Councillor Richard Lewis - Page 2

Connecting Leeds
20th June 2018
3 mins read

Next phase of Connecting Leeds consultation starts this week

The next phase of public consultation on measures to help transform transport and travel in and around Leeds starts this week. A series of public drop-in sessions are to begin this Saturday on proposals for the A660 and A61 South bus routes to introduce new infrastructure and measures to improve bus journey times and…
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Hybrid Electric buses
13th June 2018
4 mins read

New hybrid electric buses added to successful Leeds park and ride

Eight new ultra-low emission Hybrid Electric buses are now serving Leeds’ hugely successful Elland Road and Temple Green Park and Ride sites. Reducing air pollution in the city is key and the introduction of these ultra-low emission vehicles will deliver significant fuel and C02 improvements along the Elland Road and Temple Green Park &…
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5th June 2018
1 min read

East Leeds Orbital Road makes further progress

A contractor has been announced for the first two phases of the East Leeds Orbital Road (ELOR) contract by Leeds City Council. The contract has been awarded to Balfour Beatty. The initial highway works are part of the wider East Leeds Extension (ELE) programme, including the development of land at Thorpe Park and Manston…
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Connected and Autonomous vehicles (CAVs)
24th May 2018
4 mins read

Five shortlisted to develop ‘Roads for the Future’ and driverless cars

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 competition to design roads fit for driverless cars. Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt said he and the competition jury had found the quality of entries…
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Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Leeds City Council
23rd May 2018
1 min read

Former baker’s shop gets much-kneaded revamp

A former Victorian bakers at the heart of one of Leeds’s oldest streets has been given a new lease of life thanks to a major regeneration scheme. Project bosses and developers used their loaf to revamp and revitalise the empty building at 90 Kirkgate as part of the innovative Lower Kirkgate Townscape Heritage Initiative…
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Leeds Site Allocations Plan
23rd March 2018
2 mins read

Amended Site Allocations Plan for Leeds submitted to government

Leeds City Council has today submitted its amended Site Allocations Plan which will guide all future housing in the city to the government for examination. The plan sets out locations for future new housing in the city up to 2028, as well as policies related to employment land, green space, shopping centres and Gypsies,…
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Leeds Ofo bikes
23rd March 2018
2 mins read

Leeds dockless bike hire scheme to launch in May

The world’s first dockless hire scheme, Ofo, will launch in Leeds on Tuesday 15 May with a fleet of 1,000 bikes. The Leeds scheme will focus initially on the city centre, expanding into suburbs and nearby towns shortly after. The scheme will be Ofo’s second in Yorkshire after launching in Sheffield in January and…
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George Street Leeds
22nd March 2018
1 min read

Plans for the redevelopment of George Street to go on display

Leeds City Council and development partners Town Centre Securities (TCS), are to ask for feedback on plans to regenerate the historic George Street and Butchers Row area of the city. A public exhibition will be held on Friday 23 March at the Events Space in Kirkgate Market. Members of the development team will be…
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Leeds Housing Infrastructure Fund
21st March 2018
1 min read

Comment on government Housing Infrastructure Fund announcement

Leeds City Council has welcomed a government announcement that a bid for funding of up to £113million for city centre infrastructure investment to support new housing and public spaces has progressed to a shortlisting stage. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed that Leeds is one of 44 national bids to…
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Leeds First White Cloth Hall
16th March 2018
2 mins read

Grant funding will transform historic Leeds building

A project to transform one of Leeds’s most important heritage assets could be set for a major funding boost thanks to an innovative, Heritage Lottery funded project. Plans to revitalise the First White Cloth Hall were approved by the City Plans Panel earlier this month and would see the Grade II* Listed hall’s west…
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First White Cloth Hall
7th March 2018
1 min read

Plans to preserve historic Leeds landmark set to go to panel

Ambitious plans to restore one of the oldest buildings in Leeds to its former glory are set to go before the city’s planning chiefs tomorrow. The Grade II* listed First White Cloth Hall, a former cloth market which dates from the 18th Century, has fallen into serious disrepair, with the council’s regeneration and conservation…
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Housing Infrastructure Fund
6th March 2018
2 mins read

New housing sites in Leeds set to proceed after funding green light

The development of more than 600 new homes in Leeds is to proceed following government approval for two schemes in the city. Approval of more than £7million from the government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund has been confirmed to support the development of new housing at land to the east of Otley and at Roundhay Road…
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East Leeds Extension
5th March 2018
2 mins read

East Leeds improvements backed by compulsory purchase orders

Major road and transport improvements to East Leeds have taken a further step forward as Leeds City Council has made a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and Side Roads Order (SRO) for the East Leeds Orbital Road (ELOR). Orders will help ensure work can progress on the East Leeds Extension, enabling the delivery of around…
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Elland Road and Temple Green
22nd February 2018
3 mins read

New Leeds city centre stop to meet growing park and ride demand

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. With increasing numbers of people choosing to leave their car at the 800-space Elland Road facility or the 1,000-space site…
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