LCWIP Commission:

1) ATE have been clear that local authorities are expected to have an LCWIP in place before bidding for capital and/or revenue funds for future active travel projects. Indeed, it is expected that any bid for funding without an LCWIP in place will be rejected except in exceptional circumstances.
2) PJA are currently developing an LCWIP for Hereford as part of the City Masterplan project and are therefore familiar with the county, and have already collated a lot of the background evidence required to be able to expand the LCWIP to countywide. This will enable PJA to start work immediately on drawing up the detailed elements of the plan.
3) PJA co-authored the LCWIP guidance alongside the Department for Transport (DfT) in 2017 and therefore have extensive knowledge of the requirements of an LCWIP. They have also worked as trusted advisors to ATE for walking and cycling strategies and LCWIPs.
4) PJA have experience on working on LCWIP’s for other shire local authorities including Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Somerset and Lancashire.

Monitoring active travel schemes:

5) All authorities in receipt of the ATE Capability and Ambitions Fund grant are required to submit a 6-month and 12-month monitoring report to ATE outlining total outputs and spend.
6) The Traffic Technology multi-modal sensor is the recommended option to monitor cycle and pedestrian movements on St Owen St contraflow. Quotes were sought from three companies, however, only two companies were able to provide quotes because they are the only two suppliers who provide this type of monitoring technology in the UK.