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Transport schemes in frame for £1bn fund

10th October 2012

By James Reed - Deputy Editor, Yorkshire

IMPROVED links to Leeds Bradford Airport and the Aire valley Enterprise Zone are among the projects that could be backed by the new £1bn transport fund to be created in Yorkshire in an effort to boost the regional economy.

Better parking at stations, extending the planned Leeds trolleybus network and a series of road improvement schemes are also being considered.

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Forget the road network and even bus, improve train network. Airport to Cirty Centre should take no more than 15 mins by train, making it a viable integrated transport option. At moment if I had to chose between Manchester Airport and Leeds (living in Holmfirth) I would choose manchester as a) better airport facilities and b) much better transport infrastructure.

Andy Cucksey

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Little detail at the moment but emphasis looks to be on finding ways of improving road links between the motorway network and the airport.

James Reed

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More details on how links to Leeds Bradford Airport are to be developed What are the plans Road or Rail K

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