Sustrans wins £50million Lottery cash
Connect2 project took 42% of votes
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Some 79 cycling-friendly projects across the country will get a share of the money – making it easier for six million people to walk and ride. Bikeradar.com got a tip off that Sustrans’ Connect2 project had won earlier today, when the charity was still in the dark about its success. Sustranspress officer Ruth Bowen told us this morning: “We’re sitting in the office waiting to hear.” But by the early afternoon the good news for the group was confirmed, with a 2pm announcement by competition sponsors ITV.com.
John Grimshaw MBE, founder and Chief Executive of Sustrans said: “This is fantastic news, and thanks to everyone for your help in winning £50 million of funding from the Big Lottery Fund for Sustrans to invest in walking and cycling UK-wide.
“This really is an amazing achievement for our charity and the many local authority and other partners with whom we will work on Connect2. We simply couldn’t have done it without you and your votes.”
The National Lottery People’s £50 Million contest saw four separate projects vying for the cash.Sustrans had an advantage though, because it was the only scheme which covered the entire country. The wide-ranging impact of the project saw newspapers across the country campaigning for a win.
The Connect2 project was developed by Sustrans working with councils and communities, and aims to transform local travel, and make it easier to walk and cycle for short journeys. Nearly two thirds of all car journeys in the
Not every
The other schemes in the running were the Eden Project in
Scroll down for the full list of Sustrans projects now set to benefit.
Royston railway crossing
St. Neots – a River Great Ouse bridge
Watton and Griston link
Carlton-le-Moorland and Bassingham Link
Holdingham and Sleaford over the A17 road
Leicestershire – links through
Islington Walking and Cycling Routes
Paddington – Westbourne railway bridge and links
Bethnal Green and new bridge over Regents
Havering –
North
Bedlington and Cramlington Connection
Ingleby Barwick, Yarm, Eaglescliffe and
Derry/
Strabane –
Omagh – riverside path and new bridges
Three Mile Water greenway
Nantwich to
Marple and Stockport,
Huyton – The
Padiham, East Lancashire
Northwich – Riversdale Swingbridge
Bury – the Woolfold Gap
Maryport Station Links
Hamilton, Chatelherault, Larkhall links
South
Links to the north
Dartford
Hastings and Bexhill coastal connections
Shoreham – harbour crossing
Banbury,
South
Newton Abbot and Kingsteignton
Connecting
Ottery St Mary over the river to school
Tintern – connection over the River Wye
Monmouth – local connections
Treforest – University links and connections
Port Talbot to Cwmafan and the
Rhyl bridge at
Carmarthen to
Clydach,
Kenilworth to Berkswell Greenway and
Bradford Living Streets –
Bridlington to Flamborough Head Coastal
Scunthorpe Ridgeway connections
Killamarsh – Halfway Tram Terminus, Rother
Brompton-on-Swale – a bridge across the river