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[Image taken 25.7.23] Haxby Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] Turn off to/from Haxby Cycleway… but cyclists don’t exist. Though it’s the cycle route that’s blocked. In this direction (southbound) you need to cross … [more]

[Image taken 18.1.23] Foss Islands Path looking towards Hambleton Terrace (Haxby Road end), York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Context and links: #189553.

[Image taken 18.1.23] Foss Islands Path at Haxby Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Context and links: #189553.

[Image taken 18.1.23] Foss Islands Path at Haxby Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Context and links: #189553.

[Image taken 18.1.23] Foss Islands Path at Haxby Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Context and links: #189553.

[Image taken 18.1.23] Foss Islands Path at Haxby Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] I took this image, and the others at the same location, to show how much more space there is when the foliage on both sides of a route has … [more]

[Image taken 26.10.22] Clarence Gardens, between Wigginton Road and Haxby Road, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] Location of racks in: #187256.

[Image taken 26.10.22] Clarence Gardens, between Wigginton Road and Haxby Road, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] This design of rack in Rowntree Park, York, and my comments: #174351. CYC page about the Gardens: … [more]

[Image taken 26.4.22] Haxby Road, York. Helpful cycle direction signage. But each sign should also include the distance (compare with: #182456). That enables people (including pedestrians and wheelchair users) to decide if they can manage … [more]

[Image taken 26.4.22] Cocoa Works development, Haxby Road, York. This sandbag is a trip hazard. It suggests the area of the works is not checked. (Hence the fallen planning notice: #182107.) Other images today and links: #182070.

[Image taken 26.4.22] Cocoa Works development, Haxby Road, York. Hoardings that are city-relevant. (Overview caption of hoardings: #165189.) Other images this development today: #182107. Other images elsewhere today: #182070 and links.

[Image taken 26.4.22] Cocoa Works development, Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. [Note: No street view here.] The Cocoa Works (www.thecocoa-works.com) is a redevelopment costing £47m … [more]

[Image taken 26.4.22] Cocoa Works development Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. [Note: No street view here.] New Share Respect Enjoy sign. Context: #173459. Comment and links: #182107.

[Image taken 26.4.22] Cocoa Works development (www.thecocoa-works.com, Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. [Note: No street view here.] Context: #173466. A sign has been added. However it neither resolves the issue of no sightlines nor … [more]

[Image taken 22.1.22] Haxby Road, junction with Haxby Cycleway, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this location.] This is the only example of correctly matched tactile paving I pass, ie that conforms with Figure 28: Profile and plan of … [more]

[Image taken 10.1.21] Cherry Tree Avenue junction with Haxby Road, New Earswick/Huntington/York. Closeup of some of the tarmac damage here. See also: #177485, #177486. Other image today: #177488.

[Image taken 10.1.21] Cherry Tree Avenue junction with Haxby Road, New Earswick/Huntington/York. Even the repaired areas are cracking. Location: #177485. Other image of the damage: #177487. Other image today: #177488.

[Update: This was being repaired as I cycled past today 1.3.22] [Image taken 10.1.21] Cherry Tree Avenue junction with Haxby Road, New Earswick/Huntington/York. Location of extensive tarmac damage. Very difficult to avoid if you are on a … [more]

[Image taken 19.12.21] Lucombe Way/Hawthorn Terrace/Haxby Road, York. Context: #176929. Note that pedestrians wanting to cross here are forced to wait till drivers have cleared the entry to the mini roundabout. In the fumes. Other images … [more]

[Image taken 19.12.21] Hawthorn Terrace/Haxby Road, York. This is just one example of the damage on Hawthorn Terrace between its junction with Rowan Avenue and Lucombe Way. The remainder runs practically the length of that route. The … [more]

[Image taken 19.12.21] Lucombe Way/Hawthorn Terrace/Haxby Road, York. Other images this issue today: #176927 and links

[UPDATE 22.12.21: Reply from CYC "The current status of your report is: closed. The problem has been inspected and no follow up work is required." [Image taken 19.12.21] Lucombe Way/Hawthorn Terrace/Haxby Road, York. Other images this issue … [more]

[Image taken 15.12.21] Haxby Road, York. Advisory cycle lane markings? Cycleoutline? White lines? Worn away by motor vehicles passing over them. See Comment (autonomous cars): #176779. Other images here today and links: #176809.

[Image taken 15.12.21] Haxby Road, York. Context and links: #176809.

[Image taken 15.12.21] Haxby Road, York. Context and links: #176809.

[Image taken 15.12.21] Haxby Road, York. CYC put in a pedestrian crossing close to the roundabout. So close it’s at the blind bend. It pushes motorists into the cycle lane... An appalling piece of design which does not address the issues … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. When the changes to the roundabout were made the safety for all road users was seemingly not considered. Some drivers can still park here when visiting the Theatre. This image shows the effect on the … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. There is no protection for cyclists continuing over the roundabout on Haxby Road. Drivers try to pass cyclists turning right and continuing straight ahead. Cyclists are at risk no matter where they … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. At the point the cycle lane (extended to the roundabout in around February 2020) reaches the roundabout it is still only 130cm. See also #176775 and links.

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. Look at the detritus in the advisory cycle lane. It’s just 118cm wide and muddy, leafy and therefore slippery. Look at the crowds on the other side of the road. They are making their way to the … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. A further pedestrian refuge opposite another entry/exit from The Cocoa Works. The advisory cycle lane is still 110cm wide but the remainder of the carriageway is now just 3m. Despite this motorists … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. Man carries a child across this fast, busy route with no protection for example speed reducing measures. Context, location and further links: #176770.

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. This is the view of the narrowing from the other direction in: #176767. Will this be the main/an entrance/exit from The Cocoa Works? Will there be no protection for pedestrians trying to cross here? … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. Foss Islands Path entrance and exit for all users. Straight off/straight into Haxby Road – no sight lines, no protection, no waiting ‘reservoir’. Other images Haxby Road issues today: #176765. Other … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. A steep, narrow, route from the Foss Islands Path. Used in both directions, at all hours, in all seasons by people on foot and on cycles, it can be slippery with or the edges obscured by leaves and … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. The blind summit this side of which people exit this road into Foss Islands Path and emerge out of. Does it look benign? It’s not. High speeds, all sizes of motor vehicles – it’s also a bus route, … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. See: #176765 and links. NOTE: Added 22.12.21. I exited the bike route (on the right in this image) into the road necessarily angled away from the blind summit ready to push off over the cycle lane … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Haxby Road, York. Exit from Foss Islands Path (see: #176764, #176766, #176768) straight into a busy road with a 30mph limit and a blind summit: #176766, #176767. Advisory cycle lane width: 110cm. Rest of carriageway … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Exit from Foss Islands Path onto Haxby Road, York. The Hoardings of the Cocoa Works development continue to completely block the sight lines. Yet the development claims to have cycling credentials... Other Cocoa Works … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Marketing suite, The Cocoa Works, Haxby Road, York. A pristine branded cargo cycle. Question to the sales rep: Is it used? Answer: No, it’s for marketing. But funds don’t seemingly run to providing a rack for people … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Marketing suite, The Cocoa Works, Haxby Road, York. No provision for people arriving actively. We are to wait outside. The continued provision for or references to cars reinforce the second class citizen feeling many … [more]

[Image taken 11.12.21] Marketing site, The Cocoa Works, Haxby Road, York. Designated/formal car parking. No formal cycle provision. The person in the Cocoa Works (www.thecocoa-works.com) sales office said people on cycles could ‘”use the … [more]

[Image taken 7.11.21] Haxby Road, York. The sign is close to the ring road but also Haxby Cycleway. It's a sign that gives all the wrong messages: it's an old fashioned worn-out design giving an old-fashioned (engraved at the top is text … [more]

[Image taken 7.11.21] Haxby Road, York, emerging from the underpass under the ring road. In the mid-ground a sign that gives all the wrong messages see #175776. Further discussion using signs on the other side of the roundabout: #175777, … [more]

[UPDATE: 29.12.21] Today I visited the post office. Afterward I tried to cross over to the other side of Haxby Road. The slight widening of the pavement on that side and the resulting reduction in distance to cross makes it look as if this … [more]

[Image taken 31.10.21] Haxby Road, York junction with White Cross Street. Cushions were installed summer 2021 – June? (Update see NOTE: #175422) LTN 1/20 … [more]

[Image taken 17.10.21] Nuffield Hospital, Haxby Road, York. So. Much. Clutter. This image also shows that it would be difficult to access the racks/cycles parked at the far end of this run of Sheffields due to the two angles on the surround … [more]

[Image taken 17.10.21] Nuffield Hospital, Haxby Road, York. There is room for the trike (or other wider cycle or a group of cycles sharing a lock/locks) only on the end of the run of Sheffields (racks). There is insufficient space between … [more]

[Image taken 17.10.21] Nuffield Hospital (www.nuffieldhealth.com/hospitals/york), Haxby Road, York. Good points: a) the cycle parking is easy to spot from the entrance; b) the racks are the Sheffield design. Bad points: a) the cycle … [more]

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this exact vantage point.] The cycle crossing leads to... the railings. How is this intended to work? How do pupils on cycles approaching on this side of the road reach the … [more]

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this exact vantage point.] In contrast to the other side (see: #174339), the only crossing here is for pedestrians, so there are only pedestrian crossing lights. See #174335 … [more]

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. Overview of the junction looking northbound. The side entry to/from Joseph Rowntree School is just out of shot on the right-hand side of the image to the right of the traffic light. The coach shows … [more]

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. [NOTE: No streetview image at this exact position.] Approach to the simplified/decluttered crossing from a side exit/entry point at Joseph Rowntree School. See #174335 and links.

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. The previous two crossing lights and activation post on this side of the road have been combined to be a pedestrian crossing on this side of the post in the image and a cycle crossing on the other … [more]

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. Shared use approach to a second entrance to/from Joseph Rowntree School with new shared use sign on new low level post. See #174335 and links.

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this exact viewpoint.] Re-marked cycling link to/from this entrance/exit at Joseph Rowntree School. See #174335 and links.

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. Re-marked, improved (segregated) offroad walking and cycling link leading to Joseph Rowntree School. See #174335 and links.

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. New markings have appeared on the pavement outside Joseph Rowntree School (www.josephrowntree.co.uk) and changes have been made to the crossing see: #174339. Other images here today: #174336, #174337, … [more]

[Image taken 18.9.21] Haxby Road, York. Wands - light segregation. The speed limit is 30mph despite there being a school here (Joseph Rowntree www.josephrowntree.co.uk/). Other images near the school: # and links. Other images today: … [more]

[Image taken 8.9.21] Haxby Road, York at exit from/access to Foss Islands Way. Someone has cut the briars [see: #173640] that came over the hoardings of the Cocoa Works site and created potentially painful hazards for pedestrians. The … [more]

[Newer image: #173860] [Image taken 30.8.21] Haxby Road, York at exit from/access to Foss Islands Way. Briars are cascading over the hoardings of the Cocoa Works site. The furthest frond out is 175cm off the ground. One almost reaches the … [more]

[Update: Early September. The metal sign is now flush to the wall and therefore safe.] [Image taken 30.8.21] Haxby Road, York at exit from/access to Foss Islands Way. This is a very tight space used by cyclists, pedestrians and people in … [more]

[Image taken 23.8.21] Roundabout, Haxby Road/Haley's Terrace, York. Looking from the roundabout along Haley's Terrace in the direction of Fossway. I was here for a meeting to discuss how the roundabout puts pedestrians, cyclists and people … [more]

[Update: hedge was trimmed 12.9.21] [Image taken 23.8.21] Roundabout, Haxby Road/Haley's Terrace, York. Exit from Yearsley Pool. No sightlines due to the overgrown hedge on the right. The road is noticeably downhill for users heading … [more]

[Update: hedge was trimmed 12.9.21] [Image taken 23.8.21] Roundabout, Haxby Road/Haley's Terrace, York. Exit from Yearsley Pool. No sightlines due to the overgrown hedge on the right. You can't join the road network to reach the roundabout … [more]

[Image taken 23.8.21] Roundabout, Haxby Road/Haley's Terrace, York. The entrance to Yearsley Pool. Shared use perhaps in recognition of the acute angle of the access and the fact it's immediately off the roundabout (see also: #173606). … [more]

[Image taken 23.8.21] Roundabout, Haxby Road/Haley's Terrace, York. The position of the vehicle shows there's no space for someone on a cycle to wait for a pedestrian to pass the entrance to Yearsley Pool or while someone exits: yet you may … [more]

[Update: hedge was trimmed 12.9.21] [Image taken 23.8.21] Roundabout, Haxby Road/Haley's Terrace, York. The view towards Haley's Terrace/Fossway with the entrance to Yearsley Pool. The entrance is tight. The hedge conceals any sight of … [more]

[UPDATE: #182107] [Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. [Note: No street view here.] Complete lack of sightlines for anyone on the pavement to the left or exiting due to the hoardings. Other images here today: #173459 … [more]

[Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. [Note: No street view here.] The path would not now meet standards. The hoardings exacerbate the lack of sightlines for people exiting (on cycles, foot, mobility scooters, … [more]

[Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. [Note: No street view here.] The path is very steep, very narrow and there is no flat 'reservoir' or waiting space to negotiate the blind corner created by the hoardings. Other … [more]

[Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. [Note: No street view here.] Context for: #173459 and links. The path on the right is steep and leads to/from Haxby Road. Other images today: #173445 and links

[Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. Closer to the entrance to/exit from Foss Islands Way and it's still quite a blind corner due to the hoardings. Other images this issue today: #173459 and links. Other images today: … [more]

[Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. View from the pavement of the approach to/passing the Foss Islands Way from the northern side. Other images this issue today: #173459 and links. Other images today: #173445 and links

[Update: Early September. The metal sign is now flush to the wall and therefore safe.] [Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. The access to/exit from Foss Islands Way from the southern side. Tight barriers. And now, due … [more]

[UPDATE: #182108] [Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. The hoardings of the Cocoa Works development (www.thecocoa-works.com/) create a completely blind corner for anyone coming out of Foss Islands Way and anyone turning … [more]

[Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. Aspirational image but without context. Other images this issue today: #173456, #173457. Other images today: #173445 and links

[Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. Missed opportunity to make the hoardings relevant. There's no text or even a QR code. Was this image taken here? When was it taken? Why was it taken/on what occasion was it taken? … [more]

[Update: Newer image/text: #173639]. [Image taken 25.8.21] Foss Islands Way, Haxby Road, York. Damage to the hoardings for the Cocoa Works development (www.thecocoa-works.com/). This 'falling' material is not paper but metal. It's therefore … [more]

[Image taken 10.8.21] Haxby Road, York. Surely this should read, 'Be aware of cyclists.' I'm also at a loss to explain the missing 'g' on the last word. Other image today see: #173118

[Image taken 23.7.21] Londis, Haxby Road junction with White Cross Road, York. The man in the doorway came out to see what I was taking photos of (see: #172424, #172425, #172426, #172427). I had tried to close the door myself but it the … [more]

[Image taken 23.7.21] Londis, Haxby Road junction with White Cross Road, York. This person needs more space to park his rig than is available here: #172426. The Tier bays are located where someone with a longer or wider cycle could park. … [more]

[Update 3.8.21: CYC has responded: "The current status of your report is: closed - CYC not responsible for area." I have referred it to the active travel officer to ask if he can help.] [Image taken 23.7.21] Londis, Haxby Road junction with … [more]

[Image taken 23.7.21] Londis, Haxby Road junction with White Cross Road, York. The space for moving/manoeuvring here is very limited. There is a lot of street furniture in a very compact space. It includes a post box, two Sheffields (cycle … [more]

[Image taken 23.7.21] Londis, Haxby Road junction with White Cross Road, York. Tier scooters and a Tier cycle in a bay. I chose the good practice category due to the hire cycles but see: #172425, #172426, #172427. All Tier bays documented: … [more]

[Image taken 9.5.21] Haxby Road junction with A1237, York. Tight chicanes at the bottom of/start of Haxby Cycleway with an incline that leads over the railway (Scarborough-York). Sightlines are limited but compare this junction with, I … [more]

[Image taken 9.5.21] Haxby Road junction with A1237 (ring road), York. Looking in the direction of Haxby. Segregated (different heights) ped and cycle paths. Room to pass people turning and exiting the signed route (Haxby Cycleway) to … [more]

[Image taken 9.5.21] Haxby Road junction with A1237, York. Looking in the direction of New Earswick. The route to the right (Haxby Cycleway) through the barriers leads alongside the noisy A1237 to Clifton Moor (retail and leisure parks, … [more]

[Image taken 23.2.21] Greenfields, Off Haxby Road, York [NOTE: No street view at this location] Transporting domestic compost by bike. Depositing the compost at the designated area Greenfields Community Garden. See also #164366, #164367, … [more]

[Image taken 23.2.21] Greenfields, Off Haxby Road, York [NOTE: No street view at this location] Transporting domestic compost by bike. Approaching the composting area Greenfields Community Garden. See also #164366, #164367, #164368, #164370

[Image taken 23.2.21] Greenfields, Off Haxby Road, York [NOTE: No street view at this location] Transporting domestic compost by bike. The storage container and a view of some of the Greenfields Community Garden. See also #164366, #164367, … [more]

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