City centre cycling lock-up set to open (From York Press)
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York city centre cycling lock-up set to open near Lendal Bridge
8:58am Wednesday 29th December 2010 in Cycling news
A NEW £285,000 cycle hub station is set to open in York city centre in the new year, offering secure parking for 100 bikes.
A former electricity sub-station in the shadow of Lendal Bridge is being converted to house the new facility, which will also feature a shower, washroom, changing and toilet facilities, as well as a display and sales area.
There will also be a first floor cycle repair workshop, office and small café area, with a platform lift to provide disabled access to the first floor. The project is being funded jointly by City of York Council and Cycling City York and will be developed and run by the Bike Rescue Project – a York-based company that recycles bikes and parts.
Bike thefts have been a persistent problem in York in recent years, with an average of five thefts a day. It is hoped the secure facilities will help prevent crime.
Graham Titchener, programme manager for Cycling City York, said the organisation’s hard work was starting to pay off, with about 15 per cent of York residents now choosing to travel by bike.
He said: “We won’t be resting on our laurels – we have lots more planned for 2011, including a huge workplace cycling challenge that will involve up to 100 employers across the city.
“This is part of our drive to introduce more people to the benefits of commuting by bike, but will also see York going head-to-head with Cambridge, which is renowned for its cycling city status, as part of our commitment to raising awareness at a national level of what a great place York is for cyclists. It should be lots of fun seeing commuters from York and Cambridge battling it out and more details about this project will be available soon.”
Mr Titchener said they would also be continuing to improve York’s existing cycling infrastructure by repainting faded lines on cycle lanes, filling potholes and improving signs.
He said thousands of people of all ages had benefited from Cycling City York’s busy programme of activities in 2010, including guided cycle rides, community cycle try-out sessions and special events for schools and businesses.
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spiritofyork
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9:26am Wed 29 Dec 10
Yorkies4girls
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10:50am Wed 29 Dec 10
Stelvio
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11:16am Wed 29 Dec 10
Biggles Breaks his Silence
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11:28am Wed 29 Dec 10
beechgrover
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1:34pm Wed 29 Dec 10
This is yet more madness from a Council which is cycling-obsessed.
We'll have our chance to dump these clowns at next May's elections. Let's remember their record when it's time to vote!
Vindalooman
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1:47pm Wed 29 Dec 10
The reason there are so many bike thefts in York is because people do not LOOK AFTER their property! If you don't believe me have a look round the city today. You really have to question the intelligence of somebody who would spend several hundred pounds on a cycle and then lock it up with a cheap £5 lock. If people spent £30-£40 on decent locking equipment then you would see the theft rate fall.
anti-rant
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1:58pm Wed 29 Dec 10
I would suggest a nominal fee, of say, £1 per bike per day? I'd pay.
Get-a-grip2
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3:02pm Wed 29 Dec 10
nowthen, york says...
9:11am Wed 29 Dec 10
Graham Titchener, programme manager for Cycling City York, said the organisation’s hard work was starting to pay off, with about 15 per cent of York residents now choosing to travel by bike.
Well judging from the number of cyclists I've seen on my travels round and about that means that York has got a population of one hundred !
I agree, on a round trip this morning down Fulford Road, then Bishopthorpe Road, Knavesmire and Tadcaster Road I saw three pedal cyclists.
Between 2008 and 2011, £3.68 million in central Government funding was allocated to Cycling City York, which is a community-led partnership.
The circumstances of this grant should be thoroughly investigated because it was based on false or grossly inflated data with regards to the numbers of pedal cyclists in York. York is just like any other town or city of the same size, there are some pedal cyclists, but not that many, and probably no more than a conurbation of the same size elsewhere.
This is plain to see by anyone travelling around York and its outskirts, which is why I am calling for an independent survey wholly untouched by the council, before any more money is squandered on pedal cyclists, and even more congestion caused by unused cycle lanes.
cofdo
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3:48pm Wed 29 Dec 10
AnotherPointofView
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4:48pm Wed 29 Dec 10
Vindalooman wrote:HOW MUCH??? What a ridiculous amount of money. I agree with Vindalooman. People should look after their own property. I note that even Pedal Paul hasn't commented on this article, is he embarrased by the amount of out money CoYC are wasting on this project?
£285,000 to provide space for 100 cycles? Seems a massive amount of cash! The reason there are so many bike thefts in York is because people do not LOOK AFTER their property! If you don't believe me have a look round the city today. You really have to question the intelligence of somebody who would spend several hundred pounds on a cycle and then lock it up with a cheap £5 lock. If people spent £30-£40 on decent locking equipment then you would see the theft rate fall.
melted
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6:37pm Wed 29 Dec 10
piaggio
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6:40pm Wed 29 Dec 10
in the past month??? have they all walked /or got the bus to work??
heaven forbid they.ve used a CAR !!
melted
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6:45pm Wed 29 Dec 10
anti-rant wrote:£1 per day, you'd pay! but why should I subsidise you? 28 places @£1 a day = £28 per day by 365 days a year = £10220 per annum it would take 28 years to recover the capitol cost not counting running costs, course you'd pay scrounger!!
Great news and a great idea. Exactly what York needs. I've got 2 great locks but still dread bringing my bike into town. I would suggest a nominal fee, of say, £1 per bike per day? I'd pay.
Magicman!
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2:20am Thu 30 Dec 10
Zetkin
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2:02pm Thu 30 Dec 10
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Still won't be voting Liberal, come May, though ;o)
Get-a-grip2
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2:52pm Thu 30 Dec 10
apparently the number of people using cycles to travel in york has increased over the past year.
Bunkum I repeat, there should be a survey of cycle use in York independent of the council and other vested interests.
A round trip today Foxwood to Acomb and Holgate, Scarcroft Road, Bishopthorpe Road, past the Barbican to James Street, and back along Nunnery Lane, Blossom Street, Tadcaster Road back to Foxwood, and I saw all of six cyclists.
York a cycling city? - RUBBISH!!
Vindalooman
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4:40pm Thu 30 Dec 10
I had a walk round York again today and there was at least 10 bikes over £200 in value that were locked up with cheap locks that you could rip thru with a pair of cutters in twenty seconds.
The answer isn't a mind boggling £285,000 building. The answer is a non brick cycle shed in the centre of town that would cost around £20,000 to house 500 bikes. Open it 6am To 8pm. Jesus put a few cameras up and pay some security guard a tenner an hour. It would still be cheaper and more effective!!!!
petethefeet
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5:06pm Thu 30 Dec 10
Any common-sense analysis leads sensible people to the conclusion that the balance needs redressing and that has to mean that alternatives have to be encouraged. As road-space is limited and finite then, in some cases, it will mean restricting vehicular access and freedoms. Most of you know this.....don't you?
Get-a-grip2
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6:03pm Thu 30 Dec 10
It is the car that congests, it is the car that pollutes and it is the car, through it's size and dangerous speeds, that frighten other users off the road.
No, No, No, little used bus and cycle lanes cause congestion, buses, especially fume belching open topped tourist buses pollute, and as for size and dangerous speeds, the speed limit is more of an aspiration rather than a restriction in York due to bloody bus and cycle lanes.
For good or bad, the money was won from a central pot and is ring-fenced to promote cycling.
Won by fraud, the numbers of pedal cycles in York were grossly exaggerated.
petethefeet
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1:01am Fri 31 Dec 10
Get-a-grip2 wrote:Ha-ha! Have you ever considered the 'hole' that you would have in your life if it wasn't for us cyclists? I mean, who else would you pick on to vent your spleen? Oldies, children or disabled perhaps(Whinging oldies are my favourite prey)? You obviously need such an outlet..............
It is the car that congests, it is the car that pollutes and it is the car, through it's size and dangerous speeds, that frighten other users off the road.No, No, No, little used bus and cycle lanes cause congestion, buses, especially fume belching open topped tourist buses pollute, and as for size and dangerous speeds, the speed limit is more of an aspiration rather than a restriction in York due to bloody bus and cycle lanes.For good or bad, the money was won from a central pot and is ring-fenced to promote cycling.Won by fraud, the numbers of pedal cycles in York were grossly exaggerated.
.:-))
grumbleresponse
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10:00am Fri 31 Dec 10
Finally, I was new to York this year and if it wasn't for them I wouldn't have transportation. Sure I could have bought a used bike privately but they guarantee that the bike is in good condition and they have several bikes in one location to choose from.
cofdo
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2:22pm Fri 31 Dec 10
grumbleresponse wrote:prove what you say cos I think you are doing the usual bit of posting under an alias whilst having a vested interest i.e. I believe you wark for this outfit, do you think we are all stupid?A mate of mine bought one of their bikes and it was dangerous they had to give him his money back but whatever, why should the tax payer subsidise a private firm in this way ? it is quite wrong and unfair on other businesses and I am going to complain to the ombudsman!
Too all the grumblers - 1) If you got out of your car and cycled you would realize that the city has a lot of bike paths and that indeed a lot of people cycle here. Thanks to the cycle map many of us can get to where we need to be with limited time spent on streets with cars. 2) If you actually read the article you would notice that it is more than just a secure bike lock-up. 3) Bike Rescue means that fewer bikes end up in the rubbish. They strip bikes that aren't road worthy for extra parts to repair bikes that are decent. Think about the costs saved there. Finally, I was new to York this year and if it wasn't for them I wouldn't have transportation. Sure I could have bought a used bike privately but they guarantee that the bike is in good condition and they have several bikes in one location to choose from.
grumbleresponse
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10:54am Sat 1 Jan 11
I use an alias because I'm typically not one to post on forums at all and I value my privacy and safety.
Duck in the hedge
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12:41pm Mon 3 Jan 11
For more tales of their appalling mismanagement read the comments against the most commented letter ('Homes truths' debate rages on):-
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If you disagree with them selling off their land at less than the market price to justify their flawed and failed affordable housing policy, PLEASE SAY SO !
nowthen says...
9:11am Wed 29 Dec 10
Well judging from the number of cyclists I've seen on my travels round and about that means that York has got a population of one hundred !