Cycle Superhighway 8 Upgrade Chelsea Bridge at the Junction of Grosvenor Road
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Cycle Superhighway 8 Upgrade Chelsea Bridge at the junction of Grosvenor Road Response to Consultation December 2015 Cycle Superhighway 8 Upgrade Chelsea Bridge at the junction of Grosvenor Road Response to Consultation Published December 2015 Executive summary Between 9 February and 20 March 2015, we consulted on improvements at Chelsea Bridge at the junction of Grosvenor Road as part of an upgrade to Cycle Superhighway 8. We received 73 responses to the consultation – 6 from stakeholders and 67 from members of the public. 52 (or 71%) of all respondents stated support or partial support for our proposals to introduce a two-stage right turn at the junction of Chelsea Bridge with Grosvenor Road. After considering all responses, we plan to proceed with the scheme to: Provide a new two-stage right turn facility for cyclists travelling on CS8. Right-turning cyclists will now wait in a marked waiting area on the road until they receive a green signal to cross the junction. This new safety feature will remove the need for right-turning cyclists to move across lanes of traffic, allowing cyclists to turn right more safely from Chelsea Bridge into Grosvenor Road Re-mark traffic lanes on Chelsea Embankment on the approach to the junction to provide dedicated lanes for traffic travelling ahead, turning left and turning right Provide mandatory cycle lanes on both the approach to and exit from Grosvenor Road Re-surface all of the junction to provide a smoother surface for all road users Additionally, we will install a cycle track at footway level on the exit to Chelsea Embankment to provide a safer route for westbound cyclists. Subject to final discussions with key stakeholders, including the relevant boroughs, we expect to begin works in early 2016. We will write to local residents and affected properties before work starts to provide a summary of this consultation, an overview of the updated proposals and an outline of the construction programme. We will also continue to raise awareness of the new two-stage right turn facility at the junction of Chelsea Bridge with Grosvenor Road. To view an animation of the two-stage right turn, please visit tfl.gov.uk/cycling This document explains the processes, responses and outcomes of the recent consultation, and sets out our response to issues commonly raised. Contents 1 Background ............................................................................................................. 1 2 The consultation ...................................................................................................... 3 3 Overview of consultation responses ........................................................................ 4 4 The Chelsea Bridge consultation questionnaire ...................................................... 7 5 Responses from statutory bodies and other stakeholders ..................................... 10 6 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 12 Appendix A – Response to issues raised ................................................................. 13 Appendix B – Copy of the consultation map and letter ............................................. 15 Appendix C – Letter distribution area ....................................................................... 18 Appendix D – List of stakeholders consulted ............................................................ 19 Appendix E – Email sent to stakeholders ................................................................. 22 1 Background The Mayor's Vision for Cycling, launched in March 2013, contains an ambitious target to double the number of people cycling in Greater London over the next decade. To achieve this growth, Transport for London (TfL) is planning a far-reaching programme of cycling provision to make the capital’s streets more attractive for cycling to more people, especially those groups currently under-represented among cyclists, including women, young people and older people. Cycle Superhighways are TfL’s flagship cycling programme and aim to provide a London-wide network of direct and high-capacity cycle routes, mostly along main roads. The Superhighways provide safe, comfortable and convenient journeys for anyone on a bicycle and essential links between London’s suburbs and the city centre and for shorter journeys in-between. TfL is working closely with cycling, road user and community groups, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and the Metropolitan Police, amongst others, to review and improve cycling provision on Cycle Superhighway Route 8 (CS8), first launched in 2011. As part of this work, we have developed proposals to improve safety at the Chelsea Bridge / Grosvenor Road junction. We consulted on these proposals between 9 February 2015 and 20 March 2015. This report summarises the public consultation and responses received. It also sets out TfL’s plans following consultation and its response to issues commonly raised. 1.1 Purpose of the scheme As part of the Mayor’s Vision for Cycling published in spring 2013, TfL is undertaking a programme of improvements along the 4 existing Cycle Superhighway routes which have been implemented to date. We are proposing to make changes to the junction to allow cyclists to turn right more safely from Chelsea Bridge into Grosvenor Road. 1.2 Description of the proposals The proposals put out for consultation included: Providing a new two-stage right turn facility for cyclists travelling on CS8. This new safety feature would remove the need for right-turning cyclists to move across lanes of traffic, allowing cyclists to turn right more safely from Chelsea Bridge into Grosvenor Road Re-marking traffic lanes on Chelsea Embankment on the approach to the junction to provide dedicated lanes for traffic travelling ahead, turning left and turning right Providing mandatory cycle lanes on both the approach to and exit from Grosvenor Road Re-surfacing all of the junction to provide a smoother surface for all road users 1 1.3 Overview map 2 2 The consultation The consultation ran between 9 February 2015 and 20 March 2015. It was designed to help TfL understand local and stakeholder opinion about the proposals in order to make a well-informed decision. The objectives of the consultation were: To understand any issues that might affect the proposals of which we were previously unaware To understand concerns and objections To allow respondents to make suggestions 2.1 Who we consulted We wrote to a number of local people and key stakeholders including: Local households and businesses in the vicinity of the scheme area (see Appendix C for details of consultation letter distribution) Key stakeholders such as traffic police, Members of Parliament, Assembly Members, local councillors, local interest and road user groups. A list of the stakeholders consulted is shown in Appendix D. A summary of their responses is in Section 5. 2.2 Consultation material, distribution and publicity Consultation material was available at https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/chelsea- bridge, via post and email. Materials included an overview letter and a drawing which described and illustrated the proposals. We invited people to respond via an online survey on the TfL website or by email to [email protected]. We promoted the consultation through multiple channels: Email: We emailed 141 stakeholders. An email describing the proposals was sent to stakeholders listed in Appendix D. The email is shown in Appendix E. Letter: We distributed a consultation letter and drawing to 196 local households and businesses within the scheme area highlighted in Appendix C. A copy of the letter and drawing are shown in Appendix B. 3 3 Overview of consultation responses 3.1 Background questions The consultation received 73 responses in total. 6 were from stakeholders and 67 responses were from members of the public. 66 of the responses were submitted online via the TfL Consultations website and 7 by email. Table 1: Type of responses received Type of response Online questionnaire 66 Email 7 Total received 73 We asked respondents how they heard about the consultation: Table 2: How did you hear about the consultation? How did you hear about the consultation? Through social media 28 Received an email from TfL 15 Not answered 12 Saw an advert on the TfL website 11 Other 7 Total 73 3.2 Identification questions 3.2.1 Description of how respondents using Chelsea Bridge at the junction of Grosvenor Road We asked respondents how they used the junction. Respondents were able to select more than one option for this question. The majority (72%) of the responses came from people who cycle through the junction. Table 3: How respondents describe themselves How respondents described themselves As a cyclist 52 As a pedestrian 32 As a bus passenger 18 As a motorist 14 Not answered 7 Other 3 4 3.2.2 Response by postcode Of the 67 respondents from members of the public, 62 supplied postcode information. The table below shows the consultation responses by postcode. Table 4: Consultation responses by postcode What is your postcode? SW11 5 SW18 3 SW1V 3 NW6 2 SE5 2 SE11 2 SE24 2 SW13 2 SW19 2 SW6 2 SW7 2 W11 2 BR7 1 E14 1 E2 1 E5 1 EN8 1 G61 1 HA4 1 N16 1 NW3 1 SE1 1 SE13 1 SE16 1 SE20 1 SM1 1 SM6 1 SN3 1 5 SW10 1 SW12 1 SW14 1 SW16 1 SW1P 1 SW1W 1 SW2 1 SW20 1 SW8 1 SW9 1 TW12 1 TW4 1 TW9 1 W14 1 W4 1 W9 1 YO24 1 Total answered 62 6 4 The Chelsea Bridge consultation questionnaire 4.1 Analysis of the comments provided to the Chelsea Bridge