URBAN REALM DESIGN |
Old Shoreham Road Cycling | Brighton + Hove City Council
The introduction of high-quality cycle infrastructure along the Old Shoreham Road, complimenting the parallel facility along the seafront, was identified within a broader transport strategy for the City of Brighton and Hove. As a wide, single-carriageway A-road there was sufficient room to introduce cycle lanes in both directions within the existing carriageway without affecting vehicle capacity or footway widths. Urban Movement were asked to provide design advice for a number of locations along the route that included side road junctions, bus stops, a pedestrian crossing and a narrow bridge.
The design solution includes cycle lanes whose surface level is half-way between the carriageway and footway, providing segregation, and associated protection, from both. The carriageway has been narrowed to a consistent 6.1m, resulting in a cycle lane that varies in width between 1.5m and 2.4m. Side road junctions were a key design element, whose layout had to encourage emerging side road traffic to wait behind the cycle lane, rather than across it, whilst promoting pedestrian movements, reducing vehicle speeds and utilising existing drainage infrastructure.
The resulting £900K scheme has now been implemented, opened by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport and receiving wide-spread acclaim. The number of cyclists using the corridor has increased, while vehicle speeds have gone down. Early indications are that road safety has also been improved.
The design solution includes cycle lanes whose surface level is half-way between the carriageway and footway, providing segregation, and associated protection, from both. The carriageway has been narrowed to a consistent 6.1m, resulting in a cycle lane that varies in width between 1.5m and 2.4m. Side road junctions were a key design element, whose layout had to encourage emerging side road traffic to wait behind the cycle lane, rather than across it, whilst promoting pedestrian movements, reducing vehicle speeds and utilising existing drainage infrastructure.
The resulting £900K scheme has now been implemented, opened by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport and receiving wide-spread acclaim. The number of cyclists using the corridor has increased, while vehicle speeds have gone down. Early indications are that road safety has also been improved.