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Posted on 2nd August 2018
by Connecting Leeds Team
We have had over 6,000 contributions to this consultation and there is still a little time in which to have your say.
Reminder that consultation on these proposals closes on 3rd August so please make sure you have submitted all the feedback you want to provide by this date and shared the sites and this Newsletter.
After the consultation closes we will be working hard to collate and analyse all the feedback provided. A report will be published in due course summarising the results and how people feel about the proposals. All the feedback we have received will inform any ongoing work on each of the proposals.
What happens nextOver the next 12 months the proposals for the different locations are likely to progress at different speeds with some moving more quickly towards a preferred solution with more detailed designs. This is because the funding available from the Department for Transport for this scheme must be spent by the end of March 2021. There are also logistical and practical challenges and Leeds City Council need to ensure any construction work is phased across the city.
The proposals for most locations will be subject to further rounds of consultation on more detailed proposals. Construction on some schemes may begin in early 2019. We will let you know when there is further information available.
Please help us with this final push:Posted on 30th July 2018
by Connecting Leeds Team
Current consultation period extended to Friday 3rd August
In order to give the public and other stakeholders more time we have decided to extend the deadline for this particular round of consultation by 7 days to Friday 3rd August 2018.
Connecting Leeds team hosting final summer events
The Connecting Leeds team have been out on the street talking to members of the public about the plans to transform the bus network and Leeds city centre.
A team of outreach specialists have been on the streets of Leeds handing out over 25,000 leaflets, flyers and posters to members of the public encouraging them to take part.
On Sunday 15 July shoppers, visitors and tourists were invited into a pop up park to relax and take part in the consultation. A huge double sided screen was used to present concept designs demonstrating what the city centre could look like if the proposals are delivered.
Final push for help promoting engagement
The Connecting Leeds team need your help promoting the engagement. We want everyone in Leeds to have their say on the future of transport in Leeds. Here are a few ways you can help;
Posted on 18th July 2018
by Connecting Leeds Team
The consultation on the future of transport in Leeds continues and we are asking residents and people travelling to and from Leeds to help shape the plans. We recently posted new sections of the plans for consultation: you can see what others have already said and add you voice.
Make sure to click here to check out the proposals for Leeds city centre including the Corn Exchange, Headrow and several other key gateways into the city centre.
There are also proposals relating to Elland Road Park and Ride and the routes into Leeds from Adel and from Wakefield - click here to see all the proposals .
You can also click here to use the Heatmap to highlight additional opportunities and issues to help us develop schemes to delivery quicker bus journeys and more reliable services.
Please help us promote awareness and engagement by telling your friends, family and co-workers about the consultation which ends on the 27 July 2018. Use the "share" button below!
Posted on 10th July 2018
by Connecting Leeds Team
The first phase of the public consultation on Leeds City Council’s plans to transform the city’s bus network is now underway. The launch event on 20 February was covered by the BBC and the Yorkshire Evening Post amongst others.
Over 5,500 members of the general public and stakeholders have viewed the proposals and over 3,000 contributions to the transport conversation have been received during in the four weeks since the Commonplace websites went live.
A series of events has already been held across the city. These focused on what the first phase of the Connecting Leeds strategy and the bus infrastructure along the three key routes into the city, which are also covered by the consultation websites:
Alwoodley to Leeds via Moortwon, Chapel Allerton and Chapeltown
Oakwood and Roundhay to Leeds via Harehills, Sheepscar and St James’s Hospital
Bradford to Leeds via Stanningley, Bramley and Armley
Members of the Connecting Leeds team speak to members of the public at an event in Chapeltown (10/03/18)
The events and online survey have been accompanied by communications through social media, printed media and our partners' networks channels.
We have distributed nearly 20,000 leaflets and posters in community, religious, leisure and health centres across the city. Over 150,000 people who live and work in the city have received emails inviting them to take part and have their say.
The opportunity to comment on the proposals for this phase is open until 13th April, but this is just the beginning. Further events will be taking place in the summer relating to the city centre, two more key bus routes and plans to deliver more park and ride spaces at key locations.
For further details on the project, please see attached or visit www.leeds.gov.uk/connectingleeds . You can also email ConnectingLeeds@Leeds.gov.uk .
(if you receive a link to this news item more than once we apologise - it is being posted on all the consultation sites. If you have registered for more than one you'll get more than one alert - please don't block them).
How can you help?
Posted on 20th March 2018
by Connecting Leeds Team
We’ve had a fantastic initial response to Leeds City Council’s plans to transform the city’s bus network and to improve Armley Gyratory.
Please help us spread word of this consultation and promote community engagement by using the links below to share the Commonplace website with your social networks.
In case you haven’t seen it already here is a link to the BBC coverage of the launch and the consultation for the bus related proposals.
Meetings coming upYou are all welcome to attend one of Leeds City Councils up and coming public drop in sessions to meet members of the Connecting Leeds team and have your say in person. There is no need to RSVP, you can just turn up on the day.
Alwoodley to Leeds via Moortown, Chapel Allerton and Chapeltown:
Oakwood & Roundhay to Leeds via Harehills, Sheepscar and St James’s Hospital:
Bradford to Leeds via Stanningley, Bramley and Armley:
If you have any questions regarding the proposals or the planned events please contact connectingleeds@leeds.gov.uk or visit www.leeds.gov.uk/connectingleeds for more information.
Finally, if you receive a link to this news item more than once we apologise - it is being posted on all the consultation sites. If you have registered for more than one you'll get more than one alert - please don't block them as in future some updates will be more.
Posted on 27th February 2018
by Connecting Leeds team