Youngsters in Leeds to champion active travel in local schools
Leeds school pupils get on the right track as they put forward their ideas for tackling some key transport challenges. Leeds City Council and active travel endorsing organisation Modeshift invited pupils from four secondary schools to a Dragons’ Den-style ‘pitch’ event today. The Brownlee Centre hosted secondary school pupils from Temple Moor High School, Boston […]
Leeds £22.5m LED lighting scheme completed
Leeds City Council has announced the completion of its LED lighting scheme, aimed at improving energy efficiency in street lighting throughout the city. Initiated in December 2018, the programme has successfully converted over 89,000 streetlights to new LED lamps, in partnership with street lighting partner Enerveo (subcontractor to Tay Valley Lighting). The council says the […]
More than 550 trees planted in Leeds gyratory scheme
Work in this winter’s planting season has seen 350 trees planted in the local community as part of the Armley Gyratory improvement scheme in Leeds. This is in addition to the 206 trees planted last year, making a total of 556 trees, which is well on the way to a Council target of planting over […]
Leeds City Council’s executive board to discuss progress on the Connecting Leeds transport strategy
Senior councillors in Leeds are to discuss how the Connecting Leeds transport strategy is transforming travel across the area. Next Wednesday’s (22 November) Executive Board meeting is to hear how what’s described as a record amount of work has been completed under the banner of the Connecting Leeds transport strategy and plan. The vision for […]
£7.79m for transport improvements in Leeds
Leeds City Council has successfully been awarded funding for five schemes designed to enable residents to choose more active and sustainable modes of travel and improve road safety for everyone. A part of a £200million funding pot, which Active Travel England expects to generate up to 16 million extra walking and cycling trips every year […]
Construction work begins on £10.4m A660 active travel improvements
Work on upgrading the A660 in Leeds have moved into delivery after a public consultation on plans received a 62% positive response. Leeds City Council explains the scheme along the Otley Road, Headingley Lane and Woodhouse Lane aims to address a high number of casualties along the route whilst providing safer, alternative travel options Leeds […]
Construction scheduled for second phase of £23m Connecting West Leeds transport improvements
With the first phase of highways improvements along Leeds’ A6120 Outer Ring Road already underway, the second phase of work is being programmed following a positive response to the consultation. The overall completion of both phases is scheduled for winter 2024. £20m of the work is funded by the Government’s Levelling Up Fund with the […]
Armley Gyratory highways construction enters next phase to replace footbridges
The removal of the Spence Lane footbridge over the Armley Gyratory is to begin later this month. This is the first of three footbridges around the Gyratory which will be removed and replaced with new footbridges with more accessible footways, set to complete next year. Built in the early 1970’s the fifty-year-old footbridges, starting with […]
Leeds City Council Leader calls for urgent support for frontline local council services amid rising budget concerns nationally
The Leader of Leeds City Council has called for urgent action to be taken to support local council services amid rising concerns and uncertainty around budgets around the country as the council sets out to save nearly £60million in its 2024/25 budget. The position in Leeds reflects challenges being faced nationwide, especially in children and […]
Harewood Bridge successfully re-opens ahead of schedule after essential maintenance works
Leeds City Council has announced that Harewood Bridge has successfully re-opened ahead of schedule after essential maintenance works From around lunchtime on Friday 18 August Harewood Bridge will fully reopen to vehicles after completing the essential maintenance works ahead of schedule, originally planned for Thursday 24 August. Leeds City Council along with construction partner Balfour […]
