Cycling bottlenecks in Cracow

There are places in Cracow that cyclists should definitely avoid, unless they are adrenaline freaks. They are pretty numerous and too often hard to avoid. Local cyclists often choose to cycle on pavement in many of those places. Please note that it is not always technically possible and in some cases pavements simply do not exist.

Rondo Mogilskie (Mogilskie Roundabout), a crucial point for leaving Old Town towards Nowa Huta and north - eastern parts of Cracow. A roundabout, no traffic lights, multiple lanes and tramway tracks, not to mention potholes and poor signage. Most cyclists choose to cycle the pedestrian way - on zebra crossings. However, this is tricky, too as car speeds are pretty high and often drivers do not use blinkers to let you know they are about to leave the roundabout. Rondo Mogilskie is a nightmare. Luckily, a major refurbishement is now beginning and when completed, it will be the most complex cycleway junction in Poland. However, Rondo problem is accompanied by other problems, namely:
Mogilska street east of Rondo Mogilskie, leading to Nowa Huta district. Now Mogilska street has a cycling facility east of the railway viaduct but the remaining part is very dangerous. The street width does not conform to standards, the profile is terrible and at one point, to cycle straight ahead you have to switch to the left (fast) lane despite there are no traffic lights and cars speed like crazy. When the Rondo Mogiskie refurbishement is ready and the cycleway system will be availabe, the cyclists should go to the calm Zalewskiego street parallel to Mogilska street and use the pavement in the only helpless part to reach the existing cycleway in Mogilska Street.
Beliny - Prażmowskiego and Brodowicza Streets. They leave Rondo Mogilskie and constitute the only access to the Olsza district north east of the railway station. They are pretty busy, with potholes and frankly - with no chance to have segregated facilities due to inappropriate cross section. In future, this will be only local access cycle route, with the Mistrzejowice Tram cycleway as the main route to north - eastern Cracow.
Warszawska Street and 29 Listopada Avenue with the bridge over rail tracks: this is the only route to the northern parts of Cracow. Heavy traffic, potholes and lots of buses (and heavy trucks in 29 Listopada) are the problem. Warszawska street is likely to become one a way street with a segregated cycleway in place of one of the lanes, thus making a perfect link with the future cycle route system of the railway station and Rondo Mogilskie. 29 Listopada is rather helpless: in many places the cross - section is insufficient to accomodate segregated facilities.
Prądnicka Street north of Nowy Kleparz square. The only way to Northern Krowodrza, heavy traffic and lots of potholes.
Dietla Street and Grzegórzecka Street, especially between Rondo Grzegórzeckie and Starowiślna street.
Bohaterów Getta Square, Limanowskiego and Wielicka Streets near the junction with Powstańców Śląskich and Powstańców Wielkopolskich
Powstańców Śląskich street: multiple lane thoroughfare with no pedestrian or bicycle crossings, no junctions, highway - like access roads, speeding cars and extreme case of substandard bridge (too narrow and with no pavements, cycleways etc.) at one place. Unusable for cyclists, who sometimes are lured to cycle there as this is a major shortcut for some relations in the city.
Kamieńskiego Street (a major multiple lane thoroughfare in the huge green area of Bonarka, with no verges, pavements or cycleways and horrible potholes and heavy, fast traffic including heavy trucks).
Zakopiańska street, especially the southern part on the city border. The only way out of Cracow in this direction is a huge two level junction with highway - like access roads and cars approaching from both sides at speeds much higher than cyclist can attain.