Transforming the City for Engagement

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4.0 APPLYING OUR PRINCIPLES

Our Principles are broad and ambitious guidelines, which aim to set a course for how we will transform our spaces in years to come. This strategy also  Arena

considers how our principles could be applied. Civic Hall  This part of the strategy illustrates how public realm across Leeds may evolve in relation to our principles and defines a number of Intervention Areas which will allow the delivery of public realm to be coherent and coordinated. Town Hall 

4.1 GATEWAYS AND LANDMARKS Bus Station

 City Square The plan shows the city centre’s key arrival points and Corn gateways. In applying our principles to these locations Exchange  we will: • create public spaces that are of a high quality, legible and accessible for pedestrians and cyclists, particularly River Aire where people arrive in the city, including around the central ‘Public Transport Box’ and around important landmark buildings;

• celebrate the rich history, culture and diversity of Leeds Leeds Dock within public space to reinforce the city’s identity; • Provide comfortable and hospitable environments

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4.2 A CITY ON THE MOVE

The plan identifies key areas of the city centre to reconnect, including the north and south banks of the River Aire and outer edge of the city rim. In Innovation District Northgate applying our principles to address these wider city connections we will:

• stitch the city centre and the South Bank together, with Mabgate attractive and inviting pedestrian and cycling crossing opportunities and public spaces along the river banks; • ensure river crossings and viaduct underpasses provide clearly recognisable gateway elements within the city, reinforcing local character and Quarry Hill wayfinding to aid walking and cycling; West End • provide cycle routes, including those proposed as part of the City Connect scheme, and others to form an integrated and attractive part of the street hierarchy and aesthetic; Railway • ensure peripheral city developments are clearly linked to the city centre by attractive and safe walking and cycling routes.

River Aire South Bank West FOR ENGAGEMENT

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4.3 CITY RESILIENCE

The plan identifies specific sites and areas where significant contributions can be made to support city resilience. In applying our principles to these locations we will: • integrate ambitious and landscape-led surface water management approaches into streets and public spaces, including sustainable drainage systems, tree planting and more extensive areas of planting, utilising the city’s sloping topography to create inter-connected systems; • ensure key public spaces such as City Square and the future City Park are to be designed as ‘Urban Sponges’ that attenuate and slowly discharge rainwater before it is released into the sewer system; • clearly integrate ‘Active Transit’ including walking and cycling, into the design of principal streets and afforded greater priority within the street use hierarchy; City Square • explore the potential for Leeds to become an exemplar city East End in the use and provision of rain gardens to aid surface water storage and management following on from the successful delivery of Sovereign Square rain garden.

River Aire

City Park FOR ENGAGEMENT

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4.4 CULTURE IN OUR SPACES

The plan identifies the city centre event spaces used by the council and other organisations for events and activities. These play an important role in bringing our spaces to life and promoting a positive image of the city. In applying Our Principles we will: Millennium • design streets and spaces to foster a street culture, allowing people Square to participate in public life; • ensure existing and future public spaces within the city will form a Dortmund network of interconnected public assets rather than isolated assets, Square offering a greater variety of uses, including play, physical activity Park temporary installations and access to nature; Square • ensure key city locations including City Square, Dortmund Square, Victoria Square and outside the Corn Exchange, along with principal streets such as the Headrow and the river banks, offer more attractive environments and increased opportunities to be inhabited City Square Corn Exchange by a variety of programmable and incidental public activities; East End • ensure that the design of our spaces accommodates the Sovereign requirements of a digital SMART city and the appropriate Square infrastructure for both programmable and pop-up, temporary events, thereby supporting the lead up and delivery of Leeds 2023; • assist the city in meeting our Child Friendly Leeds ambition. City Park FOR ENGAGEMENT

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4.5 SETTING THE BENCHMARK

The quality of public realm relates to the physical and psychological comfort it offers people. It also reflects aesthetic enjoyment from public art, architecture and history, a sense of belonging and civic pride. PEOPLE FIRST THIS IS LEEDS EVERYONE WELCOME A diverse range of optional activities such as physical activity to quiet relaxation take place in high quality environments. In ensuring that we deliver inclusive, vibrant and world class public realm we need to ensure that we embed an integrated, sustained and visionary approach to urban design focused on public realm. Using this approach we will increase economic performance, increase activity and occupation, increase cycling and walking activity and create a more liveable city centre. Jan Gehl says that whilst people will only do what they need to in poor quality public spaces, an additional ‘wide range of optional activities’ will occur in high quality spaces ‘because place and situation now invite people to stop, eat play etc.’ Gehl 2001. © HafenCity Hamburg GmbH/Thomas Hampel Champs de Mars and the Eiffel Tower, Paris Central Park, New York © Shutterstock.com Using renowned international, national, local and regional exemplar public realm examples as benchmarks, alongside our principles we will be guided by quality and good practice to ensure that our spaces become instantly recognisable and play a part in shaping the vision for other towns and cities public realm as well as our own. FOR ENGAGEMENT

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BETTER CONNECTED GREENER FUTURE BRING IT TO LIFE ECONOMIC SENSE

Cycle superhighway on Vauxhall Bridge, London © Shutterstock.com Solar powered supertrees, Marina Gardens, Singapore Outside Lands Festival at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco City Park Mirror Pool, Bradford FOR ENGAGEMENT

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4.5 APPLYING OUR PRINCIPLES: KEY INTERVENTIONS

A number of key intervention areas have been identified which provide opportunities to introduce our principles to specific streets, public spaces and highway infrastructure across Leeds. 3 The intervention areas are separated into distinct parts of the city 4 with their own unique characteristics, use and function. Individually, 5 each area has the potential to integrate a range of city principles, applying these to the future design of the areas to transform them into more inclusive, vibrant, world class public realm. 2 Pedestrian core 6

1 Train Station Arrival 1

2 Western Business District 7

3 Civic Heart 10

4 Arena Quarter

5 Mabgate 8 9 6 Cultural Quarter FOR ENGAGEMENT

7 Kirkgate and The Calls

8 South Bank: City

9 South Bank West: Holbeck

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Civic Heart – Millennium Square Arena Quarter Mabgate

Western Business District City Square Quarry Hill FOR ENGAGEMENT

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1 TRAIN STATION ARRIVAL

More space for pedestrians WHAT COULD and opportunities for rain THE FUTURE gardens along East Parade LOOK LIKE? Partial pedestrianisation of Greek Street creating a new public space

Create a new public space along East Parade, with improved crossing to York Place. Re-imagine Blackhouse Square

Narrowing of Park Row carriageway to create a more pedestrian and cycle friendly route from City Square up to the Headrow and beyond. Explore potential to integrate SUDS into the streetscape along north-south orientated streets, including Park Row, utilising the sloping topography

Explore the potential for greening parts of Briggate Less vehicle access to section of Reduce traffic on Wellington Street Re-design of City Square to create an Quebec Street to make internationally renown, world class space for linear gardens landmark public space Reduction in carriageway width and integration of tree planting, cycleways and SUDS to key Secondary access junctions and crossings along Boar Lane improved as part of LISM Improve Bishopsgate steps Review of bus stops and improve pedestrian and cycle environments FOR ENGAGEMENT

Improve crossing points around Holy Trinity Church,

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City Square and Station Entrance East Parade and Bond Court City Square will be a redefined and much improved multi-functional place that facilitates every day urban culture, enabled by a dramatic reduction in traffic flows through the square. The square will reflect one of Leeds’ greatest Improved public space. Blackhouse assets – its arrival into the heart of the city centre, its connection to Leeds as a key tourist and business destination. Square to become an incidental and It will play an important role in the city’s sustainable surface water management network. more intimate square containing a Enjoying an al fresco Playing boules in central focal point, surrounded by City Square will provide an ambitious, world-class cultural environment. coffee on East Parade Bond Court restaurant, cafe and retail spill-out. A down-grading of vehicle routes through the square, will create a much more positive pedestrian environment. Bond Court currently offers a break A new distinctive entrance to the railway station will provide a generous from the busy city environment amount of space for pedestrians and cafés to spill-out and offer better around the railway station. When orientational qualities upon entering the city. combined with the new ambitious City Square and East Parade public BOND space, it will become part of an COURT attractive trio of adjacent connected spaces in close Corn Exchange proximity to Park Square. Holy Trinity Church and Playing hide and A new high quality area of public realm seek on City Square Trevelyan Square befitting of the landmark Corn Exchange will The public space around the historic building is offer space for artisan and craft events that are to be more clearly defined and supported by a complementary to the independent retail generous pedestrian crossing, linking together offer within the building. Trevelyan Square, Holy Trinity Church and the Trinity Centre.

Watching an arts/ dance performance Listening to a Christmas at City Square choir outside Holy Trinity

Tasting craft beers at the Corn Exchange Beer Festival

I have arrived in Leeds! FOR ENGAGEMENT

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2 WESTERN BUSINESS DISTRICT

WHAT COULD THE FUTURE

Street geometry of business district LOOK LIKE? can be explored to provide increased footpath widths, paved parking laybys and build outs for trees and seating to create a more clearly defined local identity and public realm environment

Create a welcoming cycling and pedestrian environment

Better cycling environment along Queens Street, with increased footpath widths and tree planting and seating opportunities Explore how tabled crossings could create defined squares, assist in reducing speeds and create key gateways in to Park Square

Paved raised crossings could define the entrances to the business City Connect 2 cycle highway along district to create clear gateways Wellington Street incorporated into street and encourage pedestrian priority geometry, with the potential to reduce Look at options to enhance way finding and carriageway widths and trees creating a create enhanced pedestrian environment high quality approach into the city centre FOR ENGAGEMENT

Explore greening

Explore the potential a new super crossing and raised carriageway table to Wellington Street to provide improved connections between the business district and riverside DRAFT

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Park Square

Park Square is currently one of the city centre’s primary green spaces, comprising mature trees, open lawns and ornamental planting.

There is opportunity to promote use by a greater variety of people Having a go at tombola at the park fair through enhancements to the nearby streets, encouraging people to make the journey to the park by foot or bicycle.

More extensive seasonal activity, including small events, have potential to further promote the park. Having a teddy bear’s picnic in Park Square with the kids

Just heading over to Park Square to eat my lunch

Run to work FOR ENGAGEMENT

Public space ‘stepping stones’

A series of high quality public realm focal points are to create a series of stepping stones between Meeting a prospective client for a coffee outside Park Square and the river side. DRAFT

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3 CIVIC HEART

WHAT COULD THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE? Consider how to improve pedestrian crossings

Calverley Street has the potential to become a multi-functional north-south artery

with a more welcoming cycle environment, tree planting, sustainable water CIVIC HALL management and wide footpaths on one of the key routes to the University

Connect Millennium Square with Leeds General Infirmary estate Explore rain gardens and planting Millennium Square is the city’s primary event square, hosting a range of seasonal events and space for outside cafe seating

Clearly define space by removing kerb lines to

TOWN HALL create a homogeneous surface and improved setting for Leeds City Museum

CENTRAL LIBRARY Look for opportunities to connect and integrate Millennium Square with the Town Hall, Art Gallery and Central Library

ART GALLERY

Seamless connection between Victoria Square and The Headrow Use Cookridge Street to create a new linear

FOR ENGAGEMENT Design for the cyclist and public space that offers seating, café space, pedestrian first on East rain gardens, play and new tree planting

Parade and Park Row

More space for pedestrians and cyclists with bus lay-bys for informal crossing. Street will include space for wider footpaths, THE HEADROW cycleway and sustainable surface water management DRAFT

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Millennium Square

Millennium Square is the city’s primary event space that Cycling up to the is capable of hosting a variety of programmed events from university for a lecture sport, play to civic receptions and seasonal activity such Victoria Gardens as the beach and the Christmas market. The square also provides space for bars, restaurants and Victoria Square has potential to become a new landmark public space that cafés to spill out and activate the edges, creating a city provides a more appropriate and attractive setting to some of the city’s most environment used in different ways throughout the day. iconic buildings, including the Town Hall and Art Gallery.

There is opportunity to extend the character of the square across the Headrow, transforming the existing conventional highway arrangement into an Watching the Wimbledon final on a integrated part of the public realm and promoting a truly civic large screen in Millennium Square environment at the heart of Leeds.

Sat on the steps of the Leeds Resting and enjoying the water City Museum people watching feature in Mandela Gardens Stood outside the Town Hall on a site seeing tour of Leeds

Sipping a cocktail overlooking Millennium Square FOR ENGAGEMENT

Enjoying an interactive installation outside the Art Gallery

Playing on Victoria Gardens DRAFT

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4 ARENA QUARTER

New pocket space at Clay Pit Lane with WHAT COULD new tree planting, lawn and seating THE FUTURE Woodhouse Lane/Claypit Lane could be transformed to LOOK LIKE? improve pedestrian and cycle access on most well-used route between the city centre and the University

Merrion Way carriageway to be realigned and reduced to provide a priority pedestrian space at junction of Brunswick Terrace and Merrion Way. Seek opportunities to bring more greening and trees into the street. Linkage between the Merrion Centre and the Arena to be redefined to provide an improved setting to the Arena Quarter

Merrion Way to be re-designed to provide more space for outside Bus laybys to be rationalised to allow informal cafe seating, slower vehicle speeds and an improved setting for new pedestrian movement across the street development. Space will include new tree planting and sustainable surface water management

Consider how the Merrion Street junction could Improving pedestrian route from Lovell Park be narrowed to create improved, direct pedestrian crossings along Woodhouse Lane New public space at St Albans Place being delivered as part of a new student residential development

Consider how Merrion Gardens could be integrated with Merrion Way and create a green corridor with St Alban’s and Clay Pit Lane. Encourage greater use from those using neighbouring shopping centres and increased use of St John’s Churchyard Major improvement to pedestrian crossings at junction with Albion Street

Dortmund Square could be extended across The Headrow to reduce to dominance of the carriageway Orientation space to mark access into St John’s Church and Merrion street Gardens FOR ENGAGEMENT

Make better use of The Headrow carriageway to create space for new tree planting and Consider how new Briggate can be re-imagined with greening, play sustainable surface water management and rain gardens creating a welcoming destination day and night. Consider cycle routes here

Create a seamless link between Briggate and New Briggate DRAFT

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Waiting to watch a band at the Arena Merrion Way

A new piece of high quality public realm has potential to provide space for adjacent cafés and bars to spill out onto and to offer opportunities for sitting outside, enjoying a coffee or an al fresco lunch with friends. Having lunch outside with The space is also to provide a distinctive route between colleagues the arena and the town centre, which crosses Merrion Way and promotes pedestrian priority. St Albans Place The space will provide opportunities for impromptu events, play and activities before Arena events, and for public art. St Albans Place offers a leafy escape from the city environment, with open lawns beneath mature trees. The space is to be activated by students and the local working demographic.

Cycling up to the university

Watching a classic movie on a large screen

Working on a group project with course mates in the shade

Dortmund Square

Dortmund Square has potential to become a more inviting and hospitable public space, providing Merrion Street Gardens FOR ENGAGEMENT relief from activity along the Headrow and a

stopping point within the city. The existing area of green space has opportunity to be further enhanced with improved access There is opportunity to extend the square across the points that encourage greater usage and Headrow to provide better pedestrian connections Sat having a sandwich in Dortmund Square activation throughout the day. and to reduce the impact of vehicle movement. The gardens offer one of the most central areas of green space within Leeds. DRAFT

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55. MABGATE North Street to become a multi-functional north-south artery Design for the cyclist and pedestrian first WHAT COULD with enhanced cycling provision, tree planting, and wide around North lane and Regent Street and seek footpaths on one of the key routes to the city centre opportunities for greening and tree planting THE FUTURE

Consider improved crossings at North LOOK LIKE? Lane and A64 junction with public art intervention and tree planting

Vicar Lane to be improved Plots for future development incorporating bus lay bys, cycle throughout the Mabgate area infrastructure, tree planting and widened footpaths as one of the key gateways into the city centre. Merrion Street to Junctions could be used be pedestrianised to create mini squares

Explore narrowing the carriageway enabling wider footpaths and tree planting.

FOR ENGAGEMENT Explore the potential to make St Mary’s

Street one way to traffic, narrowing the The underpass could create a carriageway to reduce vehicle speeds and distinctive gateway with public art allow wider footpaths. Improve green space with tree planting and areas for local events

Enhance footbridge over the A64 to Review pedestrian and cycle crossings around under improve connectivity to Quarry Hill pass and junction with Eastgate and Regent’s Street and create a more pleasant and safe improving links with the local neighbourhoods. route for pedestrians and cyclists DRAFT Public art interventions to underpass

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North Lane & Vicar Lane Lady Beck Park

Re-imagining North Lane and Vicar Lane, designing for people and Enhancing green infrastructure around Skinner Lane sustainable transport first and widening footways creates a and other areas, including Lady Beck, opens out gateway feel with spaces for street cafés and street activities. Mabgate and showcases hidden features.

Quick and easy crossing over Regent’s Street to get to work

Sipping a cocktail outside Enjoying a lunch break on Merrion Street Enjoying time next to the Lady Beck with my family

Admiring the artwork along the Bridge Street underpass St Mary’s Gardens

The open space on either side of St Mary’s Street

could be improved with spaces for local events FOR ENGAGEMENT

and improved tree planting. Narrowing St Mary’s Street and slowing the traffic will give Enjoying the underpass mural and pedestrians priority to enjoy the open space. public art by East Street Arts If the footbridge over the A64 and underpass were improved, it would enhance pedestrian and cycling experiences, and better These ideas do not take precedent over the emerging Mabgate Neighbourhood Plan. Taking in the Leeds skyline when I walk over the footbridge to Quarry Hill connect Mabgate and the city centre. DRAFT

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6 CULTURAL QUARTER

WHAT COULD Consider new ways to manage traffic at the Eastgate and THE FUTURE St Peter’s Street junction and expand the public realm New cycle infrastructure LOOK LIKE? integrated into the street

Terraced public space linking St Peter’s Street with the Cultural Quarter, continuing to a new pedestrian street that will be programmed for small events and pop-ups

Potential future development on surface car park, to create positive, active frontage along St Peter’s Street, overlooking new space

Consider the bus station and opportunities to integrate with a new development along St Peter’s Street to transform St Peter’s Street from a link road to a city centre street, incorporating some of Leeds’ most prominent cultural destinations FOR ENGAGEMENT

Re-imagine St Peter’s Street considering pedestrians and cyclists

Re-modelled public space at St Peter’s Square Explore more attractive walking and cycling from the surrounding neighbourhoods DRAFT

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Quarry Hill Gateway

The public realm will strengthen the Cultural Quarter of Leeds City Centre, by creating an environment that can be used for events and cultural activity – from small scale interactions to large events and performances.

Yoga with friends The space will provide a distinctive transition from the city centre to the cultural quarter.

Looking at the new public art installation at Quarry Hill

Enjoying some evening sun before watching a show at the Leeds Playhouse Cycling along the new cycle super highway to school FOR ENGAGEMENT Having a morning coffee with St Peter’s Square colleagues before going to work A new pocket park has been delivered here providing a space for pause, which will be further enhanced by highway and public realm improvements along St Peter’s Street. DRAFT

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7 KIRKGATE AND THE CALLS

WHAT COULD THE FUTURE Enhanced pedestrian environment on New York LOOK LIKE? Street, creating a high quality route between the bus station and city centre Footpaths widened to facilitate greening, planting and an improved Improved crossing across York Street pedestrian and cycling experience providing a more clearly defined and high quality pedestrian route to the bus station

More space for pedestrians Improved crossing across Kirkgate to improve pedestrian link between Leeds Minster, Church Lane and York Street

Opportunities to improve Penny Pocket Park to be explored

Existing verge could be transformed Junction between The Calls into an ‘urban sponge’ to sustainably and Kirkgate could be enhanced manage surface water run-off from with a raised table to reduce vehicle A61 and nearby road network speeds and provide an enhanced gateway to the Calls and riverside

Footpaths widened along Kirkgate to provide a more

FOR ENGAGEMENT generous and high quality setting to Leeds Minster

and Penny Pocket Park. Carriageway width reduced

Existing cobbles and street alignment retained along The Calls to maintain the areas distinctive character DRAFT

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A61 Urban Sponge

Large grassed areas can be used as an area of sustainable water management, integrating landscaped SUDS that capture and attenuate water from the adjacent road network.

The space will also provide an attractive route for pedestrians and cyclists travelling to and from the city centre, containing a greater variety of plants and trees.

Taking a lunch time stroll to the river

The busy roads don’t feel as imposing as they did

Kirkgate Eating my tasty treats I FOR ENGAGEMENT Public realm improvements to encourage bought at Kirkgate market reduced vehicle speeds along the Inner This place makes my walk to Loop road and create a more attractive work much more pleasant! pedestrian experience. On a day trip walking to the Royal Armouries DRAFT

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8 SOUTH BANK: CITY WHAT COULD THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?

Distinctive waterfront spaces to activate the riverside and re-establish the river as a key asset within Leeds

Attractive pedestrian connections High quality public realm and pedestrian through City Park linking South connections to extend beneath HS2 viaduct Bank to the riverside

Transforming with significant reduction in carriageway to reflect park setting Extensive greening, generous pedestrian crossings and new cycle lanes to Victoria Road, reinforcing it as a key artery between the South Bank and city centre FOR ENGAGEMENT

Extensive greening, generous pedestrian A potential for network crossings and new cycle lanes to Meadow of greenspaces and Lane, reinforcing it as a key artery between public open spaces the South Bank and city centre HS2 viaduct

City Park could act as an ‘Urban A more pleasant Sponge’ with storm water management arrival from local integrated into the landscape neighbourhoods DRAFT

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City Park

City Park is to be an ambitious and large scale public park on the South Bank, providing a variety of opportunities to engage with the outdoors.

The park will be a destination and focal point of South Bank’s regeneration, attracting visitors from across the city.

There is potential for the park to incorporate sustainable water management, acting as a landscaped catchment for the South Bank.

The park will also provide enhanced opportunities to engage with the river and provide attractive walking and cycle routes towards the city centre.

Viaduct Landscapes Nipping up the Trinity to do some shopping Spaces between buildings and around the new in my lunch hour viaduct are to offer opportunities to access greenery and space for outdoor activity. Looking at the bird life living around the flood basins It is important that the viaduct is grounded within an attractive and vibrant city environment. FOR ENGAGEMENT Learning new tricks at the Viaduct skate park

Having a great time at the City Park festival DRAFT

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9 SOUTH BANK WEST: HOLBECK Opportunity for generous pedestrian crossings across Water Lane, promoting pedestrian activity towards the canal WHAT COULD THE FUTURE Defined pedestrian links and attractive public LOOK LIKE? spaces leading towards the waterfront, offering more opportunities to engage with the canal

More walkable and pedestrian friendly environments between Water Lane and Holbeck

Use Water Lane to promote cyclist activity across the South Bank and into the city centre

Attractive and direct green pedestrian and cycle An opportunity for a connection to City Park City arbour crossing South Bank FOR ENGAGEMENT

Enhanced streetscape to frontage of Temple Works, to provide a better setting for the landmark building DRAFT

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On my way to have Granary Wharf lunch by the river Engaging with the Canal Both banks of the Leeds and New opportunities to access the waterfront will Liverpool Canal will be activated be made possible with erogenous pedestrian by welcoming and well activated spaces that open up to the canal basin. spaces, creating landmark destination that links the city centre and South Bank.

I didn’t even know the Hol Beck existed!?

This part of Holbeck always felt so industrial, now it’s so green!

Cycling along the new South Bank cycle routes

Jogging to City Park and back using my new running app FOR ENGAGEMENT

Public space network Connecting to City Park

Holbeck will be transformed into an attractive neighbourhood, City Park will be made accessible to the wider brought together by a new offer of public spaces, South Bank area by clearly defined and greenery and people friendly streets. welcoming pedestrian and cycle route. DRAFT

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10 CITY RIVERSIDE

WHAT COULD THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?

Make Sovereign Square and Sovereign Street feel like one space

Sovereign Square forms a key destination that connects the city centre with the riverside New public space to activate the riverside and provide an attractive landing point to the north bank

Generously proportioned, well lit and accessible riverside routes to enhance Attractive and green public spaces to the riverside as a desirable pedestrian span beneath the future HS2 connection and cyclist environment to maintain high quality pedestrian and cycling links along the waterfront

City Park is to provide an ambitious green space that attracts visitation FOR ENGAGEMENT from across the city, providing a

New footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists new destination to South Bank providing a direct link between Sovereign Square, the city centre and City Park DRAFT

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Sovereign Square and Riverside

Riverside Spaces Sovereign Square is a contemporary urban park to the south of the city centre, animated by a rich variety of The River Aire is to become a corridor of activity and trees, plants, and two water features. public life, animated by a series of interlinked spaces ranging in scale and character. Sovereign Square is to perform an important roll in linking the city centre to the future City Park on the The spaces are to be well overlooked with activated edges. South Bank. It is to provide both a destination for the people of Leeds and a gateway to the riverside.

A new public space is to activate the waterfront and Having an office lunch provide an attractive landing point to the north bank, overlooking the river with views looking across to City Park.

Watching a battle of the bands by the river

Travelling into the city centre on the river taxi

City Park Standing on the footbridge City Park is to be an ambitious and large scale public park to the South looking down the river Getting advice for my garden Bank, providing a variety of opportunities to engage with the outdoors. at the City Park Flower Show The park will be a destination and focal point of the South Bank FOR ENGAGEMENT regeneration, attracting visitation from across the city.

There is potential for the park to incorporate sustainable water management, acting as a landscaped catchment for the South Bank. Walking the dog in City Park The park will also provide enhanced opportunities to engage with the river Taking part in my first park run and provide attractive walking and cycle routes towards the city centre. DRAFT

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1 City Square Art ST JOHN’S F K Central R Hospital W I O R Leeds Gallery E B A Y 31 Regent Street K U R LAW Library CENTRE O R T S L N E Town St. John’s C K T Y R O A Henry Leeds Grand R O N A D Leeds THE I A L P A R COURTS Hall Church Theatre & D A L K L Visitor Moore V A 2 Sovereign Square Footbridge R A N M O E Centre Institute LIGHT Opera House A R 32 Quarry Hill Footbridge D T G A T E U W E S A B 3 Meadow Lane East T H E H E Street 33 East Street / Marsh Lane E A D R O W Arts D PARK 4 A THE E A S T City Park SQUARE R G A T E Public Realm A CORE

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R BREWERY Point E 41 Whitehall E WORTLEY Kirkstall Road / M SQUARE BRIDGE L 14 CEG South Bank L WHARF Bridge Bridge L L GRANARY L CEMETERY Monk E I END HILL E R Bridge V Y WHARF FEARNS Wellington Street B No 1 E Y G T Bow Leeds N WHARF 15 Tower Works Y E Street R R Canal E Knight’s Rec O A O O L C A N A L Bridge Victoria R 42 T R P Way A Holts Crest Way Pedestrian / T O L E Bridge D R I V Tower S Bridge 16 Waterfront Y E L E A D D Works L A S A N Italianate CANAL L Cycle Bridge D D Towers U EAST END A Asda A O G L O B E WHARF E B R R O House The O A 17 A D Tetley R S Dandarra Site N T K T O Bridgewater T 43 G N C Royal S Riverfront Public Realm I T N Place A I E O Armouries R N L L R L A P L W A T E E E B Museum 18 Mustard Wharf W N E T Extension SOUTH BANKW

G O Round R E A R ROSE A PARK T R W I C Foundry L S O I WHARF 19 Evans Halshaw Site N S V Media T R E E E T R Centre V A Ruth I A E Leeds Gorse C I N College Academy 20 T R Arbour – South Bank Marshalls A O of Building E UDP City Centre Inset L Mill R

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PUBLIC REALM 4.6 THE CITY TRANSFORMED 1 City Square 2 Sovereign Square Footbridge 3 Meadow Lane 23 4 City Park 40 11 5 Quarry Hill 6 VG2 8 7 Belgrave Square 8 Merrion Way 41 12 9 Mabgate 10 Town Hall / Victoria Gardens 22 11 Innovation District 31 7 12 Lisbon Street 24 13 Monkbridge 10 14 CEG South Bank 15 Tower Works 16 Waterfront 25 17 Dandarra Site 29 26 18 Mustard Wharf 19 X One 1 20 Arbour – South Bank 6 21 Temple Works 30 5 13 28 42 9 27 35 36 18 16 14 15 33 32 2 20 21 3 38 34

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LP TIP 30 Eastgate Roundabout 38 Waterfront Destination 17 31 Regent Street 39 Holbeck City Streets 22 The Headrow 32 Quarry Hill Footbridge 40 Kirkstall Road / 23 Woodhouse Lane 33 East Street / Marsh Lane Wellington Street 24 Albion Street Public Realm 41 Holts Crest Way Pedestrian / 25 New Briggate 34 Hunslet Riverside Cycle Bridge 37 26 Vicar Lane 39 35 Granary Wharf Pedestrian 42 Riverfront Public Realm 19 Extension 27 Corn Exchange Bridge 28 Boar Lane 36 Globe Road / Canal Pedestrian Bridge DRAFT 29 Infirmary Street 37 South Bank City Streets 73

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PEOPLE FIRST 4.7 HOW WILL WE Our spaces now : MEASURE SUCCESS • Offer welcoming opportunities to pause ECONOMIC SENSE • Have streets designed as public spaces THIS IS LEEDS • Provide more seating Our spaces now : • Have less street clutter Our spaces now : • Showcase Leeds as a vibrant attractive city • Celebrate Leeds’ heritage and identity • Are ready for 2023, a year of celebration • Provide exceptional spaces around our • Are positively supported by developers landmark buildings and businesses • Celebrate key city arrival points • Attract visitors from • Engage more positively with the all over the world waterfront

BRING IT TO LIFE Our spaces now : EVERYONE WELCOME • Are alive with events and activities Our spaces now : that people participate in • Are legible, accessible and comfortable for all • Offer a wide variety of uses • Integrate more playful elements and from play, physical activity and opportunities for physical activity temporary installations • Provide more opportunities to sit and rest • Have an active waterfront in the heart of the city centre • Are more representative of the Leeds’ diverse communities • Supported Child friendly Leeds activities GREENER FUTURE BETTER CONNECTED

FOR ENGAGEMENT Our spaces now : Our spaces now :

• Integrate planting into the • Permeate the River Aire, viaduct and road streets and spaces to improve infrastructure with easier crossing points the city’s micro climate • Reinforce local character • Use urban sponges and rain gardens to • Ensure a positive experience for people manage surface water moving around the city • Embrace and attract nature • Integrate cycle routes through spaces • Provide increased alternative transport • Offer greater pedestrian and cyclist priority modes such as cycling and walking DRAFT

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• New 4.5m wide pedestrian • Removal of general traffic • To be redeveloped with • Increased footways SOVEREIGN footbridge to be constructed WOODHOUSE reserving Blenheim Terrace CITY significant reduction in traffic THE • Integrated cycling SQUARE over the River Aire between LANE for buses, access and cyclists SQUARE and highway infrastructure HEADROW FOOTBRIDGE ASDA and 2 Sovereign House converted to public realm to • New public squares at • Removal of one lane of highway Cookridge Street and • New and improved public realm between Clay Pit Lane and Albion Street create a new City Square that is larger than Trafalgar Square New Briggate will be created to improve the • Safer, more attractive environment with settings of the landing points wider footways, improved pedestrian crossings and segregated cycle lanes • New streetscape and public realm • Street clutter reduced

• Part of Call Lane closed to • Footways widened creating • Bus services relocated to • Merrion Way narrowed CORN traffic in the evenings TOWN HALL/ opportunities to increase public NEW Vicar Lane and vehicles MERRION to one lane at the EXCHANGE • Public realm enhancements to VICTORIA realm and provide greening BRIGGATE removed up to Harrison Street WAY western end and two GARDENS significantly improve the setting • Improved pedestrian crossing • New pedestrian square created way at the eastern end around the spectacular Corn Exchange points to provide safer access to linking Briggate to New Briggate • New square introduced exceptional cultural offers in the • High quality bus stop facilities in keeping • Enhanced pedestrian crossing at the crossing between Town Hall and Art Gallery with the Corn Exchange setting between Briggate and New Briggate the Merrion Centre and • Create a new public square to enhance the arena • Access for cars reduced through footway • Settings of Grand Theatre and St John’s the setting of world class heritage widening and removal of on street parking Churchyard to be significantly enhanced • Increased opportunities assets at the southern end of for new public realm • Highway infrastructure converted Cookridge Street • Potential for larger café/bar and public art to public realm external seating areas

• Highway infrastructure • Meadow Lane to be downgraded, • Reduced to two lanes for buses • Improved greenspace FOR ENGAGEMENT VICAR LANE will be reduced to two lanes CITY and highway infrastructure INFIRMARY and taxis and to be two way QUARRY to be delivered by 2019 only with two way traffic PARK converted to new public realm STREET • Bus stop infrastructure reduced to HILL between the Leeds • Improved cycling which will connect seamlessly to increase connectivity and legibility Playhouse and City College City Park being brought forward • New tree and shrub • Increased space for by Vastint to provide an area • Highway infrastructure released and pedestrians and public realm transformed into new public realm planting and tiered access of almost 4 hectares to improve accessibility • Cycleways and improved pedestrian • Improved connections made through Toronto Street • Potential for the integration crossings between Sovereign Square of public art DRAFT footbridge and City Park • Enhanced linkages to City Square 75

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4.8 WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?

The development of the Our Spaces Strategy is a landmark moment for the city. Yet the absence of a strategy that paves the way for the development of key public realm intervention has not been a hindrance. We inherently understand the importance and value of high quality spaces to the people and success of the city. Following the delivery of the new greenspace at Sovereign Square, a number of public realm schemes have been developed that are now either on site or in design. These include: 1. Quarry Hill, Gateway Court – on site, due for completion September 2019 2. Clay Pit Lane – on site, due for completion end 2018 3. Queen Square – a new family friendly space 4. Merrion Way – narrowing of Merrion Way to increase public realm offer for 2021 1 Gateway Court 5. Sovereign Square footbridge – construction 2019 6. Meadow Lane – Leeds City Council’s contribution to City Park, design ongoing but potential delivery for 2021 7. New Briggate – closure of part of New Briggate to create new space by 2021

FOR ENGAGEMENT

2 Clay Pit Lane3 3 Queen Square DRAFT

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4 Merrion Way 5 Sovereign Square footbridge FOR ENGAGEMENT

6 Meadow Lane 7 New Briggate DRAFT