Northwest Cambridge: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:18, 23 January 2017

Planning application site
- Design & Access Statement
- Transport Statement
  - Appendix A shows proposed bus routes -- these are highly questionable, involving a major detour of the Citi 5 route that will be unpopular with existing users of that route.
  - Table 5.1 shows a design typology for primary streets involving 2.0 metre cycle lanes. These are considered substandard for new-build streets, where 2.1 metre is expected minimum, and 2.5 metre optimum (for uni-directional lanes). Having said that, the main issue is ground clearance to ensure that there are no dangerous obstacles to collide with at pedal-height. With 2.0 metre cycle lanes, ground clearance could be provided by a buffer of short grass between the cycle lane and any obstruction, for example.
Bus stop design planning statements
- Detailed bus shelter paving and seatwall diagram
  - Indicates "435mm WIDE FINE PICKED G603 ROYAL WHITE GRANITE KASSEL KERB WITH 160mm UPSTAND BY HARDSCAPE OR EQUAL AND APPROVED. SPEC REF: Q10 123". This is probably a good sign: Kassel kerbs are a type of chamfered kerb that is supposed to help with step-free boarding onto buses.

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 * [https://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=OJZ38VDX08G00 Bus stop design planning statements]
 ** [https://idox.cambridge.gov.uk/online-applications/files/CD570181FFC3B1A312BE2EC299FC977A/pdf/13_1401_COND10A-LOT_B_-_DETAIL_BUS_SHELTER_PAVING_AND_SEATWALL-2079020.pdf Detailed bus shelter paving and seatwall diagram]
+*** Indicates "''435mm WIDE FINE PICKED G603 ROYAL WHITE GRANITE KASSEL KERB WITH 160mm UPSTAND BY HARDSCAPE OR EQUAL AND APPROVED. SPEC REF: Q10 123''". This is probably a good sign: [http://www.brettpaving.co.uk/commercial/specialist-kerbs/kassel-bus-boarding-kerb/standard-kassel-kerb/ Kassel kerbs] are a type of chamfered kerb that is supposed to help with step-free boarding onto buses.