{"id":92236,"date":"2025-02-07T15:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=92236"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:57:46","slug":"radyrs-shadowy-path-is-finally-lit-but-some-say-its-still-too-dim-for-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/07\/radyrs-shadowy-path-is-finally-lit-but-some-say-its-still-too-dim-for-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Radyr\u2019s shadowy path is finally lit \u2013 but some say it\u2019s still too dim for safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;I still don\u2019t like to walk through alone,&#8217; says one resident<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>STREETLIGHTS have now been installed along one of Radyr\u2019s busiest public paths but concerns remain over the safety of residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two lights have replaced a faulty one along a usually dark footpath that connects Drovers Way Park to the centre of Radyr village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely progress and it\u2019s better than it was, but I am particularly keen to see a light in the park itself, because the path actually forks there and it needs to be obvious,\u201d said councillor for Radyr and Morganstown, Helen Lloyd Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The narrow path, lined with wooden boards, winds between two houses and is used by Drovers Way residents to access Radyr\u2019s high street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Two lights have now replaced a faulty one along one of Radyr&#039;s busiest paths from Drovers Way Park\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VajF0c00yso?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Two lights have now replaced a faulty one along one of Radyr&#039;s busiest paths from Drovers Way Park\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VajF0c00yso?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: The Cardiffian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But where the path splits at the edge of the park, there is no still lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A resident whose mobility scooter toppled over there on the way back from an event asked Radyr and Morganstown Community Council to light the area three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now Coun Lloyd Jones is concerned that despite the improvements made by Cardiff Council in early January, that risk still lingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"92272\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250206-WA0013-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250206-WA0013-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250206-WA0013-169x300.jpg 169w, 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\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"92273\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-770x1368.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-293x520.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"92273\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-770x1368.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003-293x520.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0003.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><strong>Residents feels that Drovers Way Park is still unsafe and want to see lights where the path splits and through the park<\/strong> Credit: The Cardiffian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need to look at getting lighting across the park to Drovers Way because if you have a person who has mobility issues and needs to use a scooter, that\u2019s the only way they can get to the centre of Radyr,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radyr resident, Sian Wallace still worries about how dark it is in the park despite improvements to the path that leads there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI use the Plymouth Drive cut-through only during the day as I worry about slipping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this isn\u2019t the only path causing concern to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/MAP-1024x749.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/MAP-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/MAP-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/MAP-770x563.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/MAP-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/MAP-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/MAP-293x214.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/MAP-1400x1024.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/MAP.jpg 1801w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>In green: the path from Drovers Way Park to Plymouth Drive that has been lit<\/strong>;<br><strong>In yellow: desired areas to be lit<\/strong> <strong>from left to right ( the path leading to Windsor Road and <strong>Drovers Way Park<\/strong>)<\/strong>         Credit: The Cardiffian<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Patricia Williams has lived in Drovers Way for 20 years and also wants to see lighting installed on the footpath that runs parallel to this path at the top of the village to Windsor Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have had some extra lighting there but it is still quite dark at night. I don\u2019t like to walk through alone,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cImproving the lighting on all these shortcuts is what we should be trying to work towards,\u201d says Coun Lloyd Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of them are quite dark, and women in particular are quite frightened, particularly in the evenings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another resident, Richard O\u2019Brien, proposed putting lights along the path at waist height to help with visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cOtherwise, it is easy to lose the path or get a branch in your eye,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"92280\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0005-577x1024.jpg\" 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\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"92281\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-770x1368.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-293x520.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"92281\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-770x1368.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006-293x520.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250207-WA0006.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><strong>Residents are also concerned about the lack of lighting at the top of Drovers Way leading to Windsor Road<\/strong>        Credit: The Cardiffian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lighting along Drovers Way Park was first raised in November 2022 by Coun Lloyd Jones and the Parc Radyr Management Company, which represents 106 householders whose residences border most of the park&#8217;s perimeter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community council was unable to pay for the project, but an estimated \u00a318,000 was secured from Cardiff Council in July 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step is to secure lighting in Drovers Way Park and across other public paths in Radyr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s now a case of finding the money and if the Parc Radyr Management Company can help us out, that would be absolutely miraculous,\u201d said Coun Lloyd Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the cost exceeds the council&#8217;s budget, she plans to approach Cardiff Council once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Contact Ward Councillors <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiff.moderngov.co.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1491\">Helen Lloyd Jones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiff.moderngov.co.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1497\">Calum Davies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I still don\u2019t like to walk through alone,&#8217; says one 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