New transport director appointed at West Yorkshire Combined Authority
The Mayor of West Yorkshire has strengthened her senior leadership team following the appointment of a new transport director. Tim Taylor will join the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as Director of Transport Services later this month, overseeing areas including customer services across the region’s bus stations, M-card payment systems, concessionary travel and all information channels. […]
Consultation launches to improve active travel around Crossgates
Local residents, schools and businesses are being asked to feedback on proposals to improve walking and cycling routes around the Crossgates area. Plans aim to create safer and healthier streets and make it more convenient to walk, wheel* and cycle shorter journeys to school, local shops and the centre of Crossgates. £1.9m of government funding […]
West Yorkshire: Public consultation on A64 highways proposals announced
Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority have announced a period of public engagement for proposals to improve journeys on the A64. As part of the ongoing plans to transform bus travel, Leeds City Council, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority , are showing proposals to improve bus, walking, wheeling and […]
Chancellor gets straight to work with mayors on growth mission
Yorkshire’s Mayors welcomed a “new dawn” for devolution after Tracy Brabin hosted talks with the Chancellor on the government’s growth mission in West Yorkshire today (11 July). The meeting, which included West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin, South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith, was convened by the Chancellor Rachel […]
West Yorkshire Mayor takes buses back under public control
The Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin has taken control of the buses in the biggest shake up to public transport in the region for decades. In a landmark move, the Mayor Brabin decided to bring buses under local control through the franchising process – as recommended by the Combined Authority at its meeting in […]
Leeds-Bradford tram plan set out by West Yorkshire Mayor
Plans for a tram system running between Leeds and Bradford have been set out today, as the West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin aims to revolutionise the region’s transport network. The proposals were published today ahead of the final Combined Authority meeting, ahead of May’s Mayoral election, of West Yorkshire’s leaders next week (March 14), which […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority to pledge extra £73m towards tackling pothole problem
Proposals to invest more than £100 million in tackling potholes and making the region’s roads safer are expected to be approved by members of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority next week. As part of these funding commitments, more than £73 million will go towards tackling potholes by resurfacing hundreds of roads across West Yorkshire’s vast […]
West Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority appoints Simon Warburton to senior team
Simon Warburton will join the Combined Authority as Executive Director of Transport in May and will oversee activity across three transport directorates, bringing his experience of mass transit development and delivery, in addition to the case for bus franchising. In his current role as Director of Strategy at Transport for Greater Manchester, Simon has also […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority transport committee to discuss future bus provision as Government funding ends
Members of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transport Committee will hear about the ending of the Bus Recovery Grant, the effects this could have on the region’s bus network, and the steps the combined authority is taking to try and mitigate them. The funding, of more than £1million per month, is set to end in […]
£75m Copper Bridge road scheme in West Yorkshire to move to the next stage
The A62 to Cooper Bridge Corridor Improvement Scheme, one of the biggest infrastructure projects planned in West Yorkshire, which will see major changes to a “pinch point” junction between Mirfield and Brighouse, has moved to the next stage of the approval process. At a meeting of West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Place, Regeneration and Housing Committee on Tuesday, […]
