Work has started on the latest round of cycle improvements in Leeds city centre, which are part of a £7.2m package being delivered in partnership by Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA).
The schemes include four new sections of route, which will plug vital missing links in the existing and planned network.
In addition to a total of 2.71km (1.68 miles) of two-way segregated cycle lanes, the projects include new wider pavements and side road crossings for people walking and cycling.
Councillor Helen Hayden, executive member for infrastructure and climate at Leeds City Council, said: “We want to make Leeds a cycle friendly city by embracing cycling as a normal everyday activity for everyone.
“We are working on greater and improved connectivity and with more appealing public space to make that vision a reality.
“By linking up existing cycle infrastructure, we’ll help make active travel options like cycling safer and more appealing for people and will be essential to reducing reliance on car travel and meeting the Leeds City Region commitment to become a net zero carbon city region by 2038.”
The package of schemes is being funded by WYCA through its Transforming Cities Fund programme, which is aimed at making it easier for people to walk, cycle and use public transport.
