Plans to install cycle lanes on the key A660 route into Leeds are criticised by local residents.
The planned cycle lanes and wider footpaths will run alongside part of the A660, a key route into Leeds city centrePlans to install cycle lanes on a major road running into Leeds look set to go ahead despite some residents' concerns.
But the Friends of Woodhouse Moor said turning a pavement into a cycle lane in that area would cause "traffic stacking" and be "dangerous".The proposed changes are part of a wider plan to upgrade Otley Road, which is one Leeds' busiest routes, between the outer ring road and the city centre.However, the Friends of Woodhouse Moor group said along with safety concerns over the cycle lanes, the work would wipe out green space and increase congestion and pollution.
It added: "To do nothing is also not feasible as the existing issues of road safety, lack of connectivity and congestion would not be addressed."
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