Department For Transport
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The Department for Transport (DfT) awarded funding to local authorities to produce walking and cycling facilities via the Active Travel Fund (ATF), with tranche 1 funding allocated in 2020 and tranche 2 funding allocated in 2021.
This report explores local authority officers views, perceptions and experiences of howATF-funded schemes have worked in their area, including:
- scheme development
- consultation and engagement
- how scheme characteristics affect success
- network planning
The report is the first stage of theATFprocess evaluation, which was conducted as part of a wider evaluation of theATF. It provides a summary of the stage 1 findings from the process evaluation, with feedback from 28 funded authorities across England through 4 focus groups.