We sent out our Winter 2024 Newsletter on 6th February 2024. Read it here.
Mayoral Election May 2024
A Mayor of the York & North Yorkshire region will be elected on 2nd May 2024. Transport hustings are being held at Friargate Meeting House in York at 6.30pm on Monday 8th April 2024. This is an opportunity to ask
Local Transport Plan Meeting
On Monday 15th January 2024, we met with North Yorkshire Council (NYC) officers to make our suggestions for the Local Transport Plan (LTP) which the council is drafting. Harrogate Cycle Action’s Document (Which NYC Did Not Read) Around a week
Review of 2023: Another Year of Failure on Cycling by North Yorkshire Council
2023 was another year of failure by North Yorkshire Council (NYC) on cycling. The council failed to meet all its own deadlines, and made no meaningful progress on any of its main cycling projects. Here is an overview of what
Oatlands Consultation Results and Design Options
Consultants WSP carried out traffic surveys, and analysed the results of a Commonplace consultation that was held in Autumn 2022. They reported in February 2023. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) published the WSP report 10 months later, in December 2023. Traffic
HDCA Autumn 2023 Newsletter
This is our Autumn 2023 Newsletter.
North Yorkshire Tries to Push Through Version of Harrogate Station Gateway Focused on Private Motor Vehicles
North Yorkshire Council is trying to push through a version of Harrogate Station Gateway stripped of its cycling elements and focused on private motor vehicles. Executive Member for Transport Keane Duncan told a local paper that reallocating space from motor
Meeting with the Council Leader
Today we – a delegation of three from Harrogate Cycle Action – met with North Yorkshire Council Leader Carl Les and Corporate Director Karl Battersby. We raised our concerns about the lack of progress on the council’s main cycle projects
North Yorkshire Prioritising Motor Vehicles at West Harrogate Urban Expansion
North Yorkshire Council is prioritising motor vehicles at the West Harrogate Urban Expansion. Around 2,000 houses are to be built at sites along Otley Road (between Harlow Carr and Beckwithshaw), and between Whinney Lane and Beckwith Head Road. National Requirement
Car Free Fridays & Walk to School
Zero Carbon Harrogate is launching a Green Travel Campaign that includes Car Free Fridays and Walk to School. The aim of the campaign is to persuade people to take cleaner, greener transport once a week. This includes: This will help