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		Leeds Supertram is a proposed three-line 28-km, light rail system that will be serving three key transport corridors, to the south, north-west and north-east of Leeds.
		Leeds Supertram is expected to cost over £500m to procure and construct.
		This report examines the economic impact of Leeds Supertram on the Leeds, sub-regional and regional economies in the 2004 to 2015 period.
	www.lmu.ac.uk /lbs/erbedu/publicat/supertram.htm (167 words)

	BBC - Leeds Travel - Supertram
		Leeds is preparing for a brand new public transport system in the form of Supertram.
		When complete, Leeds Supertram will be a 28km light rail network providing state-of-the-art public transport services that will run at frequent intervals along three major routes (to north, south and east Leeds) and into and around Leeds City Centre.
		Supertram won't be on the streets for some years.
	www.bbc.co.uk /leeds/travel/supertram.shtml (174 words)

	Leeds Supertram, U.K.(proposed)
		Leeds Tramlink, the consortium formed by Amey, Bechtel MTR and Egis Sealy, to bid to design, construct, part-finance and operate Leeds Supertram is no longer in the running for the project.
		Supertram Project Director Mick Martin said that even if they agreed with the consortium's demands, it was not something which was in their power to grant.
		Leeds Tramways Ltd, one of the consortia developing detailed proposals for the Leeds Supertram scheme has informed Metro, the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, that it is reluctantly withdrawing due to a lack of resources to deliver the project.
	www.lrta.org /leedsnews.html (1189 words)

	Railway Technology - Leeds Supertram UK
		Leeds is one of the fastest growing cities in the UK and suffers from chronic road congestion at peak times.
		Leeds Supertram was promoted by Metro, the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (PTE) as its number one priority transport project.
		In common with UK light development projects, the revival of Leeds Supertram requires a sea change in procurement processes to ensure that it is perceived as good value for money.
	www.railway-technology.com /projects/leeds (842 words)

	Leeds Supertram, U.K.(proposed)
		Parliamentary Powers to permit a Supertram project to proceed in Leeds were granted to METRO in conjunction with Leeds City Council during July 1993.
		It was for a route to Tingley from Cookridge Street in Leeds City centre and included a branch from Hunslet to Stourton.
		The Council's determination to continue pressing for Supertram was recently displayed by a unanimous vote to apply to renew its Parliamentary Powers after July 1998 when they ceased to be valid.
	www.lrta.org /leeds.html (677 words)

	Leeds Supertram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Leeds is the fastest growing city in the UK - to ensure its ongoing development and prosperity, a high quality, fast, modern and efficient public transport system is essential.
		The system is expected to carry 19 million passengers a year, and with large Park and Ride sites on each route, will offer a highly attractive alternative to the car (an estimated 40% of passengers are expected to be former car users), leading to reductions in congestion, pollution and accidents.
		Supertram will be a catalyst for regeneration and improving the environment, opening up new opportunities for investment in housing, education and jobs, and providing better access to work, education and training for local residents.
	ccgi.thefrostfamily.force9.co.uk /Leeds_Supertram/DWTCW02_facts.php (253 words)

	Leeds Civic Trust - Leeds Supertram: Government is Short-Changing Leeds
		As you will be aware, plans for the Leeds Supertram are in disarray, following the escalation in its costs and the Government's refusal at present to make an additional major contribution to its costs.
		The Trust's one major worry about Supertram had been that the attractiveness and character of the city would be greatly damaged if a cheap and utilitarian tram system was built.
		It is time the Government provided Leeds with the necessary capital support for this vital project, and stopped undermining the future prospects of Leeds by its prevarication.
	www.leedscivictrust.org.uk /news0304supertram.htm (464 words)

	Supertram in Leeds
		Leeds Supertram is the name for a new very high quality public transport system for Leeds.
		Leeds Supertram will assist in encouraging regeneration in inner city areas, helping development opportunities for house builders, retailers, offices and industry and so generating scope for increased employment.
		In recognition of the importance of the Supertram scheme and in the inetersts of best value for money, the scheme will be funded in part from the public sector with contributions from Central Governement, Metro and Leeds City Council.
	www.myleeds.net /leeds/community-tram.htm (523 words)

	policy supertram - Labour In Leeds - News From Leeds Labour Party
		Leeds’ transport network is overloaded, roads are congested and delays are common.
		Leeds Supertram will be a modern, efficient, high capacity public transport system.
		When built the Supertram will be a 28km light rail network with modern, low floor vehicles carrying up to 270 people at frequent intervals on all routes.
	www.leeds.labour.co.uk /viewpage.cfm?Page=1693 (372 words)

	Leeds Supertram: 3 Nov 2005: Written Ministerial Statements (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		In July 2004, I took the decision to withdraw funding for the Leeds Supertram because of excessive cost increases.
		Leeds Supertram was given approval in 2001 with a cap on the public sector funding of £355 million in 2001 present value terms.
		With the right commitment from central and local government, and the local bus operators, there is an opportunity here for Leeds to develop a showcase bus stytem that could lead the way for other cities.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wms?id=2005-11-03a.59WS.0 (1091 words)

	Leeds Supertram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Over the next 10 years, £2.5bn of property development is planned in Leeds, largely based upon the promise of the good, modern transport links and easy access to the city that Leeds Supertram will provide.
		Leeds has consistently provided proof to the Government that Leeds Supertram scheme’s benefits far outweigh its costs in terms of economic growth and regeneration, job creation and social inclusion.
		As recently reported by Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly, this region already suffers, annually, from £200m of underfunding on transport, making it the most poorly financed region in the country and the poor relation of the London area, where average annual Government spending on transport is over £1.2bn.
	ccgi.thefrostfamily.force9.co.uk /Leeds_Supertram/DWTCW02_index.php (156 words)

	SkyscraperCity - Leeds Supertram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Leeds City Council Leader, Cllr Mark Harris said, “Ministers and officials at the Department for Transport have made statements saying that they are aware of the time limitations faced by Leeds yet still they have failed to provide us with an answer.
		Leeds Supertram, which the city is desperately trying to save, has so far cost taxpayers £40m.
		It is time to lay Supertram to rest, so that full attention can be given to improving those bus and local railway services which people need to be able to rely on.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=235207&page=2 (3429 words)

	Turner & Townsend - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Turner and Townsend (T&T) has recently been confirmed as both the project manager and cost manager for the £500 million Leeds Supertram project which will connect the north, east and south of Leeds to the city centre using three tram lines.
		Comments Project Manager Steven Hemingway, 'It has always been the city’s intention that Leeds will have the best transport system of any provincial city in the UK and Leeds Supertram is just one of the measures within its integrated transport programme.
		The Leeds Supertram appointment is a result of the firm’s knowledge and expertise of the light rail and transport sectors, and the fact that it is also a leading facilitator in the PFI field helping the public sector to benefit from private sector finance and operational expertise.
	www.turnerandtownsend.com /news-pressreleases-story.asp?id=16 (313 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| West Yorkshire \| More delay on Supertram decision
		The Supertram team in Leeds has been pressing for an early decision as powers to buy land needed for the tracks will soon expire.
		Leeds Chamber of Commerce has also expressed disappointment that the government wants Leeds to consider other options such as extending the guided bus network.
		Three Supertram routes are planned, running to the east, south and north of Leeds.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4720025.stm (342 words)

	Fact Sheets about Light Rail -
		After the last Leeds tram had run into Swinegate Depot in 1959, many thought that that was the symbolic end of a transport era.
		Parliamentary powers to permit a Supertram project to proceed in Leeds were granted to METRO and Leeds City Council during July 1993.
		The route was from Cookridge Street in Leeds City Centre to Tingley via Middleton with a branch to Stourton from Hunslet.
	lrta.info /Facts/facts114.html (1024 words)

	Leeds Supertram decision leaves public transport stuck in a rut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		TRANSPORT 2000 expressed disappointment and frustration today, as plans for a Supertram system in Leeds, which currently lacks an underground or tram system, were turned down by Government.
		Transport 2000 argued that Darling’s decision puts Leeds at a huge disadvantage compared to other major cities in the world, such as Dallas, which have already made or are making plans to invest in light rail (2).
		However, whilst the increase in the Supertram budget from £355m in 2001 to £486m has brought about its rejection, Government figures reveal that the cost of new road building has spiralled (3).
	transport2000.org.uk /news/maintainNewsArticles.asp?NewsArticleID=272 (402 words)

	Leeds Supertram: Where next? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The cancellation of Leeds Supertram means that alternative transport proposals must now be brought forward for the routes that would have benefited from the tram scheme had it gone ahead.
		This will pull together the outcomes of recent research including studies of the Harrogate Line, park and ride, bus congestion hot-spots, and reviews of the latest technological developments such as trolleybuses and tram-trains.
		Metro will be carrying out consultations on this work in the New Year, and with the Department for Transport as part of the discussions to secure its commitment to playing its part in supporting the economy of Leeds and addressing today’s and tomorrow’s problems of congestion and accessibility.
	www.leeds-supertram.co.uk /News/051121-1.htm (204 words)

	Greg Mulholland News » 2005 » June
		Yesterday Greg Mulholland, Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, laid a motion in Parliament in support of the Leeds Supertram scheme, highlighting its tremendous potential benefits.
		“Leeds is the fastest growing city in the country and needs a modern and efficient public transport system including the Supertram.
		New Lib Dem MP for Leeds North West Greg Mulholland has called on Headingley to take the opportunity presented by the Leeds Girls' High School move to Alwoodley, announced earlier today.
	www.gregmulholland.org /wordpress?m=200506 (1214 words)

	D Day For East Leeds As Supertram Decision Looms (Leeds Liberal Democrats) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Gipton and Harehills Cllrs Javaid Akhtar and Alan Taylor have thrown their support behind Leeds Supertram bid, stressing that should the city get the go ahead the benefits for East Leeds would be extensive.
		Supertram would provide a lifeline for those who have yet to feel the benefits of the City's success.
		Supertram will be key to their regeneration, acting as a catalyst for improving the environment, opening up new opportunities for investment in housing, education and jobs, and connecting the target neighbourhoods with the rest of the city.
	www.leedslibdems.org.uk /news/198.html (527 words)

	DTLR - Press Notice - Leeds Supertram proposals granted TWA powers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The first Order will enable the PTE and the Council to acquire land necessary to implement the Supertram route planned from the City Centre to the south of Leeds authorised by the Leeds Supertram Act 1993.
		The Leeds Supertram Act 1993 authorised the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and Leeds City Council to construct a light rail system between Leeds City Centre and proposed Park and Ride sites at Tingley in South Leeds and Stourton in South East Leeds via Hunslet and Middleton.
		The PTE and the Council also applied to the Secretary of State for a TWA Order to authorise extensions to the South Leeds line of the proposed Supertram from Leeds City Centre northwards through Headingley to Bodington and eastwards to Seacroft ("the Extension Order").
	www.press.dtlr.gov.uk /pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2000_0785 (873 words)

	BBC - Leeds Travel - Supertram calendar 2003
		The first tram to run in Leeds was in Headingley on 16th September 1871 and was horse drawn, the first electric tram in Leeds was on 29th October 1891, and the last tram to run in the city was on 7th November 1959.
		The complete Leeds Supertram network is expected to carry about 22million people per year - enough to fill Elland road stadium over 550 times, or, more than the entire population of Australia!
		Drawings and paintings by winning pupils from the 12 Leeds schools, located close to the forthcoming Supertram routes, have been selected for the official Supertram calendar.
	www.bbc.co.uk /leeds/travel/supertram/calendar_2003.shtml (289 words)

	End of the line for Leeds Super Tram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Government has announced that it will not be supporting proposals to re-instate the Leeds Supertram scheme put forward by West Yorkshire PTE following the withdrawal of funding for the tram proposal in July 2004.
		In a statement, Alistair Darling, Transport Secretary said: "I withdrew funding for Leeds Supertram in July 2004 because the costs of the scheme had escalated considerably.
		"The Leeds Supertram scheme has finally hit the buffers but not before millions of pounds of taxpayers' money has been spent on it by the Government.
	www.leedsconstructionlink.co.uk /tramend.htm (551 words)

	Futureskills - Trend Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		When complete, the Leeds Supertram will be a 28 km light rail network featuring 49 tram-stops.
		Supporters of the Leeds project are concerned that not enough firms will have the resources available to carry out this particularly labour-intensive work, and that already limited resources will be exacerbated by a similar-sized scheme to build three extensions to the Manchester Metrolink (Rogers 2002).
		Transport Leeds, http://www.leeds-supertram.co.uk/ Website for the Leeds Supertram project, which has been developed in partnership with tram operator Metro, West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority and Leeds City Council.
	www.citb-constructionskills.co.uk /futureskills/trend_detail.asp?id=267 (198 words)

	Leeds - Leeds Initiative - Leeds, Live it, Love it. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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	webinfofeed.com /wifd/leeds.htm (436 words)

	Leeds Supertram \| Rail \| Arup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Arup provided all the necessary planning, design, project management and forecasting advice to the EUROTRANS consortium in support of a tender submission to Design, Build, Operate and Maintain line one of Leeds Supertram for a thirty year concession period.
		The consortium was selected as the preferred bidder in the initial round of Leeds work.
		Arup is supporting a consortium in preparation of a DBOM bid for a three line network covering the same range of planning and forecasting work.
	www.arup.com /rail/project.cfm?pageid=2534 (143 words)

	Supertram to be promoted by Leeds business: Business news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Supporters of the proposed Leeds Supertram will tonight project a giant image of the tram across the front of a Leeds hotel to publicise their campaign.
		The Leeds Chamber of Commerce decided upon the stunt, which will take place during their annual dinner, to highlight their support for the tram.
		"Another 32,000 jobs are forecast to be created in Leeds over the next ten years and we urgently need a fast, efficient means of getting these people into and out of the city," said Mr Morton.
	www.ukbusiness-news.co.uk /business-news?story=0007669309 (285 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| West Yorkshire \| Supertram decision to come soon
		Supertram backers met ministers in London on Monday
		A decision on the future of the Leeds Supertram will be made as soon as possible, according to the government.
		A spokesman for the minister said he understood the need for a decision and would make one as soon as possible but needed more clarification about the scheme before he was in a position to do so.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4327071.stm (225 words)

	Council Debates Emergency Motion on Supertram (Leeds Liberal Democrats) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		He will be informing Council that there has still been no response from the Government as to a final decision on Supertram, and that the Government is refusing to meet any civic or business leaders from the City to discuss the issue.
		The Government appears to have made a decision to let Supertram wither on the vine as our powers to provide the routes run out.
		East Leeds Parade set for £350,000 Makeover (Wed 26th Oct 2005).
	www.leedslibdems.org.uk /news/265.html (364 words)

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