There's some excellent new cycle infrastructure in Leeds - only buses, taxis and bikes can now use Leeds Bridge.
[Image taken 1.12.22] Moda, New York Square, Leeds. Art at the entrance to a toilet. Moda is a build to rent scheme: https://modaliving.com/live/location/leeds. Other image here today: #188359. Other images today: #188355.
New bike stands on Platform 6 seen from Platform 5.
New bike stands on Platform 6 seen from Platform 5.
New bike stands on platform 6.
[Image taken 1.2.22] North Concourse, Leeds station. [NOTE: No streetview this location.] Model of racing cyclist all made out of Lego. URL on the shoe credits brightbricks.com. Other images today: #178568, #178569, #178570.
Bridge over the Wyke Beck.
Path tends to get overgrown vegetation. Here I chopped some of it back at the bus stop.
Rough path towards White Rose Centre.
Advanced warning for NCN668 left turn.
The obvious is to continue on Meanwood Road but the NCN route continues through a park.
Sheepscar, Leeds (England, United Kingdom)
Path can get overgrown. This is in good condition.
A-frame gate access to the Harland Way, Wetherby.
New bridge over River Wharf.
New path linking with the upgraded bridge over River Wharf.
Tunnel under A1. Official NCN67 continues behind the fence next to the road above the subway. If there was a hole in the fence the right bank could be a connected path. But the local residents might not be keen on this due to the noise from
Awkward A-frame gate entrance to Harland Way route.
Entrance to The Devil's Toenail bike track featuring tracks with 3 grades of difficulty.
Crossing point with a dropped curve to path. Path is currently overgrown but there is a bus lane cyclists can use.
Cycle / pedestrian path through traffic island.
Crossing point for cyclists and pedestrians.
Former railway bridge at Newton Kyme (on the Wetherby-Tadcaster line, apparently the first casualty of the Beeching cuts), now reopened as part of NCN route 665.
Sign and subway/underpass.
Route through Meanwood Urban Farm. Careful of visitors.
Castleford Greenway newly surfaced path.
Signs and subway under M1 motorway.
New signpost near Kirkstall Forge.
New sign at the junction of 2 paths. Sign to the right says "Pollard Lane".
Cycle box and painted lane.
View from Merrion House.
New cycle lanes on traffic free Cookridge Street.
New cycle lanes and bike stands.
Cycle lanes in Leeds city centre. View entering Park Square from Westgate.
New cycle lanes in Leeds city centre.
A-Frame at entrance to Wyke Beck Woods.
Bridge over moveable weir. Added as part of flood Leeds flood alleviation scheme.
Looking towards Leeds (by a new residential area).
Elland Road cycle lane with the football ground in the background.
NCN66
Location: Killingbeck, Shadwell (England, UK)
Cut back between Halton Moor and Temple Newsam
Cross Green Lane
Location: , Knowsthorpe (England, UK)
Cut back and litter pick in Cross Green
Castleford Greenway and Sustrans Route 69
Leeds Core Cycle Route. Kirkstall Brewery Halls to Beckett University. Shared space path through the park.
Modal filter as part of Leeds Core Cycle Route running through South Parade. Stops Rat running traffic from using residential streets to avoid traffic lights but enables walking and cycling.
Part of Leeds Core Cycle Route, Kirkstall Brewery Halls to Beckett University. Shared space path crosses the residential road at a point with very poor visibility.
Horse stile and cycle barrier
Simon added 7 Dec 2022: These seem to be A-frame barriers as produced by http://www.kbarriers.co.uk/a-frame-barrier/
Cycle barrier and horse stile
Cycle barrier on Leeds Country Way bridleway off Tyersal Lane near Smalewell Road with horse stile
Poor road junction installed 2020 introduces new road danger for cyclists.
Route sign and A-frame restriction on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath.
Swing bridge on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (NCN route 66).
Locks on the Aire Valley Towpath
Cyclists have a better arch to the right.
Footbridge linking two parts of a housing development, I think.
Cycle parking at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
Cyclists on NCN route 66 should leave the Aire Valley Towpath here for a parallel road.
Cyclists on NCN route 66 can fork left to rejoin the Aire Valley Towpath
Speed ramps on this industrial road (NCN route 66) parallel to the Aire Valley Towpath
Cyclists on NCN route 66 should use this road rather than the Aire Valley Towpath - because of the poor surface, I think.
Cyclists on NCN route 66 should leave the Aire Valley Towpath here for a parallel road.
The Aire Valley Towpath passing beneath the Skipton/Ilkley railway lines.
Lock on the Aire Valley Towpath
Lock on the Aire Valley Towpath
Link from the Aire Valley Towpath
Link from the Aire Valley Towpath
Link from the Aire Valley Towpath (and tent)
The Aire Valley Towpath towards Leeds station
Sign on the Aire Valley Towpath
Link from the Riverside Way Bridge to the Aire Valley Towpath
Start of off-road cycleway west of Leeds station
The Leeds station Cyclepoint is now a branch of Evans Cycles.
Wide crossing at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
New two-way cycleway, Leeds
New cycleway under the railway in Leeds.
End of the new section of Cycle Superhighway 2 parallel to the railway into Leeds.
New two-way section of Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Cut-through below the railway, Leeds.
Crossing on new two-way section of Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
New two-way section of Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Cycle Superhighway 2 on Marsh Lane, Leeds.
Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Cycle Superhighway 2 in Leeds is a good direct commuting route, but not much is made of the local connections.
Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Crossing on Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds, where it comes off the flyover.
Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds, crosses this flyover - the parallel routes are supposedly only footpaths.
Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds, goes over this flyover.
Lights where Cycle Superhighway 2 crosses to the flyover.
Cycle bridge over York Road, Leeds.
The Leeds guided bus route.
Bus stop on the Leeds guided bus route.
Cycle crossing on Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
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