'Dangerous' delivery bikes to be banned from Briggate

Delivery bikes are to be banned from Briggate as part of a list of proposals approved by Leeds City Council.

- by Alex Grant

Proposals for the Briggate Action Plan were approved at a meeting of the council's executive board this week and include measures aimed at addressing public concerns such as the estimated 1,100 bikes traveling up and down Briggate each day.

Listed among the key proposals, which are now set to go to public consultation, would require delivery riders to walk with (rather than ride) bicycles and e-bikes on the city centre's pedestrianised shopping area, during pedestrianised hours.

It would also see an extension to the hours during which the area is pedestrianised, from the current hours of 10.30am-7pm to 10pm-8pm.

Reacting to the news, one resident, Kev O'Leary-Steele, said: "Well, at least one bit of Leeds might be safe then. It puts you off going into town, especially with kids."