URGENT - for Council committee meeting on 19 March
- Latest Plans show zero regard for Cycling.

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 hazards

# 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.

Do e-mail to <Developmentcontrol@...> ref. 07/02649/C,
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
(Cardiff Cycling Campaign - have sent in a detailed objection)

PS. There is a Petition against the damage to the Park and further
information on
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/258751882

http://gardengrabbing.blogspot.com/2008/03/chainsaw-massacre-protest-
bute-park.html_