Commitments to safe and active travel made on Clean Air Day 2026
June 19, 2026
A new active travel map has been unveiled on Clean Air Day (18 June 2026) for public use to encourage bike travel and wellbeing across the Leeds city region.
Alongside this, the Trust has signed up to the city’s Vision Zero Pledge which aims to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on roads in Leeds by 2040.
The Leeds Anchor Network’s Active Travel Hub map details active travel hubs where people can use the mapped facilities to access bikes, active travel advice, or support for their journeys.
The network brings together 14 of the city's largest employers across local government, health, culture, education and utilities, including LCH. Together the network comes together to focus on areas they can make a difference for the people of Leeds.
Leeds is nurturing a cycle‑friendly city, with ongoing improvements that make it easier for residents to choose cycling for local journeys.
Some of the active travel hubs enable users to hire a bike, get maintenance help from qualified mechanics, borrow tools and get bike and cycling advice. Active travel is not limited to cycling; it can include any activity that helps people stay physically active and these hubs are designed to support individuals to achieve this.
Vision zero explained
Until 2013, deaths and serious injuries from road crashes in Leeds had been steadily falling. That decline has now plateaued and around 331 people continue to be killed or seriously injured every year.
In October 2021, Leeds City Council adopted the Leeds Transport Strategy. This signalled a step change in our approach to travel. It included the following bold ambition called Vision Zero by 2040 no one will be killed or suffer serious injuries on roads in Leeds.
Our Chief Executive, Dr Sara Munro has signed the Vision Zero Pledge on behalf of both Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH) and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT).
She said: “We are all road users in one way or another. Be it in cars, on buses, on bikes or walking. Our community staff must clock up thousands of miles every year seeing patients in or near their homes.
“Reducing harm on our roads is not only important for the health and wellbeing of our staff, but also to reduce the physical and mental health impacts of deaths and serious injuries on the roads that our staff then see the results of.
“Walking, wheeling, and cycling are the most sustainable modes of travel. So, it’s great to see that the active travel map encourages more people to use our fantastic travel hubs in the city region to travel more sustainably and support their wellbeing through an active lifestyle.”
This work supports Leeds City Council’s transport strategy, which aims to create healthier neighbourhoods, reduce congestion, and give people more affordable, sustainable ways to travel.
The transport strategy includes the Vision Zero pledge, supported by the Leeds Anchors Network, to cut traffic risk so that no one is killed or seriously injured using the roads.
