From On the Level
You would think Sustrans would be very eager to engage and work with cycle path advocates who are keen to work to improve the NCN. Yet each time I’ve tried to volunteer with Sustrans, I have been met with indifference at best and at worst, naiveté, ignorance, laziness and incompetence.
I have just received a copy of a poster for Connect2, a Sustrans cycle project.
Sadly the proposed routes in Croydon are of the usual poor quality.
At a fist glance the biggest problem is that the design includes the conversion of the busy narrow and steep Fairfield Path into a cycle route. This is a dangerous proposal, since parts of the path are very steep and often slippery. Much better cycle routes could be achieved in this area without making life unpleasant for local pedestrians who use the path.
Satellite Image - steep part of the Fairfield Path
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cycling, cycle path, croydon, sustrans, Connect2
