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This gate makes cycle access to Sturry Road Community Park difficult.

Haltwhistle NCN68 there are many gates on this route. What is there purpose ? As a railway line travel corridor there would have been no gates .

Link between Stanley Road and the route to the Canal.

Leaving McDiarmid Park.

Nasty tight chicane gate, Hengrove, Bristol

Messy exit from Hengrove Park

Gate chicane to Hengrove Park.

Chicane gate to Hengrove Park.

Poorly surfaced path from Woodhead Road to Whitriggs Road.

Path from Salterland Road at Whitriggs Road. The path through the little gate leads to Woodhead Road, but does the gate get locked?

Clear park entrance that aligns with local road network, allowing users to cross directly across the main road.

Both heavy duty gates to this private link between Rustat and Clifton Roads left open. In between a grim looking cage of sheffield stands.

Closed gate at Imperial College.

Towpaths & quietways as cycling infra - a personal thread 🧵 Seen a few debates about how much towpaths & tracks across commons etc should be relied upon as cycling infra, especially for women 🚲 Well I confronted this very issue last … [more]

Gate with sign suggesting route to NCN55 Location not precisely known.

Bridleway near Attleborough, Nuneaton.

That looks like an Ordnance Survey triangulation point lying on its side.

Public Footpath near Attleborough

Hydes Lane bridleway

End of the metalled section of Hydes Lane

The canal towpath is now closed for resurfacing. Work can be seen going on in the distance. However, the only information for the diversion route is on the notice at the closure. The route itself, which is via the parallel main road, is not … [more]

Some of the gates across the Forth & Clyde Canal towpath are now regularly shut across the path again.

The Provan Hall Trail at the far end of Blairtummock Park. From here the trail is signed along Easterhouse Road to Easterhouse Railway Station. The path ends at the motorway sliproad junction. The road ahead, Rogerfield Road, looks even … [more]

Horse mounting block, Ouzel Valley Park, Milton Keynes

Van and car parking on the (presumably shared use) footway connecting the Craighall Road toucan crossing to the Forth & Clyde Canal at Speirs Wharf. The car is also blocking a dropped kerb (the dropped kerb can be seen better in #188011).

Dropped kerbs have now been installed to assist with cycling around the gate at Speir's Wharf, addressing the issue in #170157.

[Image taken 18.10.22] Gate to/from Wigginton Road, Bootham Stray, Wigginton Road end, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this location. Other image here today – context - and links: #186818.

[Image taken 18.10.22] Gate to/from Wigginton Road, Bootham Stray, Wigginton Road end, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this location.] Someone has removed the gate and thrown it to one side. It’s been like this for a month or so. With no … [more]

No way through at Milngavie Library.

Entrance to Auchenshuggle Woods, off London Rd. Gate with sprung hinges onto gravel path. Locals who cycle often use southern pavement of London Rd to get to Auchenshuggle (despite Spaces for People lanes on road).

When your bike ride to the new City Hall goes wrong… towpath gated shut at Cody Dock. This can’t be right, surely? ⁦@willnorman⁩ https://t.co/o3N9rm5Oyb Note added by Simon September 2023: Video explaining the mathematics of the Cody Dock … [more]

Not the main entrance to National Trust's Belton House, but you can get in here between 9:30 and 4pm - strictly as the gate is automatically controlled.

Start of footpath in Coton

Gate and bridge on a footpath in Coton

[Image taken 14.1.22] Inside the grounds of the former Bootham Park Hospital, Bootham, York. Looking towards the former Hospital (in the direction of the route to York Hospital). Context and links: #177760.

[NOTE: For a cycle that couldn't fit through first time see: #187509] [Image taken 14.1.22] Entry gate into the grounds of the former Bootham Park Hospital from Bootham, York. Note how narrow the existing gate is even for someone on a cycle … [more]

[Image taken 14.1.22] Bootham (direction of Bootham Bar), York. A pedestrian with a cycle pushes into the grounds of the former Bootham Park Hospital through the gate currently open for active travellers. Note the cobbles on the right. … [more]

[Image taken 3.1.22] Bootham Stray, York. [NOTE: No streetview this location.] Fencing has been removed and broken/vandalised. Context and links: #177232.

[Image taken 3.1.22] Bootham Stray, York. [NOTE: No streetview this location.] Gate has been removed and broken/vandalised. It is on the route that avoids the cattle grid parallel to it. Prior to the two covid years (2020 and 2021) there … [more]

[Image taken 3.1.22] Gap to/from Wigginton Road, Bootham Stray, Wigginton Road end, York. A gate has visibly been removed. Context and links: #177232.

[Newer image: #186818] [Image taken 3.1.22] Gate to/from Wigginton Road, Bootham Stray, Wigginton Road end, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this location.] Note how new the gate is. It opens towards you. It is often left open: you can see the … [more]

The replacement Clyde Place cycleway is finally open.

A gate across the road into Cuningar Loop park, passable on a standard bicycle, but the gap at the side will be problematic for non-standard bikes and for those with trailers.

Gateway leading onto the Two Tunnels path / NCN24 from Ford Road in Wellow. This is the second of two gates leading onto this section of path. Both are on fairly steep slopes, and both have stiff latches and return springs, making them … [more]

Swing gate on NCN33 Brean Down Way. No alternative to this gate, latch and return spring are quite stiff.

What new devilry is this? NCN 196 at Smeaton Shaw, near Dalkeith. (NT 35981 68996) https://t.co/lSOkb5Vdwx

Barriers at the railway underpass on Coldhams Common. Gate, passable width: 78cm. Cattle Grid width: 125cm.

Awkward A-frame gate entrance to Harland Way route.

Fence and gate at cattlegrid south of the railway underpass look finished

Modal filter, Paris

The COP26 fence completely obstructs the riverside path that forms part of the Kelvin Walkway, and although there is a gate and it is open, it opens onto the remaining width of the path blocking it.

A fence has been built all around the Kelvingrove Art Gallery for the COP26 event. It blocks the footway (the one that might be shared-use due to the one-way carriageway) and the gate only opens across the carriageway,

[Image taken 4.9.20] Entrance/exit Bootham Stray, Alder Way, New Earswick, York. [Note: No street view on Bootham Stray.] Close up of the leaning option aka the dog poo bin. Close up of the radar key in situ. Very low down. Very small. The … [more]

[Image taken 4.9.20] Entrance/exit Bootham Stray, Alder Way, New Earswick, York. [Note: No street view on Bootham Stray.] See: #175392 and links.

[Image taken 4.9.20] Entrance/exit Bootham Stray, Alder Way, New Earswick, York. [Note: No street view on Bootham Stray.] My cycle got hooked onto the pedestrian access when I leant it in the only place possible while I operated the radar … [more]

[Image taken 4.9.20] Entrance/exit Bootham Stray, Alder Way, New Earswick, York. [Note: No street view on Bootham Stray.] In this direction once again I need to lean my cycle as it does not have a stand while I open the radar key-operated … [more]

[Image taken 4.9.20] Entrance/exit Bootham Stray, Alder Way, New Earswick, York. [Note: No street view on Bootham Stray.] The key is very low down. With cold, old, mittened hands or in a hurry/a fluster, it could be tricky to operate. … [more]

[Image taken 4.9.20] Entrance/exit Bootham Stray, Alder Way, New Earswick, York. [Note: No street view on Bootham Stray.] My bike is through but I need to lean it while I close the gate. The only option in this direction is the dog poo bin. … [more]

[Image taken 4.9.20] Entrance/exit Bootham Stray, Alder Way, New Earswick, York. [Note: No street view on Bootham Stray.] The radar key gate opens both directions including towards and over the pavement. If there is a motor vehicle in the … [more]

[Image taken 4.9.20] Entrance/exit Bootham Stray, Alder Way, New Earswick, York. [Note: No street view on Bootham Stray.] To get through here with a buggy, a bike, in a wheelchair, a bespoke or adapted cycle (see: #173447) or what I call a … [more]

[Image taken 6.11.20] Bootham Stray between New Earswick and York. [Note: No street view on Bootham Stray.] Heavy gate (one of two). This one usually open when I use the route. The scrape marks are clear on the tarmac. It could be a hazard … [more]

Preparing to shut the Stobcross Bridge for COP26.

Preparing to shut the Stobcross Bridge for COP26.

New surfaced path linking to the Trans Pennine Trail.

Slalom gate near Killingbeck Fields

Slalom gate.

Several of the entrances to Drumchapel Park have no dropped kerbs available to leave the carriageway, and also have railings hindering access. This is one of the shorter ones. The railing on the corner of Hecla Avenue makes it too difficult … [more]

The sign on the gate says "No Parking" but there is no enforcement. The footway forms the link between the partly installed toucan crossing across Craighall Road and the canal path.

This housing development appears to have been built with cycling access, but it’s usually gated off when I go by. Signs claim that it’s private.

Gates across path off Forrestburn Rd (with desire line next to them).

Footpath

Footpath

Footpath there is a gate and there is just about enough space to get a bike through. It would be awkward with a big bike or trailer though.

[Image taken 12.7.21] Memorial Gardens, Esplanade car park, York. Gate now secured open at least temporarily: previous situation: #171369. This path is part of the Wellington Row Esplanade live diversion for the flood gates under Lendal … [more]

[Image taken 7.7.21] West Esplanade/Esplanade car park/Memorial Gardens, York. This driver was on the clearly marked ‘keep clear’ area. Doors on both sides of the large vehicle were wide open. A constant stream of people on cycles was … [more]

[Update: see #171910 - from 12.7.21] [Update: On 7.7.21 at around 16.30 the gate was still as per the image.] (There was also another issue with access - see: #171490.) On 6.7.21 I visited with the new active travel officer. He said the … [more]

Narrow barriers to negotiate at the end of the riverside path in Renfrew.

Barriers and signs at the start of the riverside path in Renfrew. It only reaches the riverside after the scrap yard.

Again I forgot to approach this gate on the footway, since there is no dropped kerb to assist with getting around it from the carriageway. Update 2022: See #188011 where dropped kerbs have been provided.

Pinkston Road still closed as Sighthill redevelopment continues.

Modal filter created by gate

The path from the allotments (see #170043) reaches the playing fields car park via this gate. The kerb could be lowered to make it more accessible.

A gate right across the carriageway of Bogside Road, hindering cycling between Millerston and Robroyston. There is no dropped kerb on this side of the gate to enable it to be bypassed using either footway.

Another gate across the road linking the two sides of Robroyston station, and again there's only dropped kerbs on one side of the gate. The next opportunity to leave the footways (which aren't signed as shared use) isn't for a while, either … [more]

The gate at Robroyston station closes off the full width of the carriageway, and a dropped kerb has been provided on only one side of it to enable cyclists to join the footway and go around it. The nearest dropped kerb on the other side of … [more]

A gate has been provided across the full width of the road beyond the station. Partly due to its colour, I didn't realise it covered the full width of the road until I'd passed the last opportunity to leave the carriageway and join the … [more]

No way through on the old railway towards Docking

Such a joy to discover the cycle-friendly bridleway connecting Thriplow and Heathfield - making possible an active travel journey from Meldreth to the @IWMDuxford where @CambsCC will be meeting next week. @a10cycle https://t.co/wDPlTYsepE

No progress on rebuilding the south bank path (damaged by subsidence).

Gated path between Allander Street and Tannock Street. The path surface is whindust, with a liberal coating of glass.

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, York. Width of tarmac at this part of the central reservation (310cm) and cyclist to show space requirements. Central reservation see also: #167360, #167361, #167362. Images of the remainder of the … [more]

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, York. Looking towards the central reservation. Shows typical crossers and crossing format – family/sociable. Central reservation see also: #167360, #167361, #167363. Images of the remainder of the … [more]

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, York. There's a huge disconnect between the new provision across Clifton Moor Gate and the routes to and from it. For example, Hurricane Way, is permeable only to people on foot and on cycles at the … [more]

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, York. Shape of the new central reservation. There are two lanes of ‘all’ traffic either side. There are several retail parks either side with DIY outlets and supermarkets - so people may have … [more]

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, near Tesco petrol station, York. At its widest the tarmac measures 243cm (actual width). But at its narrowest (between the upstands) it’s 218cm (actual width). Then you take off 25cm or 50cm each end … [more]

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, near Tesco petrol station, York. Indicative image of space required by one family going in the same direction. Other images of this side of the crossing taken today see: #167350, #167351, #167352, … [more]

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, near Tesco petrol station, York. Indicative image of space required for just one user on a cycle at this right angle. Other images of this side of the crossing taken today see: #167350, #167351, … [more]

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, near Tesco petrol station, York. Indicative image of space required by two adults with one pushchair travelling in the same direction. Other images of this side of the crossing taken today see: … [more]

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, near Tesco petrol station, York. Indicative image of space required by one adult with a pushchair. [Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, near Tesco petrol station, York. This angle is too tight. … [more]

[Image taken 18.4.21] Clifton Moor Gate, near Tesco petrol station, York. This angle is too tight. The route is well used and it’s a toucan. People on foot, cycles, mobility scooters, people with pushchairs, people holding (children’s) … [more]

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