marinyork said:
Trivially. I don't know why you can't be helpful rather than telling me things I already know from the descriptions, chuffing heck I thought you were supposed to have lived in the place for ten years.
I was including descriptions for the benefit of those not native...
What is needed is not Lawrence St but what's going on further south and north. Is there a barrier physically stopping people taking the natural route to the left of the bar (I know the straight on lane is closed) and packing into the ASL on foss islands road? (note natural road markings, that may have changed). If the lights have got moved back you can still more or less do that same thing at midnight. Besides I think it'd be hilarious having cars at the front of the queue surrounded by 50 cyclists.
The left turn lane is not blocked, no. So yes, you could turn right from it - you'd want a sharp lookout, because it would be a blind turn, thanks to the Walmgate Barbican.
(note: the Walmgate Barbican is the sticky out bit that allows defence of the gate from attackers. Subsequent mentions of 'the Barbican' refer to a now defunct leisure centre, built about a dozen years ago, and which looks like a toilet seat from the air)
As for south I gather from the descriptions that once you are on Foss Islands Road you can go along Barbican Road till Paragon St unhindered so my thoughts are to jump on the cycle path of which there is a dropped kerb and you're legally allowed to do. Then take a left turn on the cycle path and depending on which side the barriers closures/are either go down Barbican Mews or do 50ft of illegal cycling and hop onto Wellington St, regent St etc. If you follow what I mean it really depends what it means by 'between Paragon St and Wellington St' as there are a few houses with cars on the stub of Wellington St it's not clear which side of the road junction the blocks will be/access and so on (happened in the past when the road was closed). I can't see any of that, perhaps you could head further south and help out on that one
. I don't think going around the Barbican on the cycle path is unpleasant even if Barbican Mews cycle crossing is closed, I'm just not a fan of James St since they ruined it, I don't mind the inner ring road though.
Barbican Road is currently closed from the very end where it splits from Paragon Street. You can't get to Barbican Mews or Wellington Street without going on the pavement. Yes, you could go round the Barbican using the cyclepath, and the cut through at the side of the Barbican building is still open. Personally, if I had to go round there, I'd just use the road anyway, and come up Kent Street and Hes Road, and either down Regent Street to rejoin Lawrence Street, or go on up the hill to Green Dykes Lane and go left down to the Hull Road crossroads.
I don't know what's wrong with James St myself... I just thought it was the easiest detour to describe. I really am only trying to help.
Of course, in three weeks it might all have changed. And I leave the country on Friday, to return on the Weds evening of that week, ready to go to work on Thursday to set up Velo Vision for the Rally, so I don't know if I'll have a chance to check it out.
BTW, which one am I?
