Payments to 100 Cities Network Ltd & Cop 26 pledge
Case reference FOI2023/00308
Published 18 April 2023
Request
1) Please tell me if money (funding) has been exchanged between Herefordshire unitary authority, (who are a for profit private corporation), and using public (ratepayers) funds making donations or payments to UK 100 CITIES NETWORK LIMITED, a private for profit company with a turnover in excess of £1.5 million annually, (a company number 10515243) or any subsidiary company working with the UK 100 CITIES NETWORK LTD.
2) If so...how much funding was exchanged?
3) If so...what was such funding for?
4) Does the COP 26 "pledge" made by Herefordshire council imply, suggest or forward similar restrictions as those being undertaken and used in the "Trial" in Oxford?
Response
1) Please tell me if money (funding) has been exchanged between Herefordshire unitary authority, (who are a for profit private corporation), and using public (ratepayers) funds making donations or payments to UK 100 CITIES NETWORK LIMITED, a private for profit company with a turnover in excess of £1.5 million annually, (a company number 10515243) or any subsidiary company working with the UK 100 CITIES NETWORK LTD.
Herefordshire council have made no donations or payments have been made to UK 100 Cities Network Limited.
2) If so...how much funding was exchanged?
Not applicable.
3) If so...what was such funding for?
Not applicable.
4) Does the COP 26 "pledge" made by Herefordshire council imply, suggest or forward similar restrictions as those being undertaken and used in the "Trial" in Oxford?
The Council's Membership of UK100 and the leaders pledge to lead a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in their communities ahead of the government's legal target does not imply, suggest or forward similar restrictions to those being used in the "Trial" in Oxford.
However, following the Hereford Transport Strategy Review, which was considered by cabinet on the 3 December 2020, and the formal decision at the Council meeting of the 2 February 2021 to stop the progress of the southern link road and western bypass schemes, the councils preferred transport strategy for Hereford comprises of four key elements:
a. active travel measures;
b. investment in buses;
c. demand management; and
d. a new road link and river crossing to the east of Hereford (the eastern road link
In order to progress this strategy an overarching masterplan is being produced for the city, the draft city masterplan being considered by Cabinet on the 2 March 2023 ( https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=251&MId=8905&Ver=4 ). If approved the Hereford City Masterplan will be the subject of consultation later this year in the summer.
In the masterplan consultation draft, low traffic neighborhoods are proposed for a number of areas within the city to eliminate, or substantially reduce, motorised rat running through traffic, from residential areas and to reduce speeds within those neighborhoods, thereby enabling residents to walk or cycle more should they choose to do so. The Hereford City Master plan will be considered for adoption in autumn following consultation in the summer. Individual low traffic areas will be co-designed with local communities as funding allows.
Both the revised Hereford Transport Strategy and the draft masterplan are clearly aligned with the national Government objective that public transport and active travel will be the natural first choice for daily activities.
Documents
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