We have elections coming in May, I don't know if there is such a thing as a cycling vote in Harrogate, I suspect there are just a fair few people who already cycle and would like it to be easier and a few more who would take to two wheels if it was.
I posed some similar questions a year or so ago and got some limited responses but I think as a town we have moved on since then.
If local people care about cycling and if your read the advertiser a 40 page spread on the tour suggest it sells newspapers, at least when the show is coming. Here are a few questions that it would be nice to get some answers to.
1. If elected how will you work to get more people in Harrogate cycling as part of the Cycle Yorkshire 10 year plan?
2. What are your priorities for new infrastructure and funding in Harrogate and Knaresborough to make cycling and walking easier?
3. Are you in favour of 20 mile per hour speed limits on minor residential roads around our towns?
4. Will you support our plan to double the spending on cycling locally from the current 2% to 5% of the road budget for the next ten years?
5. What initiatives will you bring forward to get more people active and impact on heart disease and stroke rates as part of local government's responsibilities under the recent NICE guidelines?
6. Will you support the funding of £15,000 to fund a feasibility study into cycling and walking in Harrogate?
As ever I will publish the responses I get and I won't comment until after the elections.
As ever I will publish the responses I get and I won't comment until after the elections.
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