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Cycle parking at Cambridge's first Passivhaus student accommodation (graduate rooms for King's College)
Pothole inspection on Grange Road - how long will it be before the hole gets fixed? And why can't this be done by a small electric vehicle?
Advisory cycle lanes at the south end of Histon Road - but I do quite like the cycle symbols on the outside of the buss top.
Histon Road cycleways built to the minimum width, and with no protection from close passing motor traffic. A short section of single-yellow will allow motor vehicles to park in this cycle lane.
Histon Road cycleways built to the minimum width, and with no protection from close passing motor traffic.
Histon Road cycleways built to the minimum width, and with no protection from close passing motor traffic.
Histon Road cycleways built to the minimum width, and with no protection from close passing motor traffic.
The junction of Histon Road with Canterbury Street (and other side streets) has been designed with an upstand of 25mm, enough to a rider off their bike unless they turn sharply.
Histon Road cycleways built to the minimum width, and with no protection from close passing motor traffic.
Histon Road cycleways built to the minimum width, and with no protection from close passing motor traffic.
[Image taken 14.4.21] Asda, Monks Cross, (Wigginton), York. A bollard blocks access to/from the outermost racks. See also: #167156, #167157
[Image taken 14.4.21] Asda, Monks Cross, (Wigginton), York. There are wheel benders in the background. There are Sheffields with good natural light (some under cover) and good natural surveillance. But the bollard blocks access to/from the ... [more]
[Image taken 14.4.21] Asda, Monks Cross, (Wigginton), York. The bollards are presumably intended to protect the Sheffields (racks) from motor vehicles accessing the space where I was standing to take this image. However, the ones at each en ... [more]
[Image taken 14.4.21] Sheffields (racks) at Monks Cross, (Wigginton), York. The aisle (gap between the racks) is just 187cm wide. There was no room for me to be able to reverse out without lifting my cycle. For a second view of this site se ... [more]
[Image taken 14.4.21] Sheffields (racks) in front of Boots and next to Greggs, Monks Cross, (Wigginton), York. The aisle (gap between the racks) is just 187cm wide. The racks on the other side were in use. Baskets on the front of cycles oft ... [more]
Cycle parking stands next to the South City Way on Victoria Road. The spacing could be better, and that big sign will get in the way of pedals.
South City Way at Bowman Street. In theory, it appears they expect cycles to be able to access the side road, but no dropped kerb has been provided to get from the cycle track onto the shared footway. And no provision for right turns or goi ... [more]
Calder Street tie-in to the South City Way on Victoria Road. See also #167148. The parking bay is at least wider than the van for a change.
The South City Way cycle route on Victoria Road. Note how the right hand side of the cycle track gets narrower over the width of the road crossing. The markings should guide cyclists away from this area, where the kerb has upstand as the ra ... [more]
At most of the toucan crossings on the South City Way, the cycle track is flush with the footway adjacent to the crossing, but at this one, on this side only, the cycle track dips down below the kerb height, creating a step down, just where ... [more]
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Update: 15.4.21. See: https://ea.sharefile.com/share/view/sb274c3a3992c46eca40459bfb069d215 for the map of the diversions that will be in operation while the floodgates are replaced at Lendal Bridge, York. [Image taken 24.3.21] Bank of the ... [more]
Monks Cross retail park (Wigginton, York) 5.12.20. Heaving due to it being not long till Christmas and the first weekend since the lifting of the second lockdown. Drivers using the cycle route as parking. Just before I took the image there ... [more]
Monks Cross retail park (Wigginton, York) 5.12.20. Cycle-specific infrastructure. Blocked by: (i) two crash barriers - with no obvious purpose (previously reported but not removed), (ii) a cone that seems to have no reason for being on the ... [more]
This is the view from the other direction of the 'festive'/'seasonal' hazard in the cycle-specific infrastructure at Monks Cross retail park (Wigginton, York) on 5.12.20. See also #156553, #156554, #156556, #156557
Monks Cross retail park (Wigginton, York) is a family destination. The mother in this image had encountered cars parking in the cycle lanes on a visit earlier in the week. (As I had.) See also #156553
Monks Cross (Wigginton, York) retail area has a two-way cycle route around much of the perimeter. On Saturday 5 December 2020 it was blocked by a vehicle with a Santa and music. The only option was to go onto the 'road'. See also #156554, # ... [more]
Update: An email from City of York Council dated 13.4.21 says: "We are working with First to open the toilets for longer. These toilets have been vandalised on numerous occasions. First did not have the capacity to have someone up at the s ... [more]
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167174 Parked vehicles block cycleway and barriers in the way which prevent use. removee barriers and replace with a build out- 167159 Marvellous thirty seconds of riding past queueing motor traffic in Hull
https://twitter.com/cyclinghull/status/1382023838909788163?s=21
- 167145 A cycleway here that takes bikes from Caversham to the lane opposite the Pack Saddle pub would be much appreciated. The road is wide enough to accommodate it.
- 167144 The traffic island here is a death trap - slow cyclists climbing the hill, fast cars that think they can push past cyclists through narrow gap. Replace with zebra crossing.
- 167143 Traffic calming measures needed on bridge.
- 167142 Speed bump to encourage pedestrian priority
- 167139 Pity existing pavements could not be improved. Check Beaufoys Avenue Willow Way Queens Road Ferndown. Uneven surfaces due to tree roots & unswept pavements Road surfaces full of pot holes etc nothing done in 20 years. Cyclists never use cycle lanes so a waste of money
- 167137 There is a park here but no bike parking at all
- 167133 Midwife, mother of three killed
https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2021/april/appeal-following-fatal-crash-on-a710-near-southwick-dumfries/
According to that page:
Appeal following fatal crash on A710 near Southwick, Dumfries
Police Scotland is appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash near Dumfries.
The incident happened at around 1.05pm on Sunday, 11 April, 2021 on the A710 near Southwick.
A white Peugeot van travelling west was involved in a crash with a cyclist riding a black Trek bicycle which was heading east at Southwick Bridge.
Emergency services attended and 44-year-old Helen Renton from Dumfries was pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin has been informed.
The driver and passenger from the van were both uninjured.
The road was closed for approximately 9 hours for collision investigations to be carried out at the scene.
Sergeant Leigh McCulloch from Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit based in Lockerbie said:
“Tragically as a result of this crash the cyclist has lost her life and our thoughts at this time are with her family and friends.
“Several people stopped to help at the scene and our inquiries continue to establish what happened. I’d ask anyone who saw the crash to get in touch with officers as a priority to help our investigation.
“I’d ask anyone who was recording with dash cam on the A710 who may have captured either the van or bicycle prior to the crash, to check their systems and provide officers with any relevant footage as soon as possible.”
Those with information should report this to Police Scotland on 101 and quote incident number 1688 of 11 April 2021.
Other reports
https://twitter.com/jo_earlsfield/status/1381893569833791490?s=21
https://www.itv.com/news/border/2021-04-12/woman-44-dies-in-crash-involving-bike-and-van-in-dumfries-and-galloway
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19230058.helen-renton-thousands-raised-memory-dumfries-cyclist/
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/6954740/scots-woman-dead-collision-van-cyclist/
has:
"The smash took place at the B793 junction with Dalbeattie Road, near Southwick bridge."
- 167111 A proper dedicated and cordoned off cycle superhighway along the A270 up to the university campuses and new accommodation is required. The current cycle lane is totally unfit for purpose and dangerous. with cars frequently parking on it and broken glass and potholes, not to mention the danger of cycling along a major road.
- 167110 Queens Park Road is very wide and straight and would be ideal for a north - south cycle way from the seafront through Hanover and up to Elm Grove. Queens Park Road could be made one-way to accommodate a two-way cycle superhighway and Freshfield Road could also be made one-way to create a ring road around Queens Park.
- 167109 The sign showing the pavement is a cycleway has not been visible for more than two years. The sign is still there but points towards the wall and is bent. It is a cycleway, not only for pedestrians.
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