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May 2020
Calls for temporary cycles lanes and lower speed limits in Harrogate district
Cycling campaigners and environmental groups in the district have called for "pop up" temporary cycle lanes and lower speed limits to encourage people to continue cycling and help walkers with social distancing.
Jemima Parker of Zero Carbon Harrogate said the group has written to Andrew Jones MP and David Bowe, the county council Corporate Director Business and Environmental Services, asking for temporary changes.
Harrogate District Cycle Action has published a list of "post-lockdown travel improvements" that, amongst others, include:
- Closing streets to cars at school drop off and pick up times
- Add temporary cycle lanes by putting up barriers and making streets one-way
- Close off town centre roads to cars
- 20mph limits in built up areas and "car free weekends"
In Knaresborough, town councillor Hannah Gostlow has urged the County Council which is in charge of highways to reduce the speed limit to 20mph between King James School and High Bridge in Knaresborough and around the towns schools, as well as increasing cycle lanes in the town.
The calls for parking bays to be made into cycle lanes in Harrogate are at odds with Independent Harrogate, the body which represents the town's independent retailers. It's called for free parking to be kept indefinitely to encourage more people to come into Harrogate by car when the shops finally open.
The Stray Ferret has asked North Yorkshire County Council for a comment. It said it was working to give a response as soon as possible.
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