Active Travel Fund evaluation: baseline report A paper presenting the analytical approach, and baseline analysis, for the evaluation of the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund. This evaluation encompasses Tranche 2 of the Active Travel Fund, as well as elements of Tranche 1 (the Emergency Active Travel Fund). It looks at the impact of cycle…
Cornwall e-cycles pilot evaluation An impact evaluation evidencing the potential benefits of schemes which familiarise people with e-bikes and encourage them to purchase one. The Cornwall E-Cycles Pilot (2021-2022) ran demonstration roadshows and loaned e-cycles to individuals and businesses across Cornwall – aiming to give people a taster experience, encouraging them to purchase their own…
Cornwall e-cycles pilot evaluation: learning for practitioners A compilation of lessons learnt and case studies from the Cornwall e-cycles pilot – to inform and inspire others planning e-cycles initiatives. The Cornwall E-Cycles Pilot (2021-2022) ran demonstration roadshows and loaned e-cycles to individual and businesses across Cornwall – aiming to give people a taster experience, encouraging them…
An evaluation of the impact of the previously unprecedented level of investment in local sustainable transport programmes.
A joint summary paper written in 2019 by Transport for Quality of Life and the Department for Transport on the results of three active travel investment models (known as the CWIS model) to estimate the impact of a range investment scenarios, on national levels of cycling, walking and walking to school.
Fix Your Bike voucher scheme evaluation The Department for Transport commissioned Transport for Quality of Life, the University of Westminster and Sustrans to evaluate the Fix Your Bike scheme, which distributed 400,000 vouchers to members of the public, giving them £50 off bike servicing and repair. The evaluation found that, as well as attracting existing cyclists,…
The co-development process: Transforming Cities Fund national evaluation case study 1 The Department for Transport commissioned Transport for Quality of Life, the University of the West of England and Sustrans to carry out a process evaluation of the allocation of £1.28bn of funding to 12 city regions through the Transforming Cities Fund. The case study…
Summary and synthesis of evidence: Cycle City Ambition programme 2013-2018 The Cycle City Ambition (CCA) programme provided £191m to eight cities. The evaluation found that cycling increased in all eight cities, with part of the city-wide increase attributable to CCA investment. Eight of twelve infrastructure schemes evaluated at scheme level showed cycling increases likely to be…
CWIS active travel investment models: model structure and evidence base The main report explains the structure of three Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) active travel investment models, for cycling, walking, and walking to school. Transport for Quality of Life and the Arup Aecom consortium were commissioned by the Department for Transport to develop models…
Cycle City Ambition programme: interim report This interim report describes the effect of investment in cycle infrastructure in the eight Cycle City Ambition cities up to the end of 2017. It reports the increase in cycling along routes that received capital investment; city-wide cycling trends; propensity to cycle by gender, age and ethnicity; and differences…