FAQs

The removal of Jacob's Well roundabout was first consulted on in 2021. Previously, the intention was to remove Jacob's Well roundabout, realign the junction and create an underpass where traffic would be routed. Following a design review, instead of an underpass, a high-quality signal-controlled crossing would be provided for people who walk and cycle, making it easier to get to the west of the city centre. The roundabout would still be removed and motor traffic would no longer be able to access Hall Ings. The current pedestrian underpass would be closed as part of these proposals, with the wide, signal-controlled pedestrian crossing being a safer alternative to getting around this part of the city centre.

To complement the proposed removal of traffic from some of the city centre and the crossing at Jacob’s Well, it is now proposed that: 

• Little Horton Lane would be closed to motor traffic between its junction with Godwin Street and the National Science and Media Museum. 
• The end of Little Horton Lane would be closed to traffic and a bus hub for buses travelling north is proposed where the current traffic signals are. 
• More bus stops to replace those lost at Little Horton Lane would be added on Chester Street. 

The proposals for Little Horton Lane would create a more pleasant and open space, allowing people to get around the cultural quarter more easily while walking, riding a bike or taking public transport.

The following proposals remain the same as when they were consulted on between July and September 2021. We have now got more details on the plans which we can share with you through this website and the maps, which you can find here.

A number of streets would have traffic removed and be opened up to pedestrians to create new public spaces that encourage walking and provide improved cycling routes. Streets which are proposed to be traffic-free include: 

• Sunbridge Road from its junction with Godwin Street, and Bridge Street
• Hall Ings from Jacobs Well roundabout to Bridge Street
• Broadway and Market Street

Norfolk Gardens would be expanded, creating a major new green space on Hall Ings, between Jacobs Well roundabout and Bridge Street. This will tie into the new proposed walking route from Bradford Interchange which will be consulted on later this year. 

High-quality paving, greenery, street trees and benches would be incorporated into new public spaces across the city centre to encourage people to rest, relax and spend time in the area. Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS), designed to efficiently and sustainably drain surface water close to where it falls, would be implemented to prevent flooding and mitigate against climate change.

To increase bus service reliability across the city centre, a new public transport corridor would be introduced along Well Street and Vicar Lane. Well Street and Vicar Lane would still be closed to traffic, allowing bus services to travel through the city centre more efficiently, incurring fewer delays. The corridor would also help to create traffic-free green areas while ensuring buses are still able to drop people off at key locations. 

The public transport corridor would run from Forster Square along Valley Road, Well Street, Vicar Lane and Bridge Street down to the Interchange. Well Street would be reopened for buses and Hackney Carriages to use, ensuring bus services are connected directly with the Broadway Shopping Centre.

Eight new bus hubs are also proposed around the city centre. The new hubs will feature improved facilities for waiting passengers. They will likely include shelter, improved seating, improved lighting, real time bus information and ticket purchasing services. A circular bus route, which would take passengers round the city centre bus hubs, is also planned as part of the scheme.

The planned hubs would be located at:

1. Forster Square Railway Station
2. Rawson Square
3. Goitside
4. City Park/Entertainment Quarter
5. Market Street
6. Cathedral
7. Little Germany/Broadway
8. Bradford Interchange

Bradford Council, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, is bringing forward a flagship programme of forward-thinking transport schemes, alongside major public space enhancements, that would help us shape and drive forward Bradford’s future regeneration in the city centre and beyond. Our overarching vision is to create a greener, more sustainable, accessible, and vibrant district that has immediate benefits for people living, working, visiting and studying in Bradford today. It would pave the way for future investment across the district.  

The proposals being brought forward by Bradford Council will reduce reliance on car travel and contribute to reducing congestion across the district, providing cleaner air, protecting the health of local people, creating greener, more attractive public spaces and providing opportunities for regeneration. These changes will support Bradford’s ambition of becoming the UK’s leading ‘clean growth’ district and act as an enabler to the 2025 City of Culture bid.

Bradford’s Transforming Cities Fund schemes form an important part of a wider programme of forward-thinking transport and regeneration schemes being brought forward across the district that are helping us shape and drive forward Bradford’s regeneration in the city centre and beyond. 

Through TCF, new public spaces and planting will be created in the city centre, to improve the look and feel of the area and make the city centre an increasingly attractive place to spend time. It will also support more cycling and walking in the city centre to better connect different areas while reducing the impact of major roads that currently dominate parts of key areas in the city centre. Achieving this is crucial to attracting more people to live, work and socialise in the city centre – increasing vibrancy, and attracting new employers to the district, bringing jobs and investment.

Bradford’s TCF programme is also essential to reducing the current reliance on car travel and subsequent congestion across the wider district, ensuring our air is cleaner to protect people’s health. This will be crucial in fulfilling our ambition of becoming the UK’s leading ‘clean growth’ district and the wider region’s ambitions of becoming a net zero carbon economy by 2038.

Investing to improve sustainable transport options in Bradford is in everyone’s interests, making it easier for more people to get about, allowing us to grow the economy and create jobs, increase the vibrancy of our city centre, and support our 2025 City of Culture bid.

The Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements Scheme aims to reshape Bradford city centre by improving walking and cycling routes, removing traffic from some roads and introducing new green outdoor spaces for people to enjoy. 

The scheme would greatly improve access to the city centre via sustainable forms of travel including public transport, walking and cycling, improving options for people to get about and access key areas of the city. 

The proposed changes would include removing through traffic from some of the city centre including Bridge Street, Market Street and a section of Hall Ings to enable people to get around better on foot and by bike; adding a signal-controlled pedestrian crossing at Jacob’s Well roundabout; and introducing a new public transport corridor along Well Street and Vicar Lane. 

Alongside a number of existing ambitious projects, the Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements proposals would reshape the civic heart of Bradford city centre by creating a hugely improved setting with the introduction of new public and green spaces, whilst transforming travel into and around the city centre by improving public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure. 

Comprising of a package of measures to help transform Bradford’s city centre, the proposals would enable us to achieve the following aims:

A Transformation of Bradford’s City Centre

The Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements scheme would create a greener and more people-focused civic centre – providing better areas of public realm and maximizing the city’s architectural legacy. These changes would help to attract new employers and investors to the city which would help to create new jobs, and an environment that attracts more people to live in the city centre. 

A More Vibrant City Centre Cultural Scene

The Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements scheme will help to link the city centre with Bradford’s development of a major cultural and entertainment quarter to the west of the city centre, around the Bradford Live development, One City Park and Darley Street Market. Bradford is developing a major cultural and entertainment quarter to the west of the city centre and will be the UK City of Culture 2025. The city centre plans would improve the environment between the Interchange and Forster Square Station, providing a better welcome for those travelling to Bradford to visit its fantastic cultural offer.

Improved Access to the City Centre via Walking, Cycling and Public Transport 

Bradford City Centre currently lacks high-quality walking and cycling infrastructure, with safety and a lack of convenience preventing people from opting to get about this way. The proposals will incentivise active travel throughout the city centre. The creation of high-quality public spaces to make walking around the city centre easier and more attractive, and provide spaces for events, transforming the city centre into a more vibrant, less polluted and environmentally-friendly area with increased greenery. 

Bradford’s key civic areas are severed by arterial roads built in the 1960s and 70s, which are no longer fit for purpose and do not manage road traffic well. This creates an environment that is dominated by traffic and congestion, with noise and air pollution making the area unpleasant to be in. By removing traffic from major roads that criss-cross the civic heart of the city and creating attractive public spaces in their place we can create a people-focused city centre that is pleasant and safe to spend time in. 

Bradford’s current bus routes face delays as they cross the major road network approaching Bradford Interchange. By rerouting bus services along a series of new public transport corridors, the existing public transport routes can be pedestrianised and bus services can use dedicated routes that would help avoid delays and improve journey times and service reliability.

Bradford is developing a major cultural and entertainment quarter to the west of the city centre, around the new Bradford Live development, The Alhambra, and the National Science and Media Museum, and will be the UK City of Culture 2025. The Bradford City Centre Cycling and Walking Improvements scheme plans would improve the environment between the Interchange and Forster Square Station, providing a better welcome for those travelling to Bradford to visit its fantastic cultural offer.

Encouraging more people to walk, cycle or use public transport to travel into and around the city centre will ultimately help improve localised air quality, especially if these trips have previously been made by private car. The TCF programme has also been developed closely alongside wider plans to improve air quality across the city and contribute to Bradford’s move towards becoming net zero carbon.  

Making Bradford more sustainable is crucial to our future success, enabling us to grow our economy and create jobs while tackling climate change and improving air quality. Bradford is the UK’s youngest city, and we are striving to become the UK’s leading ‘clean growth’ district. We want to provide the right infrastructure so you can choose more sustainable ways of getting around, such as walking, cycling, or public transport.

Access to shops, bars, restaurants and residents’ homes would be retained for deliveries when they are required. Some restrictions may apply, such as the time-of-day goods can be delivered or the routes drivers may have to take, but residents and businesses will still be able to receive deliveries. Any restrictions would be consulted on later this year.

Jacob’s Well Crossing

The removal of Jacob's Well roundabout was first consulted on in 2021. Previously, the intention was to remove Jacob's Well roundabout, realign the junction and create an underpass where traffic would be routed. Following a design review, instead of an underpass, a high-quality signal-controlled crossing would be provided for people who walk and cycle, making it easier to get to the west of the city centre. The roundabout would still be removed and motor traffic would no longer be able to access Hall Ings. The current pedestrian underpass would be closed as part of these proposals, with the wide, signal-controlled pedestrian crossing being a safer alternative to getting around this part of the city centre.

Little Horton Lane

To complement the proposed removal of traffic from some of the city centre and the crossing at Jacob’s Well, it is now proposed that Little Horton Lane would be closed to motor traffic between its junction with Godwin Street and the National Science and Media Museum. The end of Little Horton Lane would be closed to traffic and a bus hub for buses travelling north is proposed where the current traffic signals are. More bus stops to replace those lost at Little Horton Lane would be added on Chester Street. The proposals for Little Horton Lane would create a more pleasant and open space, allowing people to get around the cultural quarter more easily while walking, riding a bike or taking public transport.

Removal of Traffic from Parts of the City Centre – A number of streets would have traffic removed and be opened up to pedestrians to create new public spaces that encourage walking and provide improved cycling routes. Streets which are proposed to be traffic-free include: 

•  Sunbridge Road from its junction with Godwin Street, and Bridge Street

•  Hall Ings from Jacobs Well roundabout to Bridge Street

•  Broadway and Market Street

New Public and Green Spaces and Traffic-Free Areas – Norfolk Gardens would be expanded, creating a major new green space on Hall Ings, between Jacobs Well roundabout and Bridge Street, tying into the new proposed walking route from Bradford Interchange which will be consulted on later this year. High-quality paving, greenery, street trees and benches would be incorporated into new public spaces across the city centre to encourage people to rest, relax and spend time in the area, while Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS), designed to efficiently and sustainably drain surface water close to where it falls, would be implemented to prevent flooding and mitigate against climate change.

Public Transport Corridor – To increase bus service reliability across the city centre, a new public transport corridor would be introduced along Well Street and Vicar Lane. Well Street and Vicar Lane would still be closed to traffic, allowing bus services to travel through the city centre more efficiently without incurring delays.   The corridor would also help to create traffic-free green areas while ensuring buses are still able to drop people off at key locations. The public transport corridor would run from Forster Square along Valley Road, Well Street, Vicar Lane and Bridge Street down to the Interchange. Well Street   would be reopened for buses to use, ensuring bus services are connected directly with the Broadway Shopping Centre.

New Bus Hubs – Eight new bus hubs are also proposed around the city centre. The new hubs will feature improved facilities for waiting passengers, likely to include shelter, improved seating, improved lighting, real time bus information and ticket purchasing services.  

The planned hubs would be located at: 

o          Forster Square Railway Station

o          Rawson Square

o          Goitside

o          City Park/Entertainment Quarter

o          Market Street

o          Cathedral

o          Little Germany/Broadway

o          Bradford Interchange

Norfolk Gardens 

Norfolk Gardens would be expanded, creating a major new green space on Hall Ings, between Jacob’s Well roundabout and Bridge Street, tying into the new pedestrian route from Bradford Interchange. 

• Sunbridge Road and Bridge Street
• Hall Ings from Jacob’s Well roundabout to Bridge Street
• Broadway and Market Street
• Little Horton Lane would be closed to traffic at its junction with Prince’s Way

While Market Street, Bank Street and the section of Hall Ings between Drake Street and Vicar Lane would be pedestrianised as part of this scheme, it is hoped that additional planting and landscaping in these areas would also be made possible through alternative funding. 

High-quality paving, greenery, street trees and benches would be incorporated into new public spaces across the city centre to encourage people to rest, relax and spend time in the area.

New green spaces would be attractively landscaped and would include Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) to prevent flooding and mitigate against climate change while improving biodiversity.

The new spaces would provide space for events and pavement cafes, creating a more vibrant city centre environment. 

There will be trees removed as part of this scheme. The total number of trees to be removed is 36, the majority of these trees to be removed are located in Jacob's Well and the approach to the new crossing. The proposed scheme is planting 203 new trees, giving a net gain of 167 trees.

There is 411 meters of proposed seating, not including Bus Hubs. Seating will have a combination of arm rests and back rests or neither to be inclusive to all. The seating does not include shelter. However, there will be 408m2 of shelter under the proposed Pavilion (Old Bus Shelter on Hall Ings).

A new public transport corridor would be introduced along Well Street and Vicar Lane to allow bus services to travel through the city centre while incurring fewer delays, leading to more reliable services.

The public transport corridor would run from Forster Square along Valley Road, Well Street, Vicar Lane and down Bridge Street to the Interchange. Well Street would be reopened for public transport use, ensuring bus services are connected directly with The Broadway. 

The new public transport corridor would allow buses to be removed from the areas which are due to be pedestrianised while still enabling bus services to drop people off at key locations.

To complement the pedestrianisation of some roads in the city centre, eight new bus hubs are planned. The new hubs would feature improved facilities for waiting passengers, including features such as seating, real time bus information and ticket purchasing facilities. A circular bus route, which would take passengers round the city centre bus hubs, is also planned as part of the scheme. The planned hubs would be located at:

• Forster Square
• Rawson Square
• Goitside
• City Park/Entertainment Quarter
• Market Street
• Cathedral
• Germany/Broadway
• Interchange

Bus hubs are groups of bus stops located at strategic points around the city centre. Many people choose to get the bus from Bradford Interchange at present, but bus hubs will provide easy-to-remember and distinctive reference points to catch your bus from in future, or to change between different bus routes. They will be easy to spot from a distance and feature high quality information to give people confidence that they are waiting at the right place for their bus, even for new bus users. 

All bus hubs will include enhanced facilities, with generous waiting spaces complemented with more seating and extra cover so that you aren’t left waiting in the rain. Some bus hubs could feature more facilities than others depending upon the space available and the likely number of people using them, but all will be more accessible than the current bus stops.

The investment in new public spaces and areas of pedestrianisation are specifically designed to make walking and cycling a more attractive option for getting around. 

A signal-controlled crossing at Jacobs Well roundabout would allow for easy crossing from the east of the city centre to the west by cycling and walking, linking key cultural destinations to the city centre.

New cycle routes and cycle parking would also be provided across the city centre, and pedestrian access to Bradford Interchange would also be dramatically improved through accompanying plans to improve the Interchange gateway.

The new cycle routes would connect into existing cycle routes such as Route 66, which forms part of the National Cycle Network (NCN). The routes will also connect into strategic cycling infrastructure delivered through the West Bradford: Cycle Superhighway Extension Scheme.

A number of streets will be closed to vehicular traffic to create a better environment for cycling and walking as part of the City Centre proposals. Streets which are proposed to be closed and pedestrianised include: 

• Sunbridge Road and Bridge Street
• Hall Ings from Jacobs Well roundabout to Bridge Street
• Broadway and Market Street

Norfolk Gardens will be expanded creating a major new green space on Hall Ings, between Jacobs Well roundabout and Bridge Street, tying into the new proposed pedestrian route from Bradford Interchange.

New public spaces and pedestrianised areas will remove the barriers currently stopping people from cycling, such as the large volume of traffic and bus movements currently seen along Market Street and Bridge Street.

If we can improve infrastructure for cycling, we enable more people to cycle, which reduced congestion on the roads and improved air quality. For the past 50 years or so, most transport investment has focused on the road network for cars, this funding is specifically targeted at addressing this imbalance and improving more sustainable transport options – something that is crucial if we are to grow our economy and create jobs without adding to congestion and pollution.

We want to make cycling a viable option for people and to deliver routes which are safe, convenient and continuous so that cycling becomes an attractive option for travelling to a destination, particularly when it comes to getting people to work at rush hour.

Secure cycle lockers have recently been installed outside Britannia House. Further secure cycle lockers are being considered as part of the infrastructure within Bus Hubs, this is still in development. 

Norfolk Gardens would be expanded out to create a major new green space and Hall Ings would be pedestrianised from Jacobs Well roundabout to Bridge Street, and therefore vehicular traffic removed, to support this. Sunbridge Road, Bridge Street, Broadway and Market Street would also be closed to through traffic. Vehicular access would still be available for deliveries, though possibly within restricted times.

Through traffic access would be maintained on Manchester Road, Croft Street, Shipley Airdale Road, Leeds Road and Hall Ings up to Bridge Street. Vehicles would then able to use Bank Street and Kirkgate to loop around.

If we can improve infrastructure for buses, we encourage more people to travel by bus rather than car which helps reduce congestion and improve air quality. 

Overall, we want to make the bus a better option for people, more reliable and quicker to its destination, particularly when it comes to getting people to work at rush hour.

If we can improve infrastructure for cycling, we enable more people to cycle, which reduces congestion on the roads and improves air quality. For the past 50 years or so, most transport investment has focused on the road network for cars. This funding is specifically targeted at addressing this imbalance and improving more sustainable transport options – something that is crucial if we are to grow our economy and create jobs without adding to congestion and pollution.  

We want to make cycling a viable option for people and to deliver routes which are safe, convenient and continuous so that cycling becomes an attractive option for travelling to a destination, particularly when it comes to getting people to work at rush hour. 

Now that Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, we are once again able to hold face-to-face events as part of the consultation on the Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements Scheme. A public drop-in session will be held at the Broadway Centre (outside Superdrug) on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 June 2022, 2pm - 7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend to find out more and ask any questions you may have. 

Providing an accessible, attractive and cleaner alternative to car journeys is at the heart of Leeds City Region’s Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) - a major new programme of transport infrastructure investment secured as part of the West Yorkshire devolution deal.

The programme will be funded through £317 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) plus local match funding of up to £140 million.  

In partnership with local authorities, the Combined Authority will deliver transformational infrastructure, which will dramatically improve people’s access to walking, cycling and public transport.

It is estimated TCF schemes will improve journeys by bus, rail, bike and on foot for up to 1.5 million people, take up to 12 million car trips per year off our roads and reduce CO2 emissions from car travel by up to 15,000 tonnes by 2036.  

Communities across Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield and York are set to benefit from the schemes, which include new or improved bus and rail stations, cycling and walking infrastructure, and new Park and Rides

The programme will deliver:

• two new Park & Rides
• one new rail station
• four new foot and cycle bridges
• six new or improved bus stations and interchange hubs
• new high quality cycle routes along six corridors
• bus priority along six key bus routes to create more reliable and faster bus journey times
• 800 new cycle parking spaces
• seven improvements to Rail Station Gateways
• new Real Time Information and improved passenger experience across the network.  

The Combined Authority is working in partnership with local authority colleagues from Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Selby, Wakefield and York councils on the TCF programme.

It is estimated TCF will:

• Improve journeys by bus, rail, bike and on foot for up to 1.5 million people
• Take up to 12 million car trips per year off our roads by 2036
• Make 33 million rail journeys easier by improvements to rail stations
• Increase bus, rail, and walking and cycling trips by up to 6%, 4% and 7% respectively by 2036
• Reduce CO2 emissions by up to 1.5% / 15,000 tonnes from car travel by 2036
• Create more than 1,000 jobs and add up to £1 billion to the economy by 2036
• Support connectivity to 650 housing sites and 220 employment sites

As part of the West Yorkshire devolution deal, the Combined Authority secured £317 million from the DfT’s TCF programme to deliver schemes in the low-cost scenario.

Since then, the Combined Authority has approved the use of future gain share funding, alongside other income streams, to deliver the high-cost scenario up to an additional £140 million.  

This additional funding will help us deliver more transport improvements, which will benefit communities across West Yorkshire. 

This work is more important than ever, not only as we look to address the health and economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also in helping us achieve our aim of becoming a net zero carbon economy by 2038.

We need to reduce car trips by 21% and increase cycling trips by 2,000%, walking trips by 78%, bus strips by 39% and rail trips by 53% if we are to achieve our ambitious net zero targets in this time frame. 

The programme will connect people to economic and education opportunities through accessible, affordable, attractive and cleaner transport, boosting productivity and helping to create healthier and happier communities for the future.  

Building on the significant progress already made, we are working in partnership to make it easier for people to walk, cycle and use public transport.

Communities across Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield and York are set to benefit from the schemes, which include new or improved bus and rail stations, cycling and walking infrastructure, and new Park and Rides.

The programme is focused on connecting people in the communities of greatest economic need with job and training opportunities.  This will, in turn, help boost productivity, living standards and air quality.   

There are 22 packages of schemes, comprising of 35 individual projects, within the overall programme. Different schemes are at different stages, right through from the development of business cases and designs, to gearing up for public consultation, to some projects with work under construction. For example, the Halifax Bus Station redevelopment has already started on site, and construction has begun on some parts of the earlier phase of the Leeds City Centre Cycling Improvements scheme. Find out more information at www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/TCF

The schemes funded through the DfT need to be delivered by spring 2023, with schemes financed by local match funding being delivered beyond these timescales.

To date, there has been minimal impact of the programme as a result of COVID-19.  The majority of the projects are at the early stages of development and much of the work required can be carried out virtually.   As the schemes move to the next stage of delivery, we will continue to monitor the impact and identify any risks to delivery.  

We are also looking at best practice ways of delivering public consultations and engagement activity to ensure all members of the community get the opportunity to have their say on TCF schemes during COVID-19.  

The full implications of COVID-19 on the region, the economy and the transport system are still to be understood and the impact on the Combined Authority’s programmes and schemes to date has been mixed. 

We are working closely with our local authority partners at every level of our appraisal process to ensure delivery timescales have taken into account the current issues and that each scheme is stress tested to ensure its ongoing viability. 

In the wake of COVID-19 it is more important than ever to assess the changes to the landscapes of our towns and cities, and the impact on current and future planned schemes, particularly, but not exclusively, those relating to transport. 

The impact of COVID-19 in relation to travel behaviour into and around towns and cities is assessed as part of each scheme’s appraisal. 

While public transport patronage is currently lower than pre COVID-19 levels, it remains a priority to invest in public transport infrastructure to both help with economic recovery and to have the required infrastructure in place to respond to an increase in demand post-COVID-19. 

A range of options are being developed as part of each business case to determine the best scheme, which will include a range of options up to the high-cost scenario.

As part of the devolution deal, the Combined Authority secured £317 million from the DfT’s TCF to deliver schemes in the low-cost scenario.

Since then, the Combined Authority has approved the use of future gain share funding, alongside other income streams, to deliver the high-cost scenario up to £140 million. 

It will build on the significant investment already made through the Combined Authority’s other programmes, such as the West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund, Connecting Leeds and CityConnect.

Many of the TCF schemes provide enhancements or extensions to the projects being delivered through these programmes, helping to spread the benefits across a wider geography.  

The programme is focused on connecting people in the communities of greatest economic need with job and training opportunities.  This will, in turn, help boost productivity, living standards and air quality. 

For more information about the West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund visit westyorks-ca.gov.uk/projects/west-yorkshire-plus-transport-fund 

For more information about Connecting Leeds visit leeds.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/connecting-leeds-and-transforming-travel 

For more information about CityConnect visit cyclecityconnect.co.uk 

Find out more information about the Transforming Cities Fund programme at westyorks-ca.gov.uk/TCF

Public consultation and engagement activities are scheduled to take place in 2021.  

Details of the TCF consultations can be found at www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk.  You can get in touch with the Combined Authority’s Consultation and Engagement team via YourVoice@westyorks-ca.gov.uk, 0113 245 7676 or Freepost CONSULTATION TEAM (WYCA).  Please note that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, the majority of the Combined Authority’s staff are working from home and there will therefore be significant delays in receiving any postal contributions. If you can, please contact the team using another method to ensure a quick response.

The bid was led by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in partnership with the 10 local authorities across the Leeds City Region. It was developed in two stages, with a Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) submitted to the DfT in June 2019. The final bid was submitted to the DfT in November 2019. The bid documents can be found at westyorks-ca.gov.uk/TCF

The bid was developed in partnership with local authorities across the Leeds City Region, including Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Selby, Wakefield and York. The bid was also co-developed with the DfT, which provided feedback on the plans as they emerged.  In line with other Mayoral Combined Authorities, we are required to feedback on the progress of the programme’s delivery.  

The programme is focused on connecting people in the communities of greatest economic need with job and training opportunities.  This will, in turn, help boost productivity, living standards and air quality. 

As part of the bidding process, the Combined Authority was asked to develop a series of schemes, which could be delivered under three different cost scenarios (low, core and high).   Each scheme needed to meet the Combined Authority’s priorities, as well as objectives set out by the DfT, such as reducing carbon emissions, and increasing capacity for commuters with better access to employment centres, especially from disadvantaged communities. 

Schemes put forward by local authorities were scored against the objectives before being reviewed as a programme.  Once agreement had been reached between local authority and Combined Authority officers, the programme was signed off by each of the leaders, as well as members of the Combined Authority’s Transport Committee.