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BBC News
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Revised York parking charges approved by council after backlash
Plans to lower some parking charges in York have been approved following a backlash against price hikes. In late April, car parking spots including Bishopthorpe Road saw prices rise by 500% from 80p per hour to £ of York Council hoped the increases would cut congestion, but local traders reported a drop in takings due to the "unaffordable" a meeting on Tuesday, the council's executive decided to cut on-street parking fees outside the inner ring road to £3 per hour from early July. Kate Ravilious, Labour's transport spokesperson on the council, said the local authority had listened to raised concerns about the price hike. "While we remain committed to tackling congestion and making it easier for everyone to get around, it is clear that some of the changes introduced were too much, too soon," she to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, parking at Bishopthorpe Road's car park would cost £3 per hour, with a maximum stay of three hours. It will also mean no Friday, Saturday or event uplift and no evening charge in the outer inner ring road car parking in Micklegate and Priory Street will also be £3 per hour, the council confirmed, however fees would be "reviewed in the future". The Labour administration previously said April's hikes were needed to deal with traffic issues and to help balance council said: "Congestion is throttling York - buses, deliveries and essential workers are delayed and lives are put at risk because emergency services are stuck in traffic."One third of city centre traffic is drivers searching for a parking space, and whenever I or anyone drives into York we're contributing to that congestion."Acknowledging concern about the recent price lift, she added: "I take on board the challenges that have been raised and I welcome the commitment to work together going forward."Liberal Democrat Nigel Ayre said the recent changes had failed to discourage car use, shore up the council's finances or support local businesses."This has led to an entirely unsatisfactory situation which could and should have been avoided," the opposition leader said. "We have a parking policy which has been made up on the hoof, it's half-hearted and doesn't please anyone." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
York railway station road closed over long weekend
A stretch of York's inner ring road near the city's railway station is to shut from Saturday to Tuesday for roadworks to be carried out. Queen Street will close from 19:00 BST on Saturday to allow contractors to remove the existing road surface and replace it in a new road layout, as part of ongoing work to transform the front of the railway station. Trains will run as usual but some bus routes will be diverted and free shuttle buses will run between Blossom Street and the station, the council said. Kate Ravilious, York council's executive member for transport, said the authority was working with developers to "to minimise disruption throughout the bank holiday". Pedestrians will still be able to use the route during the closure and the gates at Lowther Terrace will be open to allow pedestrians and cyclists through. Ravilious said: "There has been a lot of change around the station recently and I would like to thank everybody for their continued cooperation and patience as these works are ongoing. "We want to stress that York is open for business and over the bank holiday there will be lots of great things for people to enjoy." But the council has urged people to plan their journeys around the city carefully, as the closure coincides with urgent roadworks on St Leonard's Place after a sinkhole opened up on the road. Queen Street is expected to reopen at 06:00 BST on Tuesday. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. 'Urgent investigation' into sinkhole - council Victorian bridge removed for station project Medieval artefacts found during bridge demolition City of York Council
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
York railway station road closed over long weekend
A stretch of York's inner ring road near the city's railway station is to shut from Saturday to Tuesday for roadworks to be carried out. Queen Street will close from 19:00 BST on Saturday to allow contractors to remove the existing road surface and replace it in a new road layout, as part of ongoing work to transform the front of the railway station. Trains will run as usual but some bus routes will be diverted and free shuttle buses will run between Blossom Street and the station, the council said. Kate Ravilious, York council's executive member for transport, said the authority was working with developers to "to minimise disruption throughout the bank holiday". Pedestrians will still be able to use the route during the closure and the gates at Lowther Terrace will be open to allow pedestrians and cyclists through. Ravilious said: "There has been a lot of change around the station recently and I would like to thank everybody for their continued cooperation and patience as these works are ongoing. "We want to stress that York is open for business and over the bank holiday there will be lots of great things for people to enjoy." But the council has urged people to plan their journeys around the city carefully, as the closure coincides with urgent roadworks on St Leonard's Place after a sinkhole opened up on the road. Queen Street is expected to reopen at 06:00 BST on Tuesday. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. 'Urgent investigation' into sinkhole - council Victorian bridge removed for station project Medieval artefacts found during bridge demolition City of York Council
BBC News
23-05-2025
- BBC News
Queen Street near York railway station to shut over weekend
A stretch of York's inner ring road near the city's railway station is to shut from Saturday to Tuesday for roadworks to be carried Street will close from 19:00 BST on Saturday to allow contractors to remove the existing road surface and replace it in a new road layout, as part of ongoing work to transform the front of the railway will run as usual but some bus routes will be diverted and free shuttle buses will run between Blossom Street and the station, the council Ravilious, York council's executive member for transport, said the authority was working with developers to "to minimise disruption throughout the bank holiday". Pedestrians will still be able to use the route during the closure and the gates at Lowther Terrace will be open to allow pedestrians and cyclists said: "There has been a lot of change around the station recently and I would like to thank everybody for their continued cooperation and patience as these works are ongoing."We want to stress that York is open for business and over the bank holiday there will be lots of great things for people to enjoy."But the council has urged people to plan their journeys around the city carefully, as the closure coincides with urgent roadworks on St Leonard's Place after a sinkhole opened up on the Street is expected to reopen at 06:00 BST on Tuesday. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
'Urgent investigation' into sinkhole
A sinkhole which has opened up in a major road in York city centre will need "urgent investigation and attention", a council has said. The void opened on St Leonard's Place, near York Theatre Royal, on Wednesday, and its cause was currently "not known", according to City of York Council. While it had since been made safe, repairs would mean traffic disruption for the next two weeks, with work due to start at 06:00 BST on Thursday, a spokesperson said. "The theatre is open as usual and pedestrian access to both the theatre and neighbouring businesses is unaffected", they added. The spokesperson said that once teams had been able to safely access the site, "we will have a much better understanding of the causes and how we can quickly and safely repair the hole and road surface". "As usual, the site will be assessed for any archaeological remains once excavation starts," they said. The road where the sinkhole opened up is a major route through the centre of York, leading from Gillygate to Lendal Bridge, near York Station. The repair work would see the portion of St Leonard's Place from the Theatre Royal to the Red House antiques centre become one lane only from early on Thursday, the council spokesperson said. Traffic lights would be installed and bus stops would be moved for the next two weeks. Buses would be able to use the road as usual, but the stops outside and opposite the theatre would have to be temporarily moved to a night-time taxi rank nearby, with the rank suspended, they added. Kate Ravilious, the council's member for transport, said the "unavoidable emergency works" to fix the void came at "a busy time" for York's roads. A closure on Queen Street - on the other side of the city's ring road - was already due to take place at the weekend, she said, and urged people to instead use public transport, walk or cycle. Several park and ride routes which did not use St Leonard's Place made "excellent alternatives" to driving into the city, she said. "York is very much open for business and we encourage everyone to plan ahead, use public transport, walk or cycle where possible, to help reduce traffic congestion in the city centre," Ravilious added. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North Sinkhole appears in flood-hit town Large 'sinkhole' blamed on sewer collapse Street closed after sinkhole appears in road Sinkhole-hit flat owners denied insurance cash Sinkhole was in 'susceptible area' City of York Council
