Controversial plans for a bus lane and traffic calming in Fulford are to be reconsidered after public opposition.

Other proposals in the £950,000 scheme to help pedestrians, cyclists and buses on the A19 into the city, are expected to go-ahead but with alterations to account for public opinion.

The proposals prompted more than 300 people to sign petitions in Fulford alone.

And more than 800 voiced opposition to a bus lane through Fishergate.

Opposition centred on parking difficulties which opponents claimed would damage local business.

Now City of York Council is expected to decide to study the Fulford proposals further before making a decision.

David Young, the council's principal highway development engineer, said: "The measures from Heslington Lane through Fulford to Naburn Lane have proved to be the most contentious.

"Officers feel that further work is required to bring forward alternative ideas for this area."

The whole scheme has been subject to widespread public consultation over the past few months.

It includes:

Six new sections of bus lane going into the city centre, with room created by banning some on-street parking.

New cycle lanes and paths along the side of Fulford Road from the Cemetery Road junction to Heslington Lane.

New pedestrian crossings in Fishergate, Fulford Road and Cemetery Road.

Traffic calming in Broadway and Heslington Lane.

Alterations to proposals outside Fulford, which will be discussed when planners meet on Thursday, include starting the northbound bus lane from Alma Terrace rather than Wenlock Terrace, allowing on-street parking near shops.

Mr Young said that cars travelling into York created a lot of problems which local residents were rightly concerned about.

"However, when it comes to tackling these problems, it is inevitable that the changes will have some impact on the local residents and they need therefore to be able to see that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

"These modified proposals seek to strike this sensitive balance between the needs of local residents, while at the same time addressing the underlying problem.

"Members must recognise that universal support is most unlikely and, therefore, difficult decisions must be taken if the council is going to tackle traffic congestion in York."

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