THE full impact of cuts in transport spending in York has been revealed – and cyclists, pedestrians and motorists will all be affected.

A number of projects will be suspended, delayed or have their budgets reduced in a bid to save City of York Council money.

The Press has already reported how a £4.5 million plan to open a railway station at Haxby has been put on hold because of uncertainty surrounding Government funding.

But a range of other smaller schemes are also set to be affected by cutbacks.

At Blossom Street, funding for improvement work is being cut from £500,000 to £200,000, meaning that key elements at the Nunnery Lane junction can still go ahead this year but the remainder of the scheme – involving the Holgate Road junction and the pedestrian crossing outside the Reel cinema – will be deferred until 2011-12.

The money set aside for the development of a low emission strategy is being cut from £100,000 to £75,000, and money spent on improvements to Park & Ride sites and city centre bus stops is being reduced from £50,000 to £40,000.

Funding for the second phase of the James Street link road, intended to deliver the missing section between Layerthorpe and Heworth Green, is being cut from £50,000 to £10,000, allowing for a review of the options.

Funding for improvements to the frontage of York Railway Station is being reduced from £50,000 to £20,000, allowing minor works to be carried out in the current year.

Spending on improvements to city centre accessibility is being cut from £200,000 to £125,000, which should still allow for changes to be carried out in the Library Square area and the Museum Street Park & Ride stop.

Meanwhile, some improvements for pedestrians and cyclists on the Fishergate gyratory roads may also be deferred, partly because of budget pressures but also the need to allow longer time for consultation and design work.

Coun Steve Galloway, executive member for city strategy, said funding for the gyratory work would be cut this year from £450,000 to £50,000.

But officers could still bring forward work on high priority pedestrian and cycle safety initiatives if money became available.