Inclusive design at bus stops with cycle tracks: Appendices 2-6 - MARCH 2024

Features adding to complexity The following add to the complexity of a situation: • Higher numbers of cyclists, a level of cycling when strangers find themselves in groups, larger flows of cyclists • Two-way cycling • The presence of groups of pedestrians, flows of pedestrians • Limits to space so that pedestrians are close to the cycle track, or so they are likely to stand or walk on the cycle tr. [...] • Small sections of railing and the orientation of the bus shelter might be used to clearly separate waiting passengers from a cycle track, and to separate crossing pedestrians from any crowd at the stop • There should be sufficient width on cycle tracks, so that the attention of cyclists is not on avoiding collision with other cyclists (and decreases in width at the bus stop should not introduce. [...] The aim of this research was to understand the impact of continuous footways and bus stop bypasses on the accessibility of streetspace for disabled and older people, and to explore how existing designs can be improved to make them more inclusive. [...] Feasibility refers to the solution being possible and likely to be achieved, affordability refers to the cost of the solution being appropriate, and accessibility for all disabled people refers to the degree of accessibility for disabled people across all impairment groups. [...] For the bus stop bypass solutions, the highest ranked solution in terms of feasibility was “high contrast between pavement and cycle path”, the highest ranked solution in terms of affordability was “descriptive markings on cycle paths for pedestrians”, and the highest ranked solution in terms of accessibility for all disabled people was “increase the size of the bus stop island”.