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[Image taken 13.7.23] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Waitrose emailed me they had put up a sign above the newer cycle parking. It's branded ('Waitrose green'), it's clearly a space of relevance to people who cycle and it's visible from … [more]
[Image taken 13.7.23] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Context: #191082. If you know what you are looking for or have excellent sight, from the entrance to the car park you can see and recognise the outline of a cycle on the ‘Bicycle … [more]
[Image taken 13.2.23] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. The location of the cycle parking in relation to the entrance to this supermarket. Close. But when there are cars parked in the spaces (and the non-space) you can’t see it. Plus the … [more]
[Image taken 13.2.23] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. The problem is that the gap between the racks and the white line of bay 3 of the 'car park collect service' looks like a car parking space. And, as the person who was parked in it … [more]
[Image taken 13.2.23] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. 35cm gap this end and 45cm gap between the ends of the racks and the parked vehicle is not enough. So these 4 racks – that’s 8 cycle parking spaces - can’t be used. Other image here … [more]
[Image taken 13.2.23] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Access to the cycle parking is obstructed. The gap is 140cm. However, to avoid making contact with anything let alone something you could damage you’d leave at least 25cm either side, … [more]
[Image taken 13.2.23] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. A sign alerting people there is cycle parking here is needed. There are no clues there is any at all. Yet there’s that blank wall visible from afar… Here’s how local branches of … [more]
[Image taken 8.2.23] Morrisons, Foss Islands Road (also entrances/exits on James Street), York. The owner of this e-trike may have mobility issues. The cycle parking - Sheffield racks - at Morrisons though peculiarly undersized (likely to … [more]
[Image taken 8.2.23] Morrisons, Foss Islands Road (also entrances/exits on James Street), York. Context and links: #190900.
[Image taken 8.2.23] Morrisons, Foss Islands Road (also entrances/exits on James Street), York. Clear cycle parking sign at Morrisons (https://my.morrisons.com/storefinder/155) supermarket. Note also how close they are to the trolley park. … [more]
[Image taken 18.1.23] Foss Islands Road, York. Location of close-up of hazard: #189551. Also visible is the local landmark Morrisons' chimney. (Because it's on the site of the Morrisons supermarket chain.) Other image, other topic today and … [more]
[Image taken 18.1.23] Foss Islands Road, York. One of many reasons it's important to keep routes clear of dips and damage: water freezes; people on cycles, in wheelchairs, in mobility scooters, etc, skid and fall. Other image here today: … [more]
[Image taken 9.11.22] Motor traffic-free link route between Foss Islands Road and James Street, York. (Looking towards James Street.) [NOTE: No street view at this location.] You can now see the zebra crossing - and who is using it and what … [more]
[Image taken 9.11.22] Motor traffic-free link route between Foss Islands Road and James Street, York. (Looking towards James Street.) [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Foliage has been cut back. This gives route users sight of people … [more]
[Image taken 9.11.22] Motor traffic-free link route between Foss Islands Road and James Street, York. (Looking towards James Street.) The foliage that restricted the usable width of this route has been cut. Context: #183671. Other images … [more]
[Image taken 25.6.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Showing that you load a cycle from the side (see also: #183755) and the importance of the parking being on level ground - compare with: #179500. Other image here today and links: … [more]
[Image taken 25.6.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Other image here today and links: #183752. Showing how convenient and easy it is to get and return a trolley if you are using the cycle parking. This proximity means you don't leave a … [more]
[Image taken 25.6.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Context: #182861. Two cycles on the new racks today when we arrived. But people are finding them: #183755 despite there being no signage here or at the entrance to the site. Other … [more]
[Image taken 21.6.22] Motor traffic-free link route between Foss Islands Road and James Street, York. (Looking towards FIR.) [NOTE No street view at this location.] Part II of: #183672. The driver has now reached the crossing. At what … [more]
[Image taken 21.6.22] Motor traffic-free link route between Foss Islands Road and James Street, York. (Looking towards FIR.) [NOTE No street view at this location.] Context and links to other images elsewhere today: #183671. The vehicle is … [more]
[UPDATE: #187630] [Image taken 21.6.22] Motor traffic-free link route between Foss Islands Road and James Street, York. (Looking towards FIR.) The encroaching vehicle and the uncut foliage reduce the width of this very well used route to … [more]
[Image taken 7.6.22] NCN658, link route between James Street (in direction of camera) and Foss Islands Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Sightlines for all users on the approach to the crossing are very limited. Unchecked … [more]
[Image taken 7.6.22] NCN658, link route between James Street (in direction of camera) and Foss Islands Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Context: #182699. Other image here today and links: #183400.
[UPDATE 21.6.22: The low hanging branches have been trimmed.] [Image taken 7.6.22] NCN658, link route between James Street (in direction of camera) and Foss Islands Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] The trees now rake the … [more]
[Image taken 25.5.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Car parks are polluted and unpleasant places. They are also potentially dangerous for everyone moving around outside of a car (and stressful for a driver inside). All too often … [more]
[Image taken 25.5.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. The ‘aisle’ is just 150cm. See: Cycle Infrastructure Design LTN 1/20 Table 11-2: Recommended and minimum dimensions for banks of Sheffield stands in … [more]
[Image taken 25.5.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. The end of a group of racks is where there can be more space not less, and used for oversized rigs or groups, for example a family, sharing locks. However, I don't think it would be … [more]
[Image taken 25.5.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Other images of the cycle parking here today and links: #182861. The spacing between the uprights is 96cm and 100cm. This is the minimum recommended. Yet people come here to shop for … [more]
[Image taken 25.5.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Further click and collect/carpark collect service space (see also: #182863). On my previous visit the taxi driver waiting in this space had the engine running all the time I was … [more]
[Image taken 25.5.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Note how close the trolley parking is: easy to access even with bulky difficult-to-carry cycle luggage, and easy to return the cart without leaving your shopping unattended (compare … [more]
[Image taken 25.5.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. Context and links to other images here today: #182861.
[PROBLEM 13.2.23: Racks obstructed by parked vehicle: #191082] [Image taken 25.5.22] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. My first email to Waitrose asking for further and better spaced provision is dated Monday, 14 March 2016. In May 2022 … [more]
[Image taken 18.5.22] NCN658, link route between James Street (direction of camera) and Foss Islands Road, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this location.] Context and links: #182699, #182119.
[Image taken 18.5.22] NCN658, link route between Foss Islands Road (direction of camera) and James Street, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this location.] Morrisons and the zebra crossing are out of shot to the right. Context and links: … [more]
[UPDATE: See: #182119.] [Later image: #183400 and links] [Image taken 18.5.22] NCN658, link route between James Street (in direction of camera) and Foss Islands Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] As promised, Workman LLP … [more]
[Later image: #182119.] [Image taken 23.12.21.] Cycle, ped', wheelchair path between James Street and Foss Islands Road, York. Looking towards James Street. [Note: No street view at this location.] (Marked as Way of the Roses/LCN658 on the … [more]
[UPDATE: #182699] [Image taken 23.12.21.] Cycle, ped', wheelchair path between James Street and Foss Islands Road, York. Looking towards James Street. [Note: No street view at this location.] (Marked as Way of the Roses/LCN658 on the … [more]
[Image taken 23.12.21.] Cycle, ped', wheelchair path between James Street and Foss Islands Road, York. Looking towards FIR. [Note: No street view at this location.] (Marked as Way of the Roses/LCN658 on the OpenStreetMap.) The sightlines of … [more]
[Image taken 23.12.21.] Cycle, ped', wheelchair path between James Street and Foss Islands Road, York. [Image taken 23.12.21.] Cycle, ped', wheelchair path between James Street and Foss Islands Road, York. Looking towards FIR. [Note: No … [more]
[Image taken 6.10.21] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] A pedestrian shows the desire line through the car park to the entrance to the shop. The van protruding into the designated pedestrian route … [more]
Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] The company has created space for two e-charging bays but can't find room for more cycle parking. Hypocrisy. Other images from Waitrose and other locations today: … [more]
[Image taken 6.10.21] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] Insufficient number of racks. Plus the racks are two deep. The Sheffields in the row between the visible ones and the trolley park railings … [more]
[Image taken 6.10.21] Waitrose, Foss Islands Road, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] Clear cycle parking signposting: Tick. Sheffield design racks: Tick. Number of racks: Insufficient. Fail. Accessible/inclusive options: Fail. … [more]
[Image taken 4.10.21] Navigation Road, junction with Foss Islands Road, York. Context and image here from 29.9.21: #174548. Other images here today: #174579 and links.
[Image taken 29.9.21] Foss Islands Road, York, junction with Navigation Road. Lots of signposting, shared use signs, but reversing it - to get from the pavement towards the camera and then turn right into Navigation Road (NCN658 towards … [more]
[UPDATE: 9.10.21] The works intended to stop rat running in Navigation Road (see: #174548) have finished. However, with no changes to the mouth of this junction, people on cycles approaching on the off-road path on the far side of the … [more]
[UPDATE: #174579 and links] [Image taken 29.9.21] Navigation Road, junction with Foss Islands Road, York. The route is to be reworked to shut down a rat run: https://yorkmix.com/york-rat-run-to-be-closed-in-two-weeks-time/ Other images here … [more]
[Image taken 26.4.21] Foss Islands Retail Park between James Street and Foss Islands Road, York. The angle of approach is tight but the zebra and the sign make it clear it's shared use. Other image of this zebra from today: #167793 and … [more]
[Image taken 26.4.21] Foss Islands Retail Park between James Street and Foss Islands Road, York. This is the view the delivery drivers get as they exit the compound. Other image of this zebra from today: #167793 and links
[Image taken 26.4.21] Foss Islands Retail Park between James Street and Foss Islands Road, York. The bend on the other side of the crossing is blind and the angle too tight but the zebra is visible, and with the sign, it is clear all users … [more]
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