The aim of the Guildford Sustainable Movement Corridors (SMC) is to provide rapid, priority pathways for pedestrians, cyclists and buses in the Guildford urban area. The planned SMC shown in the image below will link up:
- Guildford town centre and rail station
- Ladymead Retail Park
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- University of Surrey’s Stag Hill and Manor Park campuses
- Surrey Research Park
- Slyfield Industrial Estate
- Existing urban communities in seven wards
- New rail stations at Guildford West (Park Barn) and Guildford East (Merrow)
- Park and Ride at Onslow and new Gosden Hill Farm facility
- The new communities at Blackwell Farm, Slyfield and Gosden Hill Farm
Parts of the SMC have been completed:
- SMC1 West: from Surrey Research Park to Guildford station. Phase 2b remains outstanding.
- SMC3 Town Centre Phase 1: Walnut Tree Close one-way traffic restriction
- SMC4 Town Centre Phase 2: Replacement Walnut Bridge complete. (Pedestrian and cycling route through Jewsons outstanding). A25 shared-use pedestrian/cycle facility complete however these could be further improved in line with current cycling infrastructure guidance.
GBUG strives to work with Guildford’s elected representatives and officers, ensuring they deliver the SMC as completely and as quickly as possible. For example, GBUG has pushed for improvements in proposed new layouts of the Stoke Rd/A25 crossroads; a junction along the SMC route that currently acts as a real barrier to North-South cycle journeys in Guildford.
For an update on progress with SMC1 West see Guildford Borough Council’s SMC page.
For further details on the proposed SMCs see GBC Note on the SMC 2021.
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Previous posts on the Sustainable Movement Corridor
- Walnut Tree Close – Success!
Following the one-way trial along Walnut Tree Close, G-BUG is delighted that Surrey County Council have decided to make it permanent. The scheme has many benefits including better air quality, improved safety for all road users. It creates a dedicated, safe cycle route from the university and A25, from Ladymead to Guildford’s town centre and the railway station, and turns a dangerous commuter rat… - Walnut Tree Close trialSurrey County Council is currently (Jan 2021) running a trial to reduce motor traffic on Walnut Tree Close, by installing a one way section, whilst still permitting two-way travel by cyclists. It is hoped that this will make WTC a safer corridor for cyclists to travel to and from the town centre and station. The…
- G-BUG SCC/GBC liaison meeting 21 May 2020
Link to slides pdf below. The principal topic as usual was to update on the Town Centre Transport Package. Headlines: - Your ideas for reallocating roadspace as we come out of Covid 19 lockdown
(This has also been posted on the G-BUG Facebook Group and emailed on mailchimp.) G-BUG Chair Doug Clare has written to Matt Furniss, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet member for Transport, to request a dialogue about the Government’s statutory guidance to local authorities to reallocate roadspace as we come out of Covid-19 lockdown. Councillor Furniss has… - G-BUG SCC/GBC liaison meeting 28 January
Representatives of G-BUG met with officials of Surrey County Council (SCC) and Guildford Borough Council (GBC) on 28 January for our regular liaison meeting on all matters cycling in Guildford Borough. Slides from the meeting can be downloaded here. Headlines: Click image to download all slides