The Harrogate District Cycle Campaign Group
A Design Review by Active Travel England has identified a Policy Conflict and numerous Critical Safety Issues with the scheme proposed by North Yorkshire Council (NYC). Policy Conflict The Policy Conflict is that NYC’s proposed scheme misses the opportunity to
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has rejected the idea of building a central cycleway on Victoria Avenue, justified by a report by consultants WSP. Cycle facilities on Victoria Avenue were funded by Active Travel Fund 2 (ATF2) in 2020. NYC subsequently
The failure of North Yorkshire Council (NYC) to provide cycle crossing facilities at the Sainsbury’s junction on the A661 Wetherby Road, Harrogate, could negatively affect the council’s active travel capability rating. Active Travel England (ATE) says: ‘We have written to
Five years after North Yorkshire Council (NYC) received £1,011,750 of Active Travel Fund 2 (ATF2) money, they have finally built something with it. There are small improvements on Victoria Avenue for pedestrians. TL;DR Negatives: Positives: ATF2 in North Yorkshire NYC
The Getaway group led by Steven Baines that launched a legal challenge to North Yorkshire Council’s Harrogate Station Gateway scheme has lost its case. The case was heard in April 2025 by Recorder Mark Ockelton at the High Court in
The York & North Yorkshire region is to benefit from £15.4 million of Local Transport Grant in the current financial year, April 2025 to the end of March 2026. It is given to Mayor David Skaith and the York &
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has rejected requests that they include cycle crossing facilities at the Sainsburys junction of the A661 Wetherby Road in Harrogate. The council intends to spend £237,000 revamping the junction, with new traffic lights to get more
Harrogate & Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon is standing up for cycling facilities at the Sainsburys junction of the A661 Wetherby Road. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has put forward a proposal to revamp the junction, adding fancy traffic lights that would
Councillor Keane Duncan has stepped aside from his role as Executive Member for Transport and Cycling Champion. He was asked to do so by Council Leader Carl Les, according to a report by the BBC. Councillor Les took the line
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has put forward an Active Travel Fund 5 (ATF5) scheme which involves revamping the Sainsbury’s junction of the A661 Wetherby Road, Harrogate – but without making any provision for cycling. ATF5 ATF5 was announced on 12th