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5. Sustrans’ partnerships 5.1.1 Sustrans currently has active relationships with over 2,000 partners in the UK alone. In nearly all its work, Sustrans tries to maximise the effectiveness of its activities by not only creating new routes and projects itself, but by getting other bodies to jointly or independently fund similar schemes. Sustrans sees the successful implementation of the Sustrans NCN BAP as an ideal opportunity to expand opportunities for partnership working. 5.1.2 Sustrans has direct management control over the (approx.) 400 miles of traffic-free paths that it owns. Sustrans is also responsible for maintaining additional traffic-free sections owned by other authorities. In the first instance, The Sustrans NCN BAP will be implemented on sections of Network which Sustrans owns. However, it is Sustrans’ aspiration that biodiversity will be maximised on all sections of traffic-free route. 5.2 The National Cycle Network as an example of partnership 5.2.1 The National Cycle Network is a partnership par excellence - hundreds of different bodies are involved. Most important among these are local authorities in their commitments to local route sections, the Department for Transport, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government, the Department for Regional Development for Northern Ireland and the Highways Agency. 5.2.2 Disused railway routes and links to working stations have been developed in partnership with Network Rail, BRB Residency Ltd, Regional Development Agencies, the Welsh Development Agency, the Railway Heritage Trust and several rail operating companies. 5.2.3 Forest route sections rely on the support of Forest Enterprise and the Forest Service in Northern Ireland. Countryside sections involve Natural England, Countryside Council for Wales, Scottish Natural Heritage, Woodland Trust and Central Scotland Countryside Trust, amongst others. National Parks (a Memorandum of Understanding between Sustrans and the National Parks Transport Officers Group was signed in the summer of 2005), tourist bodies and wildlife and heritage organisations are also critical for progress. Sustrans has worked closely with the Lee Valley Park, Snowdonia and Brecon Beacons National Parks, Northumberland National Park, and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Besides supporting local Network sections, the National Trust, Cadw and English Heritage are also encouraging sustainable travel to heritage sites. 5.2.4 British Waterways has developed positive policies on towpath cycling for links that are critical for Network continuity. The Environment Agency and several local canal trusts are also involved. Sustrans has a close partnership with the Groundwork Trust who has built several sections of the National Cycle Network. 5.2.5 The CTC (Cyclists Touring Club) and the British Cycling Federation have become closer working partners, and the London Cycling Campaign and dozens of other local cycling campaigns are involved. Sustrans is working more closely with the Ramblers’ Sustrans’ Biodiversity Action Plan for the National Cycle Network (December 2007) 14
Association, the British Horse Society, the National Federation of Anglers, the Pedestrians Association and the Joint Mobility Unit. 5.2.6 Sustrans will expand this partnership by linking into LBAPs where possible to ensure that as well as meeting its own targets, local targets are incorporated and the LBAP co-ordinator is aware that this is happening. Sustrans’ Biodiversity Action Plan for the National Cycle Network (December 2007) 15
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