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Northern Bus Corridor – City Road Zebra Crossings and Bus Lane

Snapshot of the location from the 3D fly-through video, showing the zebra crossing and interaction between vehicles and pedestrians.

Cardiff Council is proposing measures to provide new pedestrian crossing facilities and improve existing ones along City Road. This would help people travelling to and from the local shops.

A new bus lane on the lower end of City Road is also proposed. This would help prioritise sustainable transport and improve bus journey times. Changes to the bus stop locations along this route are also proposed.

A plan is presented showing the changes to parking along Heol y Plwca and its side roads, including the locations of the zebra crossings, public land improvements and a bus lane. The Key reads "New Zebra Crossings and Public Land Improvements" denoted by a thin red boundary line, "New Parking Management (RPM)" denoted by a magenta line, and "New Bus Lane" denoted by a green line.

As part of the proposals, new parking and loading arrangements are also being introduced on City Road and part of the side streets. This would help with the turnover of parking which makes it better for local businesses and residents.

Parking zones for the wider area are also being developed. Find out about the parking zones proposed for Plasnewydd on the Council’s main website.

New parking and loading restrictions need a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO). Those will be consulted on separately as part of the legal TRO process.

You can view the City Road engagement pack or the City Road site plan.

To help you visualise the proposed changes, we have created a ‘fly-through’ video here.

Key features of the proposal

The key features of the proposal include:

3 new zebra crossings

We would introduce 3 new zebra crossings near the junctions of:

Keppoch Street and Glenroy Street

Cyfarthfa Street, Pearson Street and Tavistock Street

Talworth Street and Penlline Street

Improvements near Shakespeare Street

A screenshot of the location from the 3D fly-through video, showing the proposed signalised crossing for pedestrians and cyclists and vehicle-pedestrian interaction. Part of the proposed cycle link is also shown.

A cycle lane onto Shakespeare Street and Milton Street will be provided. The lane would be mandatory contraflow which means cyclists would travel in the opposite direction to the 1-way traffic system. This improves access for cyclists.

A section of the concept design plan is shown of the section between the junction of Penlline Street, to the junction with St Peter's Street. Different labels are shown on the plan describing the following: • "Existing and new parking to be covered by CPZ proposals • New parking arrangements • Start of the bus lane. Bus stop relocated to 66 City Road. • New crossing improvements being considered • New contraflow cycle lane (mandatory) • New bus stop relocated •New raised crossing with cycle parking and landscaping • New Bus Lane" The Key reads "Pay and Stay Parking" denoted by a red line, "Disabled user bay" denoted by a light blue line, "Loading Bay" denoted by a pink line, and "Waiting and loading restrictions" denoted by an orange line.

There will be an upgrade of the toucan crossing near the Shakespeare Street and St Peter’s Street junction. This would include a ramped area and better protection of the cycle link into Shakespeare Street.

Crossing change near The Parade

The existing zebra crossing near The Parade is likely to be changed to a puffin crossing (traffic signal push button).

New bus lane

A new bus lane will be introduced on City Road between Talworth Street and The Parade.

Snapshot of the location from the 3D fly-through video, showing the zebra crossing and start of the bus lane near the Talworth Street junction.

New bus stop and shelter

We would provide a new bus stop and shelter next to 66 City Road and remove the stops near the Earnest Willows and 84 City Road. This would improve bus journey times.

Snapshot of the location from the 3D fly-through video, showing the proposed bus lane and the new bus stop shelter.

 

Funding

We are looking to get funding from the Welsh Government Transport Fund grant and also from developer contributions (known as Section 106 funding). We are aiming to deliver this scheme in the 2026 to 2027 financial year.

Engagement

The engagement took place between 4th July 2025 and 17th August 2025. The engagement report is available to view on the Councils Website.

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