Renault taxi bus
A report being considered y the Council on 14th May could mean changes to the regulations governing the seating capacity of taxis in the City.
Full details of the proposals can be read by clicking here
A separate report suggests that more rear access wheelchair accessible vehicles may be also used as taxis in the future
The Council has decided to give traffic priority over cyclists at the new junction recently laid out at the mouth of Ouseacres.
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The decision comes after months of wrangling over road safety issues, with local residents increasingly concerned about the Councils apparently intransigent attitude.
Given the indecision it is perhaps not surprising that the climb down meeting was held behind closed doors. Click here for details
NB YORK – bus stop change on services 10 & 14 Friday 03 May 2013 – Wednesday 08 May 2013.The bus stop on Boroughbridge Road near Cranbrook Avenue, for buses on services 10 & 14 towards York City Centre, is out of use while road works take place. A temporary bus stop is in place just after the junction with Princess Drive.
On Bank Holiday Monday, 6 May, the following arrangements will apply for First buses:
Park & Ride services 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9 – Normal Monday service
Main network services 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12 & 13 Sunday service
Main network services 11, 14, 15 & 16 No service
Just a couple of weeks after announcing that new cycle lockers were to be provided at one of its park and ride sites, the York Council has introduced a new charging regime.
Cycle locker
In the past, commuters who wanted to park and then use a cycle to continue their journey into the City Centre had been able to “rent” a secure locker by providing a £15 key deposit.
A deposit will still be required but in addition a £10 monthly (£100 a year) charge will also be payable.
The Council claims that this will increase the turnover of the lockers.
The Council is also increasing the number of lockers at the sites.
• Rawcliffe Bar – increase from 10 to 20 lockers
• Grimston Bar – increase from 4 to 12 lockers
• Monks Cross – increase from 20 to 30 lockers
• Designer Outlet – provide 10 lockers
In addition to expansion at the existing sites there are proposals to provide 24 lockers at each of the two new Park & Ride sites at Poppleton Bar and Askham Bar. This will provide a total of 120 lockers across the city.
The level of charges will be amongst the highest in the country.
Predictably the decision on introducing the new charges was taken behind closed doors.
No public consultation was undertaken
The York Community Fund 2013/14 has been launched by Your Consortium to “help fund high-impact projects by community and voluntary groups across the city”.
The fund “brings together a number of existing funding streams from City of York Council for voluntary sector organisations in the city”, and is administered by Your Consortium, a social enterprise specialising in managing grant programmes.
Staff commended for metal theft operation as metal crime decreases across the region.
Inspector Rob Thorpe of North Yorkshire Police was among officers and staff from two regions who received certificates for their part in Coast to Coast Tornado, the successful metal theft operation executed at the end of last year.
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