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Oct 2022
A consultation will begin on Monday on new plans to promote cycling and walking in Harrogate.
North Yorkshire County Council also revealed today it now "hopes" to start phase two of the Otley Road cycle route in summer next year — more than a year after it had planned to begin.
Monday's consultation will ask for suggestions to improve active travel in and around Oatlands Drive, as well as for views on the Otley Road cycle route, its links with Beech Grove and the town centre.
Previous plans to reduce congestion in Oatlands, which included introducing a one-way system on Oatlands Drive, were shelved in spring last year after numerous complaints.
As part of its latest plans, the county council will undertake a traffic survey looking at parking, modes of transport and the volume and speed of traffic.
North Yorkshire County Council’s executive member for highways, Cllr Keane Duncan, said:
Cllr Duncan said he hoped "potential options" would be presented by the end of the year "so they will be ready when further funding becomes available".
The interactive map showing proposed town centre cycle routes.
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