Category Archives: Friday facility

Friday Facility no.12 – The High Street, Guildford

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

This year’s Tour Of Britain will finish on Guildford High Street, in Surrey. It promises to be a fantastic spectacle, with the riders racing up the steep cobbled hill, surrounded on both sides by thousands of fans. Throughout the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday facility, Guildford, One-way streets, Pedestrianisation | 9 Comments

Friday Facility no.11 – Furneaux Walk, Horsham

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

As Joe Dunckley has noted in a recent post, The Department for Transport’s Local Transport Note 2/08, Cycle Infrastructure Design, is a curiously muddled-headed document when it comes to off-carriageway provision. While ostensibly a prescriptive document, one that should tell us how … Continue reading →

Posted in Department for Transport, Friday facility, Horsham, Infrastructure, The Netherlands, Town planning, Walking | 5 Comments

Friday Facility no.10 – Ampton Street, Camden

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

The segregated cycle track along Tavistock Place in Camden often gets a lot of attention – it’s one of the few examples of separated provision for cyclists in London of any length. It is not adequate in width, nor is … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday facility, Infrastructure, London, Safety, Street closures | 6 Comments

Friday Facility no.9 – Booth Way, Horsham

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

The facility in question is an off-road path of a decent width, that cuts between Booth Way, and Depot Road, in Horsham. It is shared with pedestrians – the white line divides the pedestrian side from the cyclist side. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday facility, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure | 2 Comments

Friday Facility no.8 – Wellesley Road, Croydon

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

The short cycle lane on Wellesley Road in Croydon is possibly one of the worst, and most dangerous, facilities I have encountered. It’s extraordinarily negligent and thoughtless, even by the standards of the mindless crap that gets put on our … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday facility, Infrastructure, Road safety, Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Friday Facility no.7 – Battlebridge Lane, Redhill

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

As we approach the large junction between Battlebridge Lane and Ormside Way/New Battlebridge Lane in Redhill, we are directed onto the pavement, where we meet other cyclists simultaneously being directed onto the road, from the pavement – from both directions. … Continue reading →

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Friday Facility no.6 – Comptons Lane, Horsham

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Was this a challenge to fit the maximum number of give way lines into the smallest possible space, or a genuine attempt to construct something useful? Either way, it’s a winningly pointless facility. It does allow you to move from … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday facility, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, West Sussex County Council | 2 Comments

Friday Facility No.5 – Springfield Road, Horsham

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

In which an initially promising idea – a kerb-separated contraflow cycle lane – disintegrates into a confusing mess in the space of a few yards. The entrance. So far so good. We can turn left here, but motor vehicles can’t. … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday facility, Horsham, Infrastructure, Town planning, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Friday Facility No.4 – Southgate Avenue, Crawley

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

I’m not sure whether the ‘Dismount’ is for the bin, or the bus stop. Either way, this is one location where there is, quite clearly, no space for separated cycle paths of decent width. The photograph was taken at 5:30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday facility, Infrastructure, Town planning, West Sussex County Council | 1 Comment

Friday Facility No. 3 – Worthing Road Roundabout, Horsham

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

This week our winning facility is an off-road cycle track, designed to allow cyclists to negotiate a busy roundabout at the southern entrance to Horsham town centre. The first section starts on the pavement to the left. The roundabout we … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Friday facility, Horsham, Infrastructure, Town planning | 4 Comments