No Nick, the issue is not about more events; nor (Chris) is the
entrance for "occasional access only". It's a 9-metre wide bridge
(6m c'way for passing artics) and 4-metre roadway plus 0.5m verges
(compare present 2.5m paths).

It's to take 20 cars/day for the Nursery and more for staff of the
new Study Centre plus coaches of children to the Study Centre plus
lorries for the increasing planter-supply business. Also to take all
lorries and official cars to events on Coopers Field and the
Blackweir field, each of which are currently served from the North
Lodge and Blackweir entrances resp.

To route all this traffic through the quietist part of the Park, and
force longer journeys within the Park was always misconceived. To
reduce vehicles in the Park to the minimum (claimed as the aim), they
need to keep (improve) the present two entrances (plus third via
Talybont), stop workers at the Nursery parking on site, but force
them and visiting children to walk from the boundary (North Rd car
park). And limit the size of lorries to the Nursery (no artics!) and
restrict times to early mornings, at least until they improve the
entrace through Blackweir (with expected move of the Ambulance
Station).

As for cyclists, the Council have not carried out the cycling audit
required in the new Cycling Strategy for all proposed highway schemes
and they ignored cycle movement to and from Corbett Rd (despite being
told of this obvious need when they "consulted" the Cycle Campaign).

Max Wallis

1.1.
Re: Bute Park - new entrance design ignores cyclists
Posted by: "ndcanham" ndcanham@... ndcanham
Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:37 pm

There's no electronic version that I know of.
I attended the council's cycling liaison group meeting today and the
question of this area did arise. Chris Powell from the parks
department was there. In conversations I've had about the new
development, a key point for many regular park users (not just
cyclists) seems to be the possibility that the park will be used
more
for events. It's already used for events, but the question is
whether
this will increase, changing the nature of the park which is on the
whole a tranquil resource within the city. I pressed Chris Powell
on
whether this was the council's intention, and he did say that there
could be more events in store. I think this is the point that many
will object to. Nick Canham

--- In cyclecardiff@...,
"Chris Morgan" <wappers@...> wrote: > > Is there an electronic copy
of the plans available? > > This access should really leave
priority for cycles and foot path as > it will be for occasional
access only and lorries should be able to > pay special attention
while accessing. > > -- Chris