{"id":735437,"date":"2026-08-12T08:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/735437\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:30:12","slug":"painfully-slow-cyclists-question-why-new-bike-lanes-are-stuck-behind-barriers-yorkmix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/735437\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Painfully slow\u2019 \u2013 Cyclists question why new bike lanes are stuck behind barriers | YorkMix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cycle campaigners have voiced their frustration after two brand new bike lanes remain shut weeks after being finished.<\/p>\n

The lanes have been constructed outside York Station, but remain behind barriers.<\/p>\n

That means cyclists are forced to share the road holding up buses and other vehicles.<\/p>\n

The lanes are part of the much-delayed Station Gateway scheme. It is already under fire<\/a> for costing more than double its original budget of \u00a326 million. The current total is more than \u00a360 million.<\/p>\n

York Cycle Campaign is now demanding answers over the closed bike lanes.<\/p>\n

Campaign chair Robyn Jankel said: \u201cThe main crossing outside the station has been completed for weeks, yet cyclists are expected to ride on the road in the way of buses, alongside an empty bike lane full of plastic barriers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The group has pressed the council and contractors Sisk for a meeting to discuss the schedule but so far have only been told that just part of the route by the city wall may open later this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Photograph: York Cycle Campaign<\/p>\n

\u201cRegular commuters will confirm that work progress is painfully slow, despite all the fine summer weather which would have been ideal opportunity to promote cycling to the station rather than driving,\u201d Robyn said.<\/p>\n

Andy\u00a0Shrimpton is a partner at the Cycle Heaven bike works at York Station.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt\u2019s very tantalising to see all these lovely segregated lanes, which will probably be the first segregated cycle lanes we\u2019ve ever had in the city centre, and they\u2019re all closed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we don\u2019t really understand why because they look pretty complete.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThe work has really affected our customers\u2019 ability to access our business and our own ability to do business \u2013 and yes, we do still have a store hidden behind scaffolding and sheeting!<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite being a tenant, we still have little information about when the cycle route and taxi rank changes will take place. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith the council\u2019s targets to get more people to use buses and cycles you would think there would be a clear commitment to get the rest of the cycle route outside the station complete.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Work a priority\u2019<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for City of York Council said: \u201cWe are as keen as everyone to start opening up areas of the site so that people can feel the full benefits of the Station Gateway project. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve worked hard to maintain access to properties and businesses in the area and are grateful for everyone\u2019s continued patience as we near the conclusion of these\u00a0highway\u00a0works.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur contractor John Sisk & Son is currently in the final phase of works. In recent weeks, paving works have been taking place which at times have blocked off the footpath, diverting pedestrians into the cycle lane. <\/p>\n

\"\"The York Station gateway works in July. Photograph: YorkMix<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce this stage is complete, it will be safe to begin a phased opening of the cycle routes. As these areas open up there will be some temporary arrangements in place until the existing substation can be removed.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpcoming inspections will determine a fixed date for opening the majority of the cycle lanes and as soon as we have this information, we\u2019ll publicise it widely. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis work is a priority for Sisk and for the council and we want residents and visitors to enjoy the finished scheme as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cycle campaigners have voiced their frustration after two brand new bike lanes remain shut weeks after being finished.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":735438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-735437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=735437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=735437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=735437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=735437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}