Cycle Facility of the Month

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Cycle facilities sorted: The National Cycle Network Local Authorities Classified index International Facilities Chronological Index Related Sites
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The National Cycle Network
NCN Route 1 May 2004 - a field in Cleveland NCN Route 3 - The First & Last Trail December 2007 - a short stretch of the Cornish Way with a bollard in the middle NCN Route 6 December 2006 - short cycle route with a lampposts at each end NCN Route 13 June 2006 - the Sustrans safety bollard NCN Route 21 - Downs and Weald Cycle Route January 2005 - waymarked post NCN Route 56 February 2003 - bull trap in the Wirral NCN Route 62 - The Trans Pennine Trail December 2003 - short, thin and slow cycle lane July 2001 - through a bus shelter NCN Route 63 April 2007 - a short cycle lane crosses Greenwich Meridian NCN Route 72 - Hadrian's Cycleway November 2005 - through a fence NCN Route 74 December 2004 - on and off the pavement
Local Authorities
Bournemouth February 2008 - give way to a tree Breckland June 2006 - the Sustrans safety bollard Brighton February 2002 - cycle lane bends into a post Cambridge April 2003 - pavement build out into a cycle lane October 2001 - cycle lane in the door zone Cambridgeshire July 2007 - Cyclists Dismount at the end of a cycle lane April 2007 - NCN route 63 crosses the Greenwich Meridian Camden April 2001 - a short bendy route Carlisle November 2005 - cyclists dismount Cleveland May 2004 - National Cycle Network crosses a field Cornwall December 2007 - a short stretch of the Cornish Way with a bollard in the middle Coventry October 2006 - the Coventry velodrome April 2006 - cycle path through bus lay-by February 2005 - fence along centre of cycle path Croydon June 2007 - a short shared-use path with a post in the middle January 2005 - NCN waymarked post September 2002 - parking bays marked in a cycle lane April 2002 - thin cycle lane Derbyshire March 2007 - A traffic calmed cycle lane near Chesterfield Doncaster February 2007 - a crossover East Riding of Yorkshire June 2002 - thin cycle lane Essex September 2007 - 8 dismounts in 380 yards in Harlow Gateshead July 2006 - cycle lane half as wide as a bicycle Glasgow December 2001 - thin cobbled cycle lane Greenwich December 2006 - sign directs pedestians to look away Harrow November 2004 - telephone box August 2004 - green bin Hull October 2002 - right-angle bends Isle of Wight March 2008 - cycle stands surrounded by nettles on the Isle of Wight Islington May 2001 - parking bay Kirklees April 2005 - cycle path diverted into hedge Leeds August 2005 - cycle lane thinner than a bicycle October 2004 - cycle path shorter than a bicycle Leicestershire September 2006 - unuseable cycle parking at B&Q Lincoln August 2006 - tree Liverpool June 2004 - the door zone Manchester July 2008 - targeted advertising December 2006 - short cycle route with a lampposts at each end North Yorkshire January 2007 - A short shared-use path near Whitby Nottingham January 2004 - tight bends August 2003 - post in a cycle path August 2002 - path avoids traffic lights Oxford October 2005 - short mandatory lane May 2003 - barriers at the Oxford University Science Site Oxfordshire March 2006 - Wantage bus stop Poole May 2008 - shared use with trees Richmond upon Thames June 2008 - a safety railing in Teddington Salford December 2002 - thin cycle lane in Irlam Salisbury January 2006 - cycle path merges onto wrong side of a dual carriageway Sheffield August 2007 - bollards in the middle of a cycle gap September 2004 - cycle path through railings in sheffield Southwark April 2008 - cycle lane veers through a fence Stockport June 2003 - give way to private drives Suffolk November 2007 - cycle path ends at a fence in Stowmarket Surrey May 2007 - a 10m long shared use pavement Waltham Forest May 2006 - the other door zone Wandsworth January 2008 - look both ways ... before riding into a tree Warrington December 2005 - short cycle path September 2005 - traffic lights in the middle of a cycle lane June 2005 - lane markings narrower than a bicycle March 2005 - cycle lane through parking bay April 2004 - reversed priorities at Walton Crematorium March 2004 - cycle by-pass through a hedge February 2004 - short colourful cycle path December 2003 - short, thin and slow cycle lane November 2003 - thin cycle lane on Cromwell Avenue October 2003 - cycle path swerves off and back onto the road September 2003 - cycle path brushes against pebbledash wall July 2003 - hop on and back off the pavement March 2003 - two-way cycle path narrower than two bicycles January 2003 - cycle path merges onto wrong side of Liverpool Road November 2002 - yellow brick road July 2002 - posts in the path May 2002 - dangerous merge March 2002 - the bin has gone January 2002 - contradictory signs November 2001 - a post September 2001 - U bend August 2001 - right hand flter lane ... on the left July 2001 - Taylor Street bus shelter June 2001 - a grid on Birchwood Way March 2001 - the original bin Wigan February 2006 - not a cycle lane Wirral February 2003 - bull trap Wyre July 2005 - lamp post in thin cycle path York May 2005 - fence
Classified Index
Narrow Cycle Facilities July 2006 - cycle lane half as wide as a bicycle February 2006 - not a cycle lane August 2005 - cycle lane thinner than a bicycle July 2005 - lamp post in thin cycle path June 2005 - lane markings narrower than a bicycle March 2004 - cycle by-pass through a hedge January 2004 - tight bends in Nottingham December 2003 - short, thin and slow cycle lane November 2003 - thin cycle lane on Cromwell Avenue September 2003 - cycle path brushes against pebbledash wall March 2003 - two-way cycle path narrower than two bicycles December 2002 - thin cycle lane in Irlam June 2002 - thin cycle lane in Yorkshire April 2002 - thin cycle lane in Croydon December 2001 - thin cobbled cycle lane in Glasgow Short Cycle Facilities December 2007 - a short stretch of the Cornish Way with a bollard in the middle June 2007 - a short shared-use path with a post in the middle May 2007 - a new link for the Surrey Cycle Network April 2007 - NCN route 63 crosses the Greenwich Meridian January 2007 - a short shared-use path near Whitby December 2006 - short cycle route with a lampposts at each end December 2005 - short cycle path October 2005 - short mandatory lane in Oxford October 2004 - Leeds cycle path shorter than a bicycle February 2004 - short colourful cycle path December 2003 - short, thin and slow cycle lane November 2002 - yellow brick road September 2001 - U bend April 2001 - a short bendy route from Camden Town Bendy Cycle Facilities February 2007 - a Crossover in Doncaster January 2004 - tight bends in Nottingham October 2002 - right-angle bends in Hull September 2001 - U bend April 2001 - a short bendy route from Camden Town Bus Stops October 2006 - the Coventry velodrome April 2006 - cycle path through bus lay-by March 2006 - Wantage bus stop July 2001 - Taylor Street bus shelter Bins August 2004 - green bin March 2001 - the original bin in Warrington Posts December 2007 - a short stretch of the Cornish Way with a bollard in the middle October 2007 - bollards in the middle of a french cycle lane August 2007 - bollards in the middle of a cycle gap June 2007 - a short shared-use path with a post in the middle December 2006 - short cycle route with a lampposts at each end June 2006 - the Sustrans safety bollard July 2005 - lamp post in thin cycle path January 2005 - NCN waymarked post July 2004 - black bollards August 2003 - post in a Nottingham path July 2002 - posts in the path March 2002 - the bin has gone February 2002 - Brighton cycle lanes bends into a post November 2001 - a post Fences June 2008 - a safety railing in Richmond April 2008 - cycle lane veers through a fence November 2007 - cycle path ends at a fence in Stowmarket November 2005 - Carlisle cyclists dismount May 2005 - York fence February 2005 - fence along centre of cycle path September 2004 - cycle path through railings in sheffield Vegetation May 2008 - shared use with trees in Poole March 2008 - cycle stands surrounded by nettles on the Isle of Wight February 2008 - give way to a tree in Bournemouth January 2008 - look both ways ... before riding into a tree August 2006 - Linclon tree April 2005 - cycle path diverted into hedge March 2004 - cycle by-pass through a hedge Barriers May 2003 - barriers in Oxford February 2003 - Wirral bull trap Accessories - Other Useful Objects in Cycle Facilities July 2008 - targeted advertising in Manchester March 2007 - A traffic calmed cycle lane near Chesterfield September 2005 - traffic lights in the middle of a cycle lane November 2004 - telephone box April 2003 - pavement build out into Cambridge cycle lane June 2001 - a grid on Birchwood Way Surface Quality May 2004 - National Cycle Network crosses a field September 2003 - cycle path brushes against pebbledash wall November 2002 - yellow brick road December 2001 - thin cobbled cycle lane in Glasgow Signs July 2008 - targeted advertising in Manchester January 2008 - look both ways ... before riding into a tree December 2006 - sign directs pedestians to look away February 2006 - not a cycle lane January 2005 - NCN waymarked post January 2002 - contradictory signs Cyclists Dismount September 2007 - 8 dismounts in 380 yards in Harlow July 2007 - Cyclists Dismount at the end of a cycle lane November 2005 - Carlisle cyclists dismount September 2004 - cycle path through railings in sheffield Priority April 2004 - reversed priorities at Walton Crematorium June 2003 - give way to private drives Cycle Parking September 2006 - unuseable cycle parking at B&Q Car Parking March 2005 - cycle lane through parking bay September 2002 - parking bays marked in Croydon cycle lane May 2001 - parking bay in Islington The Door Zone May 2006 - the other door zone June 2004 - the door zone October 2001 - cycle lane in the door zone Junction Design January 2006 - cycle path merges onto wrong side of a dual carriageway November 2005 - Carlisle cyclists dismount September 2005 - traffic lights in the middle of a cycle lane December 2004 - on and off the pavement April 2004 - reversed priorities at Walton Crematorium October 2003 - cycle path swerves off and back onto the road July 2003 - hop on and back off the pavement January 2003 - cycle path merges onto wrong side of Liverpool Road August 2002 - Nottinghham path avoids traffic lights May 2002 - dangerous merge August 2001 - right hand flter lane ... on the left
International Facilities
Belgium July 2004 - black bollards France October 2007 - bollards in the middle of a cycle lane
Chronological Index
2001 March - the original bin in Warrington April - a short bendy route from Camden Town May - parking bay in Islington June - a grid on Birchwood Way July - Taylor Street bus shelter August - right hand flter lane ... on the left September - U bend October - cycle lane in the door zone November - a post December - thin cobbled cycle lane in Glasgow 2002 January - contradictory signs February - Brighton cycle lanes bends into a post March - the bin has gone April - thin cycle lane in Croydon May - dangerous merge June - thin cycle lane in Yorkshire July - posts in the path August - Nottinghham path avoids traffic lights September - parking bays marked in Croydon cycle lane October - right-angle bends in Hull November - yellow brick road December - thin cycle lane in Irlam 2003 January - cycle path merges onto wrong side of Liverpool Road February - Wirral bull trap March - two-way cycle path narrower than two bicycles April - pavement build out into Cambridge cycle lane May - barriers in Oxford June - give way to private drives July - hop on and back off the pavement August - post in a Nottingham path September - cycle path brushes against pebbledash wall October - cycle path swerves off and back onto the road November - thin cycle lane on Cromwell Avenue December - short, thin and slow cycle lane 2004 January - tight bends in Nottingham February - short colourful cycle path March - cycle by-pass through a hedge April - reversed priorities at Walton Crematorium May - National Cycle Network crosses a field June - the door zone July - black bollards August - green bin September - cycle path through railings in sheffield October - Leeds cycle path shorter than a bicycle November - telephone box December - on and off the pavement 2005 January - NCN waymarked post February - fence along centre of cycle path March - cycle lane through parking bay April - cycle path diverted into hedge May - York fence June - lane markings narrower than a bicycle July - lamp post in thin cycle path August - cycle lane thinner than a bicycle September - traffic lights in the middle of a cycle lane October - short mandatory lane in Oxford November - Carlisle cyclists dismount December - short cycle path 2006 January - cycle path merges onto wrong side of a dual carriageway February - not a cycle lane March - Wantage bus stop April - cycle path through bus lay-by May - the other door zone June - the Sustrans safety bollard July - cycle lane half as wide as a bicycle August - Linclon tree September - unuseable cycle parking at B&Q October - the Coventry velodrome November - sign directs pedestians to look away December - short cycle route with a lampposts at each end 2007 January - a short shared-use path near Whitby February - a Crossover in Doncaster March - a traffic calmed cycle lane near Chesterfield April - NCN route 63 crosses the Greenwich Meridian May - a new link for the Surrey Cycle Network June - a short shared-use path with a post in the middle July - Cyclists Dismount at the end of a cycle lane August - bollards in the middle of a cycle gap September - 8 dismounts in 380 yards in Harlow October - bollards in the middle of a french cycle lane November - cycle path ends at a fence in Stowmarket December - a short stretch of the Cornish Way with a bollard in the middle 2008 January - look both ways ... before riding into a tree February - give way to a tree in Bournemouth March - cycle stands surrounded by nettles on the Isle of Wight April - cycle lane veers through a fence May - shared use with trees in Poole June - a safety railing in Richmond July - targeted advertising in Manchester
Related Sites
A56 Cycle Path of Doom - Manchester Bristol Cycling Campaign Cambridge Cycling Provision Chocolate Chainring Award - Wolves on Wheels Crap Cycle Lanes of Croydon - Mike Armstrong's blog Crap Cycle Lanes of Sutton - making cycling less safe and convenient in the London Borough of Sutton Crap Cycling & Walking in Waltham Forest Crawley Cycle Paths - Dave Warnock Cycle Facilities in Strathclyde - and the UK Cycle Paths Cycling Facilities in and around Stourbridge Cycling Farcilities - in Bristol & South Gloucestershire Cycling in Croydon - Croydon Cycling Campaign Cycling Routes designed by Bogeymen - North Wales Daft Cycle Lanes - nuttycyclist.co.uk Edinburgh Cycling Facilities - CTC Yorkshire and Humber Region Hall of Shame - City Cyclists Ian's Famous Cycle Route - The Avenue, Southampton Marton Road, Middlesbrough New uses for the "recently improved" Raynes Park cycle track� - Merton Cycling Campaign Psychle Pharcilities - King's Lynn BUG Spot the Cycle Lane - Cambridge Cycle Campaign Useless and Dangerous Cycle facilities - The Bike Zone Weird Cycle Lanes of Brighton - and now Hove, actually

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