The Harrogate District Cycle Campaign Group
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) is planning a major urban expansion in West Harrogate, and its Transport Strategy Part 1 and Part 2 has just become available. In the Strategy there is no shortage of warm words about sustainable travel, but
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) are holding a second consultation on crossings of Oatlands Drive and Wetherby Road. The original consultation was in March/April this year. Another consultation is needed because the preferred Stray Land Exchange option put forward in the
The Harrogate & Knaresborough Area Constituency Committee (H&K ACC) of North Yorkshire Council (NYC) could fund the design of one of the Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) routes. The decision will go before local Councillors at a meeting
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) is consulting on crossings of Oatlands Drive and Wetherby Road, to benefit people walking and cycling on Slingsby Walk. The council promised to finish construction of these crossings by 31st March 2024, which is clearly not
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 is trying to push through a version of Harrogate Station Gateway stripped of its cycling elements and focused on private motor vehicles. Executive Member for Transport Keane Duncan told a local paper that reallocating space from motor
Today we – a delegation of three from Harrogate Cycle Action – met with North Yorkshire Council Leader Carl Les and Corporate Director Karl Battersby. We raised our concerns about the lack of progress on the council’s main cycle projects
Harrogate Station Gateway appears to be changing from a sustainable transport project to a high-traffic scheme. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) have suggested that the £11 million funding should be spent on increasing motor vehicle traffic in the heart of Harrogate.
The commitment of North Yorkshire Council (NYC) to its flagship public realm and active travel project, Harrogate Station Gateway, is in question. Local authority officers have worked on Station Gateway for 3 years. It has been through the democratic process,
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