Overview

Join us for an exclusive opportunity to explore the vision, delivery and impact of transport investment in Leeds, and see first-hand how major infrastructure projects are helping to shape the future of the city, including a tour of the transformative Leeds Station Gateway scheme before it becomes fully operational.

The event will begin at the ITP by Haskoning office with a presentation from Paul Foster, Head of Transport Strategy at Leeds City Council, providing an overview of Leeds' wider transport vision, key strategic priorities, and progress towards creating a safer, healthier and better-connected city.
Attendees will then hear directly from the Leeds Station Gateway project team, who will provide an overview of this landmark £46.1 million scheme, outlining its objectives, design development, delivery challenges, stakeholder collaboration and the benefits it will bring to residents, businesses and visitors.

The presentations will be followed by a guided site visit, offering attendees the opportunity to view key elements of the scheme and gain insight into the challenges and opportunities associated with delivering major transport improvements within a busy city centre environment. The tour will include locations around New Station Street, Neville Street and Dark Neville Street, with discussion of the engineering, urban realm, accessibility and placemaking considerations that have shaped the project. The tour will also incorporate nearby city centre schemes such as City Square, demonstrating how individual projects connect and contribute to Leeds' wider transport strategy, supporting improved public spaces, sustainable travel and enhanced connectivity across the city.

Following the tour, attendees are invited to return to the host office for lunch and networking, providing an opportunity to continue discussions with project representatives and fellow professionals from across the highways and transportation sector.

Thank you to ITP by Haskoning for sponsoring the event.

Who is the event for?

This event is aimed at highways, transportation, engineering and infrastructure professionals at all stages of their careers, including consultants, local authority officers, contractors, developers, academics and students.
Whether you are early in your career or an experienced practitioner, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn from one of the region's most significant transport schemes and hear directly from the team responsible for its delivery.

Speakers

• Paul Foster, Head of Transport Strategy at Leeds City Council
  
  My role is leading the team working alongside helping West Yorkshire Combined Authority to shape policy, develop strategies and deliver programmes of transport improvements. I’m currently working on developing what we will deliver in the next government spending review period 2027-32 and beyond, for the West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan. Along side this we’re focussed on ensuring the current programme is delivered, feeding into mass transit proposals and supporting planning and regeneration colleagues on future growth aspirations.
  Transport Strategy is often about planning for the medium to long term, so seeing things you’ve worked on become reality takes time. Fortunately, having worked here for over 20 years, I can now point to the great work we have done over the years to change the city, especially the in the city centre and feel really proud of what we’ve all achieved.
  
  
  
• Chloe Drummer, Leeds Station Gateway Project Manager at Leeds City Council 
  
  My role has been to manage the delivery of the Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway project on behalf of Leeds City Council, working in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Network Rail and contractor Balfour Beatty.  I started working for Leeds City Council in 2019 and was allocated this project within my first week in role.  Seven years later, I'm pleased to say we are near completion.  The project has been quite complex, however, it is one that myself and everyone who has worked on it over the years are very proud of.

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Accessibility and Inclusion, Help & Support

We are working to ensure that the event is as comfortable and inclusive as possible.

You can contact us in confidence to ask questions and/or to let us know of any accessibility requirements or adjustments that you may have: regions@ciht.org.uk.