News: South Yorkshire employees set for sustainable journeys to work
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), with the four South Yorkshire councils, has secured £24.6m of Government funding to help boost the local economy and get people back to work.
The "Sustainable Journey to Work" project aims to invest in four main corridors in South Yorkshire including the Don Valley and the Dearne Valley which include key employment sites and communities in Rotherham.
The bid is for part of the Department for Transport's Local Sustainable Travel Fund. It builds on the £4.9m secured in 2011 for a key component bid for the project.
The bid seeks funding for a range of measures including improvements to bus routes, highway improvements, traffic management systems, cycle routes, training programmes, and information provision, as well as trials of electric vehicles, new bus services and other measures to help people get to work and training.
£10.9m had been earmarked for projects in the Don Valley and £2m for the Dearne Valley, based on a combination of genuine local need and a high potential for carbon-friendly economic growth.
Enhancements will also be focused at the Enterprise Zones along the M1.
The investment stands to benefit around 10,200 businesses in the four corridors which affects 226,000 jobs – with more jobs likely to be created.
A range of measures will be put in place including bus priority; 'Jobconnector' bus services; cycle routes; upgrade of tram stops; rail-based Park & Ride; promotion of electric vehicle use; infrastructure to unlock urban regeneration; training; marketing and travel planning.
Mick Jameson, chairman of the SYITA, said: "We welcome this crucial Government funding which will help support economic growth and help get people back to work.
"We have identified four key corridors in South Yorkshire which will greatly benefit from this level of investment and between them they include around 10,200 businesses and 226,000 jobs. We are confident that this funding will enable a step change in our ability to help people access jobs and help employers reach the right people.
"The Government wants to see carbon emissions reduced and this money will help facilitate economic growth while helping people to travel in a sustainable way."
Transport Minister Norman Baker, added: "We are serious about funding infrastructure where there is a clear business case for doing so. The money we are putting into these projects will unlock much greater economic benefits for communities as well as improving the environment – it's a win-win."
SYPTE website
The "Sustainable Journey to Work" project aims to invest in four main corridors in South Yorkshire including the Don Valley and the Dearne Valley which include key employment sites and communities in Rotherham.
The bid is for part of the Department for Transport's Local Sustainable Travel Fund. It builds on the £4.9m secured in 2011 for a key component bid for the project.
The bid seeks funding for a range of measures including improvements to bus routes, highway improvements, traffic management systems, cycle routes, training programmes, and information provision, as well as trials of electric vehicles, new bus services and other measures to help people get to work and training.
£10.9m had been earmarked for projects in the Don Valley and £2m for the Dearne Valley, based on a combination of genuine local need and a high potential for carbon-friendly economic growth.
Enhancements will also be focused at the Enterprise Zones along the M1.
The investment stands to benefit around 10,200 businesses in the four corridors which affects 226,000 jobs – with more jobs likely to be created.
A range of measures will be put in place including bus priority; 'Jobconnector' bus services; cycle routes; upgrade of tram stops; rail-based Park & Ride; promotion of electric vehicle use; infrastructure to unlock urban regeneration; training; marketing and travel planning.
Mick Jameson, chairman of the SYITA, said: "We welcome this crucial Government funding which will help support economic growth and help get people back to work.
"We have identified four key corridors in South Yorkshire which will greatly benefit from this level of investment and between them they include around 10,200 businesses and 226,000 jobs. We are confident that this funding will enable a step change in our ability to help people access jobs and help employers reach the right people.
"The Government wants to see carbon emissions reduced and this money will help facilitate economic growth while helping people to travel in a sustainable way."
Transport Minister Norman Baker, added: "We are serious about funding infrastructure where there is a clear business case for doing so. The money we are putting into these projects will unlock much greater economic benefits for communities as well as improving the environment – it's a win-win."
SYPTE website
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