Update on Meanwood local transport proposals
- Mar 3
- 2 min read
Connecting Leeds recently sent a Meanwood project update letter to households in the Grove Lane / Monk Bridges area with several proposals for consultation, including the new pedestrian crossing on Grove Lane which we campaigned for.
The letter also proposed closing Grove Road to vehicles between Grove Lane and Monkbridge Road. This idea came from local residents who worked with Highways, as part of earlier responses about rat-running and road safety, but it came as a surprise to many people.
There is evidence of increased traffic on Grove Road and a serious safety issue. Many residents have been in touch to say they share these concerns and want more opportunity to input into how we solve these issues.
As your local councillors we have raised this with Highways and spoken with the residents who brought this forward. Their aim, like ours, is to improve safety collaboratively. Together we have agreed the following next steps:
The current consultation will run until 20 March. Please do share your views on all proposals so the council hears from across the community.
The straightforward elements - including improvements to the Grove Lane crossing and upgrades to the Meanwood Valley Trail - will then proceed (subject to valid objections).
After that, we will work with residents to run a wider conversation about road safety in our part of Meanwood and Far Headingley, including options for Grove Road. Your responses now will help inform this.
This new conversation will begin in early summer, with the aim of creating a local transport plan for Meanwood and Far Headingley shaped by local people.
This will be a real community effort, something we can all feel ownership of. If you’d like to be involved, let us know.
We can then take ideas forward and deliver them - just as we have with the new Grove Lane crossing and the 20mph limit on Monkbridge Road.
A quick personal note. Lib-Dem campaigners have suggested this was a “personal project” because some of us live near/in the area affected. That simply isn’t true. The idea came from local residents, and we’re grateful for the work they put into it.
Local politics should focus on solving problems. Mudslinging only creates apathy. We will always be constructive, and anyone - of any political persuasion - is always welcome to contact us.
