People travelling through the eastern side of Leeds city centre are being asked what would make the area safer and easier to get around.
Leeds City Council has opened a consultation covering St Peter’s Street, York Street, Eastgate, Duke Street, Kirkgate, Crown Point Road, Marsh Lane and East Street.
Residents, commuters and visitors can comment on current problems, suggest improvements and say which changes should take priority. The consultation closes at 11.59pm on Tuesday 17 November 2026.
The area includes Leeds bus station, cultural and educational venues and a growing residential population. The council says congestion affects bus services, pedestrian crossings can be difficult to use, and the cycle network has a missing link to the south.
According to the council, there were 260 road-related casualties in the area between 2014 and 2024, including 32 serious injuries and three deaths.
Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority will use the responses to develop proposals. Those proposals would then be subject to further consultation, with the intention of seeking funding through the Transport for City Regions fund for 2027–2032. This is not an announcement that construction has been approved.
Councillor Tom Hinchcliffe, the council’s executive member for transport and planning, urged people who walk, cycle, drive or use the bus in the area to share their experiences.
Public drop-in sessions will take place at Leeds City bus station on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 October, both from 3pm to 6pm, and at the Community Room, 1 The Lane, Saxton Gardens, on Wednesday 28 October from 3pm to 7pm.
Two further sessions at Leeds City College, 25 Eastgate, on 3 and 5 November are for college students and staff only.
The online survey is at leedseastside.commonplace.is. Paper copies can be requested by emailing connectingleeds@leeds.gov.uk or calling 0113 336 8868.