TRANSPORT

Construction work to create an extra 550 spaces to Elland Road park and ride has started. The Council’s Connecting Leeds programme is set to create an additional 2,000 park and ride…

Senior councillors in Leeds will discuss an update on the plan to transform transport and travel in and around the city at a meeting next week. At the council’s executive board on…

The first two phases of consultation and engagement on the plans to transform transport and travel in Leeds resulted in more than 15,000 responses being received. The second phase of the…

Commenting on this morning’s appearance of representatives from Network Rail, Northern and TransPennine at today’s West Yorkshire Combined Authority meeting. Councillor Judith Blake,…

The latest stage of the public engagement on plans to help transform transport and travel in and around Leeds is being extended. The engagement and consultation on the plans which include…

Senior councillors in Leeds will discuss a progress update on the plan to transform transport and travel in and around the city at a meeting next week. At the meeting of the council’s…

Drivers will benefit from reduced congestion on a busy West Yorkshire motorway as major work to improve two key junctions begins on the M62 next week. The roundabouts and slip roads at…

West Yorkshire leader demands words are turned into action on Northern rail in meeting with minister. Following yesterday's meeting of the Transport for the North partnership board,…

When she meets Rail Minister Jo Johnson today, Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council and member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, will highlight the need for…

Leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake is to represent northern leaders as part of a new initiative to address rail service standards. Councillor Blake, who is also a member…

Smart traffic lights, flexible use of kerbsides, segregated driverless zones, and sat-navs learning through artificial intelligence are among the ideas shortlisted today in a national…

Leeds City Council's Leader, Councillor Judith Blake, has made the following response to the announcement by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling that the East Coast Main Line is to be brought…

Network Rail is planning to spend £3.1bn upgrading the TransPennine route from 2019 to 2024. The Leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake has issued the following statement in…

Due to the huge popularity of park and ride bus services from Elland Road and Temple Green into Leeds, from this week passengers now have two stops available on the city centre’s Boar Lane.…

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.…

Plans for future transport investment in Leeds City Region and the wider North of England have been outlined today at an event marking the publication of a thirty year plan to drive economic…

An ambitious plan to use HS2 as the spark to create thousands of jobs for the Leeds City Region is launched today. Around 300,000 jobs are expected to be created over the period covered…

We have been notified of a planned "go slow" protest by private hire drivers in Leeds from 10pm on Friday, December 22 until 5am on Saturday, December 23, meaning there is likely to be some…

The Leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake has made the following statement on today's report by HS2 Ltd - 'HS2: Getting the best out of Britain'. Leader of Leeds City…

Following a successful trial in York, First Leeds has this week launched its trial of a new fully electric double decker bus. The “Metrodecker EV” is being trialled…