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Traffic calming measures
REDIWELD HELPS DEVELOP GREEN SOLUTIONS FOR TRAFFIC-FREE SCHEMES Jeanette Holder explains how Rediweld’s sustainable products can help councils create people-friendly streets that are safe, attractive and fit for purpose
School Street trial in Swindon where we provided RediPave Islands to help create a traffic-free zone outside the local school
As more and more councils install new infrastructure to encourage cycling and walking, Rediweld has shown itself equal to the challenge of finding the right products to meet the specific needs of each scheme. The company is built on the foundations of 30 years of research and development to provide a range of traffic calming, cycle separation and site safety products. This means we can offer an array of recycled rubber products to enable councils to roll out low traffic and liveable neighbourhood schemes. Our products include islands, surface kerbing for creating new bus stop waiting areas and pavement widening, seating areas, road closures, children’s play areas and as the number one market leader for light segregation products for cycle lanes, these have already proved to be successful at many locations throughout the UK. Rediweld understands that the appearance and aesthetics of our products are important to our customers. That’s why we manufacture products with moulds to give a soft, organic surface finish and have a granite colour that is well suited to sensitive or heritage locations. It is well documented that if you improve safety for cyclists then more people will cycle. If more people cycle it reduces the number of vehicle journeys, which in turn reduces air and noise pollution. Light segregation is a way of improving safety for cyclists and reducing accidents. It requires physical objects intermittently placed along the inside of a cycle lane marking, to give a higher degree of separation. The principle is that the cyclists are protected within a cycle lane but not trapped, allowing movement in and out of the cycle lane. With this in mind, Rediweld has developed a range of sustainable products using recycled rubber
