“What do you think of eCargo bikes? – Survey for the eCargo Bikes Grant Fund”
Stratford-on-Avon District Council is considered submitting a bid to the Department of Transport for funding to purchase a number of eCargo bikes and/or trailers to support local businesses transition to their use and encourage green last mile deliveries. Further information on the funding opportunity is available here: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/transport/freight-and-retrofit/ecargo-bike-grant-fund
An eCargo bike is essentially any electric bike, tricycle or four wheeler that is designed specifically to carry a load – large or small. eTrailers are electric trailers that can be attached to the rear of electric bikes that enable larger loads to be transported.
An eCargo bike scheme run by the Local Authority would enable local businesses to trial the use of eCargo bikes and/or trailers to see whether they could be successfully incorporated into their organisation. They can improve air quality and reduce CO2 emissions, while lowering fuel costs and congestion and realising the benefits of active travel as an alternative to car and van use.
To inform the bid the Council is seeking views from local businesses within Stratford-on-Avon District, to get an idea of the level of interest and demand for eCargo bikes and inform what type of bikes would be most appropriate to bid for.
We would be very grateful if you could spend up to 10 minutes completing our questionnaire to help us better understand the interest in using eCargo bikes and trailers within the District.
The deadline for responses is Sunday 15th March 2020.
Please feel free to pass this on to any other businesses in the District as the more responses we get the better!
Click directly on the link below or just cut and paste the attached link into your internet browser. We gather some browsers are more co-operative than others!
https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=158290488817
Any individual information provided is strictly confidential and will not be passed on to anyone else. No personal information is collected. The Council will only use this data in association with the consultation on eCargo bikes.
If you have any questions regarding this consultation, please email Jo Bozdoganli, the Council’s Development Planning and Policy Team Leader at joanne.bozdoganli@stratford-dc.gov.uk or contact her on 01789 260473.
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