[Talk-GB] Correcting an unsafe cycle route onto Homerton High St

[Jon Pennycook]

I'm going to change my mind about deleting the footway based on the email
below, but I think adding barrier=kerb is definitely still a good idea.

Jon

On Fri, 15 Jan 2021 at 17:57, Mark Goodge <mark at good-stuff.co.uk> wrote:

>
>
> On 15/01/2021 17:35, Mat Attlee wrote:
> > I've noticed that CycleStreets often suggests cycling onto and across
> > Homerton High St, which is a quite busy road. For example
> > https://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/72667503/
> > <https://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/72667503/>
> >
> > I found the culprit which is this way
> > https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/38083628
> > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/38083628> however having surveyed
> > this area countless times, I feel that this way is neither correct or
> > safe as pedestrians or cyclists should not enter or cross the road here
> > as there are no signs indicating it is allowed and there is a pedestrian
> > crossing just nearby.
> >
> > Should I delete this way or is there a reason for its existence?
>
> Looking at it on Google Streetview, the design of the cycleway surface
> implies that it terminates at the intersection with the A102 (Homerton
> High Street) directly opposite Isabella Road, as linked by that way. And
> there are no "shared use" signs visible on the pavements to the north of
> that junction on either side of the A102, implying that cyclists may not
> legally ride there anyway.
>
> So I think that way reflects the correct legal position: the shared use
> path that runs from the stub of Homerton Row follows the original route
> of Homerton Row all the way to Homerton High Street, where cyclists are
> expected to rejoin the carriageway. Bearing in mind that this was, once,
> a crossroads with Homerton Row and Isabella Road on opposite sides of
> Homerton High Street (c/f NLS maps). The western end of Homerton Row has
> been part-pedestrianised, but the legal route remains the same as it was
> before, and the highway of Homerton Row ends at Homerton High Street.
>
> Which is a long-winded way of saying, leave the way where it is, it
> looks correct to me.
>
> Mark
>
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