Works to improve walking and cycling connections over the River Aire have completed, marking a significant milestone for cycling improvements in Leeds city centre.
The Crown Point Bridge Gateway scheme adds over 1km of protected cycle track over the bridge, Crown Point Road and Black Bull Street and aims to boost connectivity to the south-east of the city by encouraging more people to walk, wheel or cycle shorter journeys.
The Crown Point Bridge Gateway is part of a wider package of works which aim to fill missing links in Leeds’ existing cycle network by adding 2.71km of two-way protected cycle track, creating wider pavements and new safer crossings.
By creating safer opportunities for people to walk and cycle, the council is moving towards its ambition to increase walking by 33% and cycling by 400% by 2030.