Designing for Cycling RTPI 15.6.16 Tim Pheby
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Designing for Cycling
Tim Pheby
Engineering Manager NE
RTPI Yorkshire Designing Liveable
Places
15.6.16
Designing for Cycling – Outline
• Sustrans Handbook of Cycle Friendly Design
• European City cycle use comparisons
• Cycling Design Challenges
• Cycling Design solutions – protected space & priority at junctions
• Cycling Access – 20 zones, shared space & permeability
• Cycle Trip facilities – cycle parking
Cycle Friendly Handbook - Main themes
• Principles of user design
• Highway improvements
cyclists & walkers
• On road – links & junctions
• Off road – tracks by road
& traffic free routes
• Cycle Parking, Signing &
public transport links
• Maintenance & Management
Cycling in European towns & city's
Design challenges: common practice UK• Busy roads lack protected space
for cycling
• Reluctance to remove parking
• Cycling Bans in safe areas
• Routes lack continuity and priority
• Narrow cycle tracks/lanes
• Cycling on pavement takes space from pedestrians
• Chicane/barriers on cycle tracks
Design challenges : Urban MWays - Cycle Ban
Design challenges : cycling banned
Promenades City centre shopping streets
Government guidance dated
2016
Design to reflect traffic speeds / volumes
Standard - Space for cycling
Cyclist Riding positionPrimary Secondary
Design to reinforce cycle training and provide adequate space
Source: Sustrans Handbook
Cycling Handbook : Turning Circles
Cycling Handbook: Cycle Networks
Modelling potential cycling trips – to work
Design Solutions: Make cycling easier
• Protected space: along busy fast roads
• Priority at side road junctions
• Restrictions on traffic speeds, parking & access
• Change legal liabilities on roads
• Changes to structure of cities
• Societal and economic changes
• Change the image of cycling
Understanding Walking and Cycling, 2011
Protected space: Cycle Tracks kerbs – not new
Protected space: 2 way Cycle Tracks kerbs
Protected space – Dual C/way to cycle track
Protected Space – Dual C/way to cycle track
Protected space - ‘Stepped’ cycle tracks
Protected space - Cycle tracks
Protected space - Cycle tracks
Protected space – cycle lanes light segregation
Priority crossing at side road
Priority crossing at side road
Bus Stop bypass
‘Cycle Zebras’
Signals for cyclists – early start
Traffic Signals - 2 stage turn - Dutch
Traffic signals – 2 stage turn- UK
20 mph limits / zones
Shared Space – all users can access slowly
Road closures – cycle access
No Entry except cycles
Cycle parking
Plant locks Two tier Sheffield Station
Handbook Promotes UK examples• Avoids ‘not built here’
response
• Shows what can and has been done in UK
• Can talk to those who did it
• Affirms those pushing the boundaries
• Address constrained urban situations
Handbook for cycle-friendly design• Ambitious yet pragmatic
• Accessible guidance on web, free hard copies
• Aims -Educate designers to understand cyclists needs
• Promote examples of UK good practice
• Learning from other countries
• Work in progress: feedback welcome