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What is a Travel Plan?
A travel plan is a package of measures promoting greener, cleaner travel choices and reducing reliance on the car, and is tailored to the needs of individual sites.
Each plan is made up of mechanisms, initiatives and targets that together reduce the impact that transport has on the environment. As well as this the plan can bring added benefits such as cheaper travel options for employers and their staff.
Travel plans are dynamic and evolve over time, adapting to the changing circumstances of the organisation and the environment in which it works. The travel plan is not a one-off document to be produced and put on a shelf. Rather it is the start of a new and better way of living and working, an organic process changing with peoples' needs.
By developing travel plans, organisations will encourage staff and visitors to consider environmentally-friendly alternatives to driving alone.
To ensure success, travel plans should contain a mix of incentives and controls e.g. car-sharing, promoting the use of public transport, encouraging walking and cycling, restricting on-site car parking spaces and supporting alternative work practices which reduce the need to travel1.
Personalised Travel Plans
In December 2002 the Department for Transport announced funding of £0.6m to support 14 pilot projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of personalised travel planning. These projects enabled organisations to target employees, students or other individuals who were interested in reducing car use, by providing suggestions and incentives for making their journeys in a more environmentally friendly and sustainable way.
If you want to find out more about Travel Plans, please view the document published by the DfT entitled "The Essential Guide to Travel Planning".
1. Sourced from the link below. This manual is a 'one-stop' resource for organisations looking to develop their own travel plan. It provides information needed to help them through the process, contact details and sources for areas where you might require further information. It focuses on commuting and business travel elements of an organisation's travel, with other elements such as visitors, deliveries and fleet management referred to, but addressed in less detail. A Travel Plan Resources Pack for Employers.
