Category: traffic

Clean Air, congestion, Health, Pollution, traffic

New fund announced to help Leeds organisations support sustainable travel

Leeds City Council has launched a £150,000 fund to help employers in Leeds support sustainable travel and reduce emissions. The scheme will help tackle air pollution and protect the health of everyone in Leeds by allocating grants to the best proposals submitted that will reduce the use of diesel or petrol vehicles amongst staff, service users or other third parties. Proposals will be scored based on how … Continue reading New fund announced to help Leeds organisations support sustainable travel

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Bike, Children, City Connect, Clean Air, Close pass, Community, Considerate, cycling, Cyclists, Cyclists, Events, Feel good, Fitness, Give Space, Health, Influencing Travel Behaviour, Leeds, Mental Health, Mental Health, Partnership Working, Pedestrians, Safe, Safety, Sharing the Road, traffic

FREE Family Cycling Festival to Return to Leeds in September

British Cycling and HSBC UK have announced that they will be returning to be Leeds in September following the success of last year’s free, family cycling event. HSBC UK Let’s Ride Leeds (formerly HSBC UK City Ride) will take place on Sunday 1 September, when city centre roads will be closed to motor traffic to give locals the perfect opportunity to explore their city in … Continue reading FREE Family Cycling Festival to Return to Leeds in September

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Causalities, Child Casualties, Community, Drive with care, Driving, Good Drivers Care, Influencing Travel Behaviour, Leeds, Partnership Working, Pedestrian, Pedestrians, Safe, Safety, Slow down, Slow Down, Speed, Speed, Speed Watch, traffic, Vulnerable Road Users, Young Children

Speed Indicator Devices (SID)

Many communities across Leeds are concerned about the speed of traffic in their local area and in some cases it has a significant effect on their quality of life. To help address this problem, The Influencing Travel Behaviour (ITB) Team have developed a “Community Speed Awareness” scheme that has already been used with good effect in several localities across the district. Under this scheme, members … Continue reading Speed Indicator Devices (SID)

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