tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post505446472902030150..comments2024-03-27T11:51:03.366+00:00Comments on The Ranty Highwayman: A Summer CS3 Safari...The Ranty Highwaymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-38561307039992128252019-02-13T14:13:18.691+00:002019-02-13T14:13:18.691+00:00I like the totem sign, but it isn't an 'ap...I like the totem sign, but it isn't an 'approved' traffic sign. Other cities do similar things with their walking networks though, so this is nothing new. What powers do local authorities have to sign their cycle routes with signs that haven't been designed or approved based on TSRGD?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720252014149933723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-84169782950366895312013-07-26T06:45:52.572+01:002013-07-26T06:45:52.572+01:00It does then seem that CSH is cosmetic - but (apar...It does then seem that CSH is cosmetic - but (apart from the private bit), the wayfinding does pull things together; although my post was a snapshot of now.<br /><br />I look forward to original thinking in the future!The Ranty Highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-86669251872033855532013-07-25T22:58:08.617+01:002013-07-25T22:58:08.617+01:00I believe all the hard infrastructure existed befo...I believe all the hard infrastructure existed before the Superhighway. The Superhighway just involved repainting and way marking. This fact is important as it has always reduced the credibility of the CSH programme: the best bits (also the segregation on Southwark Bridge on CS7) were not done for the programme, and what was done for the programme was to a far inferior standard. Hopefully with the CS3 extension in Stratford, this is now changing.David Ardittihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255565837583244148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-42340042212422538102013-07-24T06:36:03.055+01:002013-07-24T06:36:03.055+01:00I travelled on a Saturday and so yes, weekdays may...I travelled on a Saturday and so yes, weekdays may be a different experience!<br /><br />The A13 is (quite) interesting (apart from the view as you mention!) in that the section which CS3 uses is part of a longer section subject to a Design, Building, Finance & Operate contract (DBFO) which was set up before TfL came into existence. So, this area is actually maintained by RMS(A13)plc. Don't know what the sweeping regime is, but some bits needed a good sweep!<br /><br />Weirdly, on the other trunk roads in the area (A12 and A127), it is the local boroughs who do the sweeping in their capacities as "Principal Litter Authority", rather than TfL which own the roads!<br /><br />Of course, once you leave the A13 onto the A1306, you are riding on a think layer of debris!<br /><br />The Ranty Highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-63926279437283052512013-07-23T20:51:46.649+01:002013-07-23T20:51:46.649+01:00I cycled CS3 a couple of months back heading out o...I cycled CS3 a couple of months back heading out of London to the Essex coast. As a route it's pretty good and I especially liked the off-road provision on Cable Street which was quite busy on a Saturday morning. I did wonder how much fun it would be on a busy weekday morning with a lot more cyclists heading London bound.<br /><br />I found the A13 parallel section a bit soul destroying as there's not much to look at other than 6 lanes of traffic speeding past at 50mph (except for Beckton Alps, that is). Also there were a couple of places where lorries had parked over the dropped kerbs which was particularly annoying as I had 15kg in my panniers and had to keep dismounting. <br /><br />I wondered how often the A13 section is cleaned as often paths next to busy roads can become full of broken glass and other rubbish. Interestingly it was spotless so the councils/TfL seem to be doing a good job.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292836314124512138noreply@blogger.com