York’s Climate Strategy: Fine Words Butter No Parsnips City of York Council (CYC) has produced a draft Climate Change Strategy for 2022-2032. It is full of worthy sentiments and noble ambitions, but – as I believe the young people of
Councillor Aspden Promotes Debunked Theory that Road-Building Reduces Congestion City of York Council’s Executive met on Thursday 16th June 2022. Among the items discussed was a proposal to dual northern sections of York Outer Ring Road (YORR), about an hour
Further Tadcaster Road Consultation West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is running a further consultation on proposed changes to Tadcaster Road, York. The original consultation took place in September 2021. The new consultation relates to changes in the design near the
How to Change the Way People Travel to Clifton Moor Clifton Moor is a car-dominated retail park on the edge of York, with bad cycle infrastructure. Current Situation On Tripadvisor, Chris M sums the current situation up quite well (even
Illegible Cycle Infrastructure at Clifton Moor The cycle infrastructure at Clifton Moor Retail Park in York is illegible – as well as being of the lowest quality. It’s badly signed and confusing, and it’s not at all obvious where you’re
Campaign for Safe Cycle Infrastructure on York’s Picadilly Continues The campaign for safe cycle infrastructure on York’s Picadilly continues, following a council transport meeting on 17th May 2022. Picadilly was one of the matters discussed at a decision session with
York Local Transport Strategy York’s new Local Transport Strategy started to emerge at a council meeting of the Climate Change Policy & Scrutiny Committee on 12th April 2022. The City of York Council (CYC) Sustainable Transport Manager Julian Ridge made
How to Connect Haxby to York by Bike Imagine: You were a council that had committed to reducing transport emissions by 71% within 8 years – including reducing car mileage by 25%, and increasing cycling by 33% Your biggest planned
76cm Cycle Lane in Haxby The cycle lanes in Haxby are 76cm wide. That’s being generous to them, and measuring from the middle of the white line to the kerb. If you exclude the paving by the kerb – that
Belgian Roundabout at Heworth Green City of York Council (CYC) are lucky that there is an ongoing cycling culture in York, and people keep riding bikes in spite of the poor facilities. To give them credit, CYC make an effort