Our vision for Leeds is to be a city where you don’t need a car.

 

We want to Connect Leeds, Connect Communities, and Connect Businesses together in the most sustainable ways and for everyone to have an affordable zero carbon choice in how they travel.

We want to ensure economic opportunities are available to everyone, create a healthy and caring city for all and through a range of travel choices address the climate emergency, by moving away from personal car ownership, towards a shared, go anywhere low carbon transport network.

The objectives

To support our vision for Leeds we have three over-arching objectives:

Tackling climate change

We declared a Climate Emergency in 2019 and pledged to make Leeds carbon neutral by 2030. In order to meet our 2030 target we must persuade people to adopt more sustainable travel choices by:

  • Reducing the need for travel and the number of car journeys, especially at peak times
  • Encouraging people to choose active travel and public transport
  • Improving the efficiency of the transport network and making better use of our road space
  • Encouraging and leading the uptake of zero emission vehicles in freight, public and private transport

Delivering inclusive growth

The Leeds Inclusive Growth strategy sets outs 12 big ideas to encourage inclusive growth. In order to support the delivery of inclusive growth and make Leeds an attractive city for business to grow and invest in, we are going to:

  • Support individuals to access more employment opportunities through a comprehensive transport network
  • Develop and regenerate places through continued investment in transport infrastructure
  • Improve productivity by investing in a more time and cost-efficient transport system
  • Lower the cost of mobility, ensuring transport is affordable and accessible for everyone

Improve health & wellbeing

We want Leeds to be the most active city in England and our priority is to get more people active more often. To improve health and wellbeing we are going to:

  • Ensure walking and cycling are the first choice for the shortest journeys improving physical and mental health
  • Reduce the negative effects of transport on our local communities, improving air quality and reducing CO2 emissions
  • Help make Leeds the best city to grow old in and a child friendly city through making streets accessible to all
  • Eliminate road danger by adopting a Vision Zero approach to road accidents

Have your say

Get involved in transport decisions

Where do you want to see new EV charge points?

This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. Conventional petrol and diesel vehicles are recognised as a major source of pollution and contributor to the climate emergency. Electric vehicles provide a low-emission solution to driving in the UK. The City of Leeds is committed to promoting sustainable transportation and reducing carbon emissions. As part of this commitment, we are conducting...

Rebuilding a greener Arlen Hill: Low traffic neighbourhoods

This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. Neighbourhood traffic is one of the largest contributors to air pollution. We want to transform Arlen Hill into a healthier and safer place to live by reducing the amount of through traffic passing through our neighbourhoods. This is why we have introduced four low traffic neighbourhoods in Arlen Hill, implemented on an experimental traffic...

Find your nearest EV charging point

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Closed activities

Eastville Road improvement scheme

This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. Many residents have reported that Eastville Road needs improvement works. We have decided on a plan to make these happen. Our proposals are to improve signalling at junctions, filter commuters through other routes and create an integrated bus/cycle lane while reducing general traffic lanes. We now need your feedback on the plans.

Transport Master Plan initial consultation

This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. We are planning a new Transport Master Plan and we would like to hear from residents of Arlen Hill. The Transport Master Plan will be a long term project that upgrades the public transport system with the intention of making travel easier and more sustainable for everyone. Let us know what you think of the plan and which areas you think need...

Traffic Regulation Order: South Boroughs, Arlen Hill

Three Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) are being proposed in the South Boroughs area of Arlen Hill which aim to increase the number of available parking spaces. Arlen Hill's Council’s Community Safety and Engagement Team has worked with groups in the South Boroughs area of Arlen Hill to consider changes to Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs). This has resulted in a number of proposals which aim to increase the number of parking spaces that are available while ensuring that...

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