Proposals to making travelling across Leeds QUICKER
The next step in transforming transport and travel in and around Leeds is set to begin with public consultation starting on plans for bus priority measures on key routes in the city.
It will be achieved through improvements to road, rail, bus, park and ride, cycling and walking services and infrastructure, reducing congestion and improving air quality and accessibility in Leeds along with utilising the latest technology innovations.
Council bosses want to double the current 250,000 bus trips made in the city per day within 10 years.
Leeds City Council is wanting to hear people’s views on plans to introduce new infrastructure including bus priority measures on three key routes in the city: Bradford to Leeds via Stanningley, Bramley and Armley; Alwoodley to Leeds via Moortown and Chapel Allerton; and Oakwood and Roundhay to Leeds via Harehills and St James’s Hospital.
Under the plans, bus priority measures which have proved successful in other areas of the city would be introduced, improving bus journey times and service reliability. Available space on the road network would be maximised to improve efficiency, with enhanced cycling and walking provision also central to the plans.
Additional new infrastructure would see bus stops improved, with new features including offering the latest real-time service and travel information. Connected to the Bradford to Leeds route, Leeds City Council is also seeking views on plans to improve Armley Gyratory to offer better traffic flows and reduce congestion.
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Leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake said:
“We are very pleased to be updating the city today with where we are on delivering the changes we need to our transporting network. Lots of work is going on across the city and now we need to continue the transport conversation by talking in particular about enhanced bus services and what we need to do to make bus travel faster, more efficient, reliable and cleaner.
“Looking at all aspects of a road network, we want to maximise the limited space we have so it is as efficient as possible. Priority bus networks have proven to be highly effective, so we look forward to sharing the plans and hearing what people think.”
Councillor Keith Wakefield, Chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee, said:
“Improving the region’s transport network is at the heart of our ambition to generate faster growth which benefits all our communities and the exciting proposals set out today will connect people from across Leeds and beyond to job opportunities, education and services.
“Understanding how people want to use the transport network is essential to the development of these proposals and we look forward to hearing their views.”
Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority are continuing to examine options around mass-transit services for Leeds. Having seen the rapid technological advances being made in cities around the world, this now includes possibilities around automated and driverless vehicles. Leeds is open to all possibilities, and is keen to be at the forefront of testing such new technologies in the UK.
The strategy forms part of the wider Leeds City Region economic plan which aims to deliver up to 35,000 new jobs and an additional £3.7billion of economic output by 2036.