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[Image taken 29.10.23] Waitrose, Foss Islands Way, York. Waitrose used to have cycle parking for people with a trailer: #174776. There is nowhere else you could get a wider or longer rig into to secure the cycle. It means the trailer … [more]
[Image taken 28.10.23] Lidl, James Street, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Thoughtless, careless parking by a motor cycle rider who needs neither the support of cycle racks nor their bars to secure the machine to blocks three … [more]
[Image taken 27.10.23] York rail station, York. Other images here today: #198826, #198827, #198828. At a meeting ahead of a meeting about cycle carriage on trains – Azumas – and the designs soon to be discussed-determined I thought I’d take … [more]
[Image taken 10.10.23] St Andrewgate, York. A dry though fresh October day and most of the racks here are in use. Other image today and links: #198368.
[Image taken 8.10.23] The Stonebow, York. A ‘York’ cycle – bespoke or adapted rig for transporting family, pets, kit and/or making utility trips. This person takes it to a new level by adding a protest notice: Bicycling - a quiet statement … [more]
[Image taken 26.9.23] Leeman Road, York. Not only has the number of racks been massively reduced but you can’t get to them even if there’s no road train waiting – there’s no dropped kerb. If the road train were in situ you wouldn’t see … [more]
[Image taken 26.9.23] National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York. Is this a bowl intended for dogs to drink from? It's a trip hazard. Four racks meaning 8 spaces is painfully little cycle parking for a national museum of international … [more]
[Image taken 17.9.23] Reading Cafe, Rowntree Park, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] By contrast with: #197568 any child in this cargo cycle when it has the cover on won’t get wet, soggy or cold in rain. But this rig may be … [more]
[Image taken 17.9.23] Reading Cafe, Rowntree Park, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Taken to show the lining of a child seat that, if it rains and the cycle parking is not under cover, will get wet, soggy and cold. As will any … [more]
[Image taken 17.9.23] Reading Cafe, Rowntree Park, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] A further image taken to show how ‘inclusive’ the cycle parking here is: room on the ends for wider and longer cycles; for a cycle with a … [more]
[Image taken 9.9.23] York Explore Library, Library Square, York. Full racks. Context and links: #197266.
[Image taken 9.9.23] York Explore Library, Library Square, York. Taken alongside #197267 to show– once again – how well used the racks here are. It was a searingly hot day and there was an event on (Our City, www.ourcityfestival.com/). … [more]
[Image taken 7.9.23] Folk Hall, New Earswick, Elm Tree Mews, York. A beautiful (and what looks like very new) electric trike from Jorvik Tricycles (https://jorviktricycles.com/). Highlights the urgent need for better spaced (much wider) … [more]
[Image taken 2.9.23] Gear for Music, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] A further issue with the racks... The end one is bent and unusable. This and the gravel mean what could be practical cycle parking - including with clear … [more]
[Image taken 2.9.23] Gear4music, Kettlestring Lane, Clifton Moor, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] The racks are toastracks. The linking bars have been submerged in gravel. You have to drag your cycle to the uprights through … [more]
[Image taken 2.9.23] Gear4music, Kettlestring Lane, Clifton Moor, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] At the York branch of Gear4music (www.gear4music.com/) the cycle parking is right next to the front entrance: no need to wonder … [more]
[Image taken 21.8.23] Yorvik Gillygate Medical Practice, St Saviours Place, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] Flyparked cycles due to full racks. The cycles are vulnerable as they are not secured to an immovable object. … [more]
[Image taken 21.8.23] Yorvik Gillygate Medical Practice, St Saviours Place, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] The racks are full. And there are flyparked cycles too: #196906.
[Image taken 19.8.23] York St John University, off Lord Mayor's Walk, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] The green roof is now truly green. Context: #191161. Other image here today: #196849. Other images today: #196850, #196851, … [more]
[Image taken 17.8.23] Lidl, James Street, York. Taken to show the amount of space taken by the trike... The rider also needs to be able to get off and out of the space, to load it, perhaps to help the person who uses the second saddle onto … [more]
[Image taken 24.6.23] Tower Gardens, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Some of the best-spaced racks in the city (see: #167279). Also some of the best-used: residents use them year round, cycling to here then continuing to the … [more]
[Image taken 20.6.23] Folk Hall, Hawthorn Terrace, New Earswick, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] Context: #195232. The Folk Hall is aware of the shortage of covered (cycle) parking and the impractical spacing of the … [more]
[Image taken 19.6.23] New Walk at Blue Bridge. Context and links: #195250. I usually consider this location an example of ‘best practice’: #167764.
[UPDATE On 14.9.23 I saw this had been removed.] [UPDATE: Still in situ 9.7.23. I'll report it.] [Image taken 19.6.23] Sainsbury’s, Burton Stone Lane, York. Damaged/vandalised cycle stripped of parts. Other image today and links: #195241.
[Image taken 16.6.23] Folk Hall, Hawthorn Terrace, New Earswick, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] What works for one form of non motorised user works for another. But both of us have had to lift our machines over the … [more]
[Image taken 10.6.23] Derwenthorpe Childrens Park, Lotherington Mews/Foss Islands Path, Derwenthorpe, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] Public amenity should always include cycle parking. Other image here today and links: … [more]
[Image taken 3.6.23] Exhibition Square, York. The Sheffield racks (cycle parking) were full. People were flyparking on the railings too: #194687. Other image today and links: #194685.
[Image taken 3.6.23] Deangate, York. There was a blanket in the basket so I assume an animal of some kind needed the protection of the parasol today. Other image today and links: #194682.
[Image taken 29.5.23] Deangate, York. These racks are Sheffields - tick. They are well-placed for the city centre - tick. But they are of the toastrack design ie they have linking rails - you have to lift your cycle over them when entering … [more]
[Image taken 29.5.23] Deangate, York. Wider rig using the invaluable end space. Other image these racks here today: #194590. Inconsiderate car parking: #194591, #194592.
[Image taken 18.5.23] New Earswick Swimming Pool, New Earswick, Huntington / York. Positives: There are racks; the racks are Sheffields; they are right next to the entrance to the pool - easy to find; they have a gap at the far end that … [more]
[Image taken 18.5.23] New Earswick Swimming Pool, New Earswick, Huntington / York. This row of Sheffields has ample space at the end for a cargo cycle. This one is a Babboe Curve (www.babboe.co.uk/babboe-curve). End spaces are invaluable … [more]
[Image taken 17.5.23] Morton Legal, 90 Tadcaster Road, York. The Sheffields outside Morton Legal (www.mortonlegal.co.uk/) are on cobbles. They are too close to the building - the wheel of the hidden cycle (the nearest one is mine) is turned … [more]
[Image taken 17.5.23] Morton Legal, 90 Tadcaster Road, York. Sheffields outside Morton Legal (www.mortonlegal.co.uk/). Other image these racks today: #194014. Other image today and links: #194007.
[Image taken 14.5.23] Asda, Monks Cross, Huntington / York. [NOTE: Location approximate. No street view at this exact location] There is cycle parking, and, when you get to it, there is a sign saying this is what it is/what the area is for. … [more]
[Image taken 30.4.23] Scout Hut, York Road, Haxby. The 2nd Haxby & Wigginton Scout group of York Minster District Scouts (www.yorkminsterscouts.org.uk/local-groups/2nd-haxby-and-wigginton) had a tableau with three scarecrows in front of its … [more]
[Image taken 30.4.23] Haxby and Wiggington Methodist Church, The Village, Haxby. Context: #193498. The ends of racks can be designated for cargo cycles, families and for disabled users (see: #165049, #170171). Organisations may provide … [more]
[Image taken 30.4.23] Haxby and Wiggington Methodist Church, The Village, Haxby. Sheffield racks in use during the 2023 Scarecrow Festival (context and links: #193497). Users include a family sharing locks. But a driver has parked his/her … [more]
[Image taken 16.4.23] York Medical Group, Monkgate, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] This cage looks like an addition. The sign to the Sexual Health Service Genitourinary Medicine surely predates it. The paper notice says: … [more]
[Image taken 16.4.23] York Medical Group, Monkgate, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Providing Sheffields (cycle parking) at a health facility is good practice. But if you can't cycle to it then you've undermined the messages … [more]
[Image taken 13.4.23] Library Square, York. Pre covid (lockdown came into force on 23 March 2020) the racks at this location – the main York library (https://exploreyork.org.uk/) - were often full. It still doesn’t feel as if usage has … [more]
[Image taken 9.4.23] Rowntree Park, off Terry Avenue, York. The owner of the adult cycle has had to (be strong enough to) lift it onto the retaining wall to be able to park here. The two cycles are secured with one lock - locksharing. A … [more]
[Image taken 9.4.23] York Minster Refectory, Deangate, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location]. Context: #192822. Other image today: #192841.
[Image taken 8.4.23] York Minster Refectory, Deangate, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] The Sheffield racks (cycle parking) are close to the entrance to the grounds of the Minster Refectory and to the outside eating area for … [more]
[Image taken 8.4.23] York Minster Refectory, Deangate, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] An unsecured Babboe on one of the three rows of Sheffields (cycle parking). The nearest rack (see: #192825) is a wasted opportunity. If it … [more]
[Image taken 8.4.23] York Minster Refectory, Deangate, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] There are 18 Sheffields at this newly opened (on Thursday 6 April 2023 by King Charles III … [more]
[Image taken 5.4.23] Exhibition Square, York. First week of the Easter school holidays. A heart warming image on a wet day. Other images today: #192696, #192697, #192698, #192699, #192700, #192701, #192702, #192703, #192704, #192705, … [more]
[Image taken 3.4.23] Rowntree Park, off Terry Avenue, York. These Sheffield racks are unusable - they are too close to the perpendicular structure. You can't wheel a cycle in far enough for it to be supported by the stand (see: #192841). … [more]
[Image taken 14.3.23] Priory Street Centre, Priory Street, York. Sheffield racks right next to the entrance to reception. And a further sign - the yellow one - alerting people to the existence of 'Sheltered bike racks'. I will ask the … [more]
[Image taken 13.3.23] Wickes, Lysander Close, Clifton Moor, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] Wickes has reinstated/cleared its cycle parking area (compare with: #181645). Some staff cycle to work. Customers (see: #189179) … [more]
[UPDATE 5.8.23 see: #196504] [Image taken 13.3.23] Wickes, Lysander Close, Clifton Moor, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] On the blue wall to the right a new (temporary) cycle parking sign at Wickes. [UPDATE: Other image here … [more]
[UPDATE 5.8.23 see: #196504] [Image taken 13.3.23] Wickes, Lysander Close, Clifton Moor, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] Wickes (www.wickes.co.uk/store/8471) has designed and put up a cycle parking sign. It's on the … [more]
[Image taken 1.3.23] CycleStreet, Layerthorpe, York. We need physical cycle shops. Many have closed in York but CycleStreets (www.cycle-street.co.uk/) is seemingly thriving. It is just off the Foss Islands Path, close to five supermarkets … [more]
[Image taken 20.2.23] Library Square, York. Two Fox Group (www.foxgroupfm.com/) vehicles obstruct access to/from the racks and between the cycle parking and the entrance to the library. Other image today and links: #191249.
[Image taken 20.2.23] Library Square, York. Image taken to show how the minimum natural amount of space a two-wheeler might need ahead of and behind the racks. (Context: #191163.) Also, the typical position of cycles on Sheffields. The … [more]
[Image taken 18.2.23] York St John University, off Clarence Street, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Covered racks intended to support biodiversity. I’m not convinced they do the same for humans. For a discussion of the … [more]
[Image taken 18.2.23] York St John University, off Clarence Street, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] The racks are double barred – permitting many locking options. The parallel structure presumably gives strength… to support a … [more]
[Image taken 17.2.23] York St John University, off Clarence Street, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Cheerful, smart-looking cycle parking provision with a roof. The uprights that support the roof cannot be used to secure … [more]
[UPDATE: Compare the appearance of the top of the roof here with the image from 19.8.23: #196848.] [Image taken 17.2.23] York St John University, off Lord Mayor's Walk, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] The original Sheffield … [more]
[Image taken 17.2.23] York St John University, off Clarence Street, York. Sheffield racks. Easy to find. Easy to use. Conveniently sited. But uncovered. Note the clear wayfinding signage. Note the clear branding on the sign. Other image … [more]
[Image taken 16.2.23] Lidl, James Street, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] The cycle parking at Lidl is accessible – because there are no parking spaces in front of it. (Compare with the situation at Aldi on Water Lane: … [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 taken14.2.23] Aldi, Water Lane, Clifton Moor, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] A Yorvik e-trike https://jorviktricycles.com/ the owner said he found the company on the net. Once having found them and seen they were … [more]
[Image taken 14.2.23] Aldi, Water Lane, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] The cycle is around 86cm wide between the axles. There's room to get it in and out. There's room to manoeuvre and to load/unload the cycle next to it too. … [more]
[Image taken 11.2.23] Micklegate, York. The buildouts with the Sheffield racks look like a sop... They facilitate car parking. What if the arrangement were reversed? Two spaces off-road for motor vehicles and all the onstreet spaces for … [more]
[Image taken 11.2.23] Micklegate, York. The six Sheffields (see: #177267) have been reduced to four. So four fewer spaces to secure a cycle. Yet Micklegate needs more formal racks not fewer. Other image this subject today: #190980. Other … [more]
[Image taken 8.2.23] Peasholme Green, The Stonebow, York. It wasn't simply the fact it was an e-cargo cycle that caught my eye (roll on the day they are so ubiquitous they are not special) but the double height front storage. It's an Urban … [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 6.2.23] St Andrewgate, York. Two cycles with flat bars and panniers (two on the left-hand cycle and one- on the right-hand machine). The cycle on the left has been reversed in. Men tend to be wider above the 'clutter line' (the … [more]
[Image taken 6.2.23] St Andrewgate, York. These two Sheffields (cycle parking rack design) are further apart than others. 120cm is the minimum to be comfortable, in my view. Other image this subject today: #190844. Other image today and … [more]
[Image taken 1.2.23] Get Cycling, Hospital Fields Road, York. Newly done, striking branding on the facade of Get Cycling (www.getcycling.org.uk/) As the man in: #190581 and: #190581 said, the previous lower key design had made the building … [more]
[Image taken 8.1.23] Aldi, Water Lane, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] For people arriving with children by car, or people with mobility issues arriving by car, the parking spaces here are easy to find. Though they are not … [more]
[Image taken 8.1.23] Aldi, Water Lane, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Child’s cycle secured on its own at Aldi (https://stores.aldi.co.uk/york/water-lane) today. Did the child cycle and the parent walk? A cheering sight. … [more]
[Image taken 8.1.23] Wickes, Lysander Close, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] I persevere with campaigning for cycle parking including at retail outlets: getting it installed; getting it upgraded; getting it better spaced. Why? … [more]
[Image taken 8.1.23] Wickes, Lysander Close, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Is the notice in response to practice such as this: #182124? Proactive action by the company. Other image here today and links: #189177.
[Image taken 8.1.23] Wickes, Lysander Close, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Wickes’ (www.wickes.co.uk/store/8471) racks were the busiest I’ve seen them. Our group of two, another customer on his own, a family of three (see: … [more]
[Image taken 11.12.22] Clifton Moor Leisure Park, Clifton Moor Gate, York. Locksharing. Context: #188721.
[Image taken 11.12.22] Clifton Moor Leisure Park, Clifton Moor Gate, York. Image taken to show ‘locksharing’. Four cycles, one lock. Only possible if the parking provision accommodates, as here. The cycle parking is also good for other … [more]
[Image taken 1.12.22] Rail station, York. A practical design to carry kith (two child seats) and kit – the panniers at the rear and the sizeable bag on the front rack. It has its own stand but is secured to the sheffield stand. The spacing … [more]
[Image taken 1.12.22] Rail station, York. This cycle is a regular sight around the city: #166520. It is a bakfiets (www.bakfiets.com/). It has a large turning circle and also requires a lot of space to stow. But the well spaced racks at … [more]
[Image taken 6.10.17] Haxby Shopping Centre, off The Village, Haxby. Sheffields where people need them: close to shopping and cafes. Context and other racks nearby: #188087.
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. The bollards and the planter protect the cycles using these Sheffields from motor vehicles. Other image here today and links: #188093.
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. Adequate rather than generous spacing but they provide securing and supporting points for people visiting the shops and cafes here. Other image here today and links: #188093.
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. As I was taking these images, someone arrived on the black cycle in the background and simply locked it to itself against the planter. They are clearly appreciated and well used by regulars. Other … [more]
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. Cycle parking where people need it and which is easy to find and protected from motor vehicles - here by the bollards and the planter. Other images these racks here today: #188094, #188095, … [more]
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. Generous space for larger/wider cycles and/or a family or group of friends sharing a lock. Other images here today: #188087.
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. 120cm between the upright/support/securing point and the area marked for cycles, plus a further 70cm to the edge of the CYCLES label painted on the tarmac, and 95cm from there to the carriageway. … [more]
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. Adequate spacing around the uprights/supports makes this cycle parking practical, comfortable and convenient to use. Other images here today: #188087. Image from 14.10.23: a trike using this end … [more]
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. Lots of space for 'York' cycles - bespoke or retrofitted designs for transporting family, goods or animals - at this end. Other images here today: #188087.
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. Sheffields where people can use them and find them. Clearly labelled - what they are, who they are for. Protected from motor vehicles by the bollard. Overview and links: #188087.
[Image taken 26.11.22] The Village, Haxby. Street view seems to show dead space here in 2019. This is good practice. They are on the main road - a genuine nudge: you can't miss them; close to shops and cafes and a lit pedestrian crossing; … [more]
[Image taken 13.11.22] Co-op, Campleshon Road, York. The roundtopped Sheffield racks – I think flattopped Sheffields offer more support and more locking surface area – are not well positioned. One is in front of a louvre. Is this intended … [more]
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