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Aug 2022
New cycling plans for Harrogate to be drawn up next month
A "detailed and co-ordinated plan" to encourage cycling and walking in Harrogate will be drawn up next month.
North Yorkshire County Council said today the plan will connect active travel initiatives such as the Otley Road cycle route and the Station Gateway.
It comes a day after the council revealed the Beech Grove road closure, which was introduced to encourage cycling, will end on August 14.
Beech Grove was seen as a key part of an integrated cycle route from Cardale Park to Harrogate train station.
So the decision to re-open it to through traffic was greeted with dismay by some cyclists and environmentalists.
But that doesn't appear to be the end of the matter.
A council spokeswoman said today the Beech Grove measures, which cost £10,000, were introduced on a trial-only basis in February 2021, for a maximum of 18 months.
Bollards being installed on Beech Grove last year.
Because the trial is due to end on August 14, the "measures must legally be removed on this date", the spokeswoman said, adding:
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