West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Richard Dale is currently the Transport Analytics Lead at West Yorkshire Combined Authority since September 2019. Prior to this role, Richard worked as a Senior Transport Planner at Jacobs from March 2018 to September 2019 and as a Consultant at AECOM from March 2012 to March 2018. Richard holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physical and Environmental Geography from the University of Bradford, where Richard studied from 2008 to 2011. Before that, Richard attended Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College in Leeds from 2005 to 2008 and Cardinal Heenan Roman Catholic High School in Leeds from 2000 to 2005.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
The Combined Authority (CA) has two major delivery committees: the Investment Committee and the Transport Committee. Other committees have been set up to ensure probity through careful scrutiny of decisions and processes, and strict governance and audit. The CA is responsible for the £1 billion west Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund, and works closely with business in the region through the Leeds City Region LEP to ensure that business and the regional economy is at the heart of the decisions taken. Future strategic groups will be set up to deliver on individual aims, for example on quality public transport. And while the leadership of the CA is from council leaders, local politicians and the public sector, representatives from other partners – including the private sector, other public sector agencies and the voluntary sector – are key to its success.