Scootember 2021 was a huge success, with 15 schools and more than 450 children taking part. Our road safety trainers visited schools all over Leeds to teach scooter skills. To see what we got up to, watch our road safety trainers in action at Holy Trinity Rothwell C of E Primary.
It's time to kickstart the new school year with Scootember! This month we’re visiting schools all over Leeds to provide child-friendly scooter training. Click here to find our why we love scooting.
As transport is one of the biggest sources of air pollution, we have been working on a number of projects to promote sustainable travel around our city. Here are three easy ways you can help improve air quality in Leeds.
Bus Travel in Leeds Buses are important to keep our city moving and working. They provide links to jobs, education, training, shopping and health services. Over 250,000 bus journeys are currently made every day in Leeds and 15% of the city’s working residents travel to work by bus. Planning Your Journey by Bus For tools … Continue reading Travelling by bus in Leeds
Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, child minder or driver, it’s important that you take extra care on the roads this September and encourage your children to do the same. It’s a well-known fact that the start and end of the school day brings an increase in traffic and congestion around schools. The ‘school run’ is … Continue reading September means one thing – School’s Back!
In July 2018 Leeds City Council started the ongoing two year Air Quality School Programme. This programme aims to help raise air quality issues outside 30 schools in Leeds whilst promoting sustainable travel to school
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 … Continue reading New fund announced to help Leeds organisations support sustainable travel
Cycle to Work Day is the UK’s biggest cycle commuting event. It is a national event and this year it will be held on Thursday 8th August. It aims to encourage as many people as possible to take to two wheels and cycle to work for at least one day (and beyond, once people realise just … Continue reading Cycle to Work Day 2019
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