Metro (West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority) is the Local Transport Authority for West Yorkshire and also provides advice and support to the Leeds City Region partnership.

Metro has sole responsibility for the West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan, which sets out a 15 year strategy for developing and managing an integrated transport system that will support economic growth, reduce carbon dependency and improve quality of life.

Metro has adopted 12 policies, which set the overall framework for its role in overseeing the Local Transport Plan and ensuring that transport supports the wider policy objectives of the West Yorkshire authorities. The following policy sets out Metro's commitment to consultation:

• Identify and consider, through consultation and other means, the current and future transport needs of people who live, work or do business in West Yorkshire, in the planning and provision of transport infrastructure and services.

Metro's approach to consultation and engagement

Metro's approach to engagement covers a range of activities, including communications, market research, surveys, feedback and analysis of feedback.

More about our approach to consultation and engagement

Methods of consultation

We use a wide variety of methods to inform, communicate and consult including face-to-face, web, social media and much more.

Methods of consultation

Protocol objectives

Metro's consultation protocol objectives are based around five key aims.

Protocol objectives: The five key aims