A residents group in the city have criticised the approach taken by the National Transport Authority in selecting walking and cycling routes as part of the overall BusConnects plan.
The Hyde Park Residents Group of 16 homes say they were not consulted before plans to include their road in the proposed Sunday’s Well to Hollyhill “quietway” were published.
The group say Hyde Park Road is too steep for cyclists and have suggested four alternative routes to the NTA.
The submission includes the suggestion that a proposed pedestrian bridge between the Shakey Bridge and Thomas David Bridge be moved further down the Lee Road to link up with Atkins Hall.
Mike Cussen lives on Hyde Park Road and told RedFM News that he doesn’t see how the current proposal will work:
"Whn you're coming up at your car or your tractor trailer, I have to stop if there's a pedestrian on the road and leave them stand to the side. Likewise with a cyclist or a jogger or anything, you have to stop.
"How that's going to work if you have a cycle lane heading down the hill in the cycle and heading up the hill when when the actual tarmac width of the road is only three metres - you definitely couldn't keep a metre away from a cyclist."
In a statement to RedFM News, The NTA say residents' feedback is being reviewed by the BusConnects Team and that revised proposals for their Sustainable Transport Corridors will be presented in March and April
