Access Guide
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- This guide covers Queensway between Queensway Underground Station and Royal Oak Station.
- Its home to retail outlets, restaurants, bistros, bars, cafes, tourist shops, convenience stores and fast food outlets.
- Public transport facilities in this area include: bus stops and underground stations.
- The underground station is Queensway.
- The underground station is Bayswater.
- The underground station is Royal Oak.
- In this area there is a public car park and on street standard parking.
- Points of interest in this area include: Porchester Leisure Centre.
- Facilities available in this area include: standard toilets.
- There are 8 pedestrian crossing points (4 pelican crossings and 1 with an island and 2 zebra crossings and 1 with an island) across Queensway and this section of Porchester Road.
- There are also a number of side road crossings along the pavements, these include; Inverness Place, Moscow Road, Porchester Gardens, Redan Place, Westbourne Grove, Bishop's Bridge Road, Gloucester Terrace, Celbridge Mews and Westbourne Park Villas.
- The public toilets are situated just after the junction with Westbourne Grove and Bishop's Bridge Road.
Circulation (Queensway and Porchester Road)
- This section covers Queensway and a part of Porchester Road between Royal Oak Underground Station and Queensway Underground Station.
- Circulation routes in this area include: pavements and road crossings.
- Pedestrian circulation routes have concrete, tarmac and paving slabs surfaces.
- There are potential obstacles in some areas which include: uneven surfaces, bins, signs, street furniture, advertising boards, parked bicycles, overcrowding, building works and road works.
- This area is step-free with slight slopes.
- The majority of the pathways are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- Signage here includes: wayfinding, information boards, maps, street signs and traffic signs.
- There are not any seats in this area for people to rest.
Crossing (Inverness Place)
- This is an unmarked crossing point (without controls or markings).
- The crossing point has flush kerbs.
- Flush kerbs do not have tactile paving.
Crossing (Moscow Road)
- This is a Zebra crossing point.
- The crossing point has flush kerbs.
- Flush kerbs have tactile paving.
Crossing (Porchester Gardens)
- This is a Pelican crossing point.
- The crossing point has flush kerbs.
- Flush kerbs have tactile paving.
- The crossing point has a rotating cone.
Crossing (Westbourne Grove)
- This is a Pelican crossing point.
- The crossing point has flush kerbs.
- Flush kerbs have tactile paving.
- The crossing point has a rotating cone.
Crossing (Bishop's Bridge Road)
- This is a Pelican crossing point.
- The crossing point has a refuge island.
- The crossing point has flush kerbs.
- Flush kerbs have tactile paving.
- The crossing point has a rotating cone.
Standard Public Toilet Facilities
- The male standard toilet facilities were surveyed.
- The toilets are located on Queensway, after the junction with Westbourne Grove.
- The most accessible route to the toilets has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
- There are 18 steps into the toilets.
- There is a handrail on the left going down.
- The handrail is easy to grip.
- The handrail does not cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 17cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm-45cm.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door opens outwards and has a high colour contrast.
- The width of the opening is 81cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- There are not ambulant toilet facilities available.
- Hand washing facilities include: a wash basin and a wall mounted soap dispenser.
- The wash basin has a push tap.
- Hand drying facilities include: a hand dryer.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.