Footbridges in these sort of situations are a bad idea for all sorts of
reasons - accessibility you have highlighted but they also engender a
fear of crime, encourage motorists not to think about the prospect of
pedestrians being present, use enormous areas of land (even more so
with a 126m ramp!) and are very expensive to build and maintain. Is an
at grade pedestrian crossing not possible?
On 31 Jul 2005, at 20:32, Cliff Croft wrote:
>
> Hello all
> Our Local Authority is proposing to install a footbridge adjacent to a
> Roundabout, over a Dual Carriageway Clearway that divides a housing
> estate. It is proposed that the bridge approaches have steps and are
> ramped.
>
> Both AD Part M and BS8300 -2001 suggest that a series of ramps should
> not exceed a change of level of 2 metres at the approach to Buildings.
> Footbridges need approximately 5 metre clearance. I am ambulant
> disabled and cannot use steps and do not like the idea of using a 1 in
> 12 ramp to climb 5 metres.
> Does anybody have information on the limits for ramps on footbridges
> or other public places?
>
> Cliff Croft
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