This is our Autumn 2023 Newsletter.
North Yorkshire Tries to Push Through Version of Harrogate Station Gateway Focused on Private Motor Vehicles
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
Meeting with the Council Leader
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
North Yorkshire Prioritising Motor Vehicles at West Harrogate Urban Expansion
North Yorkshire Council is prioritising motor vehicles at the West Harrogate Urban Expansion. Around 2,000 houses are to be built at sites along Otley Road (between Harlow Carr and Beckwithshaw), and between Whinney Lane and Beckwith Head Road. National Requirement
Car Free Fridays & Walk to School
Zero Carbon Harrogate is launching a Green Travel Campaign that includes Car Free Fridays and Walk to School. The aim of the campaign is to persuade people to take cleaner, greener transport once a week. This includes: This will help
North Yorkshire Considers Homeopathic Version of Harrogate Station Gateway
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) Executive considered Harrogate Station Gateway very briefly at their meeting yesterday, 19th September 2023. We made a statement – or rather we should have done. NYC accepted it and promised to read it out: ‘Thank you
Harrogate Station Gateway – From Sustainable Transport to High-Traffic Scheme?
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.
West Harrogate Sustainable Transport Package – Analysis and Comment
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) have announced what they intend to do with the money they have left from their 2017 National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) bid. TL;DR NPIF – Background to Funding The original NPIF award to North Yorkshire was
NYC Should Proceed with Harrogate Station Gateway or Lose the Funding
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,
Andrew Jones MP U-Turns on Support for Harrogate Station Gateway
Andrew Jones MP has performed an astonishing u-turn on his support for Harrogate Station Gateway. In June, he was fully behind the project. In August, he no longer supports it at all. MP’s Support for Harrogate Station Gateway in June