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Mitcham's Corner Development Framework SPD
Representation ID: 31375
Received: 15/10/2016
Respondent: Dr Robert Izzard
"cycle more easily"... this seems unlikely. Unless cyclists are cycling *very* slowly, mixing them with pedestrians who are "spilling out" is likely to cause conflict. Through traffic, including cyclists, will have to slow their journeys (possibly even more than currently) to get through, which will frustrate. I see nothing here which addresses these likely conflicts between users of the same (shared) space. You could learn from the Netherlands where cyclists are not made to share space with pedestrians or cars. I guess if any of the "planning" team were cyclists, this would be immediately obvious to them.
"cycle more easily"... this seems unlikely. Unless cyclists are cycling *very* slowly, mixing them with pedestrians who are "spilling out" is likely to cause conflict. Through traffic, including cyclists, will have to slow their journeys (possibly even more than currently) to get through, which will frustrate. I see nothing here which addresses these likely conflicts between users of the same (shared) space. You could learn from the Netherlands where cyclists are not made to share space with pedestrians or cars. I guess if any of the "planning" team were cyclists, this would be immediately obvious to them.