Andy Allan wrote: > Out of interest, are these regional routes in Kent formally part of > the National Cycle Network, or some other regional network? On the > sign posts, does it say "NCN 17" or have 17 in white on a red > background, ala the NCRs? For instance, the London Cycle Network is > completely independent of the National Cycle network, and so have > different logos, numbering and so on.
Sustrans-"approved" regional routes have the number in white on a _blue_ background. The numbering scheme is also within a Sustrans framework: essentially, a single-digit county prefix (clearly "1" for Kent, "4" for Oxfordshire, etc.) then a single-digit number: "Regional routes are an integral part of the National Cycle Network, serving to link most remaining towns to the Network, and share the same characteristics as National routes. "They include a number of established county cycle routes, such as the Avon Cycleway, which will be brought up to a common standard. For the purposes of numbering Regional Routes, the UK has been divided into ten regions, with Regional Routes numbered 10-99 within each region, number allocation being generally based on the larger counties. The signing convention will be the same as for the National Routes except for using a blue, rather than red, number patch." From http://www.sustrans.org.uk/default.asp?sID=1094203233119 . There's a useful PDF there, too. Confusingly, some cities have adopted their own numbering schemes, and in the odd case (Gloucester) they've even done it with NCN-style red patches, which is thoroughly moronic. Don't know about London, but I suspect it doesn't fall into the same framework. cheers Richard _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
