Evaluation of Connect2’s community involvement activities, Sustrans

Leading on from the success of the programme in winning a large scale public vote, Sustrans is committed to involving communities in the planning and delivery of schemes that enable them to access local places and services by walking and/or cycling, thereby also benefiting their health and the environment. Sustrans anticipates the outcomes from Connect2 to include:

• Involvement in local decision making;
• Satisfaction with the area in which people live;
• An improved sense of community;
• Access to local services;
• Involvement in the public art dimension of the schemes; and
• Increased levels of cycling/walking.

The Big Lottery Fund has established community involvement criteria which have informed the community involvement standards/requirements as detailed in the Memorandum of Understanding. Sustrans would like ERS to help to capture the outcomes and impacts associated with local stakeholders and communities being involved through various elements of the Connect2 programme.

Ultimately the evaluation will provide learning and practical recommendations for Sustrans, the Big Lottery Fund and key partners that will facilitate the delivery of future transport initiatives designed to provide positive outcomes for local communities. ERS will be working with selected Connect2 areas in order to establish good practice as well as some of the challenges of community involvement, to inform positive learning.

ERS Contact:

Andy Parkinson
E-mail: aparkinson@ers.org.uk
Tel: 0191 244 6103

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