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May 2016

This grant is provided by Business Improvement Districts Scotland (funded by Transport Scotland, an agency of the Scottish Government) to enable Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) to promote European Mobility Week, to provide funding for BIDs to host a sustainable transport event during European Mobility Week and prepare a short report on the outputs of the events held.

Section A: / Basic Information

Q1. Contact Details

Organisation Name: QUEENSFERRY AMBITION BID
Contact Name: MAGGIE MITCHELL
Telephone Number:0131 331 3203 / 07952 970325
Address: 53 HIGH STREET, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY, EH30 9HP
Email Address:
Website: QUEENSFERRYAMBITION.CO.UK VISITQUEENSFERRY.COM
Organisation website link: QUEENSFERRYAMBITION.CO.UK

Please provide details of contacts, including email address,

Position / Name / Telephone Number / Email Address
Chair / Rev. David Cameron / 07737910018 /
Vice Chair / Gary Haro / Marie Munday / 07801078191
07917548789 /

Treasurer / Alistair Armstrong / 01506 834700 /
Secretary / Alistair Armstrong / 01506 834700 /
Manager / Maggie Mitchell / 07952 970325 /
Local Authority Contact Name: Natalie Le Couteur
Telephone Number: 0131 529 6160
Address of Local Authority Contact: Business Partnerships, City Strategy and Economy, The City of Edinburgh Council, Waverley Court, Level G:1, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG
Email Address:
Section B: / Business Improvement District

Q2. Your proposed BID is a,

Town Centre \/

Business Park

Tourism and Visitor

Single Business Sector

Rural

Other – please give details

Section C: / Your Proposal

Q3. Please describe your project, activities and events that you propose to deliver to promote European Mobility Week, 16th to 22nd September.

Queensferry Ambition sees European Mobility Week as opportunity to:
  • Hold a Festival/event to raise awareness
  • Challenge current perceptions and thinking by businesses, residents and visitors
  • Experience different modes of transport
  • Experiment with pedestrian/cycling areas
  • Better understand how ‘mobility’ currently works
We would aim to achieve this by:
Traffic Free High Street(all initiatives – timings and areas - to be agreed with Queensferry District Community Council (QDCC))
  • Encourage Pedestrian and Cyclist use only
  • Set up a Buzzer Bus to collect would be shoppers from several pick up points in Queensferry and provide a drop off point at the Hawes Esplanade or at the start of the high street (cost and additional sponsorship dependent)
  • Possibility of using horse and ‘carriage’ and rickshaws (chargeable)
  • Engage with the local cyclist groups and walking groups as well as Dementia Friendly and make South Queensferry an enjoyable shopping / day out on the pedestrianised / cycle friendly High Street (restricted to agreed day(s) / times
  • Street entertainment to provide a fun and friendly visitor environment
  • Create picnic areas and encourage local businesses to participate in street food initiatives
  • Public relations and promotion of project to engage businesses and people in a more sustainable transport strategy
Event - Awareness Raising / Education and Learning Activities
  • Invite Transport Scotland, Sustrans, Energy Saving Trust, Living Streets, Cycling Scotland, Paths for All, GreenFerry, Eco car dealers to display, Driving Instructors to provide info on driving efficiencies– active participation and inclusive activities from connected organisations and stakeholders
  • Encourage and engage with businesses to display posters and relevant literature
  • Possible fund raising activities such as cycling (fixed!) to make your own smoothie
  • Public relations and promotion of project to engage with businesses and people about their quality of life and improvements and benefits that can be achieved through active and continuing involvement, post information on public transport
Creation of public bicycle or bicycle sharing scheme; provision of maps
  • Cycle hire based at Hawes Esplanade during European Mobility week
  • Provision of maps of local cycling and walking routes
  • Could you walk cycle or walk to work information on benefits of exercise and calories burned, money saved!
  • Potential links with local tour companies to show people how interesting walking can be – mixture of historic, culture/heritage and wildlife
  • Engage with local Cycle Shops to do bike ‘MOTs’ and provide advice
  • Public relations and promotion of project to engage with businesses and people about environmental quality, improvements and benefits that can be achieved through not taking the car
Schools involvement
  • Parents encouraged to walk children to school rather than taking the car
  • Local initiative to ‘get kids thinking’ about sustainable transport and create an idea based on cycling and or walking in the local area to create a better environment for all
  • Using 20mile/hour mascot to raise awareness and encourage walking to school – based around safety elements and fitness benefits
Improvement of bicycle facilities (Medium-Term)
  • Lobby CEC and pursue funding opportunities for permanent bike stands, a place to secure cycles at strategic points along the high street (allowing cyclists to dismount and shop or eat and drink)
Creation or enlargement of permanent cycling / pedestrian routes /areas linked to High Street (Long-Term)
  • Lobby City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) for improved pavements for pedestrians and parents with prams and disabled access
  • Work to create a permanent, positive, walking and cycling mind-set and environment
  • Engage withlocal stakeholders to get together and discuss the different aspects of mobility and air quality, find innovative solutions to reduce car-use and thus emissions, and test new technologies or planning measures
Note: Queensferry Ambition will work with Businesses, CEC, QDCC and other community groups to the benefit of Mobility Week events and community working.

Q4. Please describe how you intend to monitor and evaluate your project and how your project will contribute to European Mobility Weekobjectives. The report shall include such statistical and other information relating to the impact of the project.

Q5. Please provide a full cost breakdown for your project.

Item/Activity / Cost (£)
Traffic Free High Street and events / 4000
Awareness Raising Campaigns / Education and Learning Activities / 1500
Creation of public bicycle or bicycle sharing scheme; provision of maps / 2500
Schools involvement / 1000
Improvement of bicycle facilities (Medium-Term) / Out with project costs
Creation or enlargement of permanent cycling / pedestrian routes /areas linked to High Street (Long-Term) / Out with project cost
Surveys / 1000
Project Management / 2000

Q6. Please provide details of other funding secured to assist in the delivery of this project.

Item/Activity / Cost (£)
Hope to attain funding from Sustrans and others but have not yet secured any additional funding
We are engaged in discussions with the City of Edinburgh Council’s Active Travel Team regarding further support (in cash and in kind)

Q7. Please provide details of any in kind contributions secured which will assist in the delivery of this project.

Item/Activity / Cost (£)
Project Management (Queensferry Ambition) / 2000

Q8. Please detail how you intend to involve local businesses in this project, which existing business groups/associations/partnerships have been engaged and have assisted with the preparation of this application?

Business participation in events through provision of items like street food and via displaying posters and literature
Businesses encouraging staff to walk, cycle or use public transport

Q9. Please detail which local community bodies or groups have been engaged and have assisted with the preparation of this application?

Queensferry District and Community Council
Dementia Friendly Queensferry
CEC
Local Businesses

Q10. Please describe the discussions that you have had with your local authority in respect of the proposed projectand give details of contributions, financial or in kind, liaison officer and seconded support that they indicated they will make to the project.

Discussions have been held with CEC officers and councillors. Support has been committed from Natalie Le Couteur who believes that the aims of Queensferry Ambition’s mobility week application is in-line with CEC aims and objectives.
It is anticipated that Active Travel will support the application with both financial and expert assistance. However, this cannot be confirmed prior to this application being lodged as the contact person is currently on leave.

Q11. Please use the space below to provide any additional information in support of your application, not already covered.

Applications without supporting evidence will not be considered.

Please attach letters of support from local businesses, local community groups and your local authority as evidence that they have been consulted and will support the project.

Authorised Signatory / Witness
Signature / /
Full Name & Designation / Maggie Mitchell
Project Manager
Queensferry Ambition / Fiona Edgar
Business Growth Officer
East Lothian Council
Address / 53 High Street
South Queensferry
EH30 9HP / East Lothian Council
John Muir House
Haddington
EH41 3HA
01/07/16 / 01/07/16
Date / ……………………………… / ……………………………

Please email your completed application to Ian Davison Porter, Project Director:

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