A scheme to introduce cycle lanes along one of Leeds’ busiest routes will go ahead, despite efforts by local Liberal Democrats to have it binned.
and the city centre. The scheme will be carried out by the city council but the funding has come from a governmentBut Lib Dem group leader Stewart Golton claimed it was not value for money and could end up accidentally causing rat running on surrounding roads. The Labour administrationDid you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
Councillor Golton told the meeting: “Nobody wants to see the A660 left the way it is. Everyone wants to encourage people to use their bikes and everyone wants to see pedestrians using their streets. I’m not saying no action should be taken to achieve any of that. “But there can be unintended consequences of well-intended schemes. To reduce casualties on a route you may unintentionally deliver a more dangerous environment in others.”“Unless you are converting car users to bike users on those journeys, the overall safety benefits are not achieved,” he said.
The administration, however, said that the money could not be allocated to any other scheme or spent elsewhere, because of the strings attached to the funding.“This about keeping people safe, not just from collisions, but from air quality problems as well. There are young children going to school along this route.“When more people walk and cycle their health improves. I won’t apologise for this administration being ambitious and wanting the best.
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