The Harrogate District Cycle Campaign Group
Funding for active travel in 2021/22 has been increased from £257 million to £338 million, according to a government press release on Friday 30th July 2021. North Yorkshire has already made an Active Travel Fund bid on the basis of
The DfT has published updated Network Management Duty guidance, accompanied by a letter to councils from Minister Chris Heaton-Harris. The overall effect is to tell local authorities to consult properly before removing any active travel schemes. Local authorities are expected
The Minister with responsibility for cycling, Chris Heaton-Harris, wrote to councils yesterday about active travel schemes supported by government funding. He says school streets, pop-up cycle lanes and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods implemented under the Emergency Active Travel Fund command public
North Yorkshire’s bid for money from the Active Travel Fund 2021 is rather odd and a little disappointing. £900,000, or 58% of the total, is requested for a canal towpath leisure route near Silsden. There is also a request for
Local authorities including North Yorkshire have an opportunity to bid for money from the Active Travel Fund this year (2021/22). Bids must be submitted by 9th August 2021. Key Principles A letter from Rupert Furness of the DfT’s Active and
Transport for the North have produced a Decarbonisation Strategy, and a consultation is open for comments on it, from 7th June to 31st August 2021. We have reached the point where those in authority no longer deny that there’s a
We’re looking for someone to run our Twitter and Facebook accounts. We’re all volunteers, so it would be very part-time, and unpaid. If there’s someone who is passionate about cycling, especially as transport for short, local journeys, please get in
The results of the Harrogate Station Gateway consultation are in, and they support the more ambitious scheme to improve access to Harrogate Station. That means the One Lane Option for Station Parade, and full pedestrianisation of James Street. A report
North Yorkshire is dropping the Oatlands Drive scheme that was part of their successful bid for Active Travel Fund (ATF) money. An article on North Yorkshire’s website states that only the A59 and Victoria Avenue schemes in Harrogate are recommended
York Cycle Campaign recently published their May Newsletter. It’s interesting to learn what our North Yorkshire neighbours are doing. One interesting piece in the Newsletter links to a report by John Skelton about inclusive and disability cycling. Where barriers, obstacles