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141158Photo #141158Remove the right turn lane into Head Street as it creates another stop phase for vehicles travelling along the Southway in an easterly direction. This causes more congestion around the Balkerne Hill roundabout. It also encourages drivers circulating around the town center roads.Temporary closure:
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140371Photo #140371The odd lengths of cycle path along Berechurch Hall Rd need to linked together and extended to the Lidl on Gosbecks RdCycleway:
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140362Photo #140362This whole section from St Andrew's Avenue to Brightlingsea Road needs cutting back to make the footway usable.Track:
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139620Photo #139620Narrow pavements to Asda, library, school, churches and the central shopping area of Tiptree. To enable social distancing & encourage walking / cycling there should be a 20 mph speed limit.Track:
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139619Photo #139619Outside Tesco there are two dropped pavements & brick crossing points that are very popular to use. We just need a 20 mph speed limit to assist with the safe crossing & encourage cycling. As a note due to the large pot holes along this road traffic for the last year has been slowed to 20 mph for fear of damage to vehicles. However these pot hole pose a safety risk to people on bikes.Track:
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138741Photo #138741At this point traffic speeds up, racing towards Fingringhoe. Walking and cycling are dangerous because of speeding traffic. Install speed cameras and traffic calming measures.Cycleway:
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138735Photo #138735Cycleway from bottom of Hythe Hill all the way into the town centre with no breaks beyond cycle and pedestrian-specific lights.Cycleway:
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138675Photo #138675Bus gate and 20 mph speed limit to stop road being used as a rat run.Temporary closure:
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138585Photo #138585No pavements and a popular walking and cycling route needs to be a 30 mph speed limit along the length of the road.Track:
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138582Photo #138582Either no pavement or very narrow needs to be a 20 mph zone.Track:
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138579Photo #138579No pavement and lots of parked cars causing pedestrians to walk even further out in the road. 20 mph speed limit would help.Track:
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138182Photo #138182Narrow or no pavements in town south of Queens Road, the whole area needs to be a 20 mph zone.Track:
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138178Photo #138178Very narrow foot paths this should be a 20 mph zone.Track:
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138177Photo #138177Either no footpath or very narrow footpaths. Foot paths could be created by making the road one way priority and reducing the speed limit to 20 mph.Track:
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137987Photo #137987Speeding cars from the school cause danger to pedestrians and cyclists as no traffic calming in place.Temporary closure:
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137986Photo #137986Closure of road here would stop a rat run of people trying to avoid traffic queuesTemporary closure:
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137984Photo #137984Narrow pavements on both sides of the road. Pedestrians forced to walk in road for social distancingTrack:
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137983Photo #137983Extremely narrow pavements on busy road, no cycling provision of any kind. Cars park over the footpath causing pedestrians to walk in the road.Cycleway:
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137878Photo #137878Narrow or close the road to prevent vehicles speeding round from Ireton to Honywood Road and putting children playing in the road at riskTemporary closure:
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136936Photo #136936Open up/ repair the underpasses or change the design of the underpasses as the current condition and layout is hostile and dangerous for pedestriansTrack:
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136931Photo #136931Buses are constantly moving, parking (fighting for spaces) at the bus stops. Dedicated cycling lane requiredCycleway:
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136925Photo #136925Widen pavement -social distancing not possible.Track:
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136915Photo #136915With narrow foot paths along this length of road. Also an access route to both the Station and recreation ground. Would benefit from a 30mph speed limit to encourage walking and cycling.Track:
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136913Photo #136913With poor footpaths and rat running there should be traffic calming measure and 20 mph speed limit.Cycleway:
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136910Photo #136910Safe crossing for residents to encourage walking and cycling.Track:
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136904Photo #136904This road is used as a rat run so would benefit from modal closure & 20 mph speed limit to encourage walking and cycling.Temporary closure:
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136897Photo #13689720 mph zone to encourage walking and cycling. This is a popular route for school children between West Bergholt & Stanway secondary school.Cycleway:
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136892Photo #13689220 mph zone to encourage walking & cycling.Cycleway:
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136847Photo #136847Bus gate to stop rat running and all roads a 20 mph zone on Highwoods except Highclere Rd and Highwoods Approach.Temporary closure:
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136846Photo #13684620 mph zone to encourage walking and cycling.Cycleway:
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136844Photo #136844Eastwood Drive and roads leaving it should all be 20 mph to encourage more cycling. This would also encourage walking by enabling safer crossing.Cycleway:
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136835Photo #136835Upgrade footpath to a good quality shared use cycle path to avoid A1124 dual carriageway.Cycleway:
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136834Photo #136834Signage to highlight cycle path to Stanway and a 20 mph speed limit.Cycleway:
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136832Photo #136832Signage to highlight cycle route to Eight Ash Green and a 20 mph speed limit.Cycleway:
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136829Photo #136829With a community center, Scout hut and primary school along this road along with only a footpath on one side of the road it needs to be a 20 mph zone. To encourage walking and cycling on what is normally a quiet road.Cycleway:
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136724Photo #136724RAT RUNNING between Maldon Road and Lexden Road - this road needs to be for residents onlyTemporary closure:
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136702Photo #136702No safe crossing from Tollgate Rd to Blackberry Rd for the many people of the new estates to the various schools and shops. The zebra crossing heading north on Tollgate Rd only leads to small sections of path in both directions. However it is still important and frequently used.Track:
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136622Photo #136622One metre pinch point under bridge.Track:
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136381Photo #136381School and residential parking of cars, vans etc on pavement means pedestrians have to walk into very busy road in order to get past. Completely blocked for buggies and wheelchairs or users of walking aids. Prohibit pavement parking and enforce it.Track:
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136213Photo #136213This is a death trap for commuters who dice with death to cross the two A12 slipways to reach the station by foot or bikeCycleway:
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134702Photo #134702Too much pavement parking causing people to walk / use mobility scooters/ push pushchairs in the road.Track:
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134698Photo #134698Too much pavement parking all along to The Bell which is even worse in the school pick up time.Track:
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134380Photo #134380The pavement from the business park to the village centre and train station is narrow and overgrown. Widen it and make adjacent landowners cut back vegetation.Track:
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134276Photo #134276Cycleway all the way to Brightlingsea would be niceCycleway:
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134029Photo #134029The underpass here could be the basis of a cycle way from the station to the town centre if it were linked to improved cycle paths. This would avoid the congested area under the Station Road bridge.Cycleway:
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133489Photo #133489Upgrade this shared use path with better lighting for the darker evenings.Cycleway:
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133488Photo #133488Up grade this shared use path with better lighting for the darker evenings.Cycleway:
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133485Photo #133485Temporary closure at school opening and closing times to enable social distancing. School Street.Temporary closure:
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133484Photo #133484Temporary closures at school opening and closing times to aid social distancing. School Street.Temporary closure:
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132648Photo #132648A crossing point here would be nice.Track:
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132549Photo #132549Open this link to West wayCycleway:
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132547Photo #132547Open a gate here to allow cyclists to get to the Westway cycle path without cycling through the bus queuesCycleway:
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132536Photo #132536Add a cycle path to Bourne Pond / Mersea RdCycleway:
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132523Photo #132523Pavement disappears in both directions immediately after the footbridge. There is also no pedestrian crossing, despite heavy use by pedestrians, especially children on their way to school.Track:
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132455Photo #132455Widen the pathway between the light-controlled crossing and Water Lane so that it can more safely accommodate cyclists and the increasing number of walkers visiting Cymbeline Meadows.Cycleway:
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132388Photo #132388This is a short narrow footpath but a key link for cyclists coming from Priory Street / East Hill and into Riverside. Could land be taken from Grantham Court car park?Cycleway:
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132353Photo #132353No pedestrian crossing here, needs traffic lights or a zebra crossing.Track:
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132318Photo #132318It's a narrow road caused by on street parking which reduces the highway traffic to one lane cyclists can be forced off the roadCycleway:
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132317Photo #132317Main route to millfields school the road is narrow on a blind bend.Cycleway:
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132282Photo #132282Open a cycle route from Olivers Lane to the zooCycleway:
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132280Photo #132280Open a cycle route from Olivers Lane to the zooCycleway:
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132279Photo #132279Open a cycle route from the zoo to Olivers LaneCycleway:
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132278Photo #132278Open a cycle route to Fingrinhoe along the sea wallCycleway:
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132275Photo #132275Open a cycle route to Rowhedge along the sea wallCycleway:
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132274Photo #132274Open cycle route along Ball Lane to Manwood Bridge across Mersea Rd to Haye Lane and along to FingrinhoeCycleway:
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132273Photo #132273Open cycle route along Ball Lane to Manwood Bridge across Mersea Rd to Haye Lane and along to FingrinhoeCycleway:
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132272Photo #132272Open cycle route along Ball Lane to Manwood Bridge across Mersea Rd to Haye Lane and along to FingrinhoeCycleway:
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132270Photo #132270Open cycle route along Ball Lane to Manwood Bridge across Mersea Rd to Haye Lane and along to FingrinhoeCycleway:
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132268Photo #132268Open cycle route along Ball Lane to Manwood Bridge across Mersea Rd to Haye Lane and along to FingrinhoeCycleway:
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132266Photo #132266Build a separate path across the Wick to Monkwick AveTrack:
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132265Photo #132265Open a link across the Wick to Monkwick Ave.Cycleway:
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132263Photo #132263Open up cycle route to Stalin Rd to make a route to the Old Heath RdCycleway:
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132241Photo #132241Continuous cycle way from here to Mersea RdCycleway:
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132240Photo #132240The odd lengths of cycle path along Berechurch Hall Rd need to linked together and extended to the Lidl on Gosbecks RdCycleway:
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132239Photo #132239The odd lengths of cycle path along Berechurch Hall Rd need to linked together and extended to the Lidl on Gosbecks RdCycleway:
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132237Photo #132237Open up access to complete the Moors cycle path. linkCycleway:
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132236Photo #132236Widen path to allow use by cyclists from the TLA school to reach Queen Mary ave.Cycleway:
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132235Photo #132235Widen path to allow easier access to TLA schoolTrack:
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132233Photo #132233Widen path to allow use by cyclists all the way to TLA schoolCycleway:
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132232Photo #132232Change zebra crossing to a tiger to connect the cycle pathsCycleway:
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132231Photo #132231Remove barrier to allow free access to cyclists, wheelchair users and parents with buggiesCycleway:
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132230Photo #132230Action needed to reduce traffic speed in this estate. There are 3 schools on the estate and large number of young children using the roadsTrack:
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132229Photo #132229Action needed to reduce traffic speed in this estate. There are 3 schools on the estate and large number of young children using the roadsCycleway:
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132228Photo #132228Action needed to reduce traffic speed in this estate. There are 3 schools on the estate and large number of young children using the roadsTrack:
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132227Photo #132227Action needed to reduce traffic speed in this estate. There are 3 schools on the estate and large number of young children using the roadsCycleway:
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132226Photo #132226Action needed to reduce traffic speed in this estate. There are 3 schools on the estate and large number of young children using the roadsTrack:
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132225Photo #132225Action needed to reduce traffic speed in this estate. There are 3 schools on the estate and large number of young children using the roadsCycleway:
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132142Photo #132142Requires measures to stop this estate being used as a "rat run"Cycleway:
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132141Photo #132141Requires measures to stop this estate being used as a "rat run"Cycleway:
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131904Photo #131904Dutch-style roundabout needed here to allow better access to Institute and St Helena schoolCycleway:
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131902Photo #131902Existing subway is good for cycle use except for approaches. This could be made better by taking one lane from Sheepen Road.Cycleway:
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131900Photo #131900Traffic light pedestrian and bike crossing of Westway. Could make use of subways with land acquisition. Would need to be to Crow standards.Cycleway:
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131896Photo #131896Roundabout needs to be Dutch-style. Could be modelled with white-painted tyres. An alternative would be to replace RBT with lights for buses and bikes.Cycleway:
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131728Photo #131728This road is unsafe for cyclists, needs cycle lane and resurfacing and traffic calming measuresCycleway:
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131727Photo #131727Cycle lane/widening of road/preventing parking would make this busy road cycle friendlyCycleway:
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131726Photo #131726Road too narrow to allow safe cycling, especially if cars parked opposite churchCycleway:
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131725Photo #131725Terrible surface on shared footpath/cyclewayCycleway:
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131724Photo #131724Very narrow pavements over bridgeTrack:
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131455Photo #131455No pavements along this road so should be a 20 mph zone to encourage walking and cycling,Track:
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131453Photo #131453Poor provision of foot paths so should be a 20 mph zone on the Brewery estate.Track:
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