tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426146724225723744.post4398392741176395041..comments2023-04-04T13:23:14.512+01:00Comments on Streatham Green News: Planned £8.6m improvements to A23 Streatham Hill come a step nearerJonathan Bartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806955503158933118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426146724225723744.post-54319492221130472672019-08-08T16:41:28.039+01:002019-08-08T16:41:28.039+01:00To alexanderfpn: the scheme has bus lanes and cycl...To alexanderfpn: the scheme has bus lanes and cycle lanes all the way along. It's intended to encourage pedestrians, cyclists and bus users over car traffic, which will benefit all Streathamites as air quality improves. The cycle lane is part of a strategic route from Streatham to Oval that will eventually have protected cycle lanes all the way through Brixton. Of course, the back streets are still there for you to use; and actually should be nicer as other aspects of the scheme will tend to reduce rat-running and back-street car traffic.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042047688571039675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426146724225723744.post-89412469803290416572019-06-17T13:18:48.015+01:002019-06-17T13:18:48.015+01:00As a resident I think this sounds like a great set...As a resident I think this sounds like a great set of proposals. <br /><br />The proposals still includes bus lanes in addition to the GENERAL traffic lanes mentioned. I think the previous comment missed this detail. <br /><br />A 2 way cycle lane would be great - allowing people to cycle to work or to the tube in Brixton. <br /><br />Some cyclists like quiet back routes but others find them scary with car doors opening, tight corners and children crossing from between parked cars. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998916426441645241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426146724225723744.post-75864678040333624712019-05-21T08:28:47.994+01:002019-05-21T08:28:47.994+01:00I was so happy to see this until I read what’s act...I was so happy to see this until I read what’s actually being proposed. How could anyone look at that stretch of road and determine that what's needed most is a two-way cycle lane and the reduction of general traffic lanes to one in each direction? Total and utter madness.<br />This is the very last stretch of road to encourage cyclists onto. I am a cyclist in Streatham and the safest routes are on all the backstreets (although they could be a lot safer with better signage and proper traffic speed enforcement, which is where some of this money could be spent).<br />The A23 is the main bus route towards work for thousands of people in South London who are not served by the tube. What's needed is proper bus lanes that make these bus journeys functional. What's not needed at all is a plan to force all the traffic into one single lane. This will obviously create an endless bottleneck with absolutely no bus lanes instead of just partially useful ones.<br />Whoever is responsible for allocating this money please don't allow it to be used so stupidly. Improve cycle safety on quieter routes and create proper, functional bus lanes that aren't constantly obstructed through bad planning.alexanderfpnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181836554741589529noreply@blogger.com