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Hunslet Stray


Hunslet Stray brochure 2014 – a proposal for a walking and cycling route from Leeds Bridge to the colleges on the South Bank. Hunslet-Stray-Low-Res (.pdf) This shows what an advantage it would be for pedestrians to be able to get across the river and straight down Hunslet Stray to the emerging ‘education quarter’ on Leeds […]




Sovereign Square Footbridge


Proposal for a footbridge to connect the Sovereign Square public space with the south side of the river. As part of the redevelopment of the south bank of the River Aire in Leeds city centre a new footbridge is proposed across the river to link Sovereign Square on the north bank to the area of […]




Wolfson Prize submission – a garden in the city


LSDG’s 2014 vision for ‘a garden city within a city’ – a long-term plan for a green place where people will want to live, work and have their being. Wolfson Prize submission – a garden in the city (pdf)  




Hunslet Stray – A Cleaner Greener City


The Hunslet Stray will re-establish a forgotten part of Hunslet Road, an important part of the history of the City of Leeds. It will transform and improve access for pedestrians and cyclists between Leeds Bridge and the old Alf Cook Printworks now the City College Printworks Campus. It will provide the first of a series […]




The New South Bank


LSDG Vision Prospectus October 2013 The Leeds Sustainable Development Group (LSDG) published a prospectus for delivering its vision for a new city centre community to the south of the river. The LSDG is responding to the Leeds City Council’s long term aim for Leeds to be the ‘Best City in the UK’ in the period 2011 […]




The Largest Free School in the country approved for Leeds City Centre South


The largest Free School in the country has been approved providing outstanding education in the city centre to the south of the river, an area with the potential to become a truly sustainable community. The new school will be a significant catalyst for the transformation of this area, as part of a mix of family […]