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Transport EIA questions

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Transport Colour. What is the most appropriate colour to symbolise the intended character of the routeway? Names. Will the proposed route be a road, a ride, a highway, a lane, a track, a footpath, a speedway, a bridleway, a street, an avenue or an autoroute? Multi-mode sharing. To what extent will traffic modes share the paved surface. To what extent will traffic modes be segregated? Cycling. Will provision be made for cycling and cycle storage? Will cycle usage and cyclist safety be monitored? Transport interchanges. Have modal interchange points been integrated with other land uses? Do they make provision for cycle storage? Have they been designed as attractive multi-functional spaces? Conservation. Will historic transport routes be conserved? Alignment. Has the route alignment been adapted to its context? Was it produced using standard criteria from a design manual? Phasing. What provision has been made for future changes in the route's use and character? Margin details. Does the treatment of walls, fences, banks, drains and vegetation relate to local traditions, or to an innovatory landscape plan?