SCG Colchester Town loop.xls

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1	Sunshine Coast Greenway - COLCHESTER TOWN LOOP				RA Sept'23
2		Mainly off road paths, or on quieter back streets, some of which are currently 1-way
3		Road surfaces are generally good, but off road paths are poor & need upgrading
4		Junction designs ignore cyclists completely - hazards - not difficult to improve
5		Hythe & Colchester Town stations have good level access; Colchester North is a short spur
6		Could be so much better…
7			Current Quality		Potential		Kms
8		Hythe Station Road	B1	mode filtered: bus & bike only	B1		0.2
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10		Spurgeon St	B1	quiet minor road, res.access only	B1		0.1
11		>> turn rt: signed NCN51 to East Hill
12		The Moors	A2	good tarmac path; overgrown; not well lit	A1	clear scrub on river side (only)	0.8
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14		East Bay allotments path	A3	rough surface; increasingly deep potholes	A1	resurface throughout	0.3
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16		crossing East Hill	A2	good toucan; route not well signed	A1	both ways need better signing	0.1
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18		riverside path to…	A3	too narrow for passing	A1	widen to 3m throughout	1.4
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20		Castle Park perimeter path	A4	very poor old tarmac; too narrow	A1	resurface and widen	0.6
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22		North Station Road	C2	not busy; good width	C2		0.1
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24		North Hill	C3	steep hill but not much uphill traffic	C3		0.4
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26		jct High St	C3	awkward crossing; turning traffic	C2	cycle priority signals needed	0.1
27				[ High St is 1-way ]		[ should be 2-way cycling ]
28		Head St	C4	1-way with only 50% contraflow	C2	plans for 100% contraflow	0.3
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30		St John St	C2	bus route but not much other traffic	C2		0.2
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32		alleyway to Vineyard Gate	B3	poor access often obstructed	B2	remove car parking	0.1
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34		Vineyard car park	B2	new segregated 2-way cycle track	B1	elephants footprints needed	0.2
35				but conflict at car park entrance
36		Vineyard St	B1	quiet narrow street; filtered	B1		0.1
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38		crossing Queen St	C4	no toucan; blind turning to Priory	C2	upgrade nearby pelican	0.1
39						this is critical to…
40		Priory St	B4	narrow 1-way; then wide car park	B2	make 2-way for cyclists	0.3
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42		East Hill	C3	fairly steep; no cycle facilities	C2	cycle lane / track planned	0.3
43				narrow approach to…
44		jct Brook St	C4	left hook hazard W-bound	C2	hold left turns	0.1
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46		East St	C3	off-road track to toucan	C1	shared use E-bd pavement	0.1
47				difficult to access E-bound
48							----
49		>> rejoin NCN51 back to Hythe				Total kms:	5.7
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51		COLCHESTER TOWN LOOP		ROUTE QUALITY ANALYSIS
52		Quality				Potential
53		Very Good	1	0.4	7%	3.7	65%
54		Good	2	2.6	46%	1.6	28%
55		Poor	3	2.7	47%	0.4	7%
56		Very Poor	4	1.4	25%	0.0	0%
57			Type
58		Greenway / VRA	A	3.2	56%	3.2	56%
59		Minor Road	B	1.0	18%	1.0	18%
60		Traffic Distributor	C	1.5	26%	1.5	26%
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