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Spokes Public Meeting survey results

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  1. chdot
    Admin

    People who went to the meeting in March were handed a questionnaire, the results are in.

    "
    Important messages from the survey are…

      Top priority is more and better onroad facilities, especially cycle lanes

      Close second is better maintained road surfaces and coloured surfacing

      The council should also experiment with fully-segregated onroad facilities

      Top priority corridors needing action are City Centre to Leith, and East/West across the city centre

      Top blackspots are Picardy Place and Haymarket


    "

    Full story

    Posted 13 years ago #

  2. SRD
    Moderator

    "Top blackspots are Picardy Place and Haymarket"

    I avoid them both!

    Posted 13 years ago #

  3. Dave
    Member

    Perhaps we can combine all aims by painting a red cycle lane round the outside of the roundabout at Picardy Place? ;-)

    I have to say I have enjoyed the closure of Meadow Place on several ocassions now, not so sure about the cycle lane along Melville Drive though, as I find it a bit more stressful now when I want to turn right up Marchmont Road.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  4. chdot
    Admin

    "I find it a bit more stressful now when I want to turn right up Marchmont Road"

    Why has it made it worse?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. Kim
    Member

    It is interesting to see the actual results, and it has to be remember that this was very much a self selecting group. I would like to see a more robust analysis of the data, SPOKES needs to recruit a statistician, preferably one used to working with non-parametric data.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  6. chdot
    Admin

    "I would like to see a more robust analysis of the data"

    With such a small "self selecting group" don't think it would be statistically any more significant.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  7. Dave
    Member

    ">> I find it a bit more stressful now when I want to turn right up Marchmont Road"

    Why has it made it worse? "

    Before, I used to ride along in the traffic and then move across to the white line about half way along, once it's wide enough. Now you more or less have to stay in the lane, so you're much closer to the gutter and you have to time a "break" across the stream of passing vehicles more carefully.

    It serves the primary purposes of a cycle lane well enough - reassures nervous cyclists and allows cars to drive a bit faster and pass a bit closer, since they have a line to aim for instead of worrying about overtaking. But it's definitely no improvement to the regular cyclist, IMO.

    On our recumbent ride this weekend I noticed a distinct drop in care whenever we got to a cycle laned section. Perhaps it's something to make a video of!?

    Posted 13 years ago #

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