On the 15th February 2016 the Department for Transport (DfT) invited local authorities to bid for a share of £20 million revenue from the Sustainable Travel Transition Year (STTY) Fund.
On the 29th March 2016 the West of England authorities (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire) submitted a bid to the DfT for £2.2M from the STTY fund. If granted, the funding will support a range of behaviour change initiatives and services, promoting sustainable travel in the region and building on the achievements of the Local Sustainable Travel Fund project.
The programme put forward by the West of England authorities focuses on two principal areas: ‘Stimulating Growth in Enterprise Areas (by supporting sustainable business growth and access to work and skills) and Transitions to Low Carbon Lifestyles, encouraging more active and healthier communities and schools.
The programme looks to exploit the premise that where there is a change in travel behaviour (i.e. through disruption to the highway, new transport options, people moving home) there is an opportunity to influence habits and embed sustainable travel patterns.
The full bid is provided below.
Sustainable Travel Transition Year Fund 16/17 West of England Bid Download pdf PDF approximately 14 M
Another 30,000 people in the West can hop on an e-bike or jump on an e-scooter from tomorrow, Friday 22 August, with a new trial area becoming part of our region’s rental scheme.
The first four weeks of the school summer holidays saw children and young people across the region take over 500,000 free bus journeys, thanks to investment from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. Initial analysis suggests a significant jump in youngsters getting on the bus compared to the same time last year.
A new safety campaign has been launched in the West by the region’s Mayor and Police & Crime Commissioner.
Plans have been submitted to install a new lift at Lawrence Hill train station to make it accessible to everyone. This would make the railway station, which first opened in 1863, step-free.
A new bus service is set to serve towns and villages in North East Somerset from 1 September, thanks to funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority for the current financial year.
