We sent out our Summer 2024 Newsletter on 6th August 2024. Read it here.
North Yorkshire Planning Carmageddon in West Harrogate
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) is planning a major urban expansion in West Harrogate, and its Transport Strategy Part 1 and Part 2 has just become available. In the Strategy there is no shortage of warm words about sustainable travel, but
Route Suggestions for Harrogate Station Gateway
TCF Harrogate Station Gateway started as an ambitious sustainable transport project, designed to reduce reliance on private cars, and to enable more people to use a combination of active travel and public transport. Now it is primarily focused on getting
Mayor David Skaith Wants Commuting by Bike to be the Norm
Mayor of York & North Yorkshire David Skaith wrote on Twitter yesterday that he wants commuting by bike to be the norm in the region. The full quote is: ‘I want York and North Yorkshire to be THE place for
Only Six People Support North Yorkshire’s Victoria Avenue Plans
Only 6 people supported revised plans for Victoria Avenue in the recent consultation. The majority were against them. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) won funding of just over £1 million from Active Travel Fund 2 (ATF2) in 2020 for four ambitious
Still No Progress on North Yorkshire Cycling Projects Half Way Through 2024
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) continues to fail to deliver meaningful on-the-ground improvements to Harrogate & Knaresborough’s cycle network. We started tracking progress on the council’s projects at the beginning of 2023, after a desperately disappointing 2022 in which NYC made
Wetherby Road and Oatlands Drive Crossings – Second Consultation
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) are holding a second consultation on crossings of Oatlands Drive and Wetherby Road. The original consultation was in March/April this year. Another consultation is needed because the preferred Stray Land Exchange option put forward in the
H&K ACC Could Fund LCWIP Route Design
The Harrogate & Knaresborough Area Constituency Committee (H&K ACC) of North Yorkshire Council (NYC) could fund the design of one of the Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) routes. The decision will go before local Councillors at a meeting
Spring 2024 Newsletter
We sent out our Spring 2024 Newsletter on 29th April 2024. Read it here.
Victoria Avenue Consultation – Please Respond
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has published proposals for changes to Victoria Avenue, Harrogate. It is consulting on them from 15th April to 12th May 2024 (extended from the original 5th May deadline). This is the consultation letter. The council intends