All photos in & around Birchwood
Showing items 1 to 100 from total of 593 items. Ordered by photo # descending.
Photo #  |
Photo | Caption | Categorisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113996 |  | Cycleway heading north from the Birchwood Way roundabout does not provide a dropped kerb for cyclists to continue along Crab Lane. Instead the cycleway turns left along Fearnhead Lane where is simply stops #113995 (again with no dropped kerb) | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 113995 |  | Cycleway comes to an end with no dropped kerb to rejoin the carriageway. You would have though it might have occurred to the planners to provide a legally useable cycle crossing at this point rather than routing cyclists to a pedestrian only crossing. | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 113994 |  | Illustrates the anti-cycling policies of Warrington Council. Cycleway is only provided with crossings on the entrance arms of the roundabout - NOT the exits. This means that cyclists face the added danger and delay of having to make extra crossings of the circulating carriageway. Any movement through the junction involves stopping and waiting at four separate toucan crossings, guarunteed to be out of phase with each other. To add insult to injury, even if you arrive at the crossing and push the button while motor traffic is held at red you do not get a green signal until the next complete cycle. While at a superficial level the council claims to be spending money on facilities for cyclists it is clear that the only purpose of this is to avoid cyclists causing any impedence whatsoever to the movement of motor vehicles. | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 113993 |  | A frame barrier across tarmac path serves no purpose whatsoever as it is easily bypassed by the rough path to the right. | Obstruction: Infrastructure obstructions |
| 113235 |  | This road west to Spike Island is in terrible condition, which is a real shame as it could be a good link to Runcorn. | Pothole: Problem potholes |
| 113025 |  | A serious drainage problem exists here. The water when pictured was almost a foot deep. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 113024 |  | Fair play to whoever in Warrington decided to build these underpasses when the dual carriageways were constructed - they're superb. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
| 111346 |  | Chicane barriers on the Transpennine trail NCN62. I suppose the idea is to slow down cyclists approaching the road, but this is entirely unnecessary as they are at the top of a steep ramp. The one positive is that they are a great improvement on the previous arrangement #83665. | Obstruction: Infrastructure obstructions |
| 111345 |  | Link from Black Bear Park to Maple Grove. There used to be an obstructive "A Frame" barrier here - the two wooden posts are much easier to negotiate - though completely pointless. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 110405 |  | Walton Gardens bike shelter | Cycle parking: Good practice cycleparking |
| 109551 |  | Cyclists may turn right at the lights | Road environment: Good practice road |
| 109550 |  | Even the Car Shop has covered cycle parking | Cycle parking: Infrastructure cycleparking |
| 109187 |  | A problem many will be familiar with - overgrowth blocking the light from a streetlight. These things are often forgotten about by councils because they don't really affect motorists, but dark paths at night is a serious safety concern for many people. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 109186 |  | This bridge could be part of the generally ok cycle routes in this area, but it needs a more gradual slope so the steps can be deleted. This is also a barrier to disabled travel. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 108975 |  | No disabled access here, just a locked gate and a very narrow A-Frame. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 108409 |  | While not a cycleway (oddly it ends a few metres east of this location), this hedge has been allowed to completely block the footway, which is about three paving slabs wide. Now, not even one paving slab can be walked on. Despite repeated complaints, the council have refused to follow their legal obligation to maintain this footway. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 108408 |  | Amazingly pointless and stupid barriers blocking access to a useful cycle route to Hollins Green. Who is this supposed to benefit? | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 103930 |  | Touring family from Germany gets stuck once they reach Warrington Borough Council's barriers :-( They made it to Liverpool with the help of locals however after visiting Ireland they used a van rather than the Trans-Pennine Trail to get from Liverpool to Hull on the return leg. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 103392 |  | modal filter | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
| 103391 |  | bus shelter in the middle of the cycleway | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 103389 |  | cycleway | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 103388 |  | chicane barrier | Obstruction: Infrastructure obstructions |
| 103387 |  | Cycleway. 3.5m wide, smooth tarmac and lit. Access control is a single bollard. Much more civilised than #83626 | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 103386 |  | Chapelford distributor road. Single lane dual carriageway with cycle lanes. | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
| 103385 |  | route sign | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
| 103384 |  | TPT route sign | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
| 103383 |  | "A frame" barrier #84328 can now be avoided on the Transpennine Trail (NCN 62) UPDATE July 2019: The gate has been locked again | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 103382 |  | Pointless barrier #58753 now has a bypass. The track is still steep and poorly surfaced. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 103100 |  | Sign listing Latchford "Penny Ferry" ( #103099 - #103098) operating times. #www.allthingswarrington.net/Places/Places/thelwallpennyferry.html Fee is still 11p - bikes free. | General sign/notice: Infrastructure signs |
| 103099 |  | The Thelwall Penny Ferry. #www.allthingswarrington.net/Places/Places/thelwallpennyferry.html Costs 11p and the ferryman loads the bike for free. | Other: Good practice general |
| 103098 |  | Waiting for the Penny Ferry (11p actually) to Latchford - #103099. #www.allthingswarrington.net/Places/Places/thelwallpennyferry.html | Other: Good practice general |
| 103097 |  | Narrow path is just about ridable as far as the Thelwall Viaduct. | Track: Infrastructure track |
| 103096 |  | Path peters out into a field | Track: Infrastructure track |
| 103095 |  | Failed attempt to obstruct the path | Obstruction: Infrastructure obstructions |
| 103094 |  | Path along new food defences at Woolston. Gravel surface. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 103093 |  | Kissing Gate | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 103092 |  | Kissing gate on path along Woolston flood defences. The wide circular gap is just big enough to wheel a bike through, but still not a good idea. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 102896 |  | Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway - Waypoint 211 - Hollins Green Community Hall: #irlamandcadishead.net/locations/cycling/ | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
| 102895 |  | Rixton Clay Pits nature reserve: #www.warrington.gov.uk/homepage/555/rixton_claypits_local_nature_reserve | General sign/notice: Misc signs |
| 102894 |  | Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway - Waypoint 212 - Rixton Clay Pits: #irlamandcadishead.net/locations/cycling/ | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
| 102892 |  | Underpass under Birchwood Way, smooth and wide with gentle ramps. | Dutch-style cycleway: Good practice dutchcycleways |
| 102891 |  | route sign | Route sign: Good practice routesigns |
| 102890 |  | route sign... but which way is Birchwood and which way is Sankey | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
| 102889 |  | route sign - but which way is which? | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
| 102888 |  | route sign | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
| 102887 |  | Route sign | Route sign: Good practice routesigns |
| 101612 |  | Pointless obstructions. Most of the users here are on the cycle route, so why do they have to give way to the odd rare bus using the adjoining road? | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 96510 |  | Recently constructed junction on one of Warrington's signed cycle routes. Unfortunately, cyclists do not seem to have been considered in the design. It is not possible to ride the line of the route (towards Hall Street #84869) and there is no signing of the route. (the old sign #84870 has been removed) | Road environment: Problem road |
| 96508 |  | Signed cycle route from Woolston arrives in central Warrington here (see the sign in the background #83868). The new junction arrangement fails to allow for cyclists to turn right here heading towards Central Station. | Road environment: Problem road |
| 96502 |  | Strange give way markings. Cyclists using the contraflow bus lane coming towards the photograph have to yield to cars emerging from the car park. UPDATE - June 2018: The give way markings have now been removed. | Road environment: Problem road |
| 92066 |  | #84603 NCN62 TPT The latest Highways England standard OCT 2016 www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/access-barrier states that these barriers must not be used at all, because they prevent access by various types of cycle, as well as other types of mobility aid, including wheelchairs and mobility scooters. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 92065 |  | TPT NCN62 #83863 NCN62 TPT The latest Highways England standard OCT 2016 www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/access-barrier states that these barriers must not be used at all, because they prevent access by various types of cycle, as well as other types of mobility aid, including wheelchairs and mobility scooters. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 92064 |  | NCN62 TPT see #83862 The latest Highways England standard OCT 2016 www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/access-barrier states that these barriers must not be used at all, because they prevent access by various types of cycle, as well as other types of mobility aid, including wheelchairs and mobility scooters. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 90629 |  | Illegally parked car protects cyclists from getting their wheels caught on the wrong type of corduroy paving #83711 | Car storage: Problem carstorage |
| 88758 |  | A horrible pinch point on the brow of a hill as the A50 Knutsford Road leaves Warrington and traffic accelerates to the national speed limit. A pathetic attempt has been made at a cycle bypass, but it just throws you unextepectedly back into the path of vehicles immediately after the pinch point. As can be seen from the accumulating debris no cyclists are daft enough to risk using the "facility". | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 88357 |  | Tran Pennine Trail goes through a large muddy puddle through the bridge under the A56. UPDATE 2018 - this section now has a tarmac surface - though not particularly smooth. | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 88296 |  | Route Sign at the southern end of Warrington cycle route 5 | Route sign: Good practice routesigns |
| 88295 |  | Dangerous Give Way markings for Springbrook Road are set forward into the road, obstructing cyclists heading for the cycle lane. | Road environment: Problem road |
| 88039 |  | Tarmac surface track on narrow neck of land between River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal. A nice (if unofficial) cycle route beween Warrington and Runcorn. | Track: Good practice track |
| 88038 |  | potholed track | Pothole: Problem potholes |
| 88037 |  | Barrier - easily avoided | Obstruction: Infrastructure obstructions |
| 88036 |  | Road surface is very potholed | Pothole: Problem potholes |
| 87432 |  | Cycle Route sign in small print and set well back from the junction is unreadable on most approaches. These sort of finger posts are fine on cycle paths but not much use at large road junctions. | Route sign: Problem routesigns |
| 87431 |  | Low white concrete bollards allow cyclists to pass while preventing motor vehicles crossing the bridge. A far superior solution than the kissing gate at the other end of the bridge | Obstruction: Good practice obstructions |
| 87430 |  | Chicane barrier | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87429 |  | Warrington Borough Council had money to spare after constructing the Birchwood to Sankey Way cycle route so could afford to splash out on this heavy duty kissing gate to make the route unuseble. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87428 |  | Chicane barriers | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87427 |  | Route sign pointing to the Birchwood to Sankey route eastbound - a sign showing the westbound route is needed. Destination information would also be helful. | Route sign: Problem routesigns |
| 87426 |  | Route Sign | Route sign: Good practice routesigns |
| 87425 |  | Traffic calming chicane with a straight-through cycle by-pass | Road environment: Good practice road |
| 87424 |  | route sign | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
| 87423 |  | Fiddle pavement conversion results in absurdly short stretches of shared use and completely unprotected crossing of the entry and exit arms of the roundabout. | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 87422 |  | route sign | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
| 87421 |  | Pavement conversion has an uprotected crossing of the busy exit and entry arms of a high speed roundabout | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 87420 |  | route sign | Route sign: Good practice routesigns |
| 87419 |  | route sign shows destinations and distances | Route sign: Good practice routesigns |
| 87417 |  | Birchwood to Sankey Way cycle route crosses the busy A574 Cromwell Avenue at an unprotected crossing. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 87416 |  | A short, narrow, green mandatory cycle lane on a roundabout on the A574 Cromwell Avenue | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 87415 |  | Route Sign | Route sign: Good practice routesigns |
| 87414 |  | Chicane Barrier | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87413 |  | Chicane barriers | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87412 |  | Chicane barriers | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87411 |  | Chicane barriers | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87410 |  | Chicane Barrier - this used to be a good route until the council decided to "upgrade" it by adding obstacles. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87409 |  | A route sign is needed to show where this cycle path goes to - rather than a misleading "End of Cycle Route" sign | General sign/notice: Problem signs |
| 87408 |  | Chicane Barrier - easily avoided by riding on the mud | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87407 |  | Chicane Barrier - better than the kissing gate that used to be here, | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87406 |  | Chicane Barrier | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87405 |  | Chicane | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87404 |  | What is really needed here are route signs showing the destinations for the cyclepaths connecting with Birchwood to Sankey Way, rather than misleading "End of Route" signs. | General sign/notice: Problem signs |
| 87403 |  | Chicane - easily avoidable in dry weather | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87402 |  | Chicane - easily avoided in dry weather | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87401 |  | Fences protect the side of the greenway where it crosses a ditch. They should really be set back 0.5m to maintain the full effective width. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 87400 |  | Chicane Barrier | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87399 |  | When constructing the path through Sankey Valley Park "End of Route" signs have been sited at all junctions - even where these are cycle paths. A Route sign to Cresford Close would be more useful here. | General sign/notice: Problem signs |
| 87398 |  | Chicane barrier - most avoid it by riding round on the mud | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87397 |  | Chicane barrier - easily avoided in dry weather | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 87396 |  | Birchwood to Sankey Way: 3m wide unlit greenway follows a winding route through Sankey Valley Park. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 87394 |  | Route signs | Route sign: Good practice routesigns |
| 87393 |  | old route sign - with no destinations | Route sign: Infrastructure routesigns |
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