Decision details

Approval of the recent prioritisation exercise for the Mayor’s Cycling and Walking Challenge Fund (MCF), approve the 2020/21 MCF programme management budget and approve £0.1 million MCF funding for the GM Visually Impaired Design Commission.

Decision Maker: Chief Executive Officer GMCA & TfGM

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To enable MCF scheme delivery through the identification of priorities, in the context of over-programming, and to enable the continuation of TFGM’s MCF programme management function and to ensure that the fund is administered in accordance with the agreed governance, as required by the single pot assurance framework. To enable the delivery of safe, inclusive cycling and walking design solutions that meet the needs of all users.
The decision is required at this point to ensure that the MCF continues to be managed in accordance with the requirements of the Transforming Cities Funding, and to provide clarity to District partners for delivery phase one, following the MCF prioritisation process.

Decision:

To note the progress made in developing a set of MCF delivery priorities across GM and to approve the budget parameters set out in section 3 of the accompanying report, as the basis for scheme progression; and
Approval of the release of up to £1.5 million funding to fund programme management and associated costs in 2020/21; and authorise the GMCA Treasurer to make the necessary capital-revenue ‘switch’ as set out in section 4 of this report; and
Approval of £0.1 million for the GM Visually Impaired Design Commission, and authorise the GMCA Treasurer to make the necessary capital-revenue ‘switch’, including the balance of the GM side road zebra research commission, as set out in section 4 of the accompanying report.

Publication date: 08/07/2020

Date of decision: 05/05/2020

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