All photos in & around Salford

stretford near Town Hall . Tesco car park sign

Very large direction sign is obstructed by tree. A warning sign is also obstructed by branches. South bound on A56 reported to trafford Request ID:3130880
Date and Time Submitted:18/08/2023 10:55

Trafford near Manchester Cavendish Street Stretford . A sign instructs drivers to park one side only. Clearly not enforced.

Trafford near Manchester here's some of the green and white cones that have gone missing from the temporary cycle lanes

Old Trafford Stretford This is early on a Sunday morning so probably abused by residents of new properties - planning fail !!! Manchester. Cycle lane and pavement obstructed Very tight squeeze for a cycle . See also #192721

Stretford near Manchester A56 near Chapel Lane north bound carriageway. Illegal sign instructing cyclists to dismount and use footway when the road is open to traffic ! This sign is only to be used on streets where motor vehicles are also not allowed. The correct sign would be to warn drivers of cyclists in the lane and to not overtake. See #101860 Ironically some of the cones used here are signed as "cycle lane" the green and blue ones ! Reported to Trafford Request ID:3086558

Eaton Road SALE contraflow opportunity for cyclists. "Except Cyclists" sign required underneath. Warning signs required on the traffic flow side.. This may require a TRO (ideally on an area wide basis) which is a lot easier than you may think: www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/blog/2013/01/08/view-drawing-board-exempting-cyclists-traffic-regulation-orders

DROP OFF LAY BY AND CYCLE LANE BEING ABUSED AS A LAZY DRIVERS CAR PARK. Old Trafford Chester Road near Manchester An unmarked drop off lay bay (the line you see is the outer edge of the cycle lane) is too wide for the purpose and too narrow to allow cars to reverse and park side on to each other and yet they do. This results in the start of the cycle lane being severely and dangerously obstructed. Cycles are forced out of the cycle lane negating any benefit of the segregated cycle lane. The infrastructure has a weak link.

Wythenshawe Manchester Gawsworth Road . Path with correct bollards (rather than kissing gate or A frame )

Wythenshawe Manchester Gawsworth Road . Path with correct NO MOTOR VEHICLES signs. Sign is slightly out of position on Left and sign on Right si sun bleached

Wythenshawe Manchester Frodsham Road . Path with correct NO MOTOR VEHICLES sign. Sign is slightly out of position

Sale Trafford near Manchester
Kenyon Road at the back of Sale High School. Kissing Gate compromising walking and wheeling for a route avoiding main roads.

Woodstock Road Stretford . Please Give cyclists room sign

The wall NTN no traffic neighbourhood not even pedestrians allowed from to Manchester and Trafford

Longford Park Stretford near Manchester .

Ashton on Mersey St Martin's church hall. Trafford Wildlife volunteers . www.trafford-wildlife.co.uk

Old Trafford near Manchestder . twitter.com/Cyclinstructor/status/1629188334164516864 One Trafford cleaning the cycleway .

Ashton on Mersey Trafford near Manchester. The pavements are so bad in this village that people who want to wheel use the much smoother road. Drivers show little respect blocking the route and a second before this photo the driver opened their door without looking into the path of the Gent.

Sale West Trafford near Manchester . Ascot Avenue Flats 3 bicycles parked to a plastic drain pipe. There's plenty of car parking spaces but no secure cycle parking. A large persentage of residents do not own a car and yet very little or nothing for bike storage. Irwell Valley Housing Association aims to become Carbon Neutral by 2038 www.irwellvalley.co.uk/about-us/our-purpose/sustainability/~:text=We%20make%20homes%20more%20efficient,are%20kinder%20to%20the%20environment. Does this include enabling residents to comply as well ?

Springfield Primary School Sale Trafford near Manchester . Outside mural depicting the canal a narrow boat and someone cycling on the canal path

Sale Trafford near Manchester . Delivery robots (starship www.starship.xyz/) for Coop store

Old Trafford near Manchester. Segregated cycle lanes at teh correct width of 2 meters minimum.

Trafford Sale . Correct use of a road sign (Narrow Lanes Do not overtake Cyclists ) . In May 2022 the incorrect sign was used here #182792 , glad to see the correct signage in March 2023 See #101860 reported to Trafford 24/5/22 ref 2562557 . We need consistency in Trafford . If the correct sign was used in 2018 why not in 2022 ?

Timperley Trafford . Clover Lea School . Poster in the school.

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.

Covered cycle parking at Flixton Railway Station. There are two Sheffield Stands just out of shot to the right.

Cross St A56 Sale near Manchester newly resurfaced road with lane markings and cycle icons. Lane is not wide enough to accommodate a cycle lane. Probably better than a painted line. At least the whole width of the road has been surfaced. See what happens when there's a segregated cycle lane and "can't be bothered" temporarily removing the wands #192957

Plastic barriers blocking the cycleway. And significant overgrowth doing the same. Lack of maintenance from Trafford Council is responsible.

Trafford Sale Timperley border Crossway Road. Missed a bit. The yellow line has been painted over with a black line. What will be painted on the road to order drivers NOT to park next to the access to the footbridge and the path to the Bridgewater canal ?

Glebelans Road Ashton on Mersey . Plenty for space for public bike hire stands or even just a marked space.

Stretford Road Old Trafford Manchester. Road has been resurfaced but the cycle lanes have been missed. See also twitter.com/Cyclinstructor/status/1641841791035899915 The cycle lane surface was actually worse than the motor lane. Hope that work will take place soon to encourage walking wheeling and cycling to create smooth surfaces in the cycle lanes and pavements.

Old Trafford Stretford Manchester. Keep Clear sign clearly being ignored. Very tight squeeze for a cycle . See also #196004

A welcome intervention here, the council has removed pedestrian islands, removed all street parking, and installed very wide wand-protected cycleways. They've also built two zebra crossings.

This work was done so the council could remove the covid-era EATF cycle lanes from the Bridgewater Way road. This is a better route as it serves houses, businesses, etc - BW Way serves nothing.

A welcome intervention here, the council has removed pedestrian islands, removed all street parking, and installed very wide wand-protected cycleways. They've also built two zebra crossings.

This work was done so the council could remove the covid-era EATF cycle lanes from the Bridgewater Way road. This is a better route as it serves houses, businesses, etc - BW Way serves nothing.

Sale in Trafford near Mancheter . Correct sign for roadworks here . " Narrow Lanes do not overtake cyclists "

UPDATE SEPT 2023 one of the casualties of rationalisation after the theft and vandalisation spree. I presume there's a not in use set of signs here. Trafford White City near Manchester Bike Hire Stands. Bike shown is an Ebike see #192201

Trafford White City near Manchester Planning application for Bike Hire Stands by SMIDSY Ltd see #192202

TPT NCN62 next to Carrington Spur Ashton on Mersey Trafford. Looking South.The path has narrowed since resurfacing in 2016. It's about half or third it's 2016 width. People pass each other with difficulty

TPT NCN62 next to Carrington Spur Ashton on Mersey Trafford.The path has narrowed since resurfacing in 2016. It's about half or third it's 2016 width. People pass each other with difficulty

TPT NCN62 next to Carrington Spur Ashton on Mersey Trafford. Looking North. The path has narrowed since resurfacing in 2016. It's about half or third it's 2016 width. People pass each other with difficulty

TPT NCN62 next to Carrington Spur Ashton on Mersey Trafford. Looking South.The path has narrowed since resurfacing in 2016. It's about half or third it's 2016 width. People pass each other with difficulty

NCN62 Trans Pennnine Trail TPT . This gate is ajar . Uncertain whether this is permanent but this could be locked in a partially open position to allow access but exclude motor cars. See Longford Park Stretford image for an example of a gate locked in a partially open position #101653.

Trafford near Manchester. Sale Water Park 5 cycle lockers. Also there are 5 cycle stands adjacent.
Why no dropped kerb for cycles wanting to access from or to the road ? There is nothing within the lockers to lock the bike frame to.
One good thing: the police are often there when the butty trailer is there ! (Temptations )
3 of the 5 lockers are unusable, the lock has seized on 2 (nearest the tram stop) and the middle one has a non standard lock with no bike in. All the lockers have rubbish in them and a couple have builder's/roadworker's rubbish in.

Have asked Metrolink to arrange for the lockers to be checked and fixed ?
I suggested a warning notice is posted on the non standard lock to allow the owner to replace the original lock and remove theirs (when empty).

I've asked Metrolink how often these lockers are inspected by Metrolink staff ?

RE: Fwd: Sale Water Park cycle lockers - KAM-69932-C5J2M9 - KAM-69932-C5J2M9

Sale West Firsway opposite Lively Lobster Public House.Trees and hedges are growing close to the road with overhanging branches and twigs obstructing the road at eye level (cyclist eye level).Reported to Trafford 10/2/23 Request ID:2889389

Access to both sides of the footbridge is denied to double buggies and similar wide pushed aids. Also the steps are a pain for both pusher and seated passenger. See also #188974 and #43919 twitter.com/Cyclinstructor/status/1618633660479201280

Trafford near Manchester. Path leading to footbridge. The path beyond the lamppost is not being maintained any more in favour of the desire line path to the right. This is good but a more permanent solution is required. Improve the surface on this small length of path and add a dropped kerb to join the road surface . NB The road is no longer accessible to motor vehicles see #102869

UPDATE March 2023 twitter.com/Cyclinstructor/status/1638097560278556675 Trafford near Manchester Bucklow-St Martins Ward. Temporary signs warn to be aware of pedestrians. twitter.com/Cyclinstructor/status/1608446630390542340 Good idea but why temporary; Can these be made permanent ? Why place one of these next to a lamppost where people want to walk to continue East on the Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) . It's also less visible to traffic approaching the very wide junction.

Manchester Urmston rail station cycle parking under cover on platform. Lots of CCTV coverage.

Manchester Urmston Rail Station. Cycle Parking near entrance. 4 existing stands and 4 new ones with a green cycle image.

Stretford at Trafford Town Hall. A very wide path with what looks like a parallel crossing for cycles and pedestrians but there are No Cycling signs posted on the lampposts. Does this mean no cycling on the left hand path in the picture ensuring that people on bikes use the correct path on the parallel crossing ? If so a better option would be a blue sign indicated a segregated path indicating where pedestrians and cyclists should be. This path connects Talbot Road to a large supermarket so will be well used by shoppers walking or cycling. twitter.com/Cyclinstructor/status/1595015584772677633

Trafford near Manchester . Morrisons Daily newly opened the parked bike is not supported and falls over in the slightest wind. The cycle parking comprises 1 wheel bender. @morrisons can we have a proper cycle stand(s) here. There's plenty of room and lots customers who arrive by bike. Cycle stands will also allow for parking of prams and dogs and offer increased protection to the shop and ATM. Cycle parking needs to support the frame NOT the wheel . twitter.com/Cyclinstructor/status/1590757623632400385

Stretford Mall Kargaroo cargo bike outside entrance to the Mall. See also nearby kargaroo bike at other entrance #187533

Stretford Mall Kargaroo cargo bike outside main entrance to the Mall. instructions on window nearby . There's an attachment on the handlebars for your mobile phone although on this bike there appears to be a part missing. See also nearby kargaroo bike at other entrance #187534

Cycleway and most of pavement overgrown

Cycleway overgrown completely,

[Image taken 25.8.22] The Point, inside Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (emiratesoldtrafford.lancashirecricket.co.uk/about/). [NOTE: No street view at this location.] It was great: a) staff knew there was cycle parking inside the ground, b) to be encouraged to take our cycles through the ticket barriers and head for Sheffields at The Point. But the racks were obstructed due to a row of temporary toilet cubicles. Other image today: #185848.

Urmston on the Trans Pennine Trail . New info sign at bridge over the R Mersey What3words are lakes rides entire. Unfortunately, the finger post has not been replaced #111885 or the info board nearby #43916 .

Navigation Road

Altrincham

Hale

Here's the right turn for cycles at Chester Road into Stretford Road, Manchester. Watch the 🚦.

Alt text: Video from a cyclist's point of view running along a wand protected green cycle lane. There is a series of traffic islands to help with right turns for cycles 1/2

twitter.com/rantyhighwayman/status/1544932130802761733

UPDATE JULY 2023 Over year later nothing is done and it's still happening see #196003 Trafford Sale . Incorrect use of a road sign (Cyclists dismount and use pavement ) This sign only to be used on streets where motor vehicles are also not allowed. The correct sign would be to warn drivers of cyclists in the lane and to not overtake. See #101860 reported to Trafford 24/5/22 ref 2562557

Hugely overgrown access to the Bridgewater Canal from Ashburton Road West.

Manchester White City. Cycle stands in the shape of chillies. Nandos

Recently installed modal filter & pocket park intended to provide a safe walking & cycling route to Urmston Railway Station and surrounding amenities

The landowner find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00995545 (Mainline Pipelines Ltd) has decided to replace a perfectly accessible gap to a path, with an inaccessible gate.

That's yet another path closed off to disabled people.

epetition democratic.trafford.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx to Trafford council to investigate and create with TfGM a new cycle route using the redundant rail tracks 3 & 4 between Sale Britannia Road and Trafford Bar Talbot Road. see also #181131?

Junction 7 has 12 toucan crossings . 11 have green phases synchronised to the junction phases. This is the only crossing that does not have a green phase . Is this dangerous especially when sun glare/reflections are a hazard ? People will presume that when the southbound traffic joining the M60 to Stockport from the A56 is on green phase they will be allowed to cross. Vulnerable users will be waiting a long time until another active travel user arrives. Physically fit people will be frustrated to press the button and obliged to wait every time and significantly longer than the equivalent phase on the South side. Is it likely these people will risk crossing on the red phase ? Is it likely that cyclists will choose the riskier (very scary) on road route rather than the safer but inconvenient waiting at the toucan ? Is it also a possibility that active travel users will be put off completely and choose the car instead ? See also #152134

Extremely difficult to get this Cargoroo cargo bike through this barrier. It's high time the relevant authorities did their duty and removed these illegal barriers.

Urmston plans for new build 105019/FUL/21 Erection of nursery and play areas .

Broadlands Wood - Size: 0.45 ha (1.11 acres)

Grid reference: SJ769911 Woodlands Trust land between Westminster Close and Chichester Close In Sale Trafford. The circular path in this wood has been blocked by a fallen tree. The fence has also been broken here.
Also the squeeze access from Westminster Close is very tight and impossible for ladies in late pregnancy.

Broadlands is open for quiet recreation and is well-used by the public. Within the wood is a short circular path which is surfaced but may get muddy and slippery in wet conditions.

UPDATE 20/1/2022 EA have agreed to repair the path as a reasonable action to make the place better. Ashton on Mersey path along River Mersey on the South bank . Recent bank reinforcement work has damaged the path from the heavy vehicles. Let's hope that Environment Agency are 'Creating a Better Place' here when they have completed the making good works INCLUDING repairing to the path. environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/

Stretford Public Hall has covered cycle parking. Space for 10 bikes. A large car park that could be put to other uses.

THE INFORMATION POSTER HAS BEEN DETACHED FROM THE SIGNBOARD AND IS LEANING NEARBY

A very nice covered cycle parking area at this new Aldi supermarket. There are other sheffield stands nearby.

UPDATE 18/12/21 GMUTC have confirmed these are for detection cables (response from TfGM  1121-06ASVJ-04287 ). Further info is requested. UPDATE 10/11/21 reported to GMUTC (TfGM) as the ridge is to do with the Stretford - a cycle lane transforms onto a shared footway and then a Toucan crossing. Just to the right of the white dashed line is a black ridged line. It's very difficult to see that the black line is ridged and slippery. Joining the shared path requires riding across the line at a critical angle. This angle risks the front wheel being caught by the ridge and unbalancing the rider causing a fall. The rider has to consider other users of the shared path and may also be applying brakes to slow down all of which add to the risk of falling. It is not known why there should be a ridge of tarmac in a cycle lane at an alighting/access point.

A good bus stop bypass and a great new set of cycle tracks on this major road. This route will eventually form a continuous cycle route from Chorlton to Manchester.

Annoying inaccessible barrier that should all be replaced with bollards.

The M60 footbridge pictured in 2006, before it became badly overgrown through lack of maintenance.

Sale Trafford. dropped kerb is welcome but it's not sure what the real reason for the making of the small dropped kerb.

Very poor quality cycle parking at Asda in Trafford Park

Staircase down from School Lane to the TPT. There is an opportunity here to use the unused woodland to the west/left, to create a flat access track directly to School Lane. This would enable much easier access for all.

Of course the road has no mud, but the narrow bypass for pedestrians and horses (the disabled are excluded) is full of mud.

Desire line on the grass verge showing demand for a short section of pavement up to the TPT access point.

Ludicrous, pointless stupid barrier on a staircase.

These barriers are to slow cyclists down near the bar. They're far too tight and a better solution might be to use sinusoidal speed humps.

Main Entrance to John Leigh Park. At last the access has been improved. Previous access was a locked gate requiring stepping up the kerb across the pavement and through 1 of 2 pedestrian access'. The one on the left required stepping over muddy grass. In time some signage and enforcement may be required to discourage parking and blocking this entrance.

Road resurfaced here end of April 2021 to a really high standard. The path is just soil ! There is NO path on the other side .
Reported to Trafford : Carrington Lane West bound and West of junction with Banky Lane. Road has been resurfaced to a high standard but the path is just soil ! Especially during a pandemic this doesn't encourage walking or cycling and the many that have started to walk or cycle will give up when they encounter this. Request ID:2086804
Date and Time Submitted:03/05/2021 10:44

Urmson Church Road - St Michael's Church . Planter cycle parking

Planters, funded under the first EATF scheme, have replaced the old inaccessible barriers here. A new surface has also been laid where necessary.

The result is that you can cycle straight through here without delay, as can disabled people.

Trafford Park near Media City. The vegetation obstructing the walkway has started to be cleared. This is the best bit but still there is soil and debris that has not been cleared near the back of pavement to beyond the lamppost line. plants will very quickly take route and obstruct again. In the distance the vegetation has not been cleared forcing pedestrians to use the cycle section of the segregated route.

Stretford Town Hall Trafford . Cycle lane lines and green are being repainted. They are being painted exactly the same sub standard width . Should be 2 metres minimum especially on this national cycle route 55 and as there is plenty of space. Not certain why the surface should be green here - it's not passing an entrance or even a dropped kerb

The Life Centre, 235 Washway Road, Sale, M33 4BP . Cycle parking located undercover in car park area for 20 bicycles but partially blocked by equipment. There is a ground floor window that overlooks the parking area. Life Centre is used for local Covid vaccinations.

Canal towpath ends here - cyclists need to use busy Barton ROAD bridge

NCN62 - off road section Trans Pennine Trail - better off road - www.transpenninetrail.org.uk

NCN62 - off/on road section Trans Pennine Trail - better off road - www.transpenninetrail.org.uk

NCN62 - off/on road section Trans Pennine Trail - better off road - www.transpenninetrail.org.uk

NCN62 - off/on road section Trans Pennine Trail - better off road - www.transpenninetrail.org.uk

NCN62 - off/on road section Trans Pennine Trail - better off road - www.transpenninetrail.org.uk