Surrey County Council have trialled a one way motor traffic route, with two way cycle route along part of Walnut Tree Close in Guildford. This creates a dedicated, safe, cycle route from the university and A25, from Ladymead to Guildford’s town centre and the railway station. GBUG are delighted that Surrey County Council have made the decision to make the trial permanent.

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Previous Posts on Walnut Tree Close

  • 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…

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  • Walnut Tree Close trial
    Surrey 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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
  • Schedule update for Walnut Tree Close trial
    At the recent Joint Committee the Council’s officers presented an update on the planned experimental one-way closure of WTC: Click the image for PDF of full presentation.
  • GBC/SCC Joint Committee Meeting 11th December 2019
    The Committee will discuss the LEP funded projects related to cycling. Here is the link to the Agenda: download the ‘Agenda Reports Pack’ for a comprehensive summary of the projects (SCC-led schemes pp 85-98; GBC-led schemes pp 99-132)
  • SCC/GBC LIAISON MEETING WITH G-BUG 25th November 2019
    Slides below. Headlines: Walnut Tree Close one way trial: turning circle to be constructed in Jan/Feb 2020 on Woodbridge Meadows. Trial itself cannot take place until completion of piling for replacement Walnut Bridge, since this will require complete closure of WTC. Hence trial will be 4 months, August-November 2020. A3100 London Road: cycle path from…

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  • SCC/GBC Liaison Meetings with G-BUG
    Officials of Surrey County Council (SCC) and Guildford Borough Council (GBC) meet informally with representatives of G-BUG to discuss progress with cycling-related projects, proposals and initiatives. These meetings are a useful forum through which G-BUG members can provide feedback so that suggestions for improvement can be included at an early stage. The slide packs presented…

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  • SCC/GBC Liaison Meetings with G-BUG
    Officials of Surrey County Council (SCC) and Guildford Borough Council (GBC) meet informally with representatives of G-BUG to discuss progress with cycling-related projects, proposals and initiatives. These meetings are a useful forum through which G-BUG members can provide feedback so that suggestions for improvement can be included at an early stage. The slide packs presented…

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