The route begins on High Street in Weston and goes along Weston Park before joining Weston Road. It then goes through Royal Victoria Park and down Royal Avenue to reach Queen Square.
The proposals include new sections of cycle lanes along quiet streets and segregated cycle tracks. Stakeholder feedback has indicated parking at Royal Victoria Park is not at full capacity.
Expand the sections below to find out more about the improvements we are proposing.
We are proposing the following for Weston High Street:
- Alter the mini roundabout at the junction of the High Street and Lansdown Lane to slow traffic down to improve walking, wheeling, and cycling links to the new routes.
- We have looked at options for improving the cycle route along High Street but traffic flows are high and space for segregated cycling is very limited. The options we have identified so far do not meet the high quality we are aiming for. We intend to continue investigating the best solution for cycling on this section.
- Remove the white line that marks the centre of the road, which has been shown to reduce traffic speeds.
- Heading south east towards the city centre, the cycling route would continue to travel along with the one-way traffic. Away from the city centre, people cycling would continue to use the advisory cycle lane on Crown Road. Advisory cycle lanes are marked with a broken white line and should not be entered by other vehicles unless it is unavoidable.
- Convert the existing zebra crossing on Crown Road to a parallel crossing. A parallel crossing is a dual-purpose crossing where walking and cycling is separated.
We are proposing the following for Weston High Street:
- On Crown Hill and Weston Park the cycle route would follow a quietway.
- Formalise existing on-street car parking by defining the parking bays. This acts as a traffic calming measure by narrowing the road.
We are proposing the following for Weston Road:
- Create new cycle lanes on both sides of Weston Road, taking the form of white painted lines. These are known as advisory cycle lanes. We would remove the centre line, which has been shown to reduce traffic speeds.
- Alter the mini roundabout at the junction of Weston Road and Park Lane to give more space for walking, wheeling and cycling, and to slow traffic down to make it safer.
We are proposing the following for Royal Victoria Park:
- Close the access road into Royal Victoria Park at Park Lane to motor vehicles to stop people using the road as a shortcut and reduce overall traffic in the park. People would need to access the park via Weston Road or Marlborough Lane by car. We would also need to remove car parking in this section of the park. This would make the route safer for people walking, wheeling and cycling.
- Using the Park Lane access road, heading south-east towards the city centre the cycle route would join a segregated cycle track as this would be against the flow of traffic. This is known as a contra-flow.
An artist's impression of a segregated contra-flow cycle track, based on our preliminary designs
- Travelling in a northwest direction would share the road with the one-way motor traffic.
- There would be some loss of car parking along the access road from Park Lane and along the southern park circuit. This could be up to 82 spaces and the disabled parking bays will be retained.
We are proposing the following for Royal Victoria Park to Queen Square:
From the Victoria Obelisk the cycle route would cross Marlborough Lane and follow Royal Avenue and the quietway on Queen’s Parade. Improvements to street lighting are the only proposed change here.
We are proposing the following for Queen Square:
- A new two-way segregated cycle track north to south from Queen’s Parade to Princes Street/Chapel Row (on the west side of the square).
An artist's impression of a segregated cycle track, based on our preliminary designs
- Include new cycling signals at the north and south ends of the cycle track.
- Widen the existing narrow pavement next to the Queen Square park to make it safer for those walking and wheeling.
- Modify the junction at the southwest corner to create a safe cycling route from Chapel Row and exit into Princes Street.
- From Queen Square, the route continues south via Princes Street towards Beaufort Square where it will intersect with the National Cycle Route 4. Travelling north, we would signpost the cycle route via Monmouth Street and Chapel Row.
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