![]() West Midlands walking and cycling commissioner Adam Tranter, who praised the facilities last year as an example of how it is "possible for supermarkets to do cycle parking right", also expressed disappointment at the pick-up-and-go bike stands, writing: "Argh! And I had such high hopes." "Cyclists are customers too, and retailers can and should do better," added one Twitter user, while David joked that "those are definitely Aldi middle aisle bike stands". Posted in a local group, someone discovered that the new hadn’t actually secured their bike stands into the ground and they can just be lifted out /wA1UiaVWR4 In June, cyclists blasted the supermarket for opening a store in Longwater, Norwich with no safe cycling and pedestrian paths and crossings in place.ĭerek Williams from the Norwich Cycling Campaign told : "It’s going to be downright dangerous, it’s going to cause unspeakable damage."Īnd a week later, cyclists raised security fears after discovering that new cycle stands at Aldi entrance were not even bolted to the ground and could be lifted out of the ground at the store in Leamington Spa. It's not the first time Aldi has been drawn into criticism because of poor provisions for cyclists. > “It’s going to cause unspeakable damage”: Cycling campaign slams Aldi and council for putting cyclists and pedestrians in danger and “only thinking about drivers” "So Aldi are opening a new store in complete contravention of Equality Act 2010, as there is no suitable parking for mobility aids outside the store. "Surely ambulant disabled *includes* every form of mobility aid which needs to be parked outside the store, rather than taken in - including recumbents, trikes & handcycles? On the Twitter thread, Avery added that it is required of Aldi to provide ambulant and wheelchair-bound disabled people with suitable convenient access into and throughout the building at all times. The Starley Statue is 1 minute away by bike." "So council officers appear to have assumed cycle parking was included, or thought the trolley bay included cycle parking, or they just don't care."Īvery told : "The blue routes are cycle paths or low traffic roads - the retail park itself, like most retail parks, sits inside its own defacto 'LTN', as there's only one road in and out for cars. He said: "There are no cycle stands on this very long strip mall retail park on the edge of the city. Except, the retail park in Coventry, located right next to the train station, doesn't have any.Īvery said that the retail park goes back to the 1990s, when no cycle parking was mandated. He added that the planning condition stated that "the development shall only operate in accordance with the external lighting, cycle parking stands, visibility barriers to Warwick Road and entrance barriers to the car parking areas as approved under application". Local transport campaigner James Avery tagged Aldi on Twitter and wrote: "Why are you opening a new store tomorrow with no cycle parking, when it's the very first planning condition required in the Why are you opening a new store tomorrow with no cycle parking, when it's the very first planning condition required in the approval? /2PKhdadjHX > “Those are definitely middle aisle bike stands”: Cyclists raise security fears after discovering that new cycle stands at Aldi entrance can be lifted out of the ground ![]() The supermarket store in Central Six Retail Park in Coventry opened its doors yesterday, but it seemed like it was only interested in doing so to those who arrived driving a car, as it had neither any cycle parking areas, nor provisions for those with mobility aids. The German supermarket chain has already been in the bad books of cyclists quite a few times this year, and it's managed to draw ire once again with the opening of a new store in Coventry yesterday. Aldi's track record with cyclists hasn't been the best lately.
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