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| Canton bridge where the council have narrowed the pavement to squeeze cyclists of the road to make room for more traffic rather than have a sustainable vision for pedestrians /cycling city |
I believe that lively, enjoyable public spaces are the key to
planning a great city. They are what makes it come alive
On busy Canton bridge which is crowded with people in the summer especially there is no opportunity to stop and look over the bridge or pause to admire the
Animal Wall, alongside Cardiff Castle, one of the most delightful and photographed historic features in Cardiff.
Cardiff Council have narrowed the pavement here where it should be widened to squeeze in cyclists to allow more space for motorists on Canton bridge where traffic stopped altogether leaving just pedestrians, cyclists and buses running. Cardiff council has not got the vision to even follow the manual for streets hierarchy of road users. What
a mess and waste of £££ Cardiff cycling officer who quit gave these figures to 2013 Cyclists campaign AGM
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| Canton bridge where Cardiff council ignored pleas to revise the scheme and widen the pavement not narrow it and build a cycle lane of approved width. |
Cycling budget
"Jo presented a spreadsheet in which funds
from the following were identified:
o Cardiff Council - £625,000 in
2013, £450,000 in 2014.
o Welsh Assembly Government - £1,185,000 in 2013.
o SEWTA - £650,000 in 2014, then £900,000."
More cash has been wasted in Canton where cyclists money was used to remove cycling lanes and resurface the road.
Transport is a major issue in Cardiff that if not addressed will be a significant brake
on the city’s economic fortunes, but worse, further isolate whole communities
Transport is a major issue in Cardiff that if not addressed will be a significant brake
on the city’s economic fortunes, but worse, further isolate whole communities
cut off from job opportunities and education. Cardiff council ignored The Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 that is supposed to make it easier for people to walk and cycle in Wales. The city is over-dependent on the car, and investment in more roads and traffic
improvements alone would not fix the problem and keep up with significant
growth in demand. We need a better, cheaper and more effective public transport
network in Cardiff not cuts in public transport, not more room for cars to dominate the street scene, polluting the air, and denying many of routine exercise.
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