The Loop report
Linking the Station to the City -
crossing the Loop & more
This report has been prepared by the Leeds Civic Trust as a contribution to the Leeds City Centre Vision debate. It does not seek to provide all the answers and many of the proposals will need to be tested in detail.
We do not claim this is a perfect solution, with both alternatives and unresolved issues emerging in the preparation of this report . However, we feel it is a justified response to all six of the Big Ideas agreed at the conference workshops and many of the specific project proposals. The proposals are also informed by the Council's Draft Legibility Strategy and our understanding of current development projects.
The scope of the report has been widened to include a number of other opportunities which have emerged as a result of the present slowdown in the property sector. With the pause in the development rush and in the period before a number of key sites are built upon, there is an opportunity to 'think outside the box', reserving land and investment capital for projects which may only be realisable in the medium to long term.
The Leeds Civic Trust would welcome the views of key stakeholders in the development of a strategy for City Square, access to and around the station and the other wider issues considered.
The report is amply illustrated with photographs and maps and a low resolution copy (2Mb) can be downloaded here.
Linking the Station to the City (pdf 2Mb)
Paper copies can be pruchased from the Trust offices.