Approve the expenditure of £15.31m to progress the development of the Leeds Public Transport Improvement Programme.
Decision type: Key Decision
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/05/2017
Decision due: 21 Jun 2017 by Executive Board
Lead director: Director of City Development
Department: City Development
Contact: Andrew Wheeler, Highway Design and Construction / NGT Manager 0113 3788920 Email: andrew.wheeler@leeds.gov.uk.
Consultation process
lnitial feedback from the Leeds Transport Conversation, including meetings with Area Committees. The initial emerging proposals will be discussed with Area Committees in the Autumn as part of the ongoing Leeds Transport Conversation.
Engagement with local communities will commence as individual scheme proposals emerge. A prospectus has been drafted for the Bus Priority Corridors element of LPTIP to inform the public of the rational for investing in bus infrastructure and how it links to the Leeds Vision and the ongoing Transport Conversation. The prospectus also outlines the benefits of bus
infrastructure investment, highIighting the proposed interventions and engagement process.
Consultees
Area Committees, Leeds Transport Expert Advisory Panel
Executive Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning
Portfolio Holder: Executive Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning