By Jill

The problem is they forgot to ask the people who live and work near the new cycle lanes.

My view is that pop-up bike lanes are not a good idea. They are dangerous because they take up too much room, they don’t have barriers around them and they’re not lit up properly.  They’re bad for shops too because they block disabled drivers like me from being able to park near the shops. I’m with the shopkeepers on this. The problem is they forgot to ask the people who live and work near the new cycle lanes and so there have been consequences.