The Harrogate District Cycle Campaign Group
York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) has published a draft Local Transport Plan (LTP) which will be considered at a meeting on Friday 5th June 2026. There is a lot that is very good in the document. These are
York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) is consulting on its draft Strategy for a Sustainable Future (‘the Strategy’). It supersedes the 2022 Routemap to Carbon Negative, which was a genuinely ambitious document. On transport, the Strategy is significantly diluted,
A new parallel crossing of Oatlands Drive was completed last week, giving priority to people walking and cycling on Slingsby Walk. Crossings of Wetherby Road and Oatlands Drive were to be built by 31st March 2024, but were repeatedly delayed.
This is an outline for our presentation to Harrogate Town Council (HTC). This post is structured as follows: 1) About Harrogate Cycle Action When and why we were set up, and what we do. Our efforts to work with the
Here are suggestions for the new Harrogate Town Council (HTC) as to how it can help improve Harrogate’s cycle network. The town council’s influence is limited by the fact that North Yorkshire Council (NYC) is the highways authority; part of
North Yorkshire Council has published a short report about HTIP – the Harrogate Transport Improvement Programme. It’s a report about a much longer HTIP document that the council received from consultants in July 2024. As it’s the second consultants’ report
This post contains background information for York & North Yorkshire’s Active Travel Commissioner, in advance of a meeting. 1) About Harrogate Cycle Action We were set up to work with the councils (at the time, Harrogate Borough Council and North
The Harrogate Station Gateway project is to proceed, with authorisation given to engage contractors who will build the infrastructure. The decision was taken at a North Yorkshire Council (NYC) Executive meeting on 18th November 2025. A separate meeting the day
Mayor of York & North Yorkshire David Skaith has appointed an Active Travel Commissioner for the region. She is Rhiannon Letman-Wade. She will help implement the Mayor’s vision of a comprehensive network of lit, well-maintained walking, wheeling and cycling routes,
A new Toucan crossing of Wetherby Road has been completed and is working. It allows people on foot and on bikes travelling along Slingsby Walk to cross Wetherby Road. This has been a longstanding priority for Harrogate Cycle Action, and