A Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) for Ripon is to be approved at a North Yorkshire Council (NYC) meeting today. The council’s report says that it is to be regarded as a Phase 1 report. A future Phase
Ripon LCWIP
Knaresborough Priorities
Cycle route priorities for Knaresborough are to be considered at a North Yorkshire Council (NYC) meeting today. NYC looked at 87 route segments and assessed them against criteria to test effectiveness, policy alignment and deliverability. The top schemes were further
Cold Bath Road and Beech Grove 20mph Proposals
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
20mph Consultation on Oatlands Drive
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) is holding an informal consultation on a scheme to make Oatlands Drive 20mph. The scheme will require Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs). The consultation will run from 27th January to 16th February 2025. Documents detailing the proposals
2024 – Another Year of Failure on Active Travel by North Yorkshire Council
2024 was another year of abject failure on active travel by North Yorkshire Council (NYC). This year follows: No on-the-ground improvements were delivered in 2024. These are some of the schemes that did not progress. Crossing of Bilton Lane NYC
Consultation on Integrated Transport Strategy
The Department for Transport (DfT) launched a consultation on a new Integrated Transport Strategy for England on 28th November 2024. In a speech at Leeds Civic Hall then-Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said the Strategy would take a people-first approach. She
Autumn 2024 Newsletter
We sent out our Autumn 2024 Newsletter on 18th October 2024. Read it here.
Oatlands Drive and Wetherby Road Crossings Delayed Another Year
Crossings of Oatlands Drive and Wetherby Road, for the benefit of people using Slingsby Walk, are to be delayed by another year according to a report in advance of a (cancelled) council meeting today. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) promised to
Traffic Calming on Green Lane and Pannal Ash Road Delayed Indefinitely by Irresponsible Council
North Yorkshire Council has delayed traffic-calming measures on Green Lane, Pannal Ash Road, Yew Tree Lane and Beckwith Road indefinitely. The traffic calming was to be part of a wider 20mph zone promised to residents and Councillors in September 2023.
North Yorkshire’s Active Travel Capability Self-Assessment
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has just published its Active Travel Capability Self-Assessment. It was written in December 2023, but has not been available until now. The council rated itself Level 2, but Active Travel England (ATE) kept NYC among the