Issue details
To agree the proposals to spend the Active Travel England (ATE) Capability and Ambition Funding grant allocation
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.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 09/02/2023
Decision due: 3 February 2023 by Corporate Director – Economy & Environment
Contact: Ross Cook, Corporate Director - Economy and Environment Email: ross.cook@herefordshire.gov.uk.
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