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Wednesday 23 October 2019
Leeds City Council is to extend the deadline for taking part in the Big Leeds Climate Conversation by an additional month, it announced today.
The extension will give residents a final opportunity to have their say on how the city should respond to the climate emergency.
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Friday 13 September 2019
Leeds City Council is urging residents to share their views on how the city should respond to the climate emergency before the Big Leeds Climate Conversation ends on October 31.
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Friday 13 September 2019
Roads in Otley, Headingley and Beeston Hill are to be closed to traffic on 22 September as part of celebrations for World Car Free Day.
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Wednesday 11 September 2019
Senior councillors are to discuss the progress of, and new proposals for, the city’s planned Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ) at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board next week.
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Wednesday 17 July 2019
Leeds City Council and the Leeds Climate Commission have kicked off a three month consultation on climate change at a packed launch event held at the University of Leeds last night.
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Wednesday 26 June 2019
Leeds City Council has begun to install the camera infrastructure required to monitor and enforce the Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ).
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Tuesday 18 June 2019
The introduction of the UK’s first Clean Air Zones is to be significantly postponed due to a government delay in delivering digital systems required to make the zones operational and enforceable.
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Tuesday 12 February 2019
Hundreds of scooters are being given to primary schools across Leeds as part of an energetic new scheme to tackle air pollution and protect the health of children in the city.
The scheme will encourage children to swap four wheels for two and scoot to school instead of being driven.
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Thursday 7 February 2019
Leeds is to continue building on the surging popularity of electric vehicles in the city by offering local businesses the chance to trial a range of electric vehicles (EVs) from Spring 2019.
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Monday 21 January 2019
Leeds City Council have been given final approval and more than £29 million in funding from the government to implement a Clean Air Charging Zone in the city and support businesses affected.
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Friday 23 November 2018
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY
At least 88 new, free electric vehicles rapid-charge points to be installed across West Yorkshire
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Friday 19 October 2018
Leeds City Council have begun to replace more than 50 of their existing fleet with cleaner, greener electric vehicles.
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Tuesday 9 October 2018
Leeds City Council has outlined its final plans to reduce air pollution and protect the health of everyone in Leeds, including the introduction of a Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ).
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Tuesday 11 September 2018
Engines powered by liquid nitrogen could significantly reduce air pollution and are cost effective, a new Leeds City Council backed trial has found.
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Friday 7 September 2018
Commenting on the recent announcement that Leeds City Council are one of 16 organisations to sign a new 'Clean Van Commitment'-- led by charity Global Action Plan in partnership
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Friday 27 July 2018
Leeds City Council is encouraging businesses, residents and commuters to have their say on the council’s latest proposals to reduce air pollution and protect the health of people in Leeds before a public consultation closes on August 12.
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Thursday 21 June 2018
Children and young people from over 160 schools across Yorkshire will be taking part in a cycling relay covering 12 local authority areas over the next four weeks.
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Monday 18 June 2018
The statutory consultation on the proposed clean air charging zone in Leeds will launch later this month.
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Thursday 31 May 2018
Children and young people from over 160 schools across Yorkshire will be taking part in a cycling relay covering 12 local authority areas over the next four weeks.
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Friday 23 March 2018
Leeds City Council has welcomed today’s announcement by Defra (Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) of funding of £1.8m to help the city lay the groundwork for achieving its air quality targets.
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Tuesday 13 March 2018
Senior councillors in Leeds will be asked to approve the introduction of new technology to improve traffic flow on one of the busiest roads in the city at a meeting next week.
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Thursday 22 February 2018
Leeds City Council is reminding residents, workers, and commuters to have their say on proposals to reduce air pollution and protect the health of people in the city before a public consultation closes on March 2.
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Tuesday 20 February 2018
Here are a selection of images from today's launch of Connecting Leeds, the ambition to transform travel and transport in Leeds.
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Tuesday 20 February 2018
The next step in transforming transport and travel in and around Leeds is set to begin with public consultation starting on plans for bus priority measures on key routes in the city.
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Friday 9 February 2018
A range of infrastructure and environmental improvements to three outer ring road junctions are set to begin in north east Leeds later this month.
The work promises to tackle traffic congestion, improve local air quality and provide new infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Wednesday 31 January 2018
An alternative fuel station could be installed in the Lower Aire Valley to improve access to cleaner, cheaper fuels for businesses in the city.
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Tuesday 2 January 2018
Leeds City Council is inviting residents, workers, and commuters to have their say on new proposals to reduce air pollution and protect the health of people in the city with a public consultation launched today (January 2).
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Wednesday 6 December 2017
Leeds City Council is looking for the views of people living, working and commuting in Leeds and the wider region on its proposals to improve air quality and protect the health of people in the city.
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Wednesday 11 October 2017
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY FIRST LEEDS SUPPORTED BY LEEDS CITY COUNCIL AND WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY (WYCA)
Following a successful trial in York, First Leeds has this week launched its trial of a new fully electric double- decker bus.
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Tuesday 12 September 2017
Plans to improve three key road junctions in Leeds to tackle congestion and improve connectivity and air quality are to be discussed by senior councillors next week.
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Tuesday 12 September 2017
Proposals to plant ‘many hundreds of thousands’ of new trees along the River Aire catchment form part of an ambitious range of measures to help protect Leeds against the future threat of flooding.
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Wednesday 26 July 2017
The leaders and mayors of cities across the north have agreed to convene a summit to make the case for TransPennine rail electrification, ahead of the return of parliament in September.
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Friday 7 July 2017
Senior councillors in Leeds will be asked to approve a major new scheme to provide low-cost environmentally-friendly heating at a meeting later this month.
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Friday 30 June 2017
A new cycling plan for Leeds has officially been unveiled this month.
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Friday 16 June 2017
The people of Leeds came out in force to pledge their support to improve air quality in the city as part of the UK’s first ever National Clean Air Day.
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Wednesday 14 June 2017
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY AND LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
Leeds’ new, 1,000-space Temple Green Park and Ride, just off Junction 45 of the M1 motorway opens on Monday (19 June).
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Tuesday 13 June 2017
The first step in bringing about transformational improvements to public transport in Leeds is set to be approved by senior councillors next week.
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Friday 9 June 2017
Children and young people from 95 schools across Yorkshire will be taking part in a cycling relay covering ten local authority areas over the next two weeks.
We know we need to improve air quality in the city and are committed to doing our bit to make a difference.