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FOUR.. Barriers to cycling
Two-way cycling in one-way streets
Barriers to cycling often take the form of unnecessary one-way streets, which break up routes or make them longer.
Routes which would be naturally appealing to cyclists, (either because they offer a more direct and convenient route, or because they avoid dangerous junctions) are unavailable to them. One-way streets may also encourage drivers to go faster, making the street scene less attractive to cyclists.
Virtually all one-way streets around the residential areas of Cambridge could easily be made two-way for cycling with political will. A good example would be to make Panton St two-way at the Lensfield Road end. Not only would this make cyclists’ journeys to Bateman Street and the south more convenient and quicker, it would also make them safer by avoiding the busy junction by the Catholic Church on Hills Road.
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