A four-week consultation will launch next week on redeveloping Station Parade in Harrogate.
North Yorkshire County Council secured £7.8m in funding from the government’s Transforming Cities Fund last year to create a “gateway” to connect the bus and railway stations with the town centre.
A media briefing to discuss the proposals and forthcoming consultation will be held online tomorrow.
The money awarded in March has to be spent within three years and NYCC’s executive member for highways Cllr Don Mackenzie told the Stray Ferret that building work could begin on the scheme before the end of this year.
The public will be asked to contribute ideas for the project, which aims to promote sustainable transport.
Cllr Mackenzie said one idea could involve building cycle lanes on Station Parade but he added there would be no ban on cars.
Plans for a ‘station gateway’ have been in the works for several years and in 2016 Harrogate Borough Council published an artist’s impression of how it might look:
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The plan fits into a wider strategy for Harrogate drawn up by the borough council in its 2016 Town Centre Strategy and Masterplan.
It said:
“Harrogate’s railway station and adjoining facilities, including the town centre’s bus station, have long been identified as an area for improvement. The current buildings and infrastructure detract from the overall quality of the town centre environment and provide a poor gateway for visitors.”
