Making the right connections

Ben Still of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority tells Deniz Huseyin how the CityConnect project will help to normalise cycling and walking by creating an integrated and safe active travel network

Deniz Huseyin

13 April 2017

Ben Still

The 23km Leeds to Bradford Cycle Superhighway is fully segregated

Bradford city centre has been transformed into a people-friendly space

There has been plenty of debate across West Yorkshire and beyond about the Leeds to Bradford Cycle Superhighway, which was completed last summer. The 23km route – the flagship of the CityConnect project – is the largest scheme of its kind outside of London.

Questions have been raised about the route’s impact on traffic levels, the safety of bus stop bypasses for passengers and whether it will encourage people who have never cycled before to get in the saddle for everyday...