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Leeds City Council

… of Transport (DfT) assessment framework to provide sufficient weight for new transport projects that reduce carbon emissions by encouraging mode shift and constraining car use;  Greater local influence over Highways England to ensure the investments and operation of the Strategic Road Network aligns with local policy.  With respect to aviation, the council accepts that aviation growth and meeting…

… that once people have exposure to the facts of climate change, the vast majority of people become supportive of action. A zero carbon council  To ensure that Leeds City Council plays its own part as an organisation and has credibility when engaging with others, the reports begins by setting out its own commitment to becoming carbon-neutral in its operations. The council’s key sources…

…: Transport  Whilst carbon emissions in the energy sector have fallen due to the rise in renewables and reduction in the use of coal, transport emissions have remained broadly similar, with any fuel efficiencies offset by increased journeys.  The city is making a £270m low carbon intervention through the Leeds Public Transport Investment Programme which will be completed by 2021, delivering bus…

… priority corridors, segregated cycle facilities, city centre gateways, expansion of existing bus and rail park & ride sites, alongside complementary investment in bus services and low emission vehicles from the bus operators. The introduction of a Clean Air Zone from the summer of 2020, will also help to accelerate the reduction in carbon emissions as well as reduce air pollution.  The council…

… is committed through the West Yorkshire Transport Plan to a series of initiatives which are designed to cut carbon emissions by a quarter over the next decade. It is the council’s aim to be city where you don’t need to use a car. The measures include: o Doubling bus patronage o A 75% increase in rail 4 o A 10% increase in walking o A 300% increase in cycling o A 15% decrease in car usage…