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Oldham Cycle Network Your Comments Welcome key Using the map Oldham Cycle Network Your comments welcome ..... ...................... .................................. ..................................... Existing Cycle Routes & Facilities Potential Cycle Routes & Facilities General facilities This map has beenBuckstones prepared Moss by Unity Partnership on In terms of creating cycle routes that are accessible to all in the community, The Council wishes to develop cycle routes that meet particularly young or inexperienced cyclists, Oldham Council has embarked Sections of traffic free route Traffic free route Proposed National Cycle Network behalf of Oldham Council. It sets out cycle route the needs of everyone in the community and would Tarmac surface Toucan crossing PB Pennine Bridleway on a project to create a cycle network across the Borough using the same Stone surface Toucan crossing at existing signal junction BMX BMX Site information and serves three purposes: principles used to create the cycle network in Holland and the same therefore welcome any comments on the existing and Saddleworth and Lees Shaw, Royton, Stone surfaced Bridleway Toucan crossing replacing existing subway with cycle facilities Chadderton, Failsworth, Oldham, Covering: 135 Height (metres) principles adopted by Sustrans to create the National Cycle Network across potential cycle routes set out on this map plus any Canal towpath New signal junction with Toucan crossing 1. Show what cycle route infrastructure currently Footpath - please walk with your bike the United Kingdom. These networks avoid the use of main roads and seek Consultation & Map Route Cycle Pedestrianised zone Bridge suggestions for routes or facilities. Cycle shop exists in the Borough of Oldham to help people to provide safer alternatives by connecting sections of traffic free route, Sections of on-road route Bridge replacing subway Network Cycle Oldham Route avoiding busiest roads Sports Centre/Swimming Pool plan cycle journeys. quiet/traffic calmed streets and road crossings on main roads. Traffic calming on busier road If you wish to comment, please forward to: Vehicle access track (poor surface) Traffic island Sch School 2. Inform people what potential cycle routes could The cycle map presented on this leaflet sets out the first phase of the Road crossing points on main roads E College AL RD Oldham Cycle Network that could be built over the next 25-30 years. This DE Bleakedgate Moor AL AM 40 Toucan crossing C DH Tourist Information Centre be developed6 in the future to make cycling more OL A first phase includes: Oldham Cycling Officer Signal junction Countryside Visitor Centre accessible to all in the community. ll Signal junction with Toucan crossing • Sections of traffic free route and quiet/traffic calmed street that Unity Partnership Library Traffic island 3. Allow comments and suggestionsMarch Haigh about cycle currently exist; Henshaw House 0 200m 400m 600m 800m 1km Museum March Haigh Subway with cycle facilities Scale 13 Reservoir 1:16,000 Hospital routes to be made to the Oldham Cycling Officer. • Sections of traffic free route that could potentially be constructed Pelican crossing 0 1/4 mile 1/2 mile Cheapside within land managed by the Council or through the redevelopment Main road crossing with no facilities Health Centre Oldham Mini roundabout Rail Station of the built-up environment; OL1 1NY Facilities on main roads Proposed Metrolink Station Catering for all types of cyclists • Existing and potential crossing facilities where the cycle network Cycle lane ............................................... crosses a main road. Bus lane Every care has been taken to ensure that the information given on these maps is correct as at January 2011. E L Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011. or A Oldham Council recognise that there are different M D The Oldham Cycle Network is the key to making cycling more accessible to A H C H Digital Cartography by Pindar www.pindar.com 01296 390100 D O L R all in the community and will play an important role as part of cycling to O types of cyclists with varying levels of experience, PB school initiatives, workplace travel plans, recreational cycling and helping e-mail to: [email protected] ng Lees 97 98 99 400 riding a wide range of bikes and using a variety of ervoir people lead more healthy lifestyles. Readycon Dean routes. For example, experienced cyclists riding racing see over Reservoir AD PB RO bikes tend to avoid traffic free routes because their Denshaw Moor D SFIEL ER DD tyres are not suited to off-road routes whilst HU On-road measures for cyclists inexperienced cyclists tend to avoid busy roads and ............................................. 12 375 12 Residential streets seek to use traffic free routes that they consider to 2 Rooden 7 ter Many of the Borough's residential streets have had traffic calming 6 Wa Reservoir A ry FREE w Mere Clough Moss be safer. Bleakedgate o D measures installed to reduce vehicle speeds and reduce road accidents. t i i d o E Moor n 2 1 / 0 Through the following three initiatives, Oldham There are many 20mph zones now in existence with these streets forming 5 1 4 6 1 Oldham A – 5 Map 0 Council is seeking to enhance on-road routes and elements of the Oldham Cycle Network. The long term aim would be to 2 Castleshaw D see all residential streets have 20mph speed limits to make these roads A Crook Gate Moor O Reservoir ©P1ndar R expand the off-road network to meet the needs of safer for all road users including cyclists. all cyclists. Main roads N DE 1. Oldham Cycle Network D N OA O 320 R P Main roads will continue to be an important network of routes for the IP Dowry R D Reservoir IEL SF 2. On-road measures for cyclists more experienced cyclist. Issued by Unity Partnership on behalf of Oldham Council ER OC D HDA D L U E H 3. Mountain Biking The Council will review the main road network and any schemes proposed R 11 O 11 A along it, to identify where localised improvements for cyclists can be D PB 01 02 03 made. These measures can include: MARSDEN A • Cycle Lanes; Further cycle maps are available for the following areas: 64 Useful contacts 0 175 • Advanced Stop Lines; ....................... • Addressing the dangers of pinch points caused by Oldham Cycling Officer New Years Bridge Contact Paul Bruffell on 0161 770 4360 or Reservoir build-outs/refuges; DENSHAW email [email protected] Sch • Bus lanes. 0 K A64 O IR L K Council website ROCHDALEOCHDALE D Butterley 2 L 7 H E (Map 4) 6 me A E Reservoir iver Ta S A R M Further details relating to cycling in the Borough of Oldham can be found Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) BURY D D A BOLTON (Map 3) A O O on the Council’s website at: (Map 2) R ISA is a system that automatically slows a vehicle to withinR the speed limit 250 335 OLDHAM 275 Y LANE www.oldham.gov.uk/community/cycling-in-oldham OLDHAM WHAM LANE HE (Map 5) M OX R (Map 5) A for the road on which it is being driven. ISA uses theE technologies of H ST D E H C Cycling Forum OL variable speed limiters and satellite navigation AcombinedN with an M WIGAN 2 (Map 1) SALFORD 5 Castleshaw The Oldham Cycling Forum meets every four months and discusses issues 0 Upper Reservoir electronic database of the speed limits. (Map 10) 6 TAMESIDE 10 A 10 4 S 370 4 associated with the implementation of the Oldham Cycling Strategy and L (Map 6) AC P B M The Department for Transport (DfT) funded a study in to the use of ISA in K A cycling in general. The Forum is open to cycle groups, members of the N MANCHESTER G O A D (Map 8) R T 2001 and the findings were published in June 2008. A public and other organisations. For further information visit the council’s D E O R Redbrook Reservoir A 260 L TRAFFORD O A L R A N website or contact the Oldham Cycling Officer. NE T G (Map 9) A E 175 N L N Y O If ISA was to be introducedTI it could potentially offer one of the most STOCKPORT E DIRT O T CASTLE SHAW F CU (Map 7) E 200 PB E HU effective strategies forG reducing inappropriate speeds and thus make roads G D ED Cycle training H D D P ED E AN L D R T E S S D N F safer and more pleasant for all road users including cyclists. ISA would For details about cycle training courses, contact the Cycling to School A I SUMMER T E Castleshaw Y S L HE D Lower Reservoir LEAK NO HILL B OK also potentially replace some of the current methods of reducing speeds Officer, Stephen Whitehouse on 0161 770 1865. LA 210 N 205 E such as speed cameras and speed humps. A 290 N Cycling to school initiatives E 375 175 R Brun Clough 310 O A Reservoir D For details about cycling to school initiatives, contact the Cycling to H E School Officer, Stephen Whitehouse on 0161 770 1865. E H N I S G EY L A R You can get a copy of other maps in the Greater Manchester A L H OA C L W D OTE AN T F A KC E S L T A E E E D Mountain biking E R M K N S L Cycling and public transport series by contacting the District Cycling Officer for the area A L N E D E T A I A A L L A L A RO F .......................
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