In May this year, the Transport Secretary ruled that the Leeds NGT trolleybus scheme was ‘not suitable for development’. However, the government agreed that the city of Leeds could still have the £173m public funding which it would have contributed to the trolleybus to spend on alternative transport schemes. The city council is therefore now consulting residents on how they think this money could best be used.

We think it is particularly important for Headingley residents to have their say in this consultation. Previous transport plans such as the trolleybus have proposed major changes to our area, and Headingley residents have needed to play a huge and important role in pointing out their flaws. We should all take this opportunity to feed our views into the development of new schemes from the start, and ensure that they reflect Headingley’s priorities.

The survey is available to take here until 20th September. It does not take long to complete, as it consists mainly of multiple-choice questions with tick-box answers. However, there are also two free text boxes towards the end of the survey, where you can entered more detailed thoughts and ideas of your own.