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Photo #11108

Scooter parked on the intersection of two cycle routes on Parker's Piece. This right next to the cycle parking.

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The temporary road is back, which means they're setting up the winter ice-rink again.

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Scooter parked on the intersection of two cycle routes on Parker's Piece. This right next to the cycle parking.

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Scooter " LK55 HPO "parked on the intersection of two cycle routes on Parker's Piece. Reported to police at 8:10 am ( http://www.camcycle.org.uk/map/location/11108/nearby.html ) and 7 1/2 hrs later reported again (25JUN07 incident 403).

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Scooter " LK55 HPO "parked on the intersection of two cycle routes on Parker's Piece. Reported to police at 8:10 am ( http://www.camcycle.org.uk/map/location/11108/nearby.html ) and 7 1/2 hrs later reported again (25JUN07 incident 403).

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Ice Rink has left this path on Parker's Piece in a poor and rather dangerous condition.

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Gate obstructing route off Parkers Piece when heading to or from Lensfield Road. Produces holdups and pedestrian-cycle conflict as it's a heavily used route which is busy in both directions most of the day and especially during the morning ... [more]

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The tailgate of this Biovest Logistics delivery vehicle is blocking the exit from the cycle path. To avoid it cyclists have to use the pedestrian path.

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Bent signpost possibly caused by a passing high sided vehicle such as a van being driven without sufficient attention.

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This seems to be at the end of a naked bike ride event - we happened upon it on our way into town.

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The reflective strips on the black-painted gate at the exit from Parker's Piece show up well in the flash from a camera. Otherwise the gate is almost invisible. Visible or not, it narrows considerable the route on and off Parker's Piece, fo ... [more]

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Parkers Piece - gate on corner nearest Catholic Church is locked. There are two bases / preparations for bollards (square lids on the ground). See also #20392 and #20574.

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Les preparations

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Voi ebike and escooters on Parker’s Piece. I took the ebike here out for an 18 minutes ride which cost £3.70. It is electric assist and although the bike feels a little heavy it was easy and fun to ride. There were two problems: the f ... [more]

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This is now the nearest cycle parking to the Catholic church (background), with the racks packed and bikes locked to fencing too even when there isn't a service or concert at the church.

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Ice Rink has left this path on Parker's Piece in a poor and rather dangerous condition.

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Problem associated with the ice rink on parkers piece - all the vehicles have churned up the park here creating a hazard for walkers and cycling. UPDATE: We've received assurances that these items will be dealt with [22 Nov, 4pm]

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Bollards on Parker's Piece (which were installed to stop instances of cars driving onto the Piece) forming an obstruction. This is AFTER changes were made following a request by the Campaign.

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Bikes in Autumn leaves

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Gate obstructing nearly all the width of the Parker's Piece North South path, forcing pedestrians and cyclists into conflict over space.

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Ice Rink 2015 on Parker's Piece has resulted in damage to paths due to lorries driving on them.

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Ice Rink has left this path on Parker's Piece in a poor and rather dangerous condition.

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Hurray! After about seven years (since #11508) this small hole in the cycleway has got filled - after I noticed contractors working on another area nearby and asked them if they had a spare bit of tarmac!

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Laminated posters added to bike racks by the police.

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Gate blocking the cycleway across Parker's Piece - stupid and annoying. How ridiculous to expect all cyclists to get through that narrow gap. And if this gate is to stop vehicles getting onto the green space, well it has clearly failed. ... [more]

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Barometer reading 2035 at 11:38pm on a Saturday night.

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Cambridge morning rush hour

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A pothole with a depth of about 1 inch, but 18 inches across near where this cycle path meets Regent Terrace at the southern corner of Parker's Piece, Cambridge. The hole was left there following the removal of a bollard. Reported to ... [more]

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The well used cycle racks here are unusally rather generously spaced out here. The number of racks could probably be doubled.

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Queueing at the new Parker's Piece gate

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Launch of the cycle barometer.

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It's interesting how many cyclists turn right here - an asphalt path on the far side of the sign would be helpful.

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Cyclists waiting and swerving at the new Parker's Piece gate

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Rush hour on Parker's Piece - a surprising number of cyclists come across the diagonal and turn left to the Gonville Place crossing.

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Conflict at the Parker's Piece gate - this little chap was dawdling and his mother wasn't paying attention.

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New gate across path reduces usable width and causes conflict between cyclists and pedestrians. Becomes even more awkward to access when taxis are parked next to it.

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Cyclist passing the new gate on Parker's Piece at a pretty awkward angle, having given way to another cyclist.

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Cyclists waiting for a pedestrian at the new gate on Parker's Piece.

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Conflict at the new Parker's Piece gate

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Lorries using Parker's Piece

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Cyclists queueing to pass through the new Parker's Piece gate.

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Cyclists lining up to get through the new Parker's Piece gate

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Conflict at the new Parker's Piece gate - the near cyclist nipped through and swerved around to the right of the cycle stands.

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This bike has been 'parked' like this for a couple of days.

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directional signage

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Cycling barometer counts a bike.

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Rider number 1,000 since midnight, unprompted joins in the celebrations at the launch of the cycle barometer.

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Bollards on Parker's Piece (which were installed to stop instances of cars driving onto the Piece) forming an obstruction. This is before changes were made following a request by the Campaign.

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Over half a million already since July. See also #59523 and #61158.

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Cyclist waiting for pedestrians at the new gate on Parker's Piece

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The new gate on to Parker's Piece now locked open, with reflective strips attached.

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Cyclist waiting at the new Parker's Piece gate

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It fits!

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Sorry again folks for the rubbish quality video, but as I was walking past the cycling barometer at 23:48 I noticed it was close to 3000, so I stopped to record the moment. It goes from 2999 to 3000 in the very first bit of this vid.

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Newly surfaced cycleway. See #11508.

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Ice Rink has left this path on Parker's Piece in a poor and rather dangerous condition.

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Ice Rink 2015 on Parker's Piece has resulted in damage to paths due to lorries driving on them.

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Counter now working, very exciting! At this point it was displaying 9.

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Cambridge's first cycle barometer on Gonville Place

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Bike Barometer proving quite a tourist attraction.

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Horrible, unsafe cycling environment. Roadspace reallocation needed to solve the congestion problem here.

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looking at the new cycle hub that has been sympathetically installed in a historic park, Haven Green Ealing, beneath the trees and with open lines of sight, surely a part of Parkers Peice could be enhanced to include some thing similar in t ... [more]

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Cyclists queueing to get past the new Parker's Piece gate

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cycleway

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Quadbike for gritting cycle paths

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Cyclists waiting at the new Parker's Piece gate

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Shades of Iwo Jima, the new cycle barometer is raised. The cycling barometer counts cycles passing around a bend of a cycle path in a corner of Parker's Piece. The barometer itself is a vertical display board set to the side of the ... [more]

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I have no idea what closure this sign relates to or how long it's been there.

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During the morning peak with large numbers of commuters and school children cycling in both directions this gap is redicoulessly narrow, as it lets only one cyclist (only one direction at a time) through. All other parts have bollards, this ... [more]

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Cyclists queueing to turn right onto Gonville Place in the morning rush hour.

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There's a new gate across the entry to Parker's Piece. That's right, you can't see it, it's black and there are no reflective strips.

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Jim doing an interview for the BBC show Inside-out.

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Tailgate of Biovest Logistics delivery vehicle blocking cycle route 9am Friday 4th July 2014. The driver didn't think he was causing an obstruction. I think his parking was inconsiderate and potentially a hazard as the tailgate was not very ... [more]

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Queueing cyclists in the morning rush hour.

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cycleway

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Parkers Piece - gate on corner nearest Catholic Church is locked. The two bollards are sunk into the ground. See also #20389.

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The sides of the path have been worn or broken so much that the usable tarmac for walking and cycling on has been reduced to a narrow strip.

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Regent Terrace should be double-yellow lined throughout, save some bays at the Gonville Place end for residents parking. This should be a clearway for walking and cycling, not a free alternative to the QA Terrace car park.

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Cambridge's first cycle barometer, on Gonville Place, showing 674 cyclists at 9am on Friday 4th July 2014

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Truly dire environment for cycling at the Catholic Church junction, even after £450,000 of junction cycle safety funding.

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The new GCP/Marshalls cycle barometer - which is only recording cyclists heading towards the town centre. Not sure if this was intended. To clarify - the number recorded does not change when cyclists head to the left, away from the centre.

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No need for hundreds of little blue signs on poles. The meaning of these logos on the pavement is perfectly clear.

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The cycle counter showing 57 bikes so far, and the time of 04:25. The actual time is 03:13. See also https://twitter.com/smithsam/status/682710730198626304Í

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This stunning award-winning public convenience at the edge of Parkers Piece, has plenty of cycle parking, no need to try and lock up your bike to the poles (which are widened at the bottom to stop bike parking!)

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New gate onto Parkers Piece funnels all cyclists and pedestrians through a ridiculously narrow gap

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New system of street maps now on the streets of Cambridge. The maps are oriented the same way up as the way you are facing - rather having North = up.

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Barometer reached 1,123 by midnight, and totalled 1,033,705 for the year. https://twitter.com/GMcycling/status/815620373207252992

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Celebrating 1,000,000 cycle journeys at the barometer on Parker's Piece.

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Celebrating 1,000,000 cycle journeys at the barometer on Parker's Piece.

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Checking that the cycle counter has reset at midnight.

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Launch of the cycle barometer.

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The new GCP/Marshalls cycle barometer - which is only recording cyclists heading towards the town centre. Not sure if this was intended. To clarify - the number recorded does not change when cyclists head to the left, away from the centre.

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Cambridge Congestion, Saturday. https://t.co/wUkgt1RnuC

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Cycle counter

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The cycle counter barometer on Parker’s Piece is blank on both sides - so no way of knowing the number of “Cyclists this year”. Additional comments at: https://twitter.com/simon_nuttall/status/1344778875155456000?s=21

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828 bikes in one day during lockdown (3) - lower than usual

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As part of the redevelopment of the old Lloyds Bank building the private part of the footway has been taken back to use as cycle parking.

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Quite a lot of cyclists turn right onto the footway between Regents Terrace and Regent Street. There would actually be space for a segregated lane, but the junction at the end would be problematic.

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Annual Barometer check at Parker’s Piece. It is completely full to overflowing, suggesting at least 1.5 million bikes. We’re going to need a bigger barometer!

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Cyclists waiting to turn right from Regent Terrace to Gonville Place - tricky, but at least traffic speeds are mostly low. The child on the right is just sitting on the bike's rack.

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