A CYCLE superhighway connecting Bradford to Leeds has now recorded more than one million journeys.

As of the end of June 1,065,300 trips had been recorded on the route since it opened in summer 2016, with usage increasing by 15 per cent in 2018/19 compared to the previous year.

Last summer saw record numbers make the most of the weather on the route, with almost 120,000 trips being made between May and July.

Cllr Kim Groves, Chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee, said: “This is a big milestone for the Bradford Leeds Cycle Superhighway and it’s great to see year-on-year growth in in the number of trips being made on the route, but this is just the beginning.

"With Public Health England estimating 1 in 20 deaths in West Yorkshire are attributable to air pollution, the case for making more of our journeys by bike, on foot and on public transport has never been stronger."