{"id":45358,"date":"2018-11-21T16:49:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derbycyclinggroup.org.uk\/site\/?p=45358"},"modified":"2018-11-23T18:22:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T18:22:27","slug":"derby-clean-air-proposals-where-is-the-cycling-and-walking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derbycyclinggroup.org.uk\/site\/2018\/11\/derby-clean-air-proposals-where-is-the-cycling-and-walking\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby Clean Air Proposals – Where is the Cycling and Walking?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Derby\u2019s Clean Air Preferred Option was out for consultation until\u00a0today. The proposal failed entirely to provide any new infrastructure for cycling which, by enabling more people to cycle, would have helped reduce car travel and improved air\u00a0quality.<\/p>\n

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But it went further than that.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It proposes that two pieces of cycle-specific infrastructure be removed: a permissive right turn from Friar Gate into Brick Street and a dedicated bus\/cycle lane leading to the bus\/cycle gate on Friar Gate at the junction of Bridge Street. Furthermore, wherever motor vehicles are to be prevented from making certain manoeuvres\u00a0on Stafford Street and the\u00a0Mercian Way roundabout, cyclists will be prohibited from making the same manoeuvres.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0All in all, a very short sighted approach, in our view.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Derby Cycling Group has submitted proposals for enhancements to the council scheme to make it much more cycle and pedestrian friendly. Read our response here:<\/p>\n

Clean Air Preferred Option – DCG Response<\/a><\/p>\n

We hope the Air Quality team will take these enhancements on board; we don\u2019t see any reason why they should not because with only one exception, they do not take any road space away from motor traffic, and yet deliver fantastic benefits for those who travel by bike and some for pedestrians as well.<\/p>\n

Previously we made a press release expressing our general issues with the initial proposal:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Derby\u2019s Clean Air Preferred Option was out for consultation until\u00a0today. The proposal failed entirely to provide any new infrastructure for cycling which, by enabling more people to cycle, would have helped reduce car travel and improved air\u00a0quality. But it went further than that. It proposes that two pieces of cycle-specific infrastructure be removed: a permissive… Continue reading Derby Clean Air Proposals – Where is the Cycling and Walking?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,24,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campaigning","category-space4cycling","category-uncategorized","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t