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3.5 Active Travel

What needs to be donePartners we need to work withIndicative costIndicative Timescale
2007 - 20102010 - 20152015 - 2025
AT01. Develop and Cycling and Walking Strategy
Produce a Cycling and Walking Strategy for the area as a daughter document to the Local Transport Strategy.--red (complete by end 2008)  
What needs to be donePartners we need to work withIndicative costIndicative Timescale
2007 - 20102010 - 20152015 - 2025
AT02. Develop and implement Travel Plans
Develop and implement a travel plan for Argyll and Bute Council.
  • Hitrans
  • SPT
-red (1)green 
Support NHS in the development of travel plans for health facilities
  • NHS
  • Hitrans
  • SPT
-red (1)green 
Encourage employers in the area to develop and implement travel plans.
  • Local industry
  • Public agencies
  • Staff
-red (begin 2009)green 
Continue to encourage schools to develop and implement travel plans and assist schools in putting in place those measures that "Tackle the School Run".
  • Education
-green (complete by end 2008)  
Promote car-sharing schemes.
  • SPT
  • Hitrans
  • Scottish Executive
-redgreen 
Promote video-conferencing
  • Hitrans
  • Scottish Executive
  • HIE
-green  

[(1) - denotes Project Development 2007-08, Project Delivery to begin by 2008]

What needs to be donePartners we need to work withIndicative costIndicative Timescale
2007 - 20102010 - 20152015 - 2025
AT03. Improve infrastructure for active travel.
Continue to investigate and support opportunities for local access arising from the Core Path Plan. -redredred
Ensure the needs of pedestrians and cyclists are considered at the planning stage of developments to maximise opportunities for cycling and walking.
  • Local developers
-redredred
Develop Oban - Fort William cycleway - part of the National Cycle Network.
  • Hitrans
  • Sustrans
  • Neighbouring authorities
£4 millionred (1)green 
A815 Hafton / Ardnadam footway - provision of missing footway link £500,000green (1)  
Dumbarton - Helensburgh cycleway - completion of final section.*
  • SPT
  • Sustrans
  • LLTNP
  • Neighbouring authorities
£400,000redgreen 
Investigate options for cycle route between Loch Lomond and National Cycle Network in West Argyll. (e.g. Tarbert / Arrochar / Inveraray.)
  • SPT
  • Sustrans
  • LLTNP
  • Neighbouring authorities
£50,000red (1)green (complete by end 2012) 
Investigate options for tourism cycling on our islands.
  • Scottish Executive
  • Sustrans
£20,000£50,000green (1)  

[(1) - denotes Project Development 2007-08, Project Delivery to begin by 2008]

What needs to be donePartners we need to work withIndicative costIndicative Timescale
2007 - 20102010 - 20152015 - 2025
AT04. Promote benefits of active travel.
Publicise the benefits of active travel, e.g. information pages on the Council website, promotional campaigns including initiatives such as Walk to Work Week, etc..
  • Sustrans
-green