On 16 September Stourton park and ride was officially opened by the Minister for future of transport and environment, Minister Rachel Maclean MP. Minister Maclean was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport on 14 February 2020.

Stourton park and ride is the third park and ride site in Leeds alongside Elland Road and Temple Green. It opened its doors to customers on 6 September and is now attracting a steadily growing number of users.

Stourton park and ride has buses running every 10-15 minutes and costs £3 for a return ticket. There are discounted fares for seniors, blind and disabled concessionary pass holders and up to three children travel free with every fare-paying adult. There's free WiFi on all the fully electric buses and provides a well-lit, secure parking facility with CCTV.

The official opening marks the 150th anniversary of public transport in West Yorkshire. On this date in 1871 a horse tram commenced between the city centre and Headingley. The horse soon gave way to electric trams, trolleybuses and petrol buses, the latter quickly being superseded by those with diesel engines.

Transport Yorkshire Preservation Group and the Aire Valley Transport Group brought two vintage buses to the park and ride site for pictures against their modern counterparts. Technology has accelerated this century and the UK’s first fully solar-powered park and ride site is served by a fleet of zero-emission electric buses that operate shuttle services to and from Leeds city every 10 minutes.

The scheme is delivered in partnership with Connecting Leeds at Leeds city council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and First West Yorkshire who supply the buses and service. The introduction of park and rides at strategic locations around the city contribute to reduce congestion in the city centre which will improve air quality by reducing carbon emissions in the public realm.