Plans to introduce a congestion charge in York seem certain to be dropped now that a group set up to find ways to prevent future gridlock in the city has decided not to recommend it.
Instead, the City of York Council cross-party traffic congestion scrutiny committee recommends focusing on improving public transport and making walking and cycling more attractive alternatives to car use instead of imposing London-style road charging.
Introducing some form of congestion charge was among the options presented to residents when the issue was the subject of a huge public consultation exercise earlier this year, but 39% came out against it, the largest vote for any of the options tabled.
The committee’s findings are now likely to be analysed by the council’s scrutiny review group before being formally approved by the authority’s executive.
“A cross-party consensus has been reached that we will not recommend charging at the moment,” said the congestion committee’s chairman Councillor Dave Merrett.
“Clearly, trying to get the money for schemes without charging should be looked at in the first instance, and the single most popular option included increasing the number of people walking, cycling and using public transport, particularly for journeys of less than five miles.
“We are also recommending looking at an extra park and ride site in addition to those already finalised, money for major junction improvements on the Outer Ring Road, seeking to improve rail links and looking at a freight depot. But improving local bus services has to be top priority in terms of the ability to get people about by different means.
“It also has to be recognised that some of these measures are more expensive than others, and that we are not saying charging would never be looked at again.”
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Or HY66 ZZB...
"ruin the wax on a molecular level"...
I'm gonna guess something like "front wheel skids always throw you off but not rear wheel ones"......
How can that possibly not be a deliberate decision?...
SBS in Australia. They have the Tour, Vuelta, Giro, and a bunch of other races - all free and live. I think they do catch-up as well
Well you don't even know how to spell it…
Mine takes 38s but the clearance on the front derailleur is rather tight.
TNT can sit on my seatpost and swivel. Not giving a penny to the vile bean counters.