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The Mayor's West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan: Vision and Objectives

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We (the West Yorkshire Combined Authority) are working with the five West Yorkshire local authorities (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield) to renew the Mayor’s West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan. We are asking for your views on the vision and objectives that will be at the heart of the renewed plan.

Have your say

Fill in the questionnaire: Please read the Engagement Document and fill out the feedback questionnaire to tell us what you think. You can also request paper copies of these, as well as alternative languages and other formats, via the contact details below.

Come to a public panel event or webinar: We’re holding public Q&A panel events in each local authority area, as well as online webinars. These will feature a presentation from Transport teams of the Combined Authority and local authorities who have been working on the Local Transport Plan. This will be followed by an opportunity to ask the panel your questions. Please register for the events using the links below.

Webinars: You can also come along to an online webinar when you will have the opportunity to hear about the engagement and ask your own questions to the project team.

If you have any questions or would like to speak to someone, please get in touch with us at localtransportplan@westyorks-ca.gov.uk

We look forward to hearing your views during this exciting time for the future of transport in our region. Feedback can be submitted until 11:59pm on 30 September.


What is a Local Transport Plan?

This is a plan that all Transport Authorities must develop and regularly renew for their area to assess our transport needs and challenges. The plan then sets out different ways in which to tackle those challenges. It matters because it guides decision making on transport policy and investment across all types of transport in the region. We are responsible for producing the Local Transport Plan, working with the five local authorities.


Renewing the Mayor’s West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan

Our current Local Transport Plan, the West Yorkshire Transport Strategy 2040, was adopted by the Combined Authority in August 2017.


Since then, a lot has changed:

  • There is now an elected Mayor for West Yorkshire
  • We have committed to Vision Zero, an initiative to eradicate all deaths and serious injuries on West Yorkshire’s roads by 2040
  • We have committed to creating a net zero carbon economy by 2038 and to have made significant progress by 2030
  • We are working toward delivering the first phase of our Mass Transit system for the region
  • The Mayor announced the decision to bring buses back under local control with a centrally controlled, franchised bus network
  • The legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic has changed how people travel

So, the time has come to renew the Local Transport Plan and ensure it works for all of us now and in the future.

If you'd like to read our current Local Transport Plan for reference, you can find it under 'Important Links' on this page; however, please remember that it is not part of this Engagement.


Developing the Mayor's West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan

We are developing the new Local Transport Plan in two phases. This first phase involves developing our strategic direction, including the vision, objectives and principles for West Yorkshire’s transport network. We are seeking your views on these through this engagement.

In the second phase, we will develop the full Local Transport Plan, including the policies needed to achieve the vision and objectives, together with an implementation plan. We will carry out a statutory consultation on the full Local Transport Plan in 2025.


Integrating sustainability

We have appointed an independent consultant to undertake Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA) throughout the development of the Local Transport Plan, to make sure that it will support local and national objectives, including improving quality of life, access for all, environmental commitments and reducing health inequalities.

The outcomes of this will be published with the full draft Local Transport Plan for consultation in 2025. You can find out more about the ISA in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section on this page.


What is this engagement exercise about?

By engaging with individuals, organisations and stakeholders, we’re seeking feedback on the proposed vision and objectives for the Local Transport Plan, and the principles we’ll use to make these a reality. These will guide the development of the Local Transport Plan, so it’s important to get them right now as they’ll be at the heart of everything else we do.

We’re also asking some questions about how you travel now, to add to our understanding of travel habits across the region and help us develop a plan that works for everyone.





Next steps

Following this engagement, we will use what we learn from it to help us develop the full content of the Local Transport Plan, and will carry out a statutory consultation on this in 2025.




Contact us 

  • Ask the project team a question using the Q&A tool on this page
  • Email us at localtransportplan@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
  • Phone MetroLine on 0113 245 7676  
  • Write to Freepost CONSULTATION TEAM WYCA (no stamp needed)


We (the West Yorkshire Combined Authority) are working with the five West Yorkshire local authorities (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield) to renew the Mayor’s West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan. We are asking for your views on the vision and objectives that will be at the heart of the renewed plan.

Have your say

Fill in the questionnaire: Please read the Engagement Document and fill out the feedback questionnaire to tell us what you think. You can also request paper copies of these, as well as alternative languages and other formats, via the contact details below.

Come to a public panel event or webinar: We’re holding public Q&A panel events in each local authority area, as well as online webinars. These will feature a presentation from Transport teams of the Combined Authority and local authorities who have been working on the Local Transport Plan. This will be followed by an opportunity to ask the panel your questions. Please register for the events using the links below.

Webinars: You can also come along to an online webinar when you will have the opportunity to hear about the engagement and ask your own questions to the project team.

If you have any questions or would like to speak to someone, please get in touch with us at localtransportplan@westyorks-ca.gov.uk

We look forward to hearing your views during this exciting time for the future of transport in our region. Feedback can be submitted until 11:59pm on 30 September.


What is a Local Transport Plan?

This is a plan that all Transport Authorities must develop and regularly renew for their area to assess our transport needs and challenges. The plan then sets out different ways in which to tackle those challenges. It matters because it guides decision making on transport policy and investment across all types of transport in the region. We are responsible for producing the Local Transport Plan, working with the five local authorities.


Renewing the Mayor’s West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan

Our current Local Transport Plan, the West Yorkshire Transport Strategy 2040, was adopted by the Combined Authority in August 2017.


Since then, a lot has changed:

  • There is now an elected Mayor for West Yorkshire
  • We have committed to Vision Zero, an initiative to eradicate all deaths and serious injuries on West Yorkshire’s roads by 2040
  • We have committed to creating a net zero carbon economy by 2038 and to have made significant progress by 2030
  • We are working toward delivering the first phase of our Mass Transit system for the region
  • The Mayor announced the decision to bring buses back under local control with a centrally controlled, franchised bus network
  • The legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic has changed how people travel

So, the time has come to renew the Local Transport Plan and ensure it works for all of us now and in the future.

If you'd like to read our current Local Transport Plan for reference, you can find it under 'Important Links' on this page; however, please remember that it is not part of this Engagement.


Developing the Mayor's West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan

We are developing the new Local Transport Plan in two phases. This first phase involves developing our strategic direction, including the vision, objectives and principles for West Yorkshire’s transport network. We are seeking your views on these through this engagement.

In the second phase, we will develop the full Local Transport Plan, including the policies needed to achieve the vision and objectives, together with an implementation plan. We will carry out a statutory consultation on the full Local Transport Plan in 2025.


Integrating sustainability

We have appointed an independent consultant to undertake Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA) throughout the development of the Local Transport Plan, to make sure that it will support local and national objectives, including improving quality of life, access for all, environmental commitments and reducing health inequalities.

The outcomes of this will be published with the full draft Local Transport Plan for consultation in 2025. You can find out more about the ISA in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section on this page.


What is this engagement exercise about?

By engaging with individuals, organisations and stakeholders, we’re seeking feedback on the proposed vision and objectives for the Local Transport Plan, and the principles we’ll use to make these a reality. These will guide the development of the Local Transport Plan, so it’s important to get them right now as they’ll be at the heart of everything else we do.

We’re also asking some questions about how you travel now, to add to our understanding of travel habits across the region and help us develop a plan that works for everyone.





Next steps

Following this engagement, we will use what we learn from it to help us develop the full content of the Local Transport Plan, and will carry out a statutory consultation on this in 2025.




Contact us 

  • Ask the project team a question using the Q&A tool on this page
  • Email us at localtransportplan@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
  • Phone MetroLine on 0113 245 7676  
  • Write to Freepost CONSULTATION TEAM WYCA (no stamp needed)

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