A shared-use path , mixed-use path or multi-use pathway is a path which is "designed to accommodate the movement of pedestrians and cyclists". Examples of shared-use paths include sidewalks designated as shared-use, bridleways and rail trails . A shared-use path typically has a surface that is asphalt, concrete or firmly packed crushed aggregate . Shared-use paths differ from cycle tracks and cycle paths in that shared-use paths are designed to include pedestrians even if the primary anticipated users are cyclists.
15-528: The Greensborough Bypass Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Greensborough Bypass through the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It was built in 2006 as part of works to build the new road across around the suburbs of Greensborough and Watsonia North . The trail is managed by VicRoads . The path starts at Grimshaw Street in Greensborough near
30-471: A path (and therefore pedestrians may walk wherever they choose). Shared-use paths alongside the highway often look like sidewalks to motorists. Therefore, at side roads, in jurisdictions where pedestrians do not have priority at side roads, the priority situation at side roads on shared-use paths can be confusing and often cyclists are required to give way to turning motorists. Before the January 2022 revision,
45-467: Is an over 200 miles (320 kilometres) network of shared use paths for cyclists and pedestrians in Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire, England. It is generally surfaced with red tarmac , and criss-crosses most of the city. Some of these redways run next to the grid roads and local roads, with underpasses or bridges where they intersect major roads. Others run through park land and along the floodplain of
60-472: The Highway Code gave no advice to pedestrians on how to share space with cyclists; there was also little guidance given to cyclists. (The 2023 edition covers both aspects. The UK Department for Transport advises local authorities that cyclists and pedestrians should not be expected to share space on or alongside city streets. Sustrans gives advice for cyclists, walkers and runners using shared-use paths on
75-774: The National Cycle Network . The Milton Keynes redway system is an example of a city-wide network of shared-use paths. The network consists of over 200 miles (320 km) of shared-use paths that avoid the city's busy and fast grid roads (which run between neighbourhoods rather than through them). In the US, the 1999 AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities defines a shared-use path as being physically separated from motor vehicular traffic with an open space or barrier. Milton Keynes redway system The Milton Keynes redway system (locally known as redways )
90-614: The UK Department for Transport found that cyclists and pedestrians prefer wider non-segregated paths to more narrow segregated paths (e.g. a 3 m wide shared path, compared with a 3 m path split into 1.5 m sections). The principal benefit of a shared-use path is saving space. This may be important in environmentally-sensitive areas or on narrow streets, where a full cycle track may not be feasible. Shared use paths are criticised for creating conflict between pedestrians and cyclists and creating complaints from pedestrians and speed. Therefore,
105-1032: The Western Ring Road Trail . The only connection to an existing off-road trail exists to the north where the path connects with the Western Ring Road Trail . No immediate connection exists to the south, however the River Gum Walk Trail is about 2 kilometres south, via suburban backstreets. While some lobbying by cyclists occurred to rectify this southern path in 2012, no progress has been made to date. Shared use path The path may also permit other users such as inline skating . Contrastingly, motorcycles and mopeds are normally prohibited. Shared-use paths sometimes provide different lanes for users who travel at different speeds to prevent conflicts between user groups on high-use trails. Shared-use paths are criticised for creating conflict between different users. The UK's Department for Transport deprecates this kind of route in denser urban environments. In
120-642: The Grand Union to Willen Lake then west again to cross NCR6 at Campbell Park. It ascends westwards again through the Park to Central Milton Keynes , leaving the central business district beside Milton Keynes Central railway station . The route runs south by the 'teardrop lakes' to the National Bowl then west again past Furzton Lake, leaving the city at Tattenhoe . Cycle storage can be found along route 51 at Milton Keynes Central train station (covered cycle racks) and at
135-768: The Great Ouse and its tributaries. Construction of the redway commenced in the 1970s with the start of the construction of the "new city" . By 1980 it was the largest urban cycleway system in the UK with 22 miles (35.4 km) in use. The redway system is restricted to cyclists, pedestrians, and powered wheelchairs. It may not be used by horses (except where they run along designated bridleways), motorcycles, mopeds or motor-scooters ("e-scooters"), though (walking-pace) electric delivery robots are permitted. The national Sustrans National Cycle Network Route 6 (Derby – Luton) and Route 51 (Harwich - Cambridge – Oxford) runs to and through
150-469: The UK, cyclists are legally permitted to cycle on bridleways (paths open to horse riders), but not on public footpaths. Therefore, bridleways are, in effect, a form of shared-use path. On segregated or divided paths, the path is split into a section for pedestrians and a section for cyclists. This may be achieved with a painted line or different surface. It may also be delineated with tactile paving for blind and visually impaired pedestrians. Research by
165-684: The city. Route 6 enters Milton Keynes from the south following the Grand Union Canal in southern Bletchley . After a loop through central Bletchley close to Bletchley railway station and Bletchley Park , it resumes its track northwards via Fenny Stratford along the valley of the River Ouzel (near The Open University campus and Milton Keynes University Hospital ) and the Grand Union to Campbell Park (where it intersects National Cycle Route 51 heading west to Central Milton Keynes and Milton Keynes Central railway station ). At Great Linford ,
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#1732869700641180-599: The intersection with the Greensborough Bypass. It then follows the road north running along its eastern side. After crossing Kempston Street, which can be used to visit the Kalparrin Gardens, the path begins tending uphill. After a gradual turn to the east and a moderately steep incline near Banfield Terrace, the path reaches the Plenty River and turns north underneath the Greensborough Bypass bridge to connect to
195-408: The junction of Midsummer Boulevard and Witan Gate where there are storage and changing facilities available. There are also frequent Sheffield cycle racks near the station, and outside the shopping centre and theatre, on both sides of Midsummer Boulevard. Cyclists appear to be encouraged to cycle through car parks (with two-way lanes) on each side of Midsummer Boulevard, and use pedestrian underpasses at
210-504: The paths do not properly take into account the different needs of different road users. For example a study by the Institute for Chartered Engineers found that users of shared use paths were confused about the nature of the path and who has priority on them. Pedestrians are sometimes unsure how to behave on shared-use paths. The question arises whether the path is to be treated as a road (therefore pedestrians should face oncoming traffic), or
225-545: The route heads west along the former Wolverton to Newport Pagnell Line (now a rail trail ). At Old Wolverton (near Wolverton railway station ), the route crosses the River Great Ouse to leave the Milton Keynes Urban Area for the rural villages of Castlethorpe and Hanslope before crossing into Northamptonshire . Route 51 enters the east of the city at Wavendon then turns north at Walton alongside
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