HS2 cycleway

[TheBigD]

If we want to actually improve peoples' lot with cycleways, they should be provided alongside all main roads, for instance.

Nah, they're horrible. You just spend your ride gulping down huge clouds of exhaust fumes. Never struck me as particularly good for ones health. Also quite costly to do.

The following imagine is from Chile and shows the cycle lane. Having cycled along similar ones in Chile you can imagine what it's like passing an oncoming artic just a few feet from you...

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Though there are far better designs of cycle ways.

 

[tspaul26]

Not sure how feasible this is as haul roads do not extend the full length of the route and there are no powers to keep them after construction is finished. That is a new set of planning permissions will be needed.

Not only that, but HS2 can’t just decide to keep the land once they’re finished with construction. They have to offer it back to the previous owner.