About Transforming Travel - Transforming Cities Fund
Transforming travel locally
BCP Council and Dorset Council were jointly awarded £79m by the Department for Transport through its TCF scheme for a programme of investment across the south east Dorset city region. This grant, plus further money from the councils, local business groups and transport companies has given a total programme budget of £102m.
News update July 2023: revised Transforming Cities Fund programme announced
The multi-million-pound TCF investment is funding network of new cycle and walking routes and bus improvements across our region, connecting major housing, employment, education and retail centres. It will offer people safe, green and healthy travel options to get around, rather than relying on the car all the time, particularly for shorter journeys.
Six sustainable travel routes are planned
Details of the planned sustainable travel improvements for each of these routes are here

Transforming Cities Fund documents
Outline business case for the below sustainable travel routes:
- Bournemouth railway station to/from Jumpers Common, Christchurch
- Bournemouth town centre to/from Ferndown
- Poole town centre to/from Wareham Road, Holton Heath
- Poole town centre to/from Merley, Poole
Outline business case for the below sustainable travel routes:
- Poole town centre to/from Ferndown and Wimborne
- Merley, Poole to/from Christchurch
