Work is in progress on upgrading the cycle/walking route on UHW - something we've been pressing for since, well since the original scheme went in really.
The centre line should be burnt off and replaced in the middle once the work is complete. (or just burnt off completely - but I think the plan is that it will still be segregated.
The new crossing looks ready to go once the approach routes are finished.
At the moment the path is too narrow for two cyclists to cross without one going over into the pedestrian area. In the morning large groups of students walk up here to the University, presumably from the new apartments off London Rd, making cycling slow going. Also pedestrians have to cross the bike lane twice, creating conflicts.
The workman have thoughtfully put some tarmac down to make it possible to get round their containers
and into Broomhall.
This area has never worked particularly well - cyclists prefer to go in a straight line while many pedestrians seem to prefer to use the bike route. It would be better as a large shared use area so people could just veer around each other, coupled with a super-crossing so everyone could cross together rather than having the cyclists and the walkers corralled into different areas, again with different users often on the "wrong" side.
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