We were pleased to be invited to meet York & North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith while he was in Harrogate on 7th May 2025. We wanted to discuss the lack of progress on cycling infrastructure by North Yorkshire Council over
Meeting with the Mayor
20mph Plans for Arthur’s Avenue
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has published plans for a 20mph zone on Arthur’s Avenue. The details can be found on NYC’s website. A consultation is open from 24th February to 16th March 2025. Traffic-Calming Measures The plans show that traffic-calming
Process Starts for Part of Harrogate 20mph Zone
The process for implementing part of Harrogate’s 20mph zone has begun. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has published a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) and accompanying map. The shaded areas on the map indicate: I understand that Beech Grove and the top
West Harrogate Sustainable Transport Package – Analysis and Comment
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) have announced what they intend to do with the money they have left from their 2017 National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) bid. TL;DR NPIF – Background to Funding The original NPIF award to North Yorkshire was
ZCH Let’s Talk Transport Response
Zero Carbon Harrogate (ZCH) put in a particularly good and comprehensive response to the North Yorkshire Council’s recent Let’s Talk Transport survey. This is their submission. Introduction In the Introduction, ZCH call for sustainability and carbon reduction to be at
Cycling to School in Ripon 3 Years on
By Bethan Dailey Approximately 3 years on from starting to cycle to school with my children, and this is as close as we’ve got to a segregated cycleway on Dishforth Road between Ripon and Sharow. In case anyone is wondering,
H&K ACC Meeting 8th June 2023
The Harrogate & Knaresborough Area Constituency Committee meeting of Councillors on 8th June 2023 was of interest from an active travel point of view. Western Arc Coordination Group On behalf of the Western Arc Coordination Group, Rene Dziabas expressed dissatisifaction
Oatlands Road Safety and Active Travel Campaign
A petition has been launched, asking North Yorkshire County Council for 20mph limits in an area that includes: It complements a similar initiative and petition for a neighbouring area of Harrogate which was launched as the Pannal Ash Safe Streets