Scottish Government Announces New Sustainable Transport Funding Package

The Scottish Sustainable Network report on the Scottish Government announcement on a new Sustainable Transport Funding Package:

The Scottish Government last week announced details of a new four year sustainable transport fund. The Future Transport Fund is a four year £50 million funding package targeted at improving cycling infrastructure, shifting freight from road to rail and supporting low carbon vehicles.

The Fund will help support:
- The development of electric vehicle infrastructure and the Plugged in Places Programme.
- Sustrans to work in partnership with Local Authorities to develop the National Cycle Network and short community links.
- The wider roll out of low carbon buses via a third round of the Scottish Green Bus Fund in 2013/14.
- The continuation of Freight Facilities Grant (FFG) to support businesses to move freight from road to rail or sea

The Scottish Government have allocated an initial £11.1 million for the period 2012/13 – 2013/14.
A further £18.75 million will be announced in early 2013 for the period 2014/15. The remaining 20.25 million will be allocated in 2015/16.

The initial funding over 2012/13 – 2014/15 will be allocated as follows:
- £2.75 million will go to Cycling Infrastructure: £1.5 million in 2012-13 and £1.25 million in 2013-14
- £2.75 million will go to Freight Modal Shift: £0.75 million in 2012/13 and £2 million in 2013/14
- £5.5 million will go to Low Carbon Vehicles, including Green Buses: £1.0 million in 2012/13 and £4.5 million in 2013-14.

Read more by clicking on the link: http://www.sustainable-scotland.net/news.asp?id=2204

See also our Eco-Congregation Scotland at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Rally blog: http://ecocongregationscotland.blogspot.com/2012/01/eco-congregation-scotland-at-stop.html