2023-06-26 06:56:02
“It must be recognized that the Tram brings significant improvements in cyclability (at Val-Benoît, place Leman, avenue Blonden and quai de la Batte, quai de Maastricht as well as at Droixhe). We will never have progressed so much in Liège as with this project… Instead of simply pulling rails, the developments are also being made for the benefit of active modes, pedestrians and, to a lesser extent, bicycles. Public space will be better shared with all modes of transport.“Beyond these positive points, the GRACQ Liège denounces the lack of cycle facilities on the route of the future tram and the road facilities which are planned at the same time.
“Concretely, over the 12 kilometers of the Tram route, there will be less than one kilometer of real cycle paths. And again, only a short section is actually separated from car traffic. The rest is cycle/pedestrian, like on the Meuse quays (mainly Avenue Blonden, Quai de la Batte and Quai de Maastricht). Still with this gray/gray concrete and probably no markings… In addition, the large spaces will be in total pedestrian/cyclist mix: Esplanade des Guillemins, rue Joffre and place Saint-Lambert, place des Déportés and the new esplanade boulevard d’Avroy/ Avroy Bridge“, details the association for the defense of cyclists.
And to remember that this is a 2012 project which still conceived of cycling as a “leisure”, not really focused on increasing the share of cycling mobility and where the pedestrian/cyclist mix was not well taken into account. Due to the difficulty (but not the impossibility) of reviewing things during construction by requesting exemptions from the single permit, but also the complicated relations between OTW and Tram’Ardent, politicians will have to make efforts to correct the shot afterwards. “The City may possibly intervene on the esplanades. On the other hand the quays of Meuse, the avenue Blonden, the connections at the level of the Standard are on regional roads. For the BHLS, the public inquiry has been launched: the case promises to be better off, even if vigilance remains in order and the whole thing is a mix of pedestrians and cyclists.‘ must be further questioned, concludes the GRACQ.
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