The current consultation on Leeds Our Spaces Strategy ends on Sunday 14 April 2019 . This is Leeds&#39; first ever draft strategy detailing the ambitions for public realm and we want as many people as possible to help us shape it.Nearly 4,000 people have viewed the strategy through our website so far and have made nearly 1,000 contributions. Please encourage your friends and neighbours to have their say by sharing this message on social media using the buttons below and forwarding by email.If you have already viewed the strategy or commented, thank you - and you are welcome to visit again and add more comments. <a href="https://leedsourspaces.commonplace.is/">Click here to visit the Leeds Our Spaces Leeds</a> and click on the buttons below to share.

Four days left to comment on "Leeds Our Spaces" and help shape the City Centre

Residents, workers and those that enjoy visiting the city centre of Leeds are being encouraged to have their say on plans for major transformations and redevelopment of public space in Leeds over the next decade.Leeds City Council has issued its first ever draft ‘Leeds Our Spaces’ strategy which focuses on the city centre and identifies a number of key projects such as City Square and The Headrow and outlines the big changes and also challenges that the city faces over the next eight to ten years in regards to public realm.Hundreds of people have already commented on the proposals, and the council are keen to hear from more people before the conversation closes in February 2019. Based on seven key principles, and with the ambition for a strong economy and compassionate city, the strategy will be a route map to ensure that the delivery of any new public spaces meet the city’s vision for the creation of world class, inclusive and vibrant spaces that become the city’s greatest cultural asset. The conversation offers the option to comment specifically on the seven principles, or to spend a couple of minutes filling in a quick survey for what needs to be improved in the city centre. The city wide conversation will be open until mid-February 2019, please join the conversation on social media via #LeedsOurSpaces and spread the word by using the social media buttons below.

Have your say on big plans to transform public spaces in Leeds

Plans for major transformations and redevelopment of public spaces in Leeds for the next decade have been launched this week as the first ever Leeds Our Spaces Strategy has been revealed. The draft strategy, focuses on the city centre of Leeds identifying a number of key projects such as City Square and The Headrow and outlining the big changes and also challenges that the city faces over the next eight to ten years in regards to public realm. Based on seven key principles, and with the ambition for a strong economy and compassionate city, the strategy sets out a ‘people first’ approach, where the benefits and outcomes of the public space schemes can directly improve the health and wellbeing of Leeds citizens. The Leeds Our Spaces Strategy will be a route map to ensure that the delivery of any new public spaces meet the city’s vision for the creation of world class, inclusive and vibrant spaces that become the city’s greatest culture asset so as to create a city centre that looks as good as it feels. As part of the launch of the draft strategy, people who live, work or visit the city are being asked to take part in a conversation to ensure the right principles have been applied, the ambitions are big enough and the right challenges and opportunities have been identified. The conversation opens on Tuesday 27 November and will close in mid February 2018 with a final strategy being presented later in the year. Councillor Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council said: “We are in an exciting period of growth in the city at the moment, and this is only set to continue over the next decade as we see millions of pounds spent on developments to enhance the city and position it as a 21 century city which is welcoming and compassionate. “Public spaces are there to be used and enjoyed by everyone, and it is so important that we make these spaces, welcoming, accessible and well connected, as well as taking the chance to improve air quality as and where we can with new developments. “We want to open a conversation around the strategy with the people of Leeds who live, work or visit the city to better understand their views on public spaces in Leeds, and what people would like to see more of in the future. “As we move forward and bring online various key pieces of development across the city, for example City Square, we will be coming back to people to ask for their views on specific spaces.” Leeds has an ambition to be widely recognised as an exemplar, vibrant, world class city that is inclusive, welcoming and accessible to all and public spaces across the city centre play a huge role in enhancing this reputation. Through re-thinking the approach to the design of public spaces and exploring opportunities to reduce the impact of traffic to improve pedestrian experience, there will be the opportunity to create enhanced settings for cultural and heritage assets. To read the strategy and get involved with the conversation answer the questions on this site and join the conversation on twitter or Facebook via #LeedsOurSpaces. Further information about face to face engagement events will be published in the near future.

New plans for public spaces in Leeds revealed as public asked to have their say

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