Leeman Road was built to connect and support the community around it. The Railway Museum’s (NRM) plans to use public money to build a new “Central Gallery” over the road will limit pedestrian and cycle access by removing residents’ right of way outside of its opening hours.

This will leave less secure, less accessible, and more time-consuming alternatives such as the riverside walk, or the new park which is included in the wider plans for York Central.

We, the undersigned, demand the NRM and York Central Partnership change their plans so that they find a solution which does not limit this access, and works for both them and the community.