Worthing cycle lane: ‘flaws – but it is a good start’

Letter from: Katie Rampton, Sackville Road, Worthing
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I am writing in support of the pop-up cycle lane that is currently being installed on the A24 in Worthing. I believe that the long-term benefits will be significant and far-reaching.

With no pop-up cycle lane the volume of traffic on the A24 will continue to increase as the local population grows.

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This is not sustainable and, with no intervention, there will come a time when traffic will come to a standstill permanently because there just isn’t the space for it. How much damage will be caused before that happens.

According to the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) 55 per cent of journeys are less than 10km and transport emissions make up over one third of carbon emissions from Adur and Worthing.

The response to the LCWIP consultations showed very strong support for more safer routes across Worthing and identified the A24 route as being one of the preferred routes for implementation.

An increase in the uptake of cycling will result in a healthier and more productive population putting less pressure on local health services and helping to improve the local economy, for example through taking fewer days off sick. Research carried out by Transport of London suggests that people who walk or cycle to their destinations spend 40 per cent more each month in their local shops than motorists.

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The route will not address all the issues above on its own. There are certainly flaws in its design that should be addressed, for example the design of the roundabouts where there is no provision for people on bicycles wanting to turn right. But it is a good start!

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