Still fairly busy in York

Despite growing COVID restrictions and the return to school, parts of central York were still fairly busy today.

The Food Festival has started and the first scooter being ridden in the pedestrian area was spotted.

Food festival underway
St Helens Square and Stonegate quiet
An electric scooter rider slaloms through pedestrians. Restrictions on the use of these machines are confusing. A privately owned model was earlier seen on the Hob Moor cycle track. Neither posed an obvious safety threat

Disabled scooter riders seek dropped kerb on Martin Cheeseman Court

Disabled residents living in flats in the Martin Cheeseman Court area have asked the Council to provide a dropped kerb.

Location of proposed dropped kerb

Location of proposed dropped kerb

At present those elderly people, who rely on battery powered scooters to get around, have difficulty getting off the footpath.

Cllr Andrew Waller has been asked to intervene and ensure that a dropped kerb is added to the forward works programme.