Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Service Commissioning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Consideration to be given to the award of Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) Business Travel Planning Grants, totally £22,055, in accordance with the Council’s LSTF Business Travel Planning Grant Scheme Policy.
The LSTF business travel planning project directly supports the All Change for Crewe regeneration programme by enabling transport measures which help to unlock the growth potential of Crewe in a low carbon way. Encouraging increased levels of walking and cycling for short local journeys within Crewe has associated health and wellbeing benefits
Of those which are recommended for award, the grants are split relatively evenly between capital and revenue expenditure. Capital expenditure (e.g. cycle parking, shower facilities, car share database) totals £11,424. Four applications include revenue expenditure for the purchase of cycling personal protective equipment, publicity, cycle maintenance training and health screening provision – with a revenue value of £10,631.
The LSTF Business Travel Planning Grant Scheme is fully funded by a grant from the Department for Transport.
That the following Local Sustainable Transport Fund Business Travel Planning Grants be awarded:
Ref No Organisation Recommendation
LSTF 20 Alliance Disposables Ltd Award £4,999
LSTF 21 CTC Physiotherapy Ltd (CTC Healthcare) Award £4,000
LSTF 22 Kindertons Limited Award £4,999
LSTF 23 Manchester MetropolitanUniversity Award £3,161
LSTF 24 Community Recycle Cycles Award £4,895
Publication date: 04/11/2014
Date of decision: 04/11/2014
Decided at meeting: 04/11/2014 - Cabinet Member for Service Commissioning
Effective from: 12/11/2014
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