#VisionZero

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service staff with one of their service vehicles
25th October 2024
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New Short Film Urges Leeds Community to Address School Gate Parking Hazards

School pupils throughout Leeds are urging parents, carers, and the broader community to reconsider their travel practices during school runs, aided by a compelling new short film. Produced by Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, the film showcases dashcam footage from the cockpit of a fire engine as it maneuvers…
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Safe and sustainable travel mascot, Arlo the Owl, guiding pupils from Ireland Wood primary school across the School Street
4th October 2024
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Leeds Introduces Two New School Streets to Enhance Safety and Sustainability for Over 200 Students on School Journeys

Over 200 students in Leeds are now enjoying safer, healthier, and more enjoyable journeys to school thanks to the latest additions to the city’s School Streets scheme. The School Streets initiative transforms the roads outside school gates into pedestrian and cyclist zones during key times such as morning drop-offs and afternoon pick-ups, thereby reducing…
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Armley Town Street - Gelder Road junction visualisation
19th July 2024
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Proposed Armley Town Street Route Upgrades to Enhance Public Transport and Active Travel

Armley town street route revamp — £2.91 million plan to boost public transport and enhance pedestrian spaces. The £2.91 million proposals are designed to alleviate bus delays and enhance the street environment for visitors and shoppers in Armley Town Street through wider pavements, increased planting and landscaping, and additional crossing points to promote active…
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Leeds City Council's safe and sustainable travel team with Dawn Barrett's sister
12th July 2024
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A Decade Since the Grand Depart: A Weekend of Cycling Celebrations in Leeds

Leeds celebrated in style over the weekend, commemorating the 10th anniversary of Yorkshire’s memorable hosting of the Tour de France Grand Depart. The city’s streets were bustling with activity as hundreds of amateur cyclists participated in the Legacy Ride on Sunday, a mass cycling event marking the significant milestone. On Saturday, City Square was…
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School Streets Blenheim Primary School
22nd September 2023
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Children are encouraged to travel more actively to school as Leeds adds three more School Streets just in time for World Car Free Day

Three more schools in Leeds will benefit from having a School Street this September, joining 12 other schools who have had them since 2020. Blenheim Primary School, Birchfield Primary School and Bramhope Primary School have introduced School Streets as part of the new phase of the Leeds School Streets programme. School Streets make roads…
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West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin
19th May 2023
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Mayor drives forward road safety in West Yorkshire

Work to improve the safety of road users in West Yorkshire has been bolstered thanks to funding from the region’s Mayor. As part of her commitment to drive forward road safety, since coming into office in 2021, West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin, has funded a number of initiatives to improve the safety of all…
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Martin Clunes, Councillor Helen Hayden and West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin welcomed the mounted police unit from the West Yorkshire Police.
27th January 2023
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Actor Martin Clunes comes to Leeds to see the award-winning equestrian infrastructure on the East Leeds Orbital Route

The East Leeds Orbital Route wins award for “Gold Standard” designed equestrian route and Martin Clunes, the president of The British Horse Society comes to Leeds to commemorate. Doc Martin actor, and British Horse Society President, Martin Clunes visited Leeds on Friday 20 January to see first-hand the designated bridleway on the East Leeds…
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Safe System Pillars
23rd September 2022
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Councillors endorse the Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy

Councillors of Leeds City Council Executive Board confirmed support to adopt a new Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy. In March 2022 Leeds Safe Roads Partnership, chaired by Leeds City Council, launched a consultation that asked the people of Leeds to comment on a strategy, developed by the Leeds Safe Roads Partnership, to…
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