ChrisH

Open Issues: 47 • Temas cerrados: 96 • Temas Reconocidos: 0
Watching issues created after: 2013-07-22

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  • Westlink M7 Kings Park NSW 2148, Australia - Blacktown - North
    The shared path on the west link m7 for cyclists and pedestrians is lacking a suitable source of drinking water. There are currently no facilities whether drinking water can be obtained by users.
    Considering the popularity and length of this path, I feel that a water fountain (or something similar) can greatly improve usability.
    This has stemmed from reports of people becoming dehydrated when riding along the shared path.
  • 103 Old Windsor Road Bella Vista, New South Wales - Baulkham Hills - Central

    Old Windsor Road bike path adjacent to ResMed campus South of Norwest Boulevarde

    A blocked drain at the low point creates a large and potentially dangerous puddle across the path.
    This has been the subject of previous reports to council.The drain must be fixed. This may involve changing the fall of the path.

    Superficial clearing of debris is not resolving the problem

  • The Horsley Drive Abbotsbury NSW 2176, Australia - Fairfield - West

    Short distance of shared path between Cowpasture Road and intersection near Ferrers Road is missing. Should be added so cyclists can use both lengths of Horsely Drive shared path without lengthy diversions.

    Now important since Sydney Catchment Authority is closing Prospect Dam cycleway for nearly 1 year.

  • Great Western Highway Eastern Creek NSW 2766, Australia - Blacktown - South-East
    No consideration for bicycle transit during road work. No shoulder, gutter with large lip from road surface. Unsafe merge point. This is the same on both sides of the highway.
  • Erskine Park Link Road Sydney NSW, Australia - Blacktown - South-West
    The end of the shared path on Erskine Park Link Rd comes abruptly and forces cyclists who want to link with theM7 pathway onto a busy road where they are at risk of being run over by the numerous trucks that use this road. It would be a good idea to complete the pathway up to Wallgrove rd or to improve the shoulders(on both sides) to allow cyclists to ride it for a minimized risk. The current shoulder is so bad, it cannot be used by a bicycle.
  • 52 O'Connell Street Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia - Parramatta - Inner
    The SUP curved bridge with a hardwood timber deck and a downhill approach is slippery when wet, with restricted visibility due to trees. One accident has been reported in this location due to the slippery surface in wet weather. Suggest that the surface be modified to make it non- slippery ideally using a grit finish (as has been done recently on the PVC). If not add "slippery when wet signs" and trim vegetation to providie visibility. Risk of accident / incident high in wet weather. Potential consequnce moderate (abrasions to concussion). Costs moderate.
  • Lot 116 Old Windsor Road Seven Hills NSW 2147, Australia - Blacktown - South-East
    The access/exit to the Windsor road SUP from the bottom of the t-way is awkward for cyclists.
    It would be great if the SUP can be extended directly towards the intersection (where most people travel), rather than towards the sidewalk on the west side of Windsor road.
  • 659-669 Great Western Highway Eastern Creek NSW 2766, Australia - Blacktown - South-West
    Narrow bridge. Cyclist must ride on 80kph highway as there is no shoulder. Area behind barrier not maintained or accessible.
  • Railway Terrace Merrylands NSW 2160, Australia - Parramatta - South
    This pole is dangerous. Leans towards cyclists on pathway
  • M4 Western Motorway Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia - Holroyd
    A road crew has left sand bags behind barrier from M4, which just happens to be the designated cycle path along this stretch of M4 shoulder in run down to Pitt Street.
  • Smith St Near Phillip St Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia - Parramatta - Inner
    The lights on Philip Street eastbound do not respond to the presence of a bicycle in the left lane (never in my experience over two years). The pedestrian lights crossing Wilde Avenue on the north side are not in sync with the road lights. I have several times sat through a complete cycle of red lights even though the pedestrian lights let pedestrians across. Action requested - change the sensitivity of the switching mechanism in the left land or synchronise the vehicel and pedestrian lights (that way I will get across some of the time).
  • Old Windsor Road Bella Vista NSW 2153, Australia - Baulkham Hills - Central
    This is the approach to the OWR / M7 onramp eastbound. When OWR was upgraded the shuoulder / bicycle lane was sacrificed from NorWest to the M7 onramp and an alternative offroad SUP constructed without access to the OWR shoulder / M7 onramp. I asked the RMS to realign the island in the photo so that bicycles can access the M7 onramp without entering the 80 k/h traffic lane. This would involve realigning the kerb and gutter and steel fence at the lights, painting a cycle lane across the Norbrick LH entry lane (I have encountered entering traffic here about 4 times a year in the mornign peak hour) and scrubbing some of the painted island further towrads the entrance (which it is illegal to ride on). The response was that I should be using the 80 k/h traffic lane or the SUP (which has no access to the M7 onramp). This is clearly a case of poor planning and lack of consultation (I am not aware of any). Very disappointed with RMS for lack of plannign and suggesting that cyclists share the 80k/h entry lane with tracffic. In their favour they did remove two of the hard bollards that prevented bicycled from crossing the M7 onramp to continue on the OWR shoulder when I asked, after nearly being forced onto the bollards while using the 80 k/h lane on OWR. Risk of incident / accident high. Consequences potentially extreme. Cost to fix high. It woud have cost no more to design the intersection and OWR shoudler and M7 onramp to safely allow bicycle access.