We have launched a public engagement on the draft vision and objectives for the Mayor’s West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan. Your views are really important to us, and we encourage you to respond to our feedback questionnaire by 30 September, come to the panel event, and share this information with anyone you may know who may be interested.

The Local Transport Plan sets the strategic direction for the future of transport across West Yorkshire, as well as the policies and investment that will help us get there. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (the Combined Authority) is responsible for bringing it together, working with the five local authorities of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.

Our current Local Transport Plan, the West Yorkshire Transport Strategy 2040, was adopted by the Combined Authority in August 2017. Since then, a lot has changed. There is now an elected Mayor for West Yorkshire. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed how people make decisions about their travel. We have begun delivering on the priorities in the current plan: we are working towards bringing buses back under local control under a franchised bus network and have launched a consultation on route options for phase one of Mass Transit.

 

Developing the Local Transport Plan

The time has come to renew the Local Transport Plan and ensure it works for all of us now and in the future. To achieve this, we need to consider the thoughts and views of individuals and stakeholders across the region. We are developing the new Local Transport Plan in two phases. This first phase involves developing our strategic direction, including the vision, objectives and principles for West Yorkshire’s transport network. We are seeking your views on these through this engagement.

 

Have Your Say!

In the second phase, we will develop the full Local Transport Plan, including the policies needed to achieve the vision and objectives, together with an implementation plan. We will carry out a statutory consultation on the full Local Transport Plan in 2025. We look forward to your group reading the Engagement Document and filling out the feedback questionnaire to tell us what you think. You can also request paper copies of these, as well as alternative languages and other formats, via the contact details below.

 

If you have any questions or would like to speak to someone, please get in touch with us at localtransportplan@westyorks-ca.gov.uk.

We look forward to hearing your views during this exciting time for the future of transport in our region. Feedback can be submitted until 11:59pm on 30 September

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