Decision details

To seek approval of acceptance of four separate Active Travel grants.

To accept the following grants from York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority –
i. £498,875 from the Mayoral Active Travel Fund (MATF)
ii. £237,600 from the Safer Routes to School Fund
iii. £198,154 from the Active Travel Pot
iv. £346,653 from the Improvement Pot

Acceptance of these grants will ensure that work on transport schemes and their delivery can continue and achieve positive outcomes for our communities.

NYC could reject the funding offer and not progress these schemes any further, however as a funding route to deliver improvements for local communities has been offered by YNYCA, officers advise that this is not a good option.
NYC could utilise other transport funding to deliver the schemes however this would divert funds away from other schemes. Accepting external funding grants allows NYC as the local highways authority to deliver further improvements within the publicly maintainable highway without reducing its existing improvement and maintenance program.