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Influencing Travel Behaviour Support for Businesses

Do you have high numbers of employees who travel to work by car? Do you want to try and reduce this number? Or to improve safety for those who drive, their passengers, or other road users including pedestrians and cyclists? Leeds City Council’s Influencing Travel Behaviour team can offer advice, activities, events and resources to help you to promote messages of safe and sustainable travel. … Continue reading Influencing Travel Behaviour Support for Businesses

Connecting LeedsSeptember 10, 2019September 17, 2019Leave a comment

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The Puncture Fairy

I guess it was going to happen sooner or later. When it did, it was on a sweltering day, when I was at the bottom of a hill, my panniers heavy with shopping, some way still from home. Basically, I’d been cycling with my fingers in my ears. Not literally, of course – that would be unwise, and anyway my days of hands-free trickery are lost in the … Continue reading The Puncture Fairy

Connecting LeedsAugust 7, 2019August 7, 2019Leave a comment

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Summer Road Safety

With all this unsettled weather we’ve been having, it’s hard to know what to do day by day, let alone what to do this summer and planning your family adventures. Whether you are going on a long road trip or just hoping for a few days out over the summer holidays, sometimes travelling with kids (and adults) isn’t much fun. Long journeys can be challenging, … Continue reading Summer Road Safety

Connecting LeedsJune 14, 2019June 25, 2019Leave a comment

Our vision for Leeds is to be a city where you don’t need a car

Where walking and cycling are the first and easy choice for short journeys, creating safe and healthy environments where active travel is prioritised, and road danger is eliminated.

Category: Commuter