Guest Post by Richi Sanuk Richi Sanuk is the fictional Prime Minister of a failed state off the coast of mainland Europe. Any resemblance to Prime Minister of Britain Rishi Sunak is entirely intentional. I want to make it clear
Judicial Review Setback for Harrogate Station Gateway North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has ‘rescinded the decision to proceed’ with Harrogate Station Gateway following the launch of legal proceedings. Judicial review proceedings were started by Hornbeam Park Developments on 14th August 2023.
Are HK Lib Dems Anti-Cycling? Are Harrogate & Knaresborough Liberal Democrats anti-cycling? The question arises because they oppose the one major public realm and active travel scheme in Harrogate – Harrogate Station Gateway. The cycle infrastructure is largely designed to
Endangered Species ‘You’re an endangered species’, a man told me yesterday. He appeared to worse for wear as he crossed the junction where I was waiting for the lights to turn green. ‘You’re an endangered species’, he repeated. ‘A cyclist
Five Observations on Cycling in the Dales Here are five observations about cycling in the Yorkshire Dales. 1) It’s Hilly It’s hilly in the Yorkshire Dales. Admittedly I’m not going to win the Nobel Prize for Insight here, but I
Transport Planning Society Writes to Sunak to Defend LTNs The Transport Planning Society (TPS) has written to Rishi Sunak to defend and support active travel and mode shift schemes like Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs). It comes after Sunak used an
Must Get In Front Update 9th August 2023: just inside the time limit and to my surprise, North Yorkshire Police emailed stating that they would take positive action in this case. I have therefore temporarily removed the video from this
N Yorks Executive Remains Committed to Harrogate Station Gateway North Yorkshire Council remains committed to Harrogate Station Gateway. This emerged at a full council meeting on 19th July 2023. Executive Member for Transport Keane Duncan spoke at the meeting to
Britons Split Over the Merits of Cycling Britons are fairly evenly split over the merits of cycling, according to a new study by YouGov. The survey was conducted in 12 countries, and participants were asked to say whether they had
Sunak Wants More Rat-Running Traffic on Residential Streets Sunak wants more rat-running through traffic on residential streets throughout the UK. He isn’t interested in quality of life for residents, quiet and pleasant residential areas, or clean air. He wants streets