{"id":40569,"date":"2020-02-18T13:46:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=40569"},"modified":"2020-02-18T13:46:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:46:43","slug":"work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/","title":{"rendered":"Work begins on latest phase of North Road Cycleway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardiff Council\u2019s transport white paper proposes \u00a310m to be invested in the city&#8217;s cycle superhighways<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>WORK has begun on the latest Cycleway on North Road, connecting Cathays to the city centre. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The work will expand\nCardiff\u2019s first segregated cycle highway on Senghenydd Road. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>This latest Cycleway is\npart of Cardiff Council\u2019s cycle superhighways project, which plans to introduce\nfive cycle routes\naround the city by 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"435\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-500x354.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-293x207.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-500x354.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-293x207.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The proposed Cycleways around Cardiff. Image: Cardiff Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\nstarted with a Cycleway coming\nup North Road by the side of the park and the Royal College of Music and\nDrama,\u201d said Norma Mackie, councillor for Cathays. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt will now start going\nthe rest of the way up North Road. This is the second phase that will connect\npeople to the City Centre.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The proposed routes will connect communities to major destinations across the city, including the City Centre and Cardiff Bay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Work\nbegan on \u2018Cycleway 1\u2019 in March last year and was the first of the five to be\nbuilt. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The council held consultations for Cycleway 1, from St Andrews Crescent to <a href=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/19\/sherman-theatre-concerned-new-cycleway-might-disrupt-access\/\">Senghenydd Road<\/a>, and Cycleway 3 on Lloyd George Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The work on North Road\nbegan on Wednesday last week.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"374\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1.jpg 591w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1-500x316.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1-293x185.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1.jpg 591w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1-500x316.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/cyclemap2-1-293x185.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Proposals for Castle Street. Image: Cardiff Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Cycleways are designed to be separated from motor vehicles and pedestrians where needed.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A Vale resident who regularly\ncycles in Cardiff and did not want to be named said: \u201cIt\u2019s important that there\nare some routes planned to get across the city, not just in and out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cClosing roads that cars\nuse to cut across the city would help. Shutting motor vehicle access to Castle\nStreet would be a good start.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAllowing cycles to start\nahead of motor vehicles \u2013 such as at the lights on Cathedral Road outside\nSophia Gardens \u2013 would also help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Tamas Foldes, 28, of\nCathays, says he regularly uses the recently built Cycleway 1 section. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince it is still under\nconstruction and somewhat crowded by people, I am more likely to use King\nEdward VII Lane when going to the City Centre, which I guess isn\u2019t ideal from a\ntraffic standpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI use the roads to get to the Student Union, but not for getting to the City Centre. My old habits die hard, especially when there is still construction going on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/4FB47F1A-4819-4A91-B5EF-A3192A2344B3-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Work started on North Road last week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>In their proposed budget\nfor 2020\/21, Cardiff Council have set aside \u00a378.4m to develop strategic cycle\nroutes, improve transportation infrastructure and encourage active travel.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Public Health Wales\nestimates that the equivalent of over 220 deaths each year among people aged\n30 and over, in the Cardiff and Vale Health Board area, can be attributed to Nitrogen dioxide&nbsp;(NO<sub>2&nbsp;<\/sub>) pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to NHS Wales,\nlevels of NO<sub>2&nbsp;<\/sub>in the Cardiff and Vale residential\nareas are the highest in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A legal\nrequirement has been placed on the Welsh Government, which requires the Council\nto take action to reduce NO<sub>2 <\/sub>levels to meet the legal limit set by European\nlegislation.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Cardiff\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.gov.uk\/ENG\/resident\/Parking-roads-and-travel\/transport-policies-plans\/transport-white-paper\/Pages\/default.aspx\">transport white paper<\/a> for 2030 states that the council are investing \u00a310m into the network of segregated Cycleways up to 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/6E4C8623-6F16-474C-9C85-AAC298993ED1-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cycleway 1 on Senghenydd Road was built last year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Some residents have taken to social media to share their\ndiscontent at the council\u2019s use of funding to build cycle paths rather than\nupgrading roads or filling potholes. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Others have argued that other areas of Cardiff, including the West of the city and Rumney, have inadequate cycle path provision.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe next one will be\nCathays Terrace so there\u2019s consultation out on that at the moment,\u201d said Coun\nMackie. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve consulted with us\nas local members and they\u2019re getting ready for a consultation for the public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Coun Mackie said that plans\nwould join Senghenedd Road, Cathays Terrace, Whitchurch Road and the Gabalfa\nroundabout.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/B2F5CA31-85FB-4C9B-A263-DF3E79DD69F9-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> The Cycleways are said to be designed to be separated from motor vehicles and pedestrians where needed <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cEventually we\u2019ll have\npeople moving around town without people being bothered by cars, so that\nthere\u2019ll be a distinct barrier between the cyclists, the car and pedestrians,\u201d\nshe added.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In response to questions\nabout whether the Cycleways could mean fewer cars being used in the Cathays\narea, Coun Mackie said: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a parking problem in Cathays for a long time\nthat we have discussed with officers. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking at\ndifferent ways of parking in Cathays so that it will link in with the cycle\nhighways, so we hope there will be more people getting on their bikes, that we\nwill have more NextBikes, if people use them. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe more people cycling\nor walking, the less cars we\u2019ll have coming in.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff Council\u2019s transport white paper proposes \u00a310m to be invested in the city&#8217;s cycle superhighways WORK has begun on the latest Cycleway on North Road, connecting Cathays to the city centre. The work will expand Cardiff\u2019s first segregated cycle highway on Senghenydd Road. This latest Cycleway is part of Cardiff Council\u2019s cycle superhighways project, which plans to introduce five cycle routes around the city by 2022. \u201cIt started with a Cycleway coming up North Road by the side of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":40645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,113],"tags":[535,691,692,693,165,694,695,696],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-40569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cathays","category-uncategorised","tag-bikes","tag-clean-air-cardiff","tag-cycling","tag-cyclways","tag-environment","tag-nextbikes","tag-north-road","tag-pollution"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Work begins on latest phase of North Road Cycleway - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Work has begun on the latest Cycleway on North Road, connecting Cathays to the City Centre. It will expand Cardiff\u2019s first cycleway on Senghenydd Road.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Work begins on latest phase of North Road Cycleway - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Work has begun on the latest Cycleway on North Road, connecting Cathays to the City Centre. It will expand Cardiff\u2019s first cycleway on Senghenydd Road.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-18T13:46:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"475\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Beth Thomas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Beth Thomas\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/\",\"name\":\"Work begins on latest phase of North Road Cycleway - The Cardiffian\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-18T13:46:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#\/schema\/person\/75ce81e9d7b1530ee9dd9b71e7bad7e6\"},\"description\":\"Work has begun on the latest Cycleway on North Road, connecting Cathays to the City Centre. It will expand Cardiff\u2019s first cycleway on Senghenydd Road.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-1.jpg\",\"width\":620,\"height\":475},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Work begins on latest phase of North Road Cycleway\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/\",\"name\":\"The Cardiffian\",\"description\":\"Just another JOMEC Sites Network site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#\/schema\/person\/75ce81e9d7b1530ee9dd9b71e7bad7e6\",\"name\":\"Beth Thomas\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/4af09ae6d70166ba39011056c6309bfd\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3e2504fc3019f6478cf1769ce443dd60813d384f266b850586cb045724a644d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3e2504fc3019f6478cf1769ce443dd60813d384f266b850586cb045724a644d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Beth Thomas\"},\"description\":\"Beth Thomas is a reporter for The Cardiffian covering Cathays.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/author\/thomas\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Work begins on latest phase of North Road Cycleway - The Cardiffian","description":"Work has begun on the latest Cycleway on North Road, connecting Cathays to the City Centre. It will expand Cardiff\u2019s first cycleway on Senghenydd Road.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Work begins on latest phase of North Road Cycleway - The Cardiffian","og_description":"Work has begun on the latest Cycleway on North Road, connecting Cathays to the City Centre. It will expand Cardiff\u2019s first cycleway on Senghenydd Road.","og_url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/","og_site_name":"The Cardiffian","article_published_time":"2020-02-18T13:46:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":620,"height":475,"url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Beth Thomas","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Beth Thomas","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/","name":"Work begins on latest phase of North Road Cycleway - The Cardiffian","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-02-18T13:46:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#\/schema\/person\/75ce81e9d7b1530ee9dd9b71e7bad7e6"},"description":"Work has begun on the latest Cycleway on North Road, connecting Cathays to the City Centre. It will expand Cardiff\u2019s first cycleway on Senghenydd Road.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/0_Cycleways_map-1-1.jpg","width":620,"height":475},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/work-begins-on-latest-north-road-cycleway\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Work begins on latest phase of North Road Cycleway"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/","name":"The Cardiffian","description":"Just another JOMEC Sites Network site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#\/schema\/person\/75ce81e9d7b1530ee9dd9b71e7bad7e6","name":"Beth Thomas","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/4af09ae6d70166ba39011056c6309bfd","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3e2504fc3019f6478cf1769ce443dd60813d384f266b850586cb045724a644d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3e2504fc3019f6478cf1769ce443dd60813d384f266b850586cb045724a644d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Beth Thomas"},"description":"Beth Thomas is a reporter for The Cardiffian covering Cathays.","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/author\/thomas\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40569"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=40569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}