Having gained the Regional Transport Board's approval for a £300m New Generation transport system for Leeds and its commitment of £150m for its first phase, city transport specialists are now developing detailed proposals for approval by the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority and the City Council.

This final detailed business case that the Leeds City Region has been working on with Department for Transport officials, will be for a system that provides the optimum benefits, in terms of routes and vehicles, for it's costs.

Work to date is indicating that the greatest initial benefits are likely to be provided by a system running from a major 1500-space Park & Ride site in Stourton to the south of the city, into and around the city centre and on to St James's Hospital which, to maximise efficiency punctuality and reliability, would be segregated as much as possible from other traffic.

The route is most likely to be served by the latest generation of high-quality buses that could be powered by overhead wires, but could even have the potential for conversion to tram in the long term."

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