Our Spring Newsletter was sent out today – see the HDCA Spring Newsletter.
Green transport after the pandemic – letter to the Harrogate Advertiser
Like Ian Hallett (letters, 23 April), my wife and I have revelled in some of the silver linings of this grim pandemic, walking in our neighbourhood and cycling in the glorious countryside west of Harrogate, to Almscliffe Crag or Lower
Let’s Make Active Travel The New Normal – letter to Harrogate Advertiser, published 23 April 2020
Dear Editor Like most challenges, the current crisis also brings opportunities. The streets around Harrogate and Knaresborough are wonderfully quiet, and walking or cycling for daily exercise and necessary travel feels much safer and more pleasant than ever before, especially
Cycle streets in Milan
Milan is to use the pandemic as the opportunity to press ahead with a reallocation of space from cars to cycling and walking, writes Laura Laker in the Guardian. 35km (22 miles) of streets will be transformed over the summer
London Cycling Campaign on Covid-19
London Cycling Campaign has a good article on short-term action during the crisis, and ideas for a shift to low-carbon transport after the crisis. Right now, roads are quiet enough for many new people to cycle for essential journeys or
Decarbonising transport
The DfT has started the process of devising a plan to decarbonise transport. The new document, Decarbonising Transport: Setting the Challenge, accepts that we’ll have to use our cars less, and states that public transport and active travel will become
Letter to Matt Hancock
This is a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, sent on 20th March 2020 by HDCA member Malcolm Margolis. Dear Mr Hancock, In order to ease the burden on the NHS, will you as Secretary of State for Health ask
Transforming Cities Fund
As reported recently, the Budget allocated £27 billion for new high-carbon roads, and nothing at all for active travel. The result of allocations from the existing Transforming Cities Fund also appeared very disappointing, with initial indications that Harrogate had missed
£27bn for roads and £0.00 for cycling in Budget
Yesterday’s Budget was the first delivered by new Chancellor Rishi Sunak. It was a high-carbon Budget, with a huge splurge on road-building and zero investment in active travel. £27bn is a massive sum to spend on main roads. Transport is
HDCA Meeting 13th February 2020
These are the minutes of the HDCA meeting on 13th February 2020.