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Streets for Everyone: The Enjoy Waltham Forest Programme Mark Bland – Programme Manager LB Waltham Forest
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Key projects in Waltham Forest…
Lea Bridge Road Cycle Superhighway Walthamstow Town Centre & Villages Town Centres A network of excellent Cycle Routes Complementary Measures Cycle Hubs The Enjoy Waltham Forest effect: The scheme will deliver comprehensive street improvements for all, with a focus on safety and convenience for cycling and walking, with imaginative public realm enhancements in residential and local shopping areas. The overall result will be a shift to cycling and walking that is excellent value for money.
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Lea Bridge Road - ‘A Street for All’
Key data Key movement corridor with a length of 2.6 miles 30,000 vehicles per day 3000 cyclists per day 118 cyclists and 60 pedestrians injured ( ) including 20 serious and 1 fatality How people travel
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Lea Bridge Road - ‘A Street for All’
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Lea Bridge Road - ‘A Street for All’ - Engagement Results
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Key design features of the Lea Bridge Road scheme
Segregated, continuous cycle tracks Improved and new pedestrian and cycle crossings Permeable surfaces – no pooling, or ice on paths or roads Some side roads closed with modal filters Copenhagen crossings at all side roads Reallocation of road space Bus stop bypasses Redesigned and simplified signalised junctions
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Ruckholt - Road Before Key movement corridor linking to Hackney, Newham and the trunk road network 24,500 vehicles per day 1,500 cyclists per day
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Key design features of Ruckholt Road
Sections of semi- segregation and full - segregation Parallel crossings Segregation in time of signals Low level traffic signals Bus stop bypasses Public realm improvements - Is this too blurry?
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Ruckholt Road – A Mini Holland Story
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Conclusion LBWF, TfL, TRL – currently monitoring bus stop borders, bus stop bypass, Copenhagen crossings. Report due later this year. Semi - segregation working well, no failures or incidents. LBWF – engaging with the public to understand their perception of the changes. No reported collisions involving cyclists to date.
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