one.network Product Ideas

I appreciate that you are reliant on information from Councils but I do believe the system could, and should, be improved. Attached is a screenshot of a closure on The B4427 in South Gloucestershire. The information provided includes : 'Footway Closure: No.'. One interpretation of this could be that pedestrian access is maintained through the works. Another interpretation, in this case is that as,ò there is no pavement, so there is no footway to close, so, no footway closed but no pedestrians allowed through on the carriageway. As you will be aware, there is a duty on Councils and Contractors to maintain access for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians wherever practical. Today, however, a contractor told us, a group of cyclists, that we were not allowed through. We explained the Council /Contractor duty to the chargehand. He got quite upset, so we ignored him and walked through on the non-coned side of the road. Had the wording on your website been 'Pedestrian access maintained: Yes.' we could have shown him this and proved the chargehand wrong. I suggest that the text 'Footway closure:' is replaced by two lines: Pedestrian/ cycle access maintained: yes/no. Equestrian access maintained: yes/no. Would you please consider this?