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Decision details
Delivering Efficient Sustainable Mobility, Accessibility and Responsible Travel (DESTI-SMART)
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
The Marketing and Projects Manager presented a report to update Cabinet on progress on the ‘DESTI-SMART’ project and seek authority to proceed with it.
‘DESTI-SMART’ stands for Delivering Efficient Sustainable Tourism with low carbon transport Innovations: Sustainable Mobility, Accessibility and Responsible Travel. It is an Interreg Europe project led by Thessaloniki in Greece, with other partners in Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Latvia, Hungary, Cyprus and the UK; as well as Hastings Borough Council, Bournemouth University is involved.
The objective of the programme is ‘to improve the transport and tourism policies of EU destination regions, by integrating strategies for sustainable mobility, accessibility and responsible travel with sustainable tourism development.
Participation in the programme is being used to explore further possible options for low carbon and sustainable transport along the seafront, so as to more effectively link The Stade in the Old Town and West St Leonards. Currently this journey is impossible by bus without changing vehicles en-route. This project will enable us to consider pilot schemes, which if successful could be used elsewhere.
The Major Projects Manager reports that the feasibility study should report back by the end of the year and possibly the project could be in operation within two to three years.
It is noted that it has long been a Council aim to develop a sustainable transport link supporting tourism from the Stade to West St Leonards. The EU funding is welcome to move the project on to the next stage.
Councillor Forward proposed approval of the recommendations of the Marketing and Project Manager’s report. This was seconded by Councillor Beaney
RESOLVED (Unanimously) that:
- Cabinet agrees to support the DESTI-SMART project, including the in-kind officer support and enter into the appropriate legal agreements to do so.
- Cabinet agree the €180 000 (£159 463) cost of the project be included in the Council’s budgets over a five year period (starting 2018/19). (NB The project attracts an 85% EU grant; Hastings Borough Council’s contribution is made up of ‘in-kind’ officer time, so no additional funding is required)
The reason for this decision was:
To demonstrate continued council support for the DESTI-SMART project, and its ambition to improve sustainable public transport along the seafront and reduce seafront congestion.
Report author: Kevin Boorman
Publication date: 10/04/2019
Date of decision: 04/02/2019
Decided at meeting: 04/02/2019 - Cabinet
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