Transport for London has recently announced its Local Implementation Programme (LIP) funding settlement for 2009/10. WestTrans received a generous allocation of £1.155m from TfL’s partnership allocation of £10.5m.

The WestTrans funding allocation includes £218,000 for Freight schemes, which is over four times higher than the allocation of any of other partnership, and £200,000 for its Workplace Travel Planning programme (also the highest partnership allocation).

TfL has demonstrated its confidence in WestTrans to deliver its Station Access Programme by providing £450,000 for the development and implementation of access improvement works in West London in 2009/10. The WestTrans allocation for 2009/10 covers 20 schemes, and includes Regeneration funding for continuing with street improvement works on Wood Lane, and Walking funding to continue with towpath improvement works on the Grand Union Canal and for improvements to walking linksbetween Northwick Park and Alperton.

Funding has been provided within the Environmental programme to continue with the development of the West London traffic emissions model and to undertake scoping work associated with the introduction of Electric Vehicle Charging Points.

The 2009/10 allocation also includes funding for schemes within the Cycling and Travel Awareness programmes.

WestTrans is a transport partnership of the six West London boroughs of Ealing, Brent, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow. Joined by the Park Royal Partnership, it works with Transport for London to identify, develop and implement transport projects to the benefit of the sub-region.