URGENT - for Council committee meeting on 19 March

- Latest Plans show zero regard for Cycling.

saying there should be proper planning for cyclists and audit as in

the Cycling Strategy policy,

The planned new cross-over for cars and lorries into Bute Park

ruptures the North Rd cycleway at the Corbett road junction.

Some of us are opposed to the whole project for taking lorries into

the Park via this new entrance. But recognise that the entrance

would be valuable for cyclists to and from Corbett Road onto the

present cycleway and into the Park.

Cyclists should object to the very design of the entrance, because

# it gives all priority to vehicles - it's wrong for lorries waiting

to exit onto North Road to block our cycleway, while the hazards of

vehicles crossing from Corbett Rd have not been considered (will they take the green traffic light as license to ignore us?).

# the North Rd car park is ruptured (bollards at sides of access

road) leaving little vehicle turning space at the ends - the

vehicles will trespass on the cycleway with consequent hazard

# there are no road-design features to facilitate cyclists to and

from Corbett Rd - ie. advanced box and feed-in lane from Corbett Rd;

central reservoir and advanced box ahead of southbound cars into

Corbett Rd.

The highways officers have been concerned only about vehicle turning

movements, giving no thought to cyclists. Cardiff's Cycling Strategy

promises "cycle audits of all proposed Council Highway schemes" and refers to the non-motorised user standards (DMRB) that the Cycling Campaign demanded during consultation. But even with such importance for cyclists, this promise has just been ignored.

This new layout design came out last week - can be viewed at City

Hall ref. 07/02649/C - and we have till next Monday to respond.

saying there should be proper planning for cyclists and audit as in

the Cycling Strategy policy, if you wish including some above points.

Max Wallis

PS. There is a Petition against the damage to the Park and further

information on