Full details of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) have been published in a Government white paper "Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon" which aims to encourage greater use of public transport, including increased uptake of electric and other ultra-low carbon vehicles.
Among the aims of the strategy, which sets out a vision for local solutions which will have a national impact are cutting 'red tape' for councils while cutting carbon, getting quick wins locally by investing in smaller-scale schemes to help create jobs and giving local people more power over initiating innovative transport schemes in their own areas to better meet local needs.
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Source: www.lowcvp.org.uk/
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