Photo listing : road environments (good practice)

#176294, nearby

Salford Temporary road opening to encourage cycling and walking . Another barrier is located at the T junction further up the road.

#176253, nearby

Advanced cycle lights have appeared at the Station Rd/Hills Road junction - with a surprisingly long period before the main light turns green.

#176159, nearby

[Image taken 25.11.21] Eccles Close, junction with Manor Lane, York. This is a raised table. It is good practice. It is what road engineers include in an 'entry treatment'. People turning off or onto the main road move onto and over a sligh ... [more]

#176080, nearby

[Image taken 23.11.21] Malton Road, junction with Elmfield Avenue, York. New road layout. The ASL has been moved forward to be ahead of the exit from the Wilco Motosave exit. The cycle lane over the junction has been re-greened. The cycle l ... [more]

#176081, nearby

[Image taken 23.11.21] Elmfield Avenue, junction with Malton Road, York. The off-road cycle lane is wider. The access to it - the grey section to the left of the carriageway in the image - has no upstand and is long. This should mean people ... [more]

#176031, nearby

[Image taken 20.11.21] Wellington Row, York. Lendal bridge floodgates have been replaced. The route along the riverside under Lendal bridge reopened 19.11.21 (www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/19729454.lendal-arch-cycle-path-lendal-bridge-york-reope ... [more]

#175979, nearby

[Image taken 17.11.21] Monks Cross retail park, Monks Cross, Huntington, York. [NOTE: streetview shows the previous site layout.] These vehicles are parked in the loading bays: #175612. Compare with this van today: #175976.

#175974, nearby

[Image taken 17.11.21] Taco Bell, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York. Keep pedestrian crossing clear notice. Location: #175975. Context: #175972 and links.

#175975, nearby

[Image taken 17.11.21] Taco Bell, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York. Locations of the 'keep crossing clear' notices: #175974. Other images here today: #175972 and links. Other images today: #175971 and links.

#175973, nearby

[Image taken 17.11.21] Taco Bell, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York. Location of 'switch off your engine' signs: #175972. 'Keep crossing clear' signs: #175974.

#175972, nearby

[NOTE: I have been told the signs will be laminated and cable-tied in place.] [Image taken 17.11.21] Taco Bell, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York. Positioning of these notices: #175973. Context: #173069. Other images here today: #175973, ... [more]

#175822, nearby

This formerly horrible unpaved track has been upgraded. There's still an unpaved section south of here to Hermitage Lane but this upgrade makes life much, much easier.

#175643, nearby

Warwick Road meets Histon Road and Gilbert Road at the Cyclops junction.

#175642, nearby

King’s Parade, Cambridge in early November 2021. People sitting on the wall and at outdoor tables having luncheon.

#175626, nearby

Cycle contraflow AND 20km/h AND Pedestrian Priority

#175639, nearby

[Image taken 8.11.21] Heworth Green, York. ASL being recoloured. (Example of a finished product: #166496.) Many are not getting this treatment so I was pleased to see this one is. Plus the illuminated sign top left. Not sure how many people ... [more]

#175834, nearby

The revitalised former railway bridge across Dumbarton Road in Bowling, now part of the Bowline project.

#175449, nearby

[Image taken 2.11.21] LNER Community Stadium, York/Huntington. (NOTE: streetview seems not to have caught up with this development.) Overview of the mural unveiled in September 2021 (www.york.gov.uk/news/article/745/mural-celebrating-york-c ... [more]

#175262, nearby

Nice new raised parallel crossing in Bowthorpe where Boatman Way cycle path crosses Clover Hill Road. However, the warning signs from one direction include the Zebra crossing and Cycle route ahead signs whereas the other direction only h ... [more]

#175258, nearby

A family of planters on Frederick St. This road is lovely and quiet now that it's been modally filtered.

#175194, nearby

Colourful road environment and Parklet on Victoria Street, Brunswick East, Melbourne. (Via screen shot from a video call.)

#175195, nearby

Bicycle wheel themed artwork on the road surface of Victoria Street, Brunswick East, Melbourne, Australia.

#175193, nearby

LTN in Melbourne, Australia. (A screen shot from a video call with a niece.)

#175176, nearby

Wands and white lines to encourage turning across the cycle lane (more likely to look for cyclists) than simply drift into the left turn lane (less likely to check for cyclists).

#174880, nearby

Rainbow and NCN51, Ipswich.

#174831, nearby

Planters creating a modal filter on a side road off Valley Road, Ipswich.

#174772, nearby

Jovian Way, Ipswich. A low traffic neighbourhood.

#174626, nearby

Simple access between the canal bank at Port Dundas Basin and Payne Street.

#174584, nearby

[Image taken 4.10.21] Navigation Road, York. Drivers were still entering (and then needing to turn round) despite the road closed signs (see: #174583). Other images here today: #174579 and links.

#174583, nearby

[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.

#174580, nearby

[Image taken 4.10.21] Navigation Road, York. New cycle lanes and cycle symbols put in today. Context: #174548. Other images here today: #174579 and links.

#174582, nearby

[Image taken 4.10.21] Navigation Road, York. New cycle symbols painted today. Other images here today: #174579 and links.

#174579, nearby

[UPDATE: See: #174712 and links.] [Image taken 4.10.21] Navigation Road, York. Road markings put in today. Previous issue here: #170856. Image from 29.9.21: #174549. Context: #174548. Other images here today: #174580, #174581, #174582, #174 ... [more]

#174581, nearby

[Image taken 4.10.21] Navigation Road, York. Looking from Hungate (Hungate bridge). Image here from 29.9.21: #174551. Previous issue here: #170856. New cycle symbols painted today. Other images here today: #174579 and links.

#174694, nearby

Scotland Road bus gate

#174693, nearby

New bus gate on Scotland Road

#174502, nearby

[Image taken 29.9.21] Aldwark, junction with St Andrewgate, York. A key piece of cycle/accessible infrastructure and an example of filtered permeability. But drivers wait or stop here blocking the level access and or the sight lines: see: # ... [more]

#174195, nearby

There is a reason I walk the pram around Haringay Gardens rather than the Ladder during Harry's lunchtime naps. No cars. It feels safer, less polluted and so much quieter.

#174118, nearby

Progress continues on Histon Road and the safe 'Cyclops' junction Camcycle campaigned for is nearing completion.

#173889, nearby

Slightly jarring pedestrian crossing, designed to slow motorists.

#173804, nearby

[Image taken 3.9.21] Wakefield Road, Bradford. Innovation to create a dropped kerb for cyclists. See also: #173803. Context: #173801, and links.

#173801, nearby

[Image taken 3.9.21] Wakefield Road/Rutland Street, Bradford. Light segregation (wands and armadillos) reallocate one of the three lanes in each direction to people on cycles. The funding came from the Government's covid-19 active travel fu ... [more]

#173297, nearby

Road space reallocated from parking to socialising

#173298, nearby

Contraflow

#173276, nearby

Modal filter on what would otherwise be a dangerous junction.

#173223, nearby

New pop-up walking and cycling routes across Queens Parade. The sections with yellow dots are for walking, and green cycle lanes with plastic bollards are for cycling. This project significantly reduces road space for cars and creates space ... [more]

#173226, nearby

Rose Street shared zone. Planters, parklets, road painting and a 10km/h speed limit to make this a friendly street for people walking and cycling.

#173225, nearby

Rose Street shared pedestrian zone. Lovely planters, parklets and street painting to make this a freindly environment for walking and cycling.

#173062, nearby

[Update 11.8.21. The same works were in situ today. Update evening of 10.8.21: all signs and works removed] [Image taken 9.8.21] Tanner's Moat, Wellington Row, York. Clear signage installed by the contractors for all users during very tempo ... [more]

#173133, nearby

Bollards in the road to stop rat running but enable cycling and walking. This picture shows the both the Derwentwater Avenue modal filter and Canterbury Drive in the background.

#173123, nearby

A section of solid protection for the cycle lane on the roundabout on Wallacewell Road.

#172253, nearby

Hay-On-Wye

#172605, nearby

Mill Road

#176182, nearby

Norton Radstock Greenway exit onto A367 Bath Road in Radstock. Although it is shared path and exits onto a shared pavement the design is not bad. There is a barrier between the path and road to prevent young children using the path from c ... [more]

#172273, nearby

Cafés in the evening on Mill Road

#171914, nearby

Signal controlled pedestrian crossing, albeit temporary.

#172607, nearby

Mill Road without vast amounts of through-traffic

#172606, nearby

Mill Road without vast amounts of through-traffic

#171495, nearby

Two ‘hiding in plain sight’ LTNs in Earlsfield. https://t.co/jcobKg9PYT

#172272, nearby

Parent with children cycling on Mill Road, now it’s safer

#170650, nearby

[Image taken 25.6.21] Hall Ings, Bradford, junction with Bridge Street. A 'covid-19' cycle lane that provides protection from other road users by means of wands - enabling faster cyclists to pass other users. Other image here: #170651. Othe ... [more]

#170648, nearby

[Image taken 24.6.21] Godwin Street, Bradford. Hoarding-mounted gallery. Other image here today: #170647 and links.

#170647, nearby

[Image taken 24.6.21] Godwin Street, Bradford. Hoarding-mounted gallery. Adds interest to a location. But is also much less threatening a backdrop to city life than blank hoardings. There is room here people to be able to stop and enjoy th ... [more]

#174044, nearby

Traffic filtering at low railway bridge at Moor Street.

#172039, nearby

Pop-up modal filter outside the wonderful Fat Cat pub, Sheffield - now to put some seating there.

#170178, nearby

[Image taken 14.6.21] Near Grimston House, Vanbrugh Way, University of York, York. Good practice: using green tarmac to link sections of a through campus cycle route over a road. I think this would be very helpful at Bootham Terrace/Longfie ... [more]

#170501, nearby

[Image taken mid-June 2021] Fourstones, Northumberland. One of several signs of this design seen in the Hadrian's Wall area. It's part of the County Council's plans to encourage residents and visitors to make more journeys on foot and by cy ... [more]

#169933, nearby

[UPDATE: #174511] [Image taken 6.6.21] Bootham Terrace, York. The railings to/from the underpass below the York-Scarborough rail line have been removed. See previous layout: #36893. The covid signs see: #168739 have gone too. Perhaps other ... [more]

#174178, nearby

Millennium Way Cycle path upgraded to protected separated path rather than narrow shared use path

#169986, nearby

A gap is available for accessing the Paisley Road protected cycle track from Dalintober Street.

#169897, nearby

Torridon Avenue closed to motor traffic at its junction with Dumbreck Road, with cycles exempted and gaps provided.

#169894, nearby

The cycle filter at the end of Dargarvel Avenue has a signal since the junction of Dumbreck Road and Dumbreck Avenue is signalised. However, the gaps are not best aligned for movements straight across the junction.

#169860, nearby

Diagonal filter action. https://t.co/0EtEORt1CW

#169708, nearby

Modal filter at Grangegorman, Dublin https://www.dublininquirer.com/2020/08/05/trial-run-of-filtered-permeability-measures-in-grangegorman-sees-mixed-response-from-locals

#169712, nearby

Planters used to close off Kinbuck Street near Cowlairs Park, with room to cycle between them.

#170852, nearby

Traffic calming with two cycle bypasses in Coalpit Field, Bedworth

#169671, nearby

Useful modal filter in this Salford estate. Unfortunately many of the nearby paths have no dropped kerbs to access them.

#169570, nearby

Just two weeks since a coalition took over the county council and already the dangerous pop-up barriers here have been removed. Coincidence? See #151657, #151658, #156151, #168794

#169565, nearby

Cycling with easel.

#169650, nearby

A filter lane removed and replaced by a protected cycle lane, on Provanmill Road at Royston Road.

#169584, nearby

The Cumbernauld Road cycle lane, now protected with armadillos.

#169583, nearby

The start of the protected section of cycle lane on Cumbernauld Road. However, the motorists have decided to park in the bus layby instead.

#169171, nearby

The cycle lanes on Wallacewell Road are now equipped with armadillos right along the length of the road. The traffic islands appear to be marked up for adjustments to make the cycle lane wider past the islands.

#168947, nearby

I love this filter on Roslyn Road, Tottenham - it makes cycling home from Seven Sisters possible - plus this planter is absolutely beautiful 😍

#168813, nearby

An advance green has been provided for cycling into the protected cycle route straight ahead on Cambridge Street.

#168711, nearby

#Amazeballs the @wfcouncil #WhitneyRdE10 #ModalFilter off of #LeaBridgeRd goes from strength to strength! Gorgeous. Thank you to the volunteer gardeners who tend it and bring us this splendour!

#172275, nearby

Lower traffic on Mill Road

#168302, nearby

Cycle access on Barfillan Drive. See also #112206 from the other side.

#167796, nearby

[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 link ... [more]

#167794, nearby

[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]

#167793, nearby

[Image taken 26.4.21] Foss Islands Retail Park between James Street and Foss Islands Road, York. This zebra across the access to/exit from the retail outlets isn't perfect (delivery vehicles waiting to be let into the premises completely bl ... [more]

#167659, nearby

Traffic filtering on NCN7. This separates a small residential area from the industrial estate.

#167426, nearby

Pop-up deterrents to car parking in Old Welwyn

#167102, nearby

[Image taken 12.4.21] Shambles Market, York. Not sure if this and its companion are true hoardings or simply historic photos of street scenes on a window. But they do show how imagery provides interest, and improves a scruffy area and makes ... [more]

#167103, nearby

[Image taken 12.4.21] Shambles Market, York. Old images on the back of the M&S building lift an unloved area. See also: #167102. (Hoardings overview): #165189

#167101, nearby

New piece of street art in Hull Normally don't like Graffiti but love this 👍 https://t.co/Zi8CjEWMCf

#167032, nearby

[Image taken 9.4.21] Early green for cyclists in York. It's on Skeldergate in the direction of North Street (junction with Micklegate and Bridge Street). There's also one on the other side of this junction ie in this direction. Drivers seem ... [more]

#166758, nearby

New improved arrangement at the east end of Downing Street, with the awkward island and bollard removed and the traffic light phases changed - see also the advanced green light for cyclists.

#166733, nearby

Filtered permeability between Milnpark Gardens and Milnpark Street at Sussex Street, rectifying the main problem in #99410.

#166731, nearby

Filtered permeability on Sussex Street, see also #166733.