Written question WQ92091
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Will the Welsh Government provide additional funding, beyond the current settlement, to local authorities in order to implement active travel projects?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Climate Change
The Welsh Government provides funding to local authorities each year to invest in active travel, primarily through the Active Travel Fund, and the Safe Routes in Communities Grant. The Active Travel Fund includes a non-competitive core allocation, which currently stands at a minimum of £500,000 per local authority, to be used to undertake small scale improvements and preparatory work for larger schemes. For 2024-25 we have allocated £56,196,000 to local authorities across the two grants.
To help Local Authorities identify and develop ambitious schemes, we have developed, with Transport for Wales, a map-based tool for prioritising the delivery of their Active Travel Networks. The tool identifies active travel routes that have the highest positive impact on modal shift. The tool will support Local Authorities in the development of schemes to be delivered within their forward programmes and as part of RTPs.