Inclusive design at bus stops with cycle tracks - MARCH 2024

For example, if elements of the bus stop – such as the shelter – are not on the island, and the island is present but only small, then it can be difficult to define whether the cycle track runs behind the bus stop, through it, or between the stop and the carriageway. [...] The size of the island, the presence or absence of a shelter, and the shape of the cycle track might all influence an observer’s decision. [...] Summarising the details provided in that appendix, some of the main factors are whether: • The cycle track passes in front of, behind, or between, elements of the bus stop area • Passengers wait on an island or on an ordinary stretch of the pavement, and whether they alight onto the cycle track, near the cycle track, or onto an obvious island Living Streets - Inclusive design at bus stops with cyc. [...] A line of black and white markings (or tiles) are typically used to mark where the bus stops, and this may help to highlight the presence of the bus stop even in the absence of a shelter. [...] We reassured their representatives that we already understood: • the importance of kerbs for blind and partially sighted people in defining the edges of a pavement • the importance of tactile paving for marking kerb-free transitions between pavement and other areas • problems with large areas of tactile paving • the importance of consistency in the use of tactile paving • the importance of access.