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Photo listing: cycle parking (problem)

The most recent photos are listed first. See also photomap view.

This listing only shows photos within a square radius of 30 kilometres of the centre of Assen.
Go to the national CycleStreets photo listings for photos beyond.

[Image taken 24.9.23] Sainsbury’s, Jockey Lane, Monks Cross, Huntington, York. The cycle parking at this Sainsbury’s … [more]

The pump has been broken - so you have to lug your bike over to platform 5.

Morrisons's idea of cycle parking is the railings around the trolley parking.

Cycle parking outside Faversham Pools. The bicycle secured to the railings demonstrates that this cycle parking isn't considered secure enough.

A good location for cycle parking - sheltered and right next to the main entrance of Barrow Hospital. (hence the abuse by a motorcycle). But unfortunately wheelbenders.

The cycle parking outside Matalan doesn't fully support bicycles and makes it more difficult to lock them securely.

There is no cycle parking provision at St. Stephen's Community Centre.

Cycle parking provision in #30674 has been removed. Cycles can be seen here against railings demonstrating a need for replacement provision.

[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 3.9.23] York rail station, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Two flyparked e-bikes between the riverside and the rail station. The racks on this side of the station are oversubscribed. Plus they are two-tier (see: … [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]

So that's where the cycle parking is at the National Trust's Godolphin House - at the far end of the disabled car park. Obviously. No need for any signage then.

There are no bike stands here, despite the obvious need in central Truro - these bikes are on their own stands.

[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 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]

Poor cycle parking at Morrisons. Bicycles aren't supported properly and this area has lower levels of surveillance compared with nearer the entrance. See also #26846 for an earlier photo. Some of the capacity has reduced since then.

Some cycle parking nearer to the shops in Dumbarton town centre would be better.

[Image taken 5.8.23] Wickes, Lysander Close, York. You can't ever assume there will be customer cycle parking. So if there is some people need to know about it. If an organisation has gone to the effort and expense of installing provision … [more]

Three bikes tagged outside the Co-Op in Mill Road. The tagging policy means that these bikes will be removed after two weeks. That is a rather generously long time as these tags bikes really do seem abandoned and will be an obstruction for … [more]

Four bikes tagged on the racks outside our home. These tags are added to the bikes after they have been reported as abandoned via the city council's website: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/report-an-abandoned-or-missing-bike At this time of … [more]

Cycles locked to the railings as there's no official cycle parking apparent here.

What a shame - a lovely shelter on this industrial estate, with a useless wheelbender rack

Unprotected cycle parking in Hanover Street damaged by drivers, and uncontrolled car parking obstructing access.

Cycle parking needed at this metro station

Wheelbenders

[Image taken 9.7.23] Railway Walk, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] The car park is full. Yet the cycle parking is limited to racks at the far diagonal corner (see: #195929). There’s clearly space – and need – for provision … [more]

These old wheel bender cycle parking jokes are still here.

Wheel twister cycle parking installed at retail park in East Kilbride.

Wheelbender parking at a Chamonix hotel

There's no proper cycle parking at all at the Planpraz gondola terminal

Lots of space where there should be cycle parking at the Planpraz gondola terminal

More a petrol station than a regular Co-op shop - no cycle parking

Wheelbender parking on NCN route 3, Penzance

[Image taken 27.6.23] Deangate, York. This Tier hire e-cycle is using an endspace that could be reserved for cargo cycles, people with mobility issues, family groups sharing locks. Overview of Tier products in York: #164663. Related image … [more]

[Image taken 24.6.23] York Rail Station, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location.] Context: #195327. Other image here today and links: #195327.

[Image taken 24.6.23] York Rail Station, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] It’s a weekend and the second day of the annual York Cycle rally (see: #195326). There was already someone with a heavily laden cycle outside the ticket … [more]

Cycle parking at the Aquatec leisure centre (next to Greenlink shared path). End stand very loose and liable to break off.

[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 18.6.23] Burton Stone Lane junction with Grosvenor Road, York. Evidence of need. There's no cycle parking near here. Other image today and links: #195233.

[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]

Cycle parking a long way from the entry to a new Aldi store

No cycle parking at the Co-op

No cycle parking at M&S

No cycle parking at Ulverston Coro

Pretty useless new cycle stand which doesn't support the bikes - see #108754 for the previous arrangement with proper Sheffield stands

Wheelbenders at Porthcothan car park - there's plenty of room to put in some proper cycle stands.

[Image taken 3.6.23] Exhibition Square, York. With all the Sheffields (cycle parking) in use (see: #194686) people resorted to flyparking on the railings. If the Local Transport Strategy is successful and leads to the projected 20 per cent … [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] York Art Gallery, Exhibition Square, York. The vehicles in the Square today were cycles (see also #194686 and #194687), an ice cream van and two lots of Tier hire e-cycles/scooters. In this image, the Square looks like … [more]

[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]

Glisson Road - bikes attached to houses. Proper on street cycle parking is needed here!

[Image taken 27.5.23] North Street, York. Taken to show how a trike user locks the machine to railings/non-bespoke cycle parking. Context and links: #194415.

[Image taken 27.5.23] North Street, York. Flyparked Tri-1 (www.pashley.co.uk/products/tri-1) trike. Shows a need for cycle parking. And spaced such that a wider rig like this and/or a rider who needs more spaceto get on and off, can use it. … [more]

[Images taken 26.5.23] Deangate, York. The cycle with the trailer projects a minimum of 64cm further into the road than the others. (Compare with: #194419.) These racks are at the entrance to a nursery (Little Green Rascals … [more]

Secure cycle parking needed, Miercurea Ciuc

[Image taken 19.5.23] Providence House, University of York, Innovation Close, York Science Park, Heslington, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] I also struggled to get my bike in here. The racks are too close together. The … [more]

[Image taken 19.5.23] Providence House, University of York, Innovation Close, York Science Park, Heslington, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] I was unable to get my cycle into the space to the left of the peacock blue … [more]

[Image taken 19.5.23] Providence House, University of York, Innovation Close, Science Park, Heslington, York. [NOTE: No street view at this exact location.] There are posters explaining how best to secure your cycle, and the rack design is … [more]

Some of the cycle parking is being used for trolley storage. Also has potential to block emergency exit route if trolley storage increases back to the levels seen in other image at #185089.

No cycle parking at new Lidl supermarket at Anniesland.

[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 13.5.23] Rawcliffe Recreation Ground close to St Mark's Grove, York. The annual Rawcliffe Carnival (www.facebook.com/RawcliffeCommunityEventsTeam/) was very well attended. There was no mention of cycle parking on the … [more]

Sale Trafford near Manchester. B&M store has NO cycle parking whatsoever. There's plenty of space to provide formal or informal bike stands.

Sale Trafford near Manchester. B&M store has NO cycle parking whatsoever. There's plenty of space to provide formal or informal bike stands.

St John's Church Chorlton . Massive tarmacked car park takes over the majority of space around the church . Yet there's NO space for cycles . Resorting to just leaning against the wall with nothing to secure to. This compares to the St … [more]

Workstand in the covered cycle parking area next to Bletchley railway station. The workstand had no tools and the pump head was missing.

The racks at this Premier Inn, Hinckley are mounted too close to the wall preventing secure parking. Also they are too close together. But at least they are close to the reception area.

More cycle parking needed at this college in the Jugendstil district of Riga

Two types of cycle parking in the Jugendstil district of Riga, one usable, the other not.

[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]

Cycle stands too close to the church wall to be used properly

Cycle parking for railway staff, I think - but it doesn't work when there's a car parked right in front (you could try from the rear, but that doesn't work too well).

Proper cycle parking needed at Lidl

Cyclists don't want parking that doesn't support the frame - so the bikes are leaning against railings to the right.

Cycle parking needed at this bus stop

[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.

Yet again, cyclists show that they don't want wheelbender parking.

[Image taken 8.4.23] York Minster Refectory, Deangate, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] The end spaces on a run of racks can be invaluable: #165049. This is a wasted opportunity. It is too close to the wall on the left. You’d … [more]

[Image taken 8.4.23] York Minster Refectory, Deangate, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Brand new provision for parking cycles. Easy to find, close to where you need it but… just 97cm apart. The clearly desperately needed York … [more]

[Image taken 8.4.23] York Minster Refectory, Deangate, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] Injudiciously spaced/placed Sheffield racks. The two end Sheffields could be removed and relocated. This would mean the now new end of the … [more]

[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 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]

Cycle parking at Veszprém station - for staff, I think. No sign of public cycle parking.

Cycle parking needed near this restaurant (and most others in Veszprém)

Cycle Parking would be great for families wishing to ride to school. Could be in the village hall car park as there's more space.

Half-barrier

Dumbraveni station - thoroughly rebuilt, but without any cycle parking. It's about a kilometre from the town centre, ideal for jumping on a bike.

[Image taken 14.3.23] Priory Street Centre, Priory Street, York. [NOTE: No street view at this location] The entrance (the blue doors in the corner) to the main hall available for hire. Disappointing: car parking spaces for staff/authorised … [more]

[Image taken 14.3.23] Priory Street Centre, Priory Street, York. Across the car park - danger, air pollution - there are sheltered cycle racks. Other image here today and links: #192083.

[Image taken 14.3.23] Priory Street Centre, Priory Street, York. The parking sign is very visible. However it does not tell people there is cycle parking. It does not support people to cycle. Adding a small P with a cycle symbol would be … [more]

Effectively single-sided cycle stands at YHA Hathersage - what a waste.

Effectively single-sided bike stand, Buxton

Limited cycle parking at the Devonshire Dome (University of Derby) - only half of that shelter has Sheffield stands in it.

Pretty useless cycle stands at New Mills Central station

[Image taken 8.3.23] York. [I can’t see the name of this access route.. It’s behind Supersonic Fitness and Co-op, parallel to Stonebow.] Is this intended as cycle parking?

Latahm Road A heavy industrial estate in north Huntingdon Great to see space for a cycle park, but awful wheelbender racks, and not covered.

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