On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:29:31 +0100, Dave Arquati
wrote:

People get ****ed off with one-way systems... imagine what it'll be like
when you can only turn at T-junctions! Some of the more grid-like areas
of London will be great fun. And imagine Milton Keynes - you'll have to
drive to the edge of the city and back in again just to turn left!

Leave our roundabouts alone!

Seriously, some of the things suggested on that site, in particular
the segregated cycle and footpath network, are in use in Milton
Keynes. It is possible to get from anywhere to anywhere in MK (more
or less) without having to cross a main road on the level.

They do, however, have their own problems, such as the amount of glass
and other tyre-puncturing debris that tends to accumulate on them, and
the general "unsafe" feeling that isolated paths, bridges and
underpasses tend to bring after dark - even if there's no basis in
fact for such a feeling.

The signposting of these paths is also pretty poor, meaning that
before you can realistically use them for a longer journey you need to
know where you're going. This is in marked contrast to the excellent
signing on the main grid roads.

That aside, the facility does seem to successfully promote cycling in
MK, to a level I've not seen elsewhere in the UK other than in Oxford
or Cambridge.

Neil

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