tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post737056046606633590..comments2023-10-31T08:49:14.757+00:00Comments on Cambridge Cyclist: Dear Bury St. EdmundsCab Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-67016527000470629282014-05-17T23:58:04.375+01:002014-05-17T23:58:04.375+01:00Bury is quite a small market town in reality thoug...Bury is quite a small market town in reality though,so youve got for sure some quite large scale busy roads that surround it, especially near the train station side that Id think twice about cycling on, but the inner connecting roads are all fairly easily navigable by bike or as pedestrians, so I suspect the feeling has always been theres no need to install distinct infrastructure on most of the roads as the only things coming from the A14, are cars (there is a plan to put a bridge in across the A14 to link the station with the housing on the opposite side to avoid going near that roundabout you mentioned) but of course the problem is youve still got to tell people how to get around and thats Id accept not so easy if you dont know where you are meant to be going, there certainly arent any signs of note.<br /><br />but there are bike parking facilities in Bury dotted around, but youve got to allow for the fact the finishing area took over the whole of Angel hill which took out several of the prime obvious locations and even the next nearest was turned into an extra compound for all the tour vehicles,tv vans, logistics. Then the next nearest would probably be up by the Arc shopping centre (which is where all the shops are) that again there arent signs or obvious hints these things are there,and then you are leaving your bike a fair way away from where you are which alot of people wouldnt be comfortable with so understandably people find the finish area,and arent going to start wandering away from where they feel they need to be in an unfamiliar town so hold on to their bikes instead.<br /><br />so I dont feel Bury is that bad for cycling, its just they need to do far more in terms of signage so people know how to get about and hopefully holding things like the Women's Tour will give them impetus to improve things like that as it encourages more people unfamiliar with the place to visit.<br /><br />personally I got a lift there as there werent any through trains running to Bury that weekend from my part of Suffolk :)Stonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656315721111561414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-18622100504953987732014-05-12T15:16:31.348+01:002014-05-12T15:16:31.348+01:00I can see why that would be frustrating - one way ...I can see why that would be frustrating - one way systems designed to prevent cars going mental that effectively mean you end up directed all round town on a bike or, worse, sitting on a bus for an age as it spends half an hour doing a trip that you later find could have been accomplished with a 5 minute walk between one way streets. <br />Cab Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-27435673312136911352014-05-12T12:09:12.233+01:002014-05-12T12:09:12.233+01:00Bury also has a really stupid one-way system with ...Bury also has a really stupid one-way system with no cycle contraflows. If you're a stranger to the town it's more or less impossible to find your way around by bicycle: you keep finding that the road that goes directly to your destination has a no entry sign, and you have to go round on the horrible gyratory system. Seriously, Bury, put contraflow cycle lanes on all your stupid one-way streets and then we might actually be able to get where we want to go.Gareth Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405124248006286547noreply@blogger.com