The Harrogate District Cycle Campaign Group
The consultation about Harrogate’s Station Gateway project, funded by Transforming Cities, opened today. It runs until 24th March 2021. £7.9 million is available to provide access to and from the town centre, with a focus on cleaner alternatives to car
North Yorkshire have launched an initial (Phase 1) consultation on schemes funded by the Active Travel Fund. In Harrogate District, the roads to be improved with protected bike lanes and better crossings are: Oatlands Drive Victoria Avenue A59 between Starbeck
Our Winter 2021 Newsletter is out today – read it here.
There’s a lack of belief in active travel at North Yorkshire County Council – a feeling that it’s impossible to persuade people to walk or cycle short journeys instead of using their cars. But in reality, modal shift is not
By a Ripon Mum This is a follow-up to The Challenges of Cycling to School in Ripon. When my two young daughters returned to Sharow Primary School on keyworker places in June 2020, we challenged ourselves to a new routine
The Harrogate Transport Improvement Programme (‘HTIP’) was discussed by North Yorkshire County Councillors today, at the Harrogate & Knaresborough Area Committee meeting. HTIP was commissioned in October 2019 following the results of the Harrogate Congestion Survey, where there was 77%
Western Primary School is on Cold Bath Road, Harrogate, which is narrow and not designed for the huge volume of traffic which now uses it, much of it as a link between Otley Road and the town centre, and Otley
North Yorkshire County Council has now confirmed which schemes will be delivered under the Active Travel Fund (ATF), previously called the Emergency Active Travel Fund. As I reported on 13th November, NYCC was awarded just over £1 million. The three
Harrogate District Cycle Action (HDCA) has been recognised in the Harrogate & District Volunteering Oscars, together with the local Sustrans Rangers. This video is a substitute for the award ceremony that would normlly be held, and recognition of HDCA and
By a Ripon Mum Ripon has practically no cycling infrastructure, which may come as a surprise to Harrogate residents. There are virtually no cycle lanes at all; not on-road, and not off-road! Whilst it doesn’t take an adult long to