The Harrogate District Cycle Campaign Group
Update 7th June 2025: the police don’t know whether there was a collision or not, and the incident may not have been correctly reported in the local press. A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision on Beech Grove, Harrogate,
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has put forward proposals for a 20mph zone to include the part of Cold Bath Road which is currently 30mph, and Beech Grove. The details are set out on this NYC web page. There will be
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
North Yorkshire Council’s time-wasting on Otley Road and Beech Grove continues. They are currently refusing to set out any specific plans for either project, but claim that they will present their ideas to a Committee of Harrogate & Knaresborough Councillors
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) is abandoning active travel schemes on Otley Road and Beech Grove, despite majority support for them in the most recent consultation. The decision has been briefed to the local paper by Executive Member for Transport
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) has now published the self-assessment on active travel that it submitted to Active Travel England in August 2022. Question 14, Agreeement to Abide by the Network Management Duty Question 14 states: ‘Do you agree that
We previously complained about North Yorkshire County Council’s removal of the Beech Grove and Lancaster Road modal filters without any evidence or consultation, in breach of their Network Management Duty. They have now started a consultation on active travel measures
Harrogate District Cycle Action (HDCA) has made a formal complaint to North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) about NYCC’s removal of the Beech Grove and Lancaster Road modal filters in August 2022. The active travel scheme was put in place in