Cliff
Local authorities all over the place, London, Wolverhampton, Woking and
Nottingham to name a few, are replacing pedestrian underpasses and
over-bridges with grade-level crossings for pedestrians. Birmingham is
continuing to provide some underpasses - for cars. Pedestrians cross at
ground level.
Transport policy for different modes is switching from prioritising motor
vehicles to prioritising pedestrians. You may want to ask your local
authority to have regard to the following advice to local authorities from
the DfT:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_susttravel/documents/page/dft_sust
travel_504172.pdf
Your footbridge may soon be an anachronism.
When advocating for a level crossing, try to ensure it is done in one
straight stretch, without the staggered guard-railed section in the traffic
island between the two sections of the carriageway, which can be such a
nuisance to manouevre through.
Regards
Brenda
On 04/08/05 7:15, "Satoshi Kose" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Cliff:
>
> With the assumed heavy traffic, footbridges might not be too bad. The
> distance one has to walk may be long enough. Of couse, even in such cases,
> ramps can cause problems.
>
> In such instances, one possible solution is to have independent glazed
> elevators at several places (above glade).
>
> One point of caution: In Hamamatsu City where my university is situated,
> the city has arranged below glade pedestrian (very wide and bright,
> completely different from traditional underpass) against a major road.
> Elevators were installed, but what has happened twice is that heavy
> torrential rain got into the machine room. Until the trouble is fixed, the
> below grade passage is unusable for wheelchairs, prams and seniors who
> cannot walk stairs.
>
> Satoshi
>
>
> At 22:11 05/08/02, you wrote:
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>> Footbridges in these sort of situations are a bad idea for all sorts of=20=
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>> reasons - accessibility you have highlighted but they also engender a=20
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>> at grade pedestrian crossing not possible?
>> On 31 Jul 2005, at 20:32, Cliff Croft wrote:
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>>> Hello all
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>>> Roundabout, over a Dual Carriageway Clearway that divides a housing=20
>>> estate. It is proposed that the bridge approaches have steps and are=20=
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