The document discusses the need for better cycling infrastructure to allocate space and time for cycling on roads and through junctions. It notes that cycling provision needs to meet fundamental requirements of comfort, directness, attractiveness and safety simultaneously. Protected space and decent junctions are needed where motor traffic volumes are high to ensure safe and direct cycling routes. Possible solutions discussed include rearranging parking, restricting motor vehicle movements at junctions, closing junction arms to vehicles, and signal-controlled junction designs.

1. Robert Goodwill
Under-Secretary of State for Transport
“I know one of the most common complaints is
that there simply isn't enough space available on
our roads for cycling infrastructure.
“My response is that there simply isn't enough
room not to put it into place.”

2. If we are concerned with moving
people efficiently - along streets,
and through junctions - allocating
space and time to cycling is a no-
brainer

3. But the conditions have to be right

4. Not purely a 'space' issue...

5. When it is available, it often gets
used badly

6. What's going wrong?

7. Fundamental requirements being
traded off against one another

Comfort

Directness

Attractiveness

Safety

8. Cycle provision - on links, junctions,
of whatever form - should meet these
requirements simultaneously

9. Attractive, comfortable, safe and
direct – all at the same time

10. The role of protected space and
decent junctions is to ensure these
conditions on those parts of the
network where motor traffic
volumes cross a threshold

11. Such as...
*PCU = Passenger Car Unit

12. Reducing motor traffic on side
streets means turning conflicts are
minimised

13. … or removed entirely

14. With more space, tracks can be set
back, for better visibility

15. We can do this already, with priority

16. Protected space can simply be a
matter of rearrangement

17. Switch the parking around

18. Signal-controlled junctions

Necessary when (motor!) traffic volumes are
higher.

Turning conflicts need to be prevented, without
sacrificing directness (both time, and distance)

What can we do?

19. Restrict motor vehicle movements

20. Close off arms of junctions to motor
vehicles

21. More ambitious (but possible?)–
four stage junctions

22. Simultaneous green?

23. Roundabouts
Can we achieve this now?
A 'capacity' issue?