City Centre – York Cycle Campaign

City High Streets Fit For The Rest Of 21st Century

Last month York Cycle Campaign and York High Street Forum invited veteran high street campaigner Bill Grimsey to the city.

Roman Quarter Planning Response

In January developers re-submitted plans for a mixed-use development on Rougier Street, consisting of offices, a hotel, flats, and a new museum exhibiting the city’s Roman heritage – earning the development the ‘Roman Quarter’ name. The project reimagines the development which was rejected on its first application, after numerous objections to its appearance. The project,Continue reading “Roman Quarter Planning Response”

Can Anti-Terror Bollards Be Something More?

Proposals have been released for permanent anti-terror bollards around the city, but could given an extra purpose?

City Centre Parking

Campaign member Martin met with with Greg Morgan, the Active Travel Transport Planner for City of York Council along with representatives of Make it York and the council to discuss changes to cycle parking in Parliament Street and it’s surroundings. He’s provided the following update from his meeting.

Piccadilly Proposals

In early July plans were revealed for the redesign of Piccadilly as part of the Castle Gateway masterplan. The Campaign were dismayed that despite various conversations during the public engagement process space has been found for any segregated cycle lanes leading into the city centre linking from the Ouse riverside paths via the new cycleContinue reading “Piccadilly Proposals”