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Plans for new measures to make some of the busiest areas of Leeds city centre safer for pedestrians and shoppers will move to the next stage following overwhelming public support.

Consultation on the Briggate Action Plan asked the public for their views on proposals aimed at tackling a number of concerns they had raised, including the estimated 1,100 bikes travelling up and down Briggate each day.

Thousands of children across Leeds can benefit from safer, healthier journeys to school thanks to new cycle and scooter parking facilities installed at schools across the city. 

The number of casualties on Leeds' roads has reduced over the last three years, according to figures announced by the council at the latest Vision Zero conference in the city.

Leeds City Bikes gears up for major expansion with next-generation e-bikes

A special operation to tackle illegal, dangerous, and anti-social driving on Leeds’ roads has seen nearly 6,000 motorists arrested, fined or warned over their behaviour. 

Leeds’ commitment to encouraging more people to use active and sustainable travel was recognised last week with the city welcoming the National Modeshift Convention and annual awards.

Last Friday the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, led a ceremony in Park Square to unveil a new plaque commemorating 25 years of the city’s memorial tree, dedicated to honouring those who have lost their lives in road collisions.