Committee members are asked to review and provide comment on the attached ‘Quietways Signing Guidance’ (see background section below).
The document is currently in draft, but will be issued for implementation on the two pilot Quietways in late January 2015 (launching spring 2015).
Committee members are asked to pay particular attention to the following sections:
- Chapter 3: ‘Surface Markings’ (page 9)
Type, frequency and different contexts for application
- Chapter 4: Signs (page 21)
New signage types, layouts, content and mounting heights
- Chapter 6: Sign Use Specification (page 42)
On and off highway signing scenarios and visual examples
- Section 4.6 (page 23)
The guidance states that signs should include the cycle journey time to destinations, rather than distance. This has been proposed in view of customer research with potential users (especially new and inexperienced cyclists) and in order to ensure consistency with existing Cycle Superhighway and Legible London signage (which both refer to ‘minutes’ rather than ‘miles’). We welcome the views and preferences of committee members.