently connect with the planned café which should be popular with walkers and cyclists. 6. The spine approach to the shops is principally for pedestrians but there is no reason why cyclist should not use it if it is planned to be wider say 5m rather than the 2.4m shown. Some cycle parking needs to be at the end of this link for convenience. 7. Existing good Toucan crossing of Link road takes cyclists towards Tesco s and the Centre. 8. Cyclist need to park here, or to join the various ways through the car park. 9. This existing bridge provides another potentially shared use way to the cinemas. The path on the cinema site needs to be a generous welcome, and one car parking space shown needs to be removed. 10. Although the direct desire line over the Link Road is near the roundabout, the arrangement here is convenient for the cinema and for cyclists travelling to the northern part of Yate. It is proposed to provide a cycling phase in the junction arrangements here and to provide a shared use path along the west side of the Link Road. 11. This service access crossing should be provided with a raised crossing to give clear priority to pedestrians and cyclists. 12. The crossing on this leg of the junction is also important, but not as crucial as is the Link Road arm. 13. Existing good Toucan crossing connects well to the southeast part of the town. 14. This link path is to be upgraded for shared use in order to allow cyclists to enjoy a section of the Frome riverside path.

10 9. Yate Cycle Routes Project - preliminary proposals A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 10 Plan showing the boundary of the Yate Shopping Centre land showing proposed network of cycling routes in the area Existing path fronting the new development and cinema site, showing toucan crossing signalsz Existing cycling routes Proposed cycling routes Proposed routes on Shopping Centre land Proposed route painted along car park aisle Planned cycling route from Emersons Green and Bristol Proposed crossing Existing crossing provision Shopping Centre boundary Footpath continues

11 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE Works required for the proposed network Whilst ideally these proposed routes would be 3m wide, because so many of the existing paths are duplicated, an initial phase could adopt just one of the paths for shared use, leaving the other exclusively for pedestrians. The works which would be necessary include: a. A number of short new links to either connect through where there is a gap, or to make short cuts across a corner where there is already a desire line b. Dropped kerbs and crossings of roads such as St. Briavel s Drive for example, where a raised pavement crossing would be the ideal solution to provide continuity of route and to emphasise the importance, and priority to pedestrians and cyclists making these short local trips. c. A certain amount of trimming of vegetation to improve sight lines, particularly near residential garden entrances. d. Cycle racks at destinations, all in really convenient locations close to where people want to go. There is nothing like full cycle racks to demonstrate the existence of cycling. e. A clear system of signing so that residents all over the town know that they can be confident of reaching their destinations along these routes they may not have used before. f. Clear maps in public areas to promote the routes, along with a range of promotional activates including articles in the Iocal press, initiatives with local employers, schemes with retailers, Bike It programmes in local schools, integration with health centres and local GP surgeries and a range of rides and events along the routes. As part of this it will be crucial to provide continuity of route through the central shopping area which currently forms a major obstacle to getting across the notion that cycling is a welcome way of travelling in Yate. Picture of typical raised crossing from a small town near Bilbao in Northern Spain

12 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 12 Appendix 1 Detailed maps of suggested routes The routes shown here comprise a preliminary suggestion. The route maps are accompanied by a number of photographs showing the general characteristics of the route together with brief notes on the principal points where works are required. Some of the paths to be followed are designated as public footpaths. This status would remain with permissive cycling allowed by agreement with the landowner the Council. Estimates of Costs The routes shown here could be opened with very little work or little cost other than a few connections and careful signing. Alternatively if funds were available they could be progressively overhauled until they were a full 3m wide and continuous throughout. To start with a budget of 100,000 could be carefully allocated to tackle works in order of priority to open the whole network shown here to a preliminary standard. Location map of large scale plans which are at 1:2500 scale when printed at A4 page size. Note that this preliminary report only shows details of the one route from Shire Way to the Town Centre by way of example. John Grimshaw Westerleigh Greenways Coordinator Crown copyright. Licence No

13 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE Crossing of Shire Way is the final detail of current planning consent. Its details remain to be resolved but a raised pavement zebra type crossing would be appropriate for this entrance to the Town. 2. To reach Yate Common the existing footway needs to be widened by about 1.5m for shared use. Space can be achieved by cutting down the width of the existing right turning lane to Chedworth. 3. New link from Shire Way to the start of the existing KEY 1 footpath network. Traffic free 4. Typical short cut opportunities. Adjacent green spaces New traffic free links On-road sections with traffic calming scale (m) Path through open space View showing opportunity to narrow road Crown copyright. Licence No

14 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE Existing subway is generally suitable for shared use although a dedicated at grade crossing of Rodford Way on the level might be considered preferable The route serves this local centre. scale (m) KEY 2b South of underpass Traffic free Adjacent green spaces New traffic free links On-road sections with traffic calming 2a Approach to underpass 2c Crown copyright. Licence No

15 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE Again a raised crossing of St. Briavel s Drive would be useful. 3 scale (m) a showing the ample space available KEY Traffic free Adjacent green spaces New traffic free links On-road sections with traffic calming 3b 3c Crown copyright. Licence No

16 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE Again a raised crossing of St. Briavel s Drive would be useful. 8. This link from Highworth Crescent to the Stanshawes Drive greenway could be much improved in the vicinity of the garage forecourt. 9. There seems to be little alternative but to use Sundridge Park which is traffic calmed by humps. The presence of cyclists could be further enhanced by the addition of 1.5m wide cycle lanes joining either side of the road. But is there any provision for a cycling path within the Yate International Academy scheme? 4 scale (m) a KEY Traffic free Adjacent green spaces 4b New traffic free links On-road sections with traffic calming Crown copyright. Licence No

17 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 17 KEY Traffic free Adjacent green spaces 10. Modify this pedestrian lights crossing to shared use to deliver the route right to the shopping centre, and consider continuing a dedicated route through to the Leisure Centre for a possible route on to the north side of Yate. 5 New traffic free links On-road sections with traffic calming 11. This would be the better route in that it would avoid Sundridge Park with its traffic. 12. It should be possible to define a shared use route along the pavement in this lightly used fringe of the shopping area to connect with the existing Kennedy Way cycling routes. 13. There is a great need to complete a continuous route past the shopping centre to demonstrate that cycling is considered an important and real form of transport. There seems to be scope to make a good route past the Post Office and the Library to link up with the existing cycling paths. A shared use route could be designated much as has been allowed for a number of years in the Broadmead area of Bristol. scale (m) b 5a Crown copyright. Licence No

18 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE There is a great need to complete a continuous route past the shopping centre to demonstrate that cycling is considered an important and real form of transport. There seems to be scope to make a good route past the Post Office and the Library to link up with the existing cycling paths. A shared use route could be designated much as has been allowed for a number of years in the Broadmead area of Bristol. 14. The Sports Centre is an important destination and a natural place to cycle too. Cycle racks are required here. This is also the point where two existing cycling routes abruptly stop. 15. Existing cycle lane marked out through car park. 16. There is no defined continuation of the route northwards although it is signed along The Glen. 6 6a 6b Note: this town centre area is discussed in more detail on page 7 scale (m) Crown copyright. Licence No c showing end of cycle route at Station Road

19 A CHIPPING SODBURY, DODINGTON & YATE CYCLING NETWORK SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE This path is an existing cycling route. It runs through a most attractive area and gives a good route from the north part of the Town. But it is poorly signed, and here as throughout the shared use network, the public need to be advised which sections are designated as shared use. 7 scale (m) a showing shared path beside Templar Road 7b Crown copyright. Licence No

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