5.3.8.1
The following types of route are cycle routes.
- A cycle lane.
- This is part of the carriageway, commonly a 1.5 metre strip next to the nearside kerb, must not be classified as a separate Street. There is no need for an extra ESU to be drawn. See Figure 5.
5.3.8.3
Figure 5 – A cycle lane which is part of the carriageway
- A shared cycle path or footway.
- This is contiguous with the carriageway but not part of it, whether or not, it is physically separated from the carriageway. In Figure 6 the cycle path or footway is not classified as a separate Street and there is no need for an extra ESU to be input.
5.3.8.5
Figure 6 - A cycle lane which is not part of the carriageway
- A Cycle Track.
- This is a highway route for cyclists not contiguous with the public footway or carriageway. A Cycle Track is a type 2 Street with separate ESUs. An example of a description is “Cycle Track from Long Road to Wilthern Cross”. See Figure 7.
5.3.8.7
Figure 7 - A Cycle Track
Sometimes a Cycle Track is contiguous with the carriageway for short distances. The following rules apply:
- If this distance is less than 30m then the Cycle Track must be recorded as one continuous street.
- If this distance is greater than 30m then that section of the Cycle Track ends with its ESU joining the ESU of the carriageway.
- If the Cycle Track then leaves the carriageway, then this becomes a separate type 2 Street with its own ESU and USRN. The hatched area in Figure 7 shows a physical feature separating the cycleway from the footway and carriageway, for example grass or landscaping.
5.3.8.8
If a cycle trail or Cycle Route is a leisure route or promoted route that is often an aggregation of one or more of the three types of route above.
5.3.8.9
Cycle trails must be recorded as separate Streets and do not require the addition of separate ESUs.
5.3.8.10
If the cycle trail is normally known by a number, for example “026” or a mixture of letters and numbers, then record the cycle trail as a type 3 Street.
5.3.8.11
If the cycle trail is normally known by a descriptive term, for example “Sika Cycle Trail” or “Lulworth Cycle Ride”, then record the trail as a type 4 Street.
5.3.8.12
A National Cycle Route or Regional Cycle Route is designated by the charity organisation Sustrans and is described by a number, for example, “026” or “002”. Record this type of Street as a type 3 Street and cross-reference it to either a type 1 or 2 Street. The naming convention is “NCR026” or “RCR002” etc.
5.3.8.13
Local Cycle Networks are designated by the Local Highway Authority and can include National and Regional Cycle Routes.