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Jan 2024
Cycleway set to be built on Harrogate's Station Parade
A cycleway looks set to be built on Harrogate's Station Parade as part of the reduced £11.2 million Station Gateway scheme.
Cllr Keane Duncan, North Yorkshire Council's executive member for highways and transport, said today the full business case for the scheme had been submitted to West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
He said it included a southbound cycleway on the same side of the road as the bus station, and maintaining two lanes of traffic.
The details have not been released but the decision to keep two lanes of traffic and build a cycleway raises questions about the future of the taxi rank and loading bay on the other side of Station Parade.
The taxi rank
The loading bay
The council scrapped its previous proposals, which included reducing some of Station Parade to single lane and part-pedestrianising James Street, after admitting its plans were legally flawed.
The original scheme was hailed as a key active travel scheme that would be part of a cycle route to Cardale Park so its abandonment disappointed cyclists.
The revised scheme includes better coordinated traffic signals, footways and crossings, public realm improvements to areas including the One Arch tunnel, a bus lane and a southbound cycleway along Station Parade.
Cllr Duncan, who has been chosen to represent the Conservatives in the York and North Yorkshire mayoral election on May 2, said:
Cllr Keane Duncan
He added the revised plan "delivers key benefits to all road users", adding:
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