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Active Transport Workplace Fund (no longer available)

Support was available through this fund for workplace programmes, infrastructure and services that encouraged employees to actively commute to work.

Fund details

Closed: No longer available (from July 2024)
Contact: Community Climate Action, sustainable.transport@wcc.govt.nz
See past allocations (158KB PDF)

About this fund

Funding was available for workplace programmes, infrastructure and services which encouraged employees to actively commute to work.  The fund focused on encouraging getting to and from work by active modes – such as walking, jogging and biking – rather than travelling by private vehicle.

Budget for this fund was removed in the 2024-24 Long Term Plan, we have retained this website page so that projects funded can access information about the fund.

Criteria

These were the fund criteria;

  1. The business, and programme or initiative, is in Wellington City (up to and including Tawa, but not Porirua or Petone) and the project benefits people travelling to, or to and from, the premises.
  2. The applicant is a legally constituted employer or organisation.
  3. Any past Council funding must be disclosed in the application.
  4. Projects may not be funded for the same purpose more than once in any financial year from the Active Transport Workplace Fund.  
  5. The application is for the business or organisation’s own workplace programmes, infrastructure or services that will encourage its employees to actively commute to, or to and from work.   

Funded projects

When assessing an application, Council considered:  

  1. The size of the business compared to the amount of funding requested, while recognising that some costs are fixed.  
  2. How much the project is likely to encourage the uptake of active modes in commuting to and from work.
  3. Whether the project will encourage use of bike paths, lanes, footpaths or shared paths.
  4. Evidence that the projected costs are as accurate as possible. This could be quotes from suppliers or estimates from other businesses that have run similar programmes.
  5. What or how the business is willing to contribute. Priority will be given to applications with matched funding by the applicant. Any funding for the programme coming directly from the business will be looked upon favourably. This is also a chance for businesses to highlight what else they are doing in the active travel space.
  6. Successful applicants must agree that they will complete required reporting for Active Transport Workplace Fund evaluation, so we will be looking for evidence that the proposed project includes a comprehensive project plan and will be monitored and evaluated effectively.   

Funded applicants must report back within 12 months of approval. For projects with a specific date (for example, an event), a report is due within two months of the project date. 

The funds must be spent as described in the application unless a change of project scope has been requested in writing and accepted by the Council. 

Contact us 

Community Climate Action
Email: sustainable.transport@wcc.govt.nz

Funding Team
Email: funding@wcc.govt.nz