Decision details

Bristol City Council received £870,741 of development funding from Active Travel England for developing four walking and cycling schemes; Filwood Quietway; Deanery Road; Old Market Quietway and Malago Greenway. As the project continues to progress an underspend of £333,000 has emerged. A change request was submitted to Active Travel England to redirect a portion of this funding to an existing on-street cycle hangar programme (£50,000) as well as to the development of an Outline Business Case (£283,000) for improving walking and cycling infrastructure along a stretch of the A4 from Cattlemarket Rd to 3 lamps junction. The request has been approved by Active Travel England and now requires internal approval to redirect funding to the abovementioned projects.

To approve a Change Request to the current Active Travel Fund 4 programme that would see £333,000 of underspend re-directed to the existing on-street cycle hangar programme (£50,000) and the development of an Outline Business Case for improving walking and cycling links along the A4 between Cattlemarket Road and 3 Lamps Junction (£283,000).

Option 1 - Consideration was given to whether the funding could be allocated to other local authorities in the West of England area. This was rejected as the A4 project was identified as a sub-regional priority for investment against several criteria.
Option 2 - Consideration was given to whether the funding should be handed back to Active Travel England. This was rejected due to the pressing need for investment in active travel routes in Bristol and the lack of alternative funding to progress the A4 proposal.