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Swan observes keep right sign on river Ouse
Work on Scarborough Bridge cycle facility progressing.
York river safety principles and fence design agreed
The York Council has agreed a standard design for new riverside fencing.
The new design is likely to be used to protect the area along the River Foss between Foss Islands Road and Rowntree Wharf (rear of Walkers Yard)
Following a series of drowning incidents in early 2014 the City Council commissioned RoSPA to review the existing riverside safety measures along the Rivers Ouse and Foss in the city centre
The Council has now agreed a set of “Safety principles”
- “SAFETY PRINCIPLES FOR CITY OF YORK COUNCIL OWNED AND MANAGED LAND
Lifebuoys will be provided at regular intervals along the western bank of the River Ouse from Millennium Bridge to Landing Lane, Water End and on the eastern bank from Clifton Bridge to Millennium Bridge.
Lifebuoys will be provided at regular intervals along both banks of the River Foss from Blue Bridge to the Head of Navigation at Huntington Road railway bridge.
Lifebuoys will, where possible, be located near light columns, be accessible from the river, eg adjacent to steps and take account of flood conditions.
River bank edges will be defined by at least one of the following:
a) Natural vegetation or hedges
b) Fencing or bollards and chains
c) Changes in surface texture, curbs or paint.
Where the riverbank has a smooth vertical wall or side, and no fencing is present, grab chains will be provided along the river Ouse between Scarborough Bridge and Blue Bridge, and in the Foss Basin.
Where there is a build up of silt or debris this will be removed annually.
Where the riverbank is in private ownership the Council will seek to have the land owner adopt the same standards.
INSPECTION AND REPAIR
The Council will inspect and repair/replace on a weekly basis
* Lifebuoys, ropes and signage concerning use
* General river safety signs
* Viewing platforms, steps, post and chain fencing
The Council will inspect, make good or remove on a yearly basis
* Road side railings
* Grab chains and ladders
* Road side markings ie. yellow lines
* Silt and debris or trees and shrubs causing obstructions
PUBLICITY
All of this information, together with contact details, will be provided on the Council web site”.
Police step up appeal following four robberies in York
Detectives investigating a hand-bag robbery in York on Thursday (15 December 2011) have stepped up their appeal for information after receiving three more reports of robberies in the city.
At around 6.15pm on Friday 16 December, a 40-year-old man was threatened by a man with a baseball bat at the allotments on Fulford Road in York. He also threatened the man with a knife although he did not produce one. He stole the victim’s wallet.
Between 7.30 and 8.30pm on Friday 16 December, a 15-year-old boy was walking along the side of the River Ouse with a friend when he was approached by a man on a bike. The victim had just walked under Scarborough Bridge when the attacker shouted at him. He then threatened the boy with a knife and stole his wallet and mobile phone. The suspect is described as white, with short blonde hair and was wearing a black hoodie with the hood up and was riding a BMX type bike.
At around 11.pm, the same evening, a 24-year-old man was walking along York Road in Acomb and was passing the Blockbusters store when he was threatened by a man who claimed to have a knife. The victim ran off and nothing was stolen. The suspect in this incident is described as having blonde hair, aged in his early twenties and was wearing a black t-shirt with blue writing.
In the previous incident on Thursday 15 December, a 52-year-old woman had her handbag stolen by a man riding a bike on the railway footbridge between Leeman Road and Wilton Rise.
Detective Inspector Ian Dyer of York CID, said: “There are similarities in all of the incidents. However, a baseball bat was seen in just the one incident at Fulford Road allotments.
“We need to catch whoever is responsible for these robberies, they are frightening and cause great distress to the victims.
“Detectives are examining CCTV to try and trace the offender’s movements and identify him. But we also need the public’s help.
“If anyone saw a man matching the suspects description or knows who the offender may be, I urge you to contact us urgently.”
“If members of the public find any discarded wallets or handbags, please call the police straight away.
“Please help us to catch whoever is responsible before they strike again.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 – select option 2 – and ask for York CID.
Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
York flooding update
Coronavirus York updates; 5th November 2020
Deaths and test results
3 (THREE) additional deaths announced today at the York Hospital Trust. Two occurred on Tuesday and one on Wednesday.
59 (FIFTY NINE) new positive test results announced today. Cumulative total now 3984.
Downward trend in new cases has continued but rate of reduction is slowing.
York is now below North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and England infection rates.
The latest testing figures suggest that around 800 tests are being carried out each day in the City. Less than 20% are proving to be positive and the proportion of positives is gradually falling
City centre quiet as lockdown starts
As expected most of the City was noticeably quieter today. However there were more people around than had been the case in April. Schools remained open, public transport was running and more shops were also trading. In the City centre Marks and Spencer had a steady stream of customers.
Things were closer to normal on some suburban shopping streets where the most significant sign of the new restrictions was that hairdressers and charity shops had remained closed.
Latest from York Council
| Following guidance from the Government we can confirm that the following council services and facilities will still be available to residents: public toilets, parks and children’s play areas and household waste and recycling sites will remain open Public meetings will continue remotely with residents encouraged to take part children’s and adults services will continue with further guidance expected York, Tang Hall and Acomb libraries will remain open for people to go into to use the public computers and to collect items ordered online. All others will close. There will be some services which are impacted by the new regulations, including: foot streets restrictions will revert to finishing at 5pm rather than 8pm and the temporary loading bans will be removed. This is to ensure additional help for local businesses moving to delivery services Wedding services will not be going ahead during lockdown outdoor and indoor gyms, sports facilities and swimming pools will be closed the Mansion House will be closed We will be holding our next Facebook live on Wednesday 11 November, from 5:30 – 6:30pm, with a focus on emotional health and education. You can submit your questions in advance by emailing them to YourQuestions@york.gov.uk. Getting the help you need These will be difficult times for many of us. If you are struggling, please talk to someone. Our helpline is still running to provide support, whether that be collecting food and medicines, or giving advice. The helpline is available on 01904 551550 or by emailing COVID19help@york.gov.uk, where our volunteers and staff will be able to help you. Getting exercise, ideally in the fresh air, can make a real difference to your physical and emotional health and will help make the next month more bearable. Remember, you can also meet one person from another household for outdoor exercise which is vital if you live on your own. The Every Mind Matters campaign has lots of helpful tips for everyone to look after their emotional health. You can find their website at: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters. Live Well York have directions on how to access a range of free support and services. You can find directories of help and advice on their website at: https://www.livewellyork.co.uk/s4s/WhereILive/Council?pageId=2251&lockLA=True As a city we always look after each other and this has been demonstrated time and time again this year. Anyone needing help, be it food or medicine collections or someone to talk to our helpline is there to help you. Call 01904 551550 or email COVID19help@york.gov.uk to ask for help. For information on what financial support may be available visit www.york.gov.uk/COVIDfinancialsupport. This includes details of the £500 self-isolation payment which you may be eligible. You can find out more at: https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/09/28/coronavirus-covid-19-self-isolating-protects-your-friends-family-and-community All the latest government advice can be found at https://nhs.uk/coronavirus Please visit our coronavirus webpages: https://www.york.gov.uk/coronavirus. For more news from us, visit: https://www.york.gov.uk/news Information on council services during the national restrictions can be found at: https://www.york.gov.uk/news/article/383/council-supports-york-through-the-national-restrictions |
Marygate car park will be smaller
A report being presented to a decision meeting next week recommends that Marygate car park be reduced in size by six spaces.
It is part of the fall-out from a proposal which would see the adjacent railway cycle path widened.
There have already been complaints from season pass holders that they have been unable to find space to park because of an impulsive, and totally unjustified, initiative which saw 70 spaces coned off a few months ago.
More welcome, are plans to provide a ramp access to St Mary’s. This will help both disabled buggy users and cyclists.
A design for new traffic lights at the St Mary’s junction with Bootham is also suggested.
Objections to the plans are dismissed out of hand by officials although the report does say that a safety audit on the proposals has been completed (the results of it are not detailed in the papers).
The scheme will cost around £360,000 including £60,000 for the path widening part of the project.
Marygate car park and the cycle path changes
Yesterday we revealed that the Council had started consultation on changes to the pedestrian/cycle route from the railway station to Bootham.
We pointed out that the impact on the Marygate car park had not been explained in the Councils documents.
We are now led to understand that a drawing, which details what will happen at the car park, was for some reason omitted from the consultation papers. It has now been added (click)
This new layout apparently requires virtually all the spaces in the car park to be re-marked.
Officials claim that, overall, 6 spaces will be lost.
The Railway Walk path would be widened to 3.4 metres.
The 40 spaces currently coned off would be restored for parking use.
There may be access, turning radius and other implications for users which are not clear from the large scale map provided, so we will hope that residents will be given sight of the stage 1 and 2 safety audit reports.
It is still unclear why the Council launched this consultation without telling anyone how to participate.
Bid for DfT funding to support cycling and walking
City of York Council has submitted a bid to the Government for £850,000 of funding (against an indicative allocation of £693,000).
This is part of an overall £1.45m programme, to maintain the growth in walking and cycling seen across the city during lockdown.
The Government’s Emergency Active Travel Fund is designed to support walking and cycling as a long-term method for commuting, as the country emerges from the pandemic and to address the current capacity constraints on Public Transport. To receive any allocation from the fund, the council has to demonstrate ‘swift and meaningful plans’ to support cyclists and pedestrians in York.
This application is for the second of two phases, with the first seeing the council being awarded £193,000 in June (this was £20,000 more than the indicative allocation).
The funding for the second phase is conditional on demonstrating how the council is able to adapt the city’s infrastructure to support more active travel, and how quickly these additional measures can be delivered.
City of York Council has submitted a programme of actions to support walking and cycling at key locations as alternatives to travel by bus or car.
Subject to a successful award of funding, the second phase aims to deliver the following schemes:
- Measures focused on providing cycling and walking links between Wheldrake and Heslington. This scheme provides an off-road cycle route to Wheldrake, which will benefit commuters between the village and York city centre, including schoolchildren travelling to school in Fulford.
- Further improvements on the A19 Shipton Road, a 3.2km radial route with cycle lanes currently being designed for delivery in phase 1. The additional funding will allow some of the existing pedestrian refuges on the road (which constrain the width of the proposed cycle lanes)) to be replaced with signalised crossings and improvements to the main junctions on the road.Improvements to A1237 outer ring road bridge – permanent provision of a cycle lane and improved footways over a 1km viaduct where provision is currently poor – linking suburbs on the northern and southern sides of the River Ouse and East Coast Main Line, including Manor School on the southern side and Clifton Moor Retail Park on the northern.
- Measures in the city centre to improve access into and around the city centre to serve the footstreets area and ensure that the heart of the city is as accessible as possible for pedestrians, cyclists and disabled residents. This scheme would include a range of measures such as improved signage, improvements to disabled crossing facilities, and a new crossing near Castle Mills Bridge catering for cyclists and pedestrians using the existing riverbank path, but wishing to travel across the Inner Ring Road into the south east of the city centre, an area being regenerated.
- Acomb Road/ York Road Acomb cycle scheme – a scheme to improve conditions for cyclists on Acomb Road to the west of York, including many children travelling to local schools, but where there is currently very little provision.
- School Zone Pilot – After a successful trial of a ‘people street’ concept at Carr Junior School in association with Sustrans last year, further changes would be planned to Ostman Road in Acomb for a pilot scheme, with potential future wider rollout across the city.
Additional council funding will be used to compliment the schemes in the bid above, as well as consulting and co-designing schemes with local communities, residents and businesses.
The second phase bid will complement the first phase of funding which is being used to deliver a number of measures across the city including:
- Extensions to existing Park and Pedal facilities at Rawcliffe Bar Park & Ride site, alongside a new cycle route from the site along Shipton Road
- Improved cycle parking in the city centre
- Extensions to the footstreets area
- Temporary footway widening at pinch points near shops
- Alterations to signal timings to reduce pedestrian queuing at city centre traffic lights.
- ‘The Groves’ neighbourhood traffic reduction 18-month trial
So we have a curates egg of proposals. There seems to have been no attempt made to assess potential demand for cycling facilities and hence likely use. The 2000 residents of Wheldrake may get a very expensive path. It is unlikely to carry many commuters in winter (providing street lighting would be even more expensive).
The 12,000 residents of Westfield are offered nothing. Ditto the Rural West ward, where the Knaption – Rufforth cycle path, and several rural carriageways need resurfacing, also get nothing.
There has been no consultation. The so called “big conversation” doesn’t offer choices on transport projects.
There is no consent from residents and without that we will see resentment and conflict.. That much was evident on Bishopthorpe Road.
The Council say the “work will be co-ordinated with the council’s Economic Recovery Strategy, which will be delivered over the next few months.
The strategy focuses on prioritising active travel, working with bus and rail operators to ensure people can continue to use public transport with confidence and creating a more people-focussed city centre.
To find out more about, York’s Active Travel Fund Bid, visit: www.york.gov.uk/ActiveTravelBid (bid documents will be live on this webpage tomorrow, 11 August).
Tell us what you think
We’re asking residents and businesses to complete our Big Conversation survey, which kick-starts a year-long programme of on and offline opportunities for residents and businesses to shape the city’s recovery.
Over 700 people have already responded and we’d be grateful for your views too: www.york.gov.uk/OurBigConversation “
Coronavirus York updates; 6th June 2020
No new cases in York
The total (cumulative) number of people testing positive for coronavirus in York has remained at 462. This represents an infection rate of 220.1 cases per 100,000 people.
UPDATE; There have now been no COVID deaths at York hospitals since 29th May. The total for York and Scarborough remains at 210.
Some information is now available from the government about the trend in case numbers by local authority area. These are based on hospital tests and may not reflect the results from the Poppleton testing site (the results of which still haven’t been published).
However, the picture is more encouraging now with infection numbers appearing to tail off.
Hopefully residents will help to consolidate the progress that has been made by the NHS and other professionals and will continue to observe strict social distancing and cleanliness standards.
A joint Public Health England and University of Cambridge study estimates the R rate for the North East and Yorkshire is 0.89. This is the lowest in the country.
Face masks needed for hospital visits and public transport use
You’ll have to have a face mask if visiting York and Scarborough hospital from Monday, either as an out patient or a visit – and a surgical mask if you work there.