Stoking Employment Local Sustainable Transport Fund Tranche 2 Application Form Local Sustainable Transport Fund - Application Form Applicant Information Local transport authority name(s)*: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Senior Responsible Owner name and position: Pete Price: Assistant Director – Technical Services, City Renewal Directorate Bid Manager name and position: John Nichol: Strategic Manager Transportation and Engineering Contact telephone number: 01782 236178 Email address:
[email protected] [email protected] Postal address: Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH Website address for published bid: www.stoke.gov.uk/ltp Section A – Project description and funding profile A1. Project Name. Stoking Employment A2. Headline description: This package of sustainable transport interventions will improve access to three major employment sites and will significantly enhance the local economy through: • improved connectivity to jobs from areas of deprivation, resulting in better opportunities for employment of local residents; • helping to unlock 10,000 jobs; • an increased pool of labour available to businesses on the key employment sites. The package also includes measures specifically aimed at reducing levels of CO2 by: • increasing the number of employees travelling to the sites by sustainable modes; • providing better bus measures; increased travel planning, marketing and availability of information and implementation of walking / cycling initiatives. A3. Geographical area: Figure 1: Location plan Figure 1 shows the spatial area covered by this application. Stoke-on- Trent is a large city, with a population of approximately 239,000 people. It lies in an enviable strategic location, at the heart of the country, between the West Midlands and North West conurbations.