Whitby residents invited to online public meeting on active travel
People in Whitby are being invited to a public meeting to have their say on a plan for a new walking and cycling route.
People in Whitby are being invited to a public meeting to have their say on a plan for a new walking and cycling route.
North Yorkshire County Council has received £1,011,750 from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund to improve the infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians.
The grant, which must be spent during the 2021/22 financial year, is earmarked to fund work along four corridors to improve access to the town centres for cyclists and pedestrians, allowing for more space for social distancing.
The meeting to discuss the Whitby proposal will be held tomorrow (Wednesday 31st March) between 3-4pm.
They will be held online due to Government restrictions around Covid-19 and can be accessed at the specified times at www.northyorks.gov.uk/socialdistancingandactivetravel
Thousands of people shared their views in an online survey, which came to an end at the end of February. The next consultation on the draft designs is now out.
In Whitby, the proposal is for a corridor to connect the Whitby Park and Ride site at Victoria Farm with Whitby town centre. The route would be along Guisborough Road and Mayfield Road. At Prospect Hill, it is anticipated users would continue to the town centre along local routes.
There are also three other proposals for Harrogate.
The County Council bid for the funding last summer, after assessing 300 schemes across the county, including some received from the public, interest groups and county councillors.
The Active Travel Fund allocation is the second phase of funding from the Department for Transport following the Covid-19 lockdown last March. The first phase supported temporary infrastructure to aid social distancing. The Active Travel Fund is part of a £2bn five-year sustainable travel package from the Government.