Purpose:

The Council has recently been successful in securing £306k funding from Active Travel England. The purpose of this paper is to allocate and spend this funding on the delivery of the following Active Travel Measures development work; School Streets, Barton Road, Aylestone Hill and Dropped Crossings.

That:

a) The Council accepts and spends the £306K Active Travel Fund grant on the delivery of active travel measures work identified within this report; and

b) The Corporate Director of Economy and Environment be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the proposed active travel schemes.

Alternative options

1. Reject the decision to accept and spend the £306k grant funding from Active Travel England (ATE). The Council would be required to return the funds back to ATE. This would also downgrade Herefordshire Council’s capability level which will reduce the potential for securing future funding from ATE.