Tags: wiggintonroad

#199403, nearby

[Image taken 22.11.23] Denning’s Yard access/Sustrans spiral-Foss Islands Path, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] The lights are out and have been for at least 1.5 weeks. There are two vehicles parked on the double … [more]

#199230, nearby

[UPDATE 25.11.23 I saw the lights here and on Denning's Yard access were working again and the associated tech was gone.] [UPDATE 23.11.23 Compounded problems: #199482.] [Image taken 16.11.23] Crichton Avenue, looking south-east towards … [more]

#199228, nearby

[Image taken 16.11.23] Crichton Avenue, looking towards Wigginton Road, York. The mobile temporary lights unit massively impacts on a busy insufficiently wide shared use route. This is a blind corner on a steep slope. There’s no sign to say … [more]

#198815, nearby

[Image taken 26.10.23] Cocoa Works entry/exit, Wigginton Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] Much of the dropped kerb is under water. And look at the surface water on the road. Each time I passed today, there was … [more]

#198814, nearby

[Image taken 26.10.23] Cocoa Works entry/exit, Wigginton Road, York. The route is again impassable for anyone on foot, in a wheelchair or mobility scooter who needs the dropped kerb. It’s unattractive – and hazardous – for anyone on a … [more]

#198788, nearby

[Image taken 20.10.23] Cocoa Works entrance, Wigginton Road, York. The rain continued the same evening and into the night. I therefore think it possible more of this road went under water/flooded. Other image of this issue here today and … [more]

#198787, nearby

[Image taken 20.10.23] Cocoa Works entrance, Wigginton Road, York. The dropped kerb is under water. There is no way around it. Motorists were driving through the puddling on the road creating showers of filthy cold water that sprayed the … [more]

#198754, nearby

[Image taken 19.10.23] Wigginton Road, junction with the entrance to the Cocoa Works, York. Puddles at NMU crossing point including at the base of the dropped kerb. The road (CYC says its theirs) is an uncomfortable surface to cross as a … [more]

#198753, nearby

[Image taken 19.10.23] Wigginton Road, junction with the entrance to the Cocoa Works, York. Filthy NMU sign. Useless site entrance sign: it can’t be seen by approaching road users. It is clutter. Reported to Clarion. Other image today and … [more]

#198752, nearby

[Image taken 19.10.23] Wigginton Road (just north of the entrance to the Cocoa Works). Just some of the surface damage on this critical NMU route. Other image today and links: #198750.

#198751, nearby

[Image taken 19.10.23] Wigginton Road (just north of the entrance to the Cocoa Works), York. The condition of the raised centre line is deteriorating. The construction material is dispersing and creating a skidding hazard. Other image today … [more]

#198750, nearby

[UPDATE: On 1.11.23 I saw this work had been done.] [Image taken 19.10.23] Wigginton Road (just north of the entrance to the Cocoa Works), York. The damaged surface that was badly patched after works here in June 2023 is marked up for … [more]

#198604, nearby

[UPDATE: The works on Burton Stone Lane have been completed and all related signage removed.] [Image taken 14.10.23] Burton Stone Lane, York. (Note the visible surface damage for this key NMU route.) Complicated instructions: Burton … [more]

#198589, nearby

[Image taken 14.10.23] Denning's Yard access, Crichton Avenue/Foss Islands Path/Wigginton Road, York. Two vehicles parked on what are double yellows: #194990. The lights are green. Were they green when I and a companion passed over the … [more]

#198224, nearby

[UPDATE 9.10.23 An email from Openreach says: We have had one of my engineers out today who was able to confirm the cable wasn’t actually in service so it has been removed. ] [Image taken 7.10.23] Foss Islands Path, Wigginton Road bridge … [more]

#198222, nearby

[Image taken 7.10.23] Foss Islands Path, Wigginton Road bridge hole, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] I’d reported to Openreach the cable was part way down the wall on the evening of Thursday, 5 October 2023. When I rode this … [more]

#197830, nearby

[Image taken 21.9.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Are these works connected with the flooding here #195254 earlier this year? [CYC reply: 26.9.23 "Thank you for your enquiry with regards to the entrance/exit to the Cocoa Works on … [more]

#197477, nearby

[Image taken 13.9.23] Denning’s Yard Access (between Crichton Avenue and Wigginton Road/Foss Islands Path), York. No sight lines for any user. No warnings for drivers to look out for the thousands of people on cycles, foot and scooters, and … [more]

#197476, nearby

[Image taken 13.9.23] Denning’s Yard Access (between Crichton Avenue and Wigginton Road/Foss Islands Path), York. [NOTE: Map positioning approximate.] Sign alerting anyone who comes this far down Denning's Yard Access that construction is … [more]

#197475, nearby

[Image taken 13.9.23] Denning’s Yard Access (between Crichton Avenue and Wigginton Road/Foss Islands Path), York. There is now fencing and gates on the edge of the construction area. Early report in local press about the site: … [more]

#197172, nearby

[UPDATE: The glass has been swept towards the wall of the bridge. (Left-hand side in this image.) This means the problem is still there. The glass will be moved by wind, ran, animals, humans... back into the path of tyres and paws. I'll … [more]

#197171, nearby

[Image taken 2.9.23] Under Wigginton Road bridge on the Foss Islands Path (Crichton Avenue end), York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Broken glass. The sharpest of shards. I first saw them on Thursday afternoon. They are already … [more]

#196703, nearby

[Image taken 10.8.23] Foss Islands Path, Wigginton Road bridge, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Other image here today and links: #196701.

#196702, nearby

[Image taken 10.8.23] Foss Islands Path, Wigginton Road bridge, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Other image here today and links: #196701.

#196701, nearby

[Image taken 10.8.23] Foss Islands Path, Wigginton Road bridge, York. What3Words ref: Update. term. impose. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Context: #196690. It’s a BT cable. This is a temporary fix. Other images here today: … [more]

#196693, nearby

[Image taken 10.8.23] Foss Islands Path, Wigginton Road bridge, York. What3Words ref: Update. term. impose. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Context: #196690. Other images here today: #196691, #196692.

#196692, nearby

[Image taken 10.8.23] Foss Islands Path, Wigginton Road bridge, York. Context: #. Other images here today: #196691, #196693.

#196691, nearby

[Image taken 10.8.23] Foss Islands Path, Wigginton Road bridge, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Context: #196690. Other images here today: #196692, #196693.

#196690, nearby

[UPDATE 11.8.23: #196701.] [Image taken 10.8.23] Foss Islands Path, Wigginton Road bridge, York. What3Words ref: Update. term. impose. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Cable around 10 feet off the ground. And loose at other points. … [more]

#195914, nearby

[Image taken 13.7.23] Foss Islands Path, Cocoa Gardens link/Nestle link/parallel to Wigginton Road, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] The foliage has been recut - including reducing the height. This has slightly improved sight … [more]

#195913, nearby

[Image taken 13.7.23] Foss Islands Path, Cocoa Gardens link/Nestle link/parallel to Wigginton Road, York. [Note: No street view at this location.] You don't want to get right up to the stone walls of the link and as the route (Foss Islands … [more]

#195900, nearby

[Image taken 14.7.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. [No street view at this exact location.] Context: #195166.

#195819, nearby

[Image taken 10.7.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] The red square shows the location of the blocked drain in: #195818.

#195818, nearby

[Image taken 10.7.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] Context: #195254. Reported. Other image this issue here today: #195819.

#195389, nearby

[UPDATE On 29.8.23 I asked CYC: Is there a date by which the contractor ** must ** make the repairs? Next week is the start of the new school term and pupils (among hundreds of other people) will use this route including after dark... On … [more]

#195325, nearby

[More recent image: #195818.] [Image taken 24.6.23] Cocoa Gardens exit, Wigginton Road, York. [Note: No street view at this exact location.] This previously blocked drain with its huge ramifications seems to have been cleared following … [more]

#195324, nearby

[UPDATE: 27.6.23 See: #195389.] [Image taken 24.6.23] Nr Cocoa Gardens entrance, Wigginton Road, York. Context: #195259. A fast response from CYC. However the subsidence had worsened since my reporting the problems and the area being … [more]

#195286, nearby

[Image taken 22.6.23] Nr Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. The repaired area - the dark tarmac - is subsiding here too. The cracking on the ridge is the evidence. And we've lost the white painted line between the pedestrian side and the … [more]

#195285, nearby

[Image taken 22.6.23] Nr Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Closeup of the clear subsidence and resulting upstand/height difference. Other image here today and links: #195282.

#195284, nearby

[Image taken 22.6.23] Nr Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. The now uneven tactile paving. (Closeup: #195285.) Wheels can get caught and held in the tramlines at any time. I don't consider it safe even when pristine. This subsidence adds … [more]

#195283, nearby

[Image taken 22.6.23] Nr Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. The subsidence I photographed two days ago (see: #195259) is now more easily seen. And felt. Other image here today and links: #195282.

#195282, nearby

[CYC reply at 08.41 on 23.6.23: "An inspector will carry out an inspection of the area today and take action to have any issue identified resolved."] [Image taken 22.6.23] Nr Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Overview of the works area … [more]

#195259, nearby

[Marked up for repair 19.10.23: #198750] [Further action: #195389.] [Action: 24.6.23: #195324.] [More recent images - 22.6.23 - showing further deterioration of this key NMU route: #195282] [Image taken 20.6.23] Wigginton Road, close to … [more]

#195258, nearby

[Image taken 20.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. On the return journey a couple of hours later the waters had receded a little. On the far side I still had to jump and almost javelin my cycle ahead of me over the filthy water onto … [more]

#195257, nearby

[Image taken 20.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Other image here today and links: #195254.

#195256, nearby

[Image taken 20.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Other image here today and links: #195254.

#195255, nearby

[Image taken 20.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Other image here today and links: #195254.

#195254, nearby

CYC response from 29 August 2023: “Thank you for your enquiry with regards to the gullies at the entrance/exit to the Cocoa Works off Wigginton Road. I have forwarded this matter onto our Drainage Team who have investigated this area … [more]

#195231, nearby

[Image annotated 16.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. I sent the link #195160 to someone who uses both a wheelchair and a recumbent handcycle trike – a T-Tris (https://azub.eu/recumbent-bikes-and-trikes/trikes/26-wheels/t-tris/) I … [more]

#195167, nearby

[Image taken 13.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. [No street view at this exact location.] Effect of blocked gulley: #195166.

#195166, nearby

[Images from 20.10.23 See: #198787, #198788.] [Image from 14.7.23 in rain: #195900.] [UPDATE 24.6.23: #195325.] [UPDATE: Consequences/Subsequently/Seven days later: #195254.] [Image taken 13.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. [No … [more]

#195165, nearby

[Image taken 13.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Damage A: #195163. Damage B: #195164. Other image here today and links: #195160.

#195164, nearby

[Image taken 13.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Damage in route over work entrance. Location: #195165. Other damage here today and links: #195163.

#195163, nearby

[Image taken 13.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. This damage is 9cm wide by 7cm deep. Context: #195129. Other damage here today: #195164. Location: #195165. Other image and links: #195160.

#195162, nearby

[Image taken 13.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Fitter, stronger, more confident riders with lighter or less laden cycles with two wheels can ride up the slope. But the angle of this cyclist's body shows it isn't straightforward … [more]

#195161, nearby

[Image taken 13.6.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Many people are having to dismount and push up the ramp/tray. Exceptions are fitter, stronger more confident riders with light cycles and little or no luggage: #195162. Other image … [more]

#195160, nearby

[Response from a person with mobility issues: #195231] [UPDATE: On 16.6.23 I saw the route was now unobstructed again] [UPDATE: A reply from CYC dated 15.6.23 says: "The site was inspected. The inspector reported back that the site meet … [more]

#195129, nearby

[Images from 13.6.23: #195163, #195164.] [Image taken 12.6.23] Wigginton Road, York. Very damaged tarmac at the entrance to the works here for the Cocoa Gardens development. Every non motorised user will have to cross this on every journey. … [more]

#195128, nearby

[Image taken 12.6.23] Wigginton Road, York. Two people cycled where the person in the image is in the minute I was here. They had to stop when vehicles came towards them and heft their cycles onto the shared use route. There are no dropped … [more]

#195127, nearby

[Measurements: #195160.] [Image taken 12.6.23] Wigginton Road, York. For anyone on wheels to access the temporary disabled tray you'd need to approach from within the carriageway. Almost impossible to cycle up. Very difficult to cycle down. … [more]

#195126, nearby

[UPDATE 24.6.23: The subsidence has worsened: #195324.] [UPDATE: 22.6.23 These works seem to have created subsidence on the route. Plus the white line down the centre of the route has not been reinstated: #195282.] [Image taken 12.6.23] … [more]

#194874, nearby

[Image taken 4.6.23] Wigginton Road, York. Context: #194420. Other sections of this cycle path have been swept since I reported the grit. This stretch seems to have been missed. Or has the grit returned (but is so quickly possible)?

#194424, nearby

[Image taken 27.5.23] Wigginton Road, York. Mixed messages. It’s important to keep people out but not important to keep people safe. Note the giant padlock and chain on the supports next to where the fencing ends. There’s lots of evidence … [more]

#194423, nearby

[Image taken 27.5.23] Wigginton Road, York. Uncontrolled growth restricts the width of the path and can create conflict with people on the other side of the offroad segregated route. When the foliage falls it seems to be left in situ … [more]

#194422, nearby

[4.6.23 Thus section remains uncleared. Ditto: #194874 Other sections of the path may have been swept.] [Image taken 27.5.23] Wigginton Road, York. Illustrates why infra needs to be planned... in this case so cleaning of the route can take … [more]

#194421, nearby

[UPDATE: On 4.6.23 it felt/looked as if some sweeping had taken place.] [Image taken 27.5.23] Wigginton Road, York. An extensive section of offroad, segregated cycleway covered in grit. Other image here today and links: #194420.

#194420, nearby

[Image taken 27.5.23] Wigginton Road, York. Grit is a hazard for all using wheels/wheeled walking aids. Slowing, accelerating, turning... grit is a skid hazard. Other images here today: #194421, #194422. Other image today and links: … [more]

#194081, nearby

[Image taken 18.5.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Context and links: #194080.

#194080, nearby

[UPDATE: 30.5.23 The signs have disappeared from this location. Likely recently - I could still see the flattened grass] [Image taken 18.5.23] Cocoa Gardens, Wigginton Road, York. Three dumped temporary signs. Unsightly. Environmental … [more]

#193927, nearby

[Image taken 13.5.23] Foss Islands Path, York. At this entrance to the 'spiral' at the junction with Denning’s Yard access/Wigginton Road/Crichton Avenue, there were already four (filthy old) signs but another - on the vertical end post - … [more]

#193909, nearby

[Image taken 12.5.23] Denning's Yard Access (between Crichton Avenue and Foss Islands Path/Wigginton Road, York COUNT RESULT: 275 Count time: 07.41 to 08.41. Conditions: Overcast, fresh breeze. Observations: A wheelchair user, a … [more]

#193850, nearby

[UPDATE: #194080] [Image taken 8.5.23] Wigginton Road, York. The temporary signs have been collected up and stacked together. But now they obscure the works sign. Reported. Context: #192954. Other images today: #193851, #193852, #193853.

#192955, nearby

[UPDATE: #193850] [Image taken 13.4.23] Wigginton Road, York. Clutter. Illegible - filthy - cycle and walking signs. Repaired tarmac. A temporary sign obscured by the lamp post. And likely facing the wrong way. Not an attractive … [more]

#192954, nearby

[UPDATE: #193850] [Image taken 13.4.23] Wigginton Road, York. Steve from IndieGo (https://dressrdelivery.wixsite.com/tryigy) passes two fallen signs. This means they are trip hazards, useless - as they are not doing their job, and clutter. … [more]

#191863, nearby

[Image created 9.3.23] Crichton Avenue - Wigginton Road - Foss Islands Path - Denning's Yard Access, York. New crossing signals and modifying (hugely widening, massively reducing the steepness of inclines, etc) for people on foot, cycles, … [more]

#191780, nearby

[Image created 8.3.23] Crichton Avenue - Wigginton Road - Foss Islands Path - Denning's Yard Access, York. Context: #191338. If you take a drone view from above there is much space - albeit at very varied heights - at present. Plus, I hope … [more]

#191725, nearby

[UPDATE: I saw on 13.3.23 the sign had been righted and the sand cleared up] [Image taken 7.3.23] Wigginton Road, York. [NOTE: street view location approximate] Close to the works entry/exit for the Cocoa Works/Cocoa Gardens (see: #191296) … [more]

#191298, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. Further views into the development now branded Cocoa Gardens. A second underwhelming promotional billboard and spring flowers. Other image here today and links: #191269.

#191297, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Cocoa Gardens works entrance, Wigginton Road, York. Looking into the site of the former Nestle building (www.jtp.co.uk/news-and-events/news/historic-brownfield-site-at-cocoa-west-receives-planning-approval). Other … [more]

#191296, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. Advertising billboard for what is now branded Cocoa Gardens. Underwhelming promotional material given how many motorists and non motorised users pass every day. And, in the former case, sit next … [more]

#191295, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. Shared use signage close to the entrance to the Cocoa Works (see: #182109). The development is now branded Cocoa Gardens. Other image here today and links: #191269.

#191294, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road (east side), York. Entry to/from the Wigginton Road Link (as I call it) a shared use route between Wigginton Road and the Foss Islands Path. [NOTE: On 10.3.23 at a meeting in situ, Sustrans said, despite … [more]

#191293, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road (east side, looking north), York. Looking towards the start of the shared use path at the junction with what I call the Wigginton Road link (see: #191294). Is this bus stop really in use? Note the … [more]

#191292, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road (east side, close to junction with Crichton Avenue, looking north), York. Iconic clock in the Sustrans land that houses the Wigginton Road Link (as I call it - #191294). The cyclist in the background … [more]

#191291, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road (east side, close to junction with Crichton Avenue, looking north), York. Width of existing pavement see previous image(s) for context. Other image here today and links: #191269.

#191290, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road (east side, close to junction with Crichton Avenue, looking south), York. ASL obstructed by vehicle. This is not the largest of the vehicles that use this route next to the unprotected, damaged narrow … [more]

#191289, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road (east side, close to junction with Crichton Avenue, looking north), York. The existing damaged narrow pavement with no protection from motor vehicles - which can include car transporters, etc, from air … [more]

#191288, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. Pedestrian crossing over Wigginton Road (looking south). The current width of the crossing and the existing very tight turn required by and limited turning space available for people in mobility … [more]

#191287, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. Pedestrian crossing over Wigginton Road (looking west). I'd like to see this crossing made into a toucan to enable people to move between Crichton Avenue and the routes to/from New Earswick, … [more]

#191286, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. Pedestrian crossing over Wigginton Road (looking east), junction with Crichton Avenue. The measurements of the existing - pedestrian-only crossing. Note the car in the ASL. The driver sat here for … [more]

#191285, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road (looking south, Crichton Avenue is to the right), York. A motorist moved onto the crossing before there was room to progress over the junction. If the crossing were upgraded to being a toucan and the … [more]

#191284, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road (looking south, Crichton Avenue is to the right), York. I'd like to see this crossing made into a toucan and the pavements alongside Wigginton Road widened to accommodate all non motorised users who want … [more]

#191283, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Crichton Avenue junction with Wigginton Road, York. The allotments (see: #191281 and #191282) are not visible. What pedestrians have is a tangle of bushes. It doesn’t look attractive. It doesn’t feel safe. This is … [more]

#191282, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. View into Wigginton Road Allotments from path alongside Wigginton Road. See also: #191281. Allotments are visually attractive as well as good for the environment and the people who work in them. … [more]

#191281, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. View into Wigginton Road Allotments from path alongside Wigginton Road. The minibus in the background is on Crichton Avenue. The brick structure to the right of it is the bridge over the … [more]

#191280, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. Wigginton Road Allotments entrance. Respite from the road traffic, the noise it creates and the pollution it is responsible for. Note the height difference between here and Crichton Avenue road … [more]

#191279, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. A chargeable car park and the entrance - obstructed - to the Wigginton Road Allotments (see subsequent images). Other image here today and links: #191269.

#191278, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. Looking towards the junction with Crichton Avenue. Many visitors to York - in addition to residents - have this as their first taste of the quality of the infra around the city for people on foot. … [more]

#191277, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. The view of the damaged pavement and the fencing in a poor state of repair. This could all be upgraded if works relating to Denning's Yard access I will push for through the LCWIP take place. … [more]

#191276, nearby

[Image taken 20.2.23] Wigginton Road, York. The path in the preceding images seen from the entry to/exit from the car park and the allotments. Other image here today and links: #191269.