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by PhilBixby Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:28 am
City of York Council are bidding for government funding which could mean between £0.9-1.8m to support cycling in the area. They are asking cyclists to complete a questionnaire to inform their bid - this is available from helen.sikora@york.gov.uk - just email her asking for the Cycling in York - Your View questionnaire.

I've copied/pasted the CoYC briefing note about this below, for those of you with a bit of time to spare:-

BACKGROUND The first batch of Cycling Demonstration Towns (CDTs) were selected by Cycling England (CE) in 2005 and funded over the period 2005/06-2007/08. They were Brighton & Hove, Lancaster with Morecambe, Darlington, Derby, Exeter and Aylesbury. Each, with the exception of Aylesbury, were given £500K per annum for three years (Aylesbury got £300K per annum due to its smaller size). All were required to match fund the CE grant from other sources, giving a total annual spend per head of population of around £10 to £12. All the original CDTs had low to moderate levels of cycling initially and have seen significant growth as a direct result of measures implemented as part of their CDT status. CE have now moved onto the second phase having secured £140M of DfT funding and are looking to select another 11 towns / cities and 1 conurbation to further roll out the project. They will continue to fund the original 6 CDTs over the same period. The City of York Council is keen to develop a bid and has prepared this document and questionnaire in order to gather as much support and information as possible, in the very short time available (see timescale below) – the initial bid must be submitted by 31st March 2008.

WHO CAN APPLY? Any local authority (LA) or consortia of LA’s can apply. CE are looking for LA areas of differing types/sizes to assess the impact of the funding on different areas. There are no constraints on geographical size/ population for the new CDTs. All bids will be judged on merit.

FUNDING is allocated on a population basis - the guide is that CE funding will be between £5 and £10 per head but this depends on the nature of the bid and the proposed programme. For York this could mean anywhere between £900K and £1.8M per year. Bids should reflect the guide figures but focus on what needs to be delivered rather than what the funding could buy. The funding will run from 2008/09 to 2010/11. Bids can propose both capital and revenue funding. The final allocation will depend on the nature of all the bids and total funding required across the bids.

MATCH FUNDING All LAs are expected to at least match the CE funding. This can be from Local Transport Plan or from Developers or other sources but cannot come from other CE sources.

WHAT WE HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE IN THE BID
• senior political and officer commitment, with the highway authority to lead the bid
• strong ownership of the programme, aims and objectives
• significant buy-in from local stakeholders such as schools, health and PCT, media, voluntary sector, local businesses, Station/rail franchisees, key employers, developers, LA departments
• establishment of a strong steering group
• commitment to providing and maintaining quality cycling infrastructure and policies
• broadly based, ambitious and forward-thinking proposals to significantly boost cycling
• keen to learn from the successes and difficulties of the original CDTs.
• support for CE programmes e.g. CE online cycle journey planner project; Bikeability; school champions (Bike-It); after school cycle clubs (Go-Ride); maintain the NCN in the area
• technical requirements: Permeability of town centre to cyclists; quality levels of design of infrastructure; willingness to restrain traffic volumes and speeds to give advantage to cyclists; bold signing strategy (travel times rather than distances)
• wider strategies for climate change and obesity should support the cycling strategy
• LA has given a high priority to cycling in the past
• quality of team – committed and ambitious. Structure and skills to cope with the challenges
• ability to bring together whole town – good working relationships
• strategy, work programme, targets – how they will increase cycling
• wider complementary programmes. How do programmes of key partners support cycling
• health – does the project include robust plans to demonstrate the health benefits of the programme? How will it contribute to “Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives” strategy?
• sustaining Strategy – how commitment to cycling will be sustained when CE funding ends
• willingness to share best practice

THE SELECTION PROCESS is based on an application form and supporting paperwork. Short listed bids will have an opportunity to finalise details later, during further interviews/assessments.

TIMESCALE ITEM
20th Feb 2008 Bidding guidance produced
31st March 2008 Written applications deadline
April – May 2008 Short listing
29th May – 3rd June 2008 Interviews
June – September 2008 Phase 1 – Visits and programme preparation
September 2008 Phase 1 – CDTs begin delivery of programme
September 2008 Phase 2 - Interviews / Site visits
October – December 2008 Phase 2 - Visits and programme preparation
January 2009 Phase 2 - CDTs begin delivery of programme

BRIEF SUMMARY OF TYPES OF PROJECTS IN EXISTING DEMONSTRATION TOWNS

Aylesbury – Radial, branded, cycle routes into town centre, signed in time periods rather than distances (needed special DfT dispensation). Route-specific pocket sized cycle guides, new bridge inc. £3M from Community Infrastructure Fund, town-wide promo campaign inc radio adverts and Cycle Benefits discount card, cycling info in new home buyers’ packs.

Brighton & Hove – high quality, urban design standards on promenade route. Redesign of New Road as shared space with kerbs lines etc removed and two way cycling allowed on a one way street. North-south cycle freeway planned to link to promenade, east-west one also in pipeline. ASLs at most junctions. Large scale personalised travel planning programme offering tailored info to households about travel options. Large-scale city-wide events such as car-free day.

Darlington – Improvements to cycling infrastructure – 7 radial routes identified, shared use paths and toucan crossings with new signs. Cycling allowed in newly pedestrianised area on 6 month trial. Travel awareness campaign, guided rides, cycle loan scheme. Personalised travel info to all households. Purchase of bikes for local police. School travel plan development, inc cycle parking shelters, cycling & walking challenge and Bikeability training.

Derby – Only under 25’s targeted as population is 200,000+. City cycle ringway scheme to bring all of city within 1 mile of NCN. Cycle parking at schools, after-school cycling clubs, Bikeability Level 2 training offered to all Yr 6 pupils. Working with parents offering free training and after school clubs which parents can attend. Personalised travel planning service with adults in schools and businesses inc cycle training & maintenance. Festival of cycling with lots of marketing materials. Promotion of cycling to tertiary education sites, expanding work to hard-to-reach groups, bike-recycling.

Exeter – Increased network of routes with links to schools, colleges, ind. Estates. 16km of routes built in first 18 months. 5 new secondary schools being built with safe routes designed in. Cycle priority given at side roads junctions. Bike-it programme rollout. Workplace travel plan officer working closely with businesses ¼ of all workforce now covered by a travel plan. Travel to work event undertaken inc 240 companies and 6000 employees. Development of leisure route to start cyclists off on.

Lancaster with Morecambe – promenade cycling now permitted, priority route between centre of Lancaster and university and to hospital. North-south and east-west routes planned. Many new short connections between off road network and residential areas, schools and workplaces. Intensive work with schools and employers, cycling to work co-ordinator taken on to work closely with four large employers, university, hospital and college. Every household receiving tailored advice about cycling options as part of personalised travel advice programme (run by County).

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