The deadline for survey responses is midnight on 5th May 2025

Skipton Town Council has recently undertaken an Active Travel Study in Skipton and together with its local partners, including Climate Action Skipton, now wants to hear what local people, groups and organisations think of the four main project ideas the study identified.

Skipton Town Council’s partners include Climate Action Skipton, North Yorkshire Council, Craven College, Skipton BID and Skipton Building Society.

This survey will take ten minutes to complete. The ideas described in this survey are indicative and here to start a conversation around making Skipton Town Centre a thriving place which is safe and easier to access on foot, by wheelchair or mobility aid, cycle, bus, train and car over the next decade.

What do we mean by Active Travel?

Active travel refers to any mode of transportation that involves physical activity, like walking, wheeling (using a wheelchair or mobility aid), cycling, or scootering, for everyday journeys. It's essentially incorporating physical activity into daily commutes and errands, rather than just for leisure or fitness.

Why is active travel important for Skipton town, residents, visitors and organisations including businesses?

It provides numerous benefits for individual health and well-being, while also supporting the environment. For individuals, active travel offers a convenient way to meet physical activity guidelines, improving cardiovascular health, reducing the risk of chronic diseases, and boosting mental well-being. Active travel can reduce the burden on our health system by promoting healthier lifestyles and reducing preventable illnesses. Additionally, it contributes to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future by reducing air pollution and traffic congestion. (Source: NHS England).

What do we mean by Skipton Town Centre?

From where Broughton Road meets the A59 through to Skipton Hospital on Keighley Road.

From the High Street out to the A59 past the Skipton Building Society HQ. And out along Otley Road to the end of the urban boundary.


The four Active Travel related ideas for consideration, listed in alphabetical order are:

· Increase bicycle usage

· More walking and cycle routes

· Reducing traffic danger

· Reducing car use

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* 1. Thinking about how you travel to and around Skipton Town Centre which of these do you think is most important? Please use the arrows to move the four ideas around so your most important one is at the top and the least is at the bottom.

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* 2. Thinking about reducing car use one way of reducing car use is to have an alternative means of travel is to have a Car Share Scheme like in Harrogate Town.

A Car Share Scheme is normally hosted by an organisation and involves the provision and loan of an electric car on a bookable in advance basis. https://www.co-wheels.org.uk/harrogate

What do you think about the idea of a Car Share Scheme for Skipton? Please choose one of the statements below.

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* 3. Would you use the facility if it was made available?

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* 4. Thinking about how bicycle usage in the town centre could be increased, what do you think about the idea of providing secure bike storage options at the railway station and in the town centre? Please choose one of the statements below.

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* 5. Again, thinking about how bicycle usage in the town centre could be increased, what do you think of the idea of providing short term bike sharing schemes for example for use of e-bikes or traditional bikes. Please choose one of the statements below.

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* 6. Please use the text box below to tell us what you think of the above ideas and tell us what you think could help increase bicycle usage in Skipton Town Centre.

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* 7. Thinking about how more people might be able to walk or cycle to and from Skipton Town Centre to surrounding neighbourhoods and villages. What do you think of developing local walking and cycling routes to and from Skipton Town Centre. Please choose one of the statements below.

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* 8. Please use the text box below to describe your suggestions for routes which could be improved starting with the name of the neighbourhood or village near to Skipton Town Centre.

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* 9. What do you think of the idea of schools promoting safe active travel to and from school? Please choose one of the statements below.

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* 10. Should we make Skipton safer for school children to walk or cycle to school? How might we promote this?

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* 11. Thinking about reducing traffic danger and people’s perception of traffic danger in Skipton Town Centre. Please tell us which of these you think would be most important in reducing danger / people’s perception of danger? Please use the arrows to move the four ideas around so your most important one is at the top and the least is at the bottom.

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* 12. In terms of improving pavements and crossing points. Please use the text box below to describe which pavements or crossing points could be improved and why

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* 13. In terms of reducing traffic speeds to for example 20 MPH. Please use the text box below to suggest which roads would be good to have reduced traffic speeds and why?

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* 14. In terms of park and ride options. Please describe which car parking areas in either public or private ownership you think should be considered as part of any park and ride option study

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* 15. Please use the box below to describe what you think of the option for a town centre wide speed restriction for example 20MPH.

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* 16. Please use the text box below to describe what you think of the idea of a comprehensive one way system with more protected space for vulnerable car users.

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