We regularly apply for government funding to enable us to carry out transport improvements that otherwise would not be affordable.
All bids to government are made in a competitive environment with other local authorities for a fixed amount of funding. Government ministers decide which schemes they will support and which ones they won’t.
The recent bids we have made are as follows:
Opening local authority transport data
The Department for Transport launched a The aim is to help local authorities make transport and travel smarter by opening and sharing their data to improve safely, efficiency, and emissions
- Bedford’s bid can be found here (PDF)
- Appendix 3 - Letter of support from South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (PDF)
Access fund
The Government has launched a competitive fund for Local Transport Authorities to bid for a share of £60m over three years starting in 2017. The fund is aimed at supporting sustainable transport projects which demonstrate strong support for cycling and walking.
We supported a bid in conjunction with Central Bedfordshire and Luton Borough to promote walking, cycling and bus use to the Midland Main Line train stations in Bedfordshire.
Pinch Point Fund – Bedford Western Bypass
We were successful in a bid for £5million (bid appendices) (PDF) to help progress the remaining section of the Bedford Western Bypass, the A6-A428 Link.