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• Changes to the concourse to remove clutter, improve lighting, signage and generally make the environment more attractive
• Accessibility improvements to include new flooring with tactile guidance
• Enhanced retail facilities with modified frontages
• Enhanced passenger waiting and boarding facilities - new and realigned stand seating and replacement of bus stand automatic doors and glazing
• Enhanced travel centre facilities which also includes self-service travel facilities and information
• Improved accessible entrances via York Street and Dyer Street. 
• Cladding of the frontage walls with high-quality materials
• A waiting room for bus drivers
• Installation of a solar panel system, generating electricity to make the bus station a more energy-efficient building.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority is responsible for making the improvements at Leeds Bus Station. The Combined Authority works with Local Authorities and businesses across West Yorkshire and York to create economic growth through large and small scale infrastructure projects such as this.

The estimated cost of improving Leeds Bus Station is £5 million.

As a key gateway into Leeds, the bus station no longer provides a fitting arrival for a major city. The Leeds Bus Station Gateway project aims to address this by transforming the environment of the station, through creating a modern and efficient layout that provides a better offer for passengers and will therefore encourage the use of public transport within the city centre.

As a key gateway into Leeds, the bus station no longer provides a fitting arrival for a major city. The Leeds Bus Station Gateway project aims to address this by transforming the environment of the station, through creating a modern and efficient layout that provides a better offer for passengers and will therefore encourage the use of public transport within the city centre.

• Do nothing – Retain the existing bus station and make no improvements

• Alternative Option – Aims to deliver a significant step-change in customer experience including statement entrances and new streetscape features

• Preferred option – Aims to deliver a moderate step-change in the customer experience and energy efficiency of the facilities - the preferred option which delivers the most benefits and is within budget

The role of the Bus Station serves a different purpose to other interchanges in the City Centre and the services are more inter urban. This means that there is little bus/rail interchange. The station is also a key interchange for the Markets and the growing Quarry Hill area.

Subject to approval, works will start on site in Spring 2021 and are due to complete in early 2022.

Detailed design is aimed to be completed in early 2021.

A green wall is a wall partially or completely covered with greenery that includes a growing medium, such as soil, water or a substrate. Most green walls include an integrated water delivery system. A green wall is also known as a living wall or vertical garden. It provides insulation to keep the building's inside temperature consistent. Further information is available via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_wall.

Subject to the Full Business Case being approved, refurbishment works on Leeds Bus Station will commence Spring 2021.

The consultation is open from Thursday 3 October until Monday 4 November.

The scheme is being delivered by West Yorkshire Combined Authority with funding from the Connecting Leeds programme.

In December 2016, Transport Committee considered the submission of the Leeds Strategic Outline Case, which was a £270m package of measures to improve public transport in Leeds District. It included the £173.5m which had previously be identified for the NGT trolleybus project. Further information is available via www.leeds.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/connecting-leeds-and-transforming-travel/

This scheme has funding allocated to it as part of the Connecting Leeds programme and therefore the funding will not be able to be spent on any other proposals or scheme. If the Combined Authority does not accept the business case, then the scheme cannot go ahead and the money put aside for this project will be re-allocated elsewhere in the Connecting Leeds programme.

There will no changes to the bus routes currently serving this location.

Work on site will not impact any bus routes. Changes to bus stands will need to occur as the refurbishment progresses but these will be clearly signposted at the time.

The phasing of the work during the day still needs to be planned. Nearer the time of construction, local businesses will be provided with more detail about what will happen and where, but overall disruption will be kept to a minimum.

Bus users will benefit from these improvements by being able to travel through the station more easily and by being able to find their bus quickly and simply. Better waiting and boarding facilities will improve passengers travel experience and the environment of the station generally will be uplifted to provide a better-quality facilities for bus users.

Enhancing the frontages of the station and the public realm outside these entrances will create a more attractive environment for those pedestrians passing the station. Improved Travel Centre facilities will also be beneficial for all public transport users.

All bus routes from the station will continue to operate.

Yes, we would welcome any group/organisational views on this scheme. Please make sure that you have permission to comment on behalf of your group/organisation.

The feedback will be analysed and recommendations will be made.

There will be various ways in which members of the public can have their say. Updates will be provided to those who have registered to follow the project via www.yourvoice@westyorks-ca.gov.uk/LeedsBusStation and via press articles.