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Workplace travel plans Guidance www.cornwall.gov.uk/ yourtravelplan
Introduction
Connecting Cornwall: 2030 is the third Local Transport Plan for Cornwall. It
sets out a strategy for transport over the next 20 years, underpinned by a
series of delivery plans. It sets out a strategy that will improve the quality of
life for everyone who works in, and visits Cornwall.
Some key aims are for Transport in Cornwall to:
• Support economic prosperity and raise income levels by improving
transport links for business and access to employment, education and
training
• Encourage healthy active lifestyles by providing people with the
opportunity to walk and cycle
• Ensure our communities are safer and more enjoyable places to live
and improve individual wellbeing by reducing the negative impacts of
transport
Connecting Cornwall policy 22 states that as a Council, ‘we will work with
employers to develop workplace travel plans, offering assistance in respect of
funding for the provision of showers, cycle stands, lockers and other
initiatives to support sustainable travel to work, as well as encouraging
employers to adopt a ‘healthy workplace award scheme,’ led by health
colleagues.
Cornwall Council is committed to help employers develop workplace travel
plans and through this, bid for funding to promote and encourage sustainable
travel through ‘hard’ measures such as cycle parking and changing facilities.
2Contents
Introduction 2
Contents 3
Context 4
The facts 5
Workplace travel plans 7
What are workplace travel plans? 7
Why get involved in Workplace Travel Plans? 8
The process 9
The Standards 11
Collecting travel data 15
Staff survey 15
Site audit 15
Communication 16
Why communicate? 16
What should be communicated? 16
How can I communicate the Travel Plan? 16
Health and safety 18
Risk Assessment 18
Insurance 18
Reviewing your Travel Plan 19
What to include 19
Resources 19
The review process 20
Secrets to success 21
Resources 24
Useful websites 25
Initiative ideas 29
3Context
Between 1970 and 2008 traffic growth in Cornwall has reflected the national
trend of continuous growth.1
The number of vehicles registered in the county has gone up by 22%, to
approximately 350,9002.
The average distance travelled for business and commuting trips has
increased, along with the time it takes to make those journeys. Car
occupancy rates are lower for commuting and business trips than for any
other purpose.
So what does this mean? Well, we’re spending more time in a car on our own
to travel to, from and for work. More time spent travelling can result in a
reduction in work-life balance and lower productivity. Low occupancy rates
for car travel also directly contribute to congestion and poor air quality.
Through the Workplace Travel Plan programme we can empower you to take
control of your transport problems and tackle them head on to provide a
pleasant, more productive working environment for employees and visitors.
Jargon buster
Single occupancy car use means one person travelling in a car on
their own
Car occupancy rates refer to how many people travel in one car. One
person travelling in one car is an example of low occupancy, whereas
four people travelling on one car would demonstrate higher occupancy
1 Cornwall Council, ‘Connecting Cornwall: 2030’ (2011)
2 Cornwall Council, ‘Traffic Statistics 2011 – annual report of traffic and collision statistics’ (2011)
4The facts
Health
The risks attributable to our inactive lifestyles include obesity, twice the risk
of coronary heart disease, higher blood pressure, higher risk of colon cancer,
higher risk of developing type ll Diabetes, strokes, mental health problems
and lower bone density leading to higher risk of osteoporosis and fractures.
The Government white paper on health put the cost of obesity in England at
up to £3.7 billion per year, including £1.45 billion for sickness absence.
Roughly a quarter of adults in Cornwall are now classed as obese3.
Congestion
The 2010 Connecting Cornwall survey showed that 57% of people use the
car to get to work. Traffic growth is strongest on Cornwall’s trunk roads (up
27% in the last 10 years) and many are now operating at or above capacity4.
Overall traffic in Cornwall is forecast to grow at a compound rate of 1.3% per
annum5.
Nationally, two-thirds of all journeys are under five miles – many of these
trips could be easily cycled, walked or undertaken by public transport.6
Excess delays from traffic congestion in English urban areas are estimated to
cost the economy around £10.9 billion a year.7
Climate change
Cornwall’s ecological footprint, the measure of the environmental
sustainability of the population, is higher than both national and global
levels. In Cornwall, over a quarter of total greenhouse gas emissions are
attributable to transport.
3 Department of Health, ‘Health Profile 2011, Cornwall’ (2011)
4 Cornwall Council, ‘Connecting Cornwall: 2030’ (2011)
5 Cornwall Council, ‘Traffic Statistics 2011 – annual report of traffic and collision statistics’
6 Department for Transport, ‘Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon’ (2011)
7 NHS National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, ‘Walking and cycling: local measures to promote walking and cycling as
forms of travel or recreation’ (2012)
5The majority of these transport emissions are produced by petrol and diesel
cars and large goods vehicles. Public transport (bus and train) only equates
to 5.6% of Cornwall’s transport emissions8.
Air quality
Airborne pollutants derived from road transport include Particulate Matter,
Benzene and Carbon Monoxide amongst others. The effects of exposure to
these chemicals range from an enhanced response to allergens in sensitive
individuals, respiratory and cardiovascular illness and an increased risk of
some cancers.9
Studies show that air pollution is thought to cause over 35,000 annual
premature deaths a year10. Scaled to Cornwall this equates to an estimated
110,000 working days lost (equivalent to almost 64 jobs) and a one and a
quarter million pound cost to employers.
Road safety
Bicycle use has declined since the 1950’s and now makes up just 0.5% of all
passenger travel. The proportion of people walking to work dropped by more
than half between 1971 - 2001, from 22% to just 10%.11
National Sustainable Transport charity Sustrans says the greatest deterrent
to cycle use is fear of road danger.12,13 It notes that in reality, there is clear
evidence that cycle safety improves as cycle use increases14, i.e. cycling gets
safer the more people do it.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) recognises that walking
and cycling, like any form of transport, involves exposure to a certain level of
risk. However, evidence shows that the health benefits of being more
physically active outweigh these disbenefits15.
8 Cornwall Council, ‘Connecting Cornwall: 2030’ (2011)
9 DEFRA, ‘The Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’ – Volume 1 (2007)
10 Environmental Protection UK, ‘Air Quality and Climate Change: Integrating Policy Within Local Authorities’ (2011)
11 Institute for European Environmental Policy, ‘Unfit for Purpose: How Car Use Fuels Climate Change and Obesity (2007)
12 Automobile Association, ‘Cycling motorists and how to encourage them’ (1992)
13 Department for Transport, ‘Attitudes to walking and cycling’ (2003)
14 Jacobsen P, ‘Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and cycling’ (2003)
15 NICE, ‘Walking and cycling: local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of travel or recreation’ (2012)
6Workplace travel plans
What are workplace travel plans?
Workplace Travel Plans aim to tackle transport issues for employers. They
are designed to provide a means to reduce one person car journeys to and
from the workplace and encourage sustainable travel.
It involves looking at the way people currently travel to and from a site,
looking at facilities and working practices already available to encourage
alternatives to travelling by car alone and identifying barriers to travelling
sustainably. This is drawn together in a Plan from which a series of measures
are identified.
From here the Plan is carried out and reviewed annually. The measures are
monitored on a regular basis to make sure they are successful.
7Why get involved in Workplace Travel Plans?
Through a Workplace Travel Plan you can identify and promote practical
alternatives to travelling by car alone, both to and from your site.
For your business you can:
Solve problems caused by a demand for parking
Save money on the cost of providing and maintaining parking spaces
Cut mileage claims and other business travel costs
Reduce congestion on and around your site
Improve staff health and reduce absenteeism
Improve your sustainable credentials with your customers and neighbours
Meet Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
(BREEAM) requirements
Create a safer, more welcoming site for all users
For employees you can:
Assure parking for those with most need to access a vehicle
Help provide less stressful options for travel to work
Give opportunities to build exercise into daily life
Reduce the cost of travel to work, or avoid the need to own a car
For your local community you can:
Make local streets less dangerous, noisy and polluted
Support public transport
Enhance local walking and cycling routes
Help to create a place which is better to live in, work in and visit
8The process
This briefly outlines the steps you will go through as part of the travel plan
process. Each step contains some explanatory text and, where appropriate,
shows the sections of your travel plan to be completed.
Step 1: get your workforce on board
Talk to your senior managers; their support is essential as they will have
ultimate say over the budget and time allocated to the programme.
For your Workplace Travel Plan to be a success it is fundamental that the
whole workforce is involved in the programme; employees and senior
managers alike.
Complete the background and objectives sections of the plan
Step 2: research your current situation
Use the templates available to help you with this, along with the Data
section of this Guidance.
You need to know what your current travel situation is in order to find out
which areas to focus on. You’ll probably find that there are already some
policies, procedures and initiatives in place which already support
sustainable travel.
• Carry out a staff survey: this will show you what employees perceive to
be barriers to sustainable travel
• Carry out a site audit to ascertain what facilities are already available to
encourage sustainable travel
• Depending on your objectives you may also wish to carry out a bike
audit, visitor survey and more
Step 3: make sense of your data
By now you should have quite a lot of data regarding your site and how
people travel to and from it. Now you need to collate and make sense of it.
Discuss the issues and barriers shown in the data with senior managers.
Use the data to identify areas for development i.e. car share networks,
home working policies and procedures etc.
Complete the achievements and data sections of the plan
9Step 4: the way forward
Through your survey data and discussion with senior
managers you should now have a clear idea of the areas you
want to focus on and the actions you want to proceed with.
Complete the action plan and review sections of the plan
Take forward the measures outlined in your action plan
Step 5: agreement
To show that the travel plan has been agreed and to show a
commitment to it, the plan must be signed off by senior
managers and the Travel Plan Champion
Implementation
Complete the agreement section of the plan
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Step 6: accreditation
Once your plan has been agreed you can carry out a self-
assessment against the standards given in this Guidance. To
be awarded a bronze, silver or gold certificate based on the
standard you have achieved please email a copy of the plan
to traveltowork@cornwall.gov.uk.
Step 7: review
Your plan should be reviewed on an annual basis, even if you
haven’t yet achieved all the measures set out in your action
plan. The standard you achieve in your review will be
recognised in your Review Plan.
Complete a workplace travel plan review
10The Standards
A basic travel plan should meet all bronze, essential criteria in the following
evidence checklist
• BRONZE – Information sharing and promotion, including campaigns
• SILVER - an ongoing commitment to all aspects in the bronze standard
plus facilities, policies and procedures
• GOLD - being a best practice example to others plus an ongoing and in-
depth commitment to bronze and silver standards
Engage
Standard Description Travel Plan section
Bronze Support from senior managers Agreement Management sign off
Nominated travel plan champion Agreement Travel Plan Champion
with appropriate time allocated to sign off
the plan
A working group representing Action Plan Working group
different areas of the organisation commitment action,
minutes from working
group meeting
Employees are aware of, in support Data Staff survey &
of and involved in the writing and stakeholder
implementation of the travel plan engagement
Silver A budget allocated to ongoing Achievements A budget commitment
promotion and campaign materials and Data
(i.e. reprints of visitor information
leaflets) and maintenance of
measures (i.e. services for pool
bikes)
Gold Capital and revenue budget Achievements A budget commitment
allocated for travel plan measures and Data
i.e. electric bikes, pool cars, cycle
shelters, signage and ongoing
promotion and campaign materials
etc.
11Communicate
Standard Description Travel Plan section
Bronze A variety of appropriate and Achievements Outline of
effective communication methods communications
used to raise awareness of the plan delivered
and measures with employees
Data Stakeholder
engagement
Silver Raise awareness of the plan and Achievements Outline of awareness
relevant measures with customers, raising methods
visitors and suppliers
Data Stakeholder
engagement
Use media releases to celebrate Achievements Press cuttings
successful initiatives and measures
Gold Actively engage with other Achievements Stakeholder
workplaces to share best practice engagement
Data
Evaluate
Standard Description Travel Plan section
Bronze Baseline data collected for Data Site audit and
employee travel and the site itself employee modal split
Silver Commitment to annually monitor Action plan An action outlining
modal split data future data collection
Review success of campaigns and Achievements Previous and current
initiatives using consistent, campaigns
comparable methods Ongoing and future
Action plan
campaigns
Gold Continuous annual monitoring or Data employee modal shift
modal split data for employee
travel
12Encourage
Standard Description Travel Plan section
Bronze Raise awareness of national days Achievements Photographs,
and weeks, such as Bike Week and newspaper cuttings,
Walk to Work Week staff newsletters
Be aware of the health benefits of Achievements Examples of
walking and cycling and initiatives Transport and health
that can support this such as the initiative or
Healthy Workplace Project campaigns run
Silver Engaged in other initiatives that Achievements Screen shot,
support the health benefits of addressed letter,
active travel, such as the Healthy confirmation of
Workplace Project involvement and
content
Journey planning tools are made Achievements Example leaflet,
available to and actively promoted intranet screen shot
to employees
Lockers and a changing area are Achievements Site audit/
available to employees wanting to photograph
walk and cycle. Secure cycle
storage is also available
Gold Achieved or working towards an Achievements Screen shot,
accreditation through an initiative addressed letter,
that recognises the health benefits photo of award/
of active travel, such as the certificate
Healthy Workplace Project
Robust strategies for car park Achievements Copy of parking
management are delivered management plan
13Integrate
Standard Description Travel Plan section
Bronze Encourage sustainable travel to Achievements Policies, campaigns,
and from site for business and initiatives
commuting
Silver Policies and procedures which are Achievements Examples of policies/
applicable to a defined group of procedures
employees, or all employees, are in
place supporting a reduction in car
use
Gold For business travel, systems are in Achievements Existing provision
place to ensure sustainable options Action Plan Continued and future
are a first choice, with solo car use provision
only considered in exceptional
circumstances. Employees have the
tools and information available to
make this choice
Opportunities to take part in Achievements Existing provision
activities relating to sustainable
travel are made available to
employees
Travel is an integral part of the Achievements Examples of
decision making process at a strategies/plans,
strategic level meeting minutes
Jargon buster
Baseline data is information collected at a particular point in time that
can be used as a comparison to similar data collected at a later date
Modal split is a breakdown of employees by mode of travel to work
Modal shift is an analysis of how mode of travel to work has changed
14Collecting travel data
Collecting data is a vital part of the Workplace Travel Plan process. It informs
you of what facilities you have available already, what you can take forward
in the future and the barriers you face. The data you collect should feed into
the tables in the travel plan template.
You will need to carry out a staff survey to gauge employee’s attitudes to
travel and build up a picture of current travel patterns. You will also need to
carry out a site audit to find out what facilities are already available to enable
sustainable travel. Depending on your objectives and the results of your staff
survey and site audit, you may also want to collate data through traffic
counts, bike counts and other means.
Staff survey
A staff survey can be carried out in two ways: paper based or online. An
online survey is quicker for collating and analysing the information collected
and is more appropriate if your employees have a computer based job.
Online surveys can be created through free websites like Survey Monkey.
A paper based survey should be used if employees don’t have access to a
computer. Survey sheets should be made available in an easily accessible
space i.e. a table in the canteen. It’s a good idea to have a separate box for
completed surveys so they don’t get mixed up.
Site audit
This can be carried out during a progress meeting or at another time that
suits you. Take a walk around your workplace and make a note of what’s
available and what’s not; you can use the site audit checklist to guide you.
The information gathered in the staff survey and site audit should give you a
clear idea of which areas you would like to focus on in the travel plan.
A copy of the paper-based survey and site audit can be downloaded from our
website www.cornwall.gov.uk/yourtravelplan.
15Communication
Why communicate?
Communication is a critical element of the Travel Plan, and should be
ongoing throughout its lifetime. Once your Travel Plan has been agreed by
Senior Management and other necessary parties, you are then in a position
to spread the word.
It’s important to communicate the key elements of the Travel Plan in a user
friendly format which is tailored to different users, for example, staff who
have access to a computer AND those who don’t. Visitors should also be
aware of the travel options available to them. And you might wish to
communicate any changes to people delivering goods and regular users who
are not based at the site, especially if the site layout or parking has changed.
What should be communicated?
You should pick out the key points of the travel plan:
Why it’s being written
What the aims are
Timescales
The benefits to staff and other people visiting the site
How can I communicate the Travel Plan?
Emails Posters
Email updates and information Put up around office locations in
can be sent to employees from places visible to all staff e.g. on
the travel plan champion or notice boards or in other
managers communal areas
16Visitor information Internet pages
Inform your visitors about how You can promote sustainable
easy it is to reach your site by ways of getting to and from your
sustainable means. Direct them to workplace by pointing potential
your nearest bus and train stops visitors in the direction of journey
and spread the word about any planning websites, promote a
off-road paths, cycle routes and map with the closest bus and
continuous footways that lead to train stations marked on it or an
your workplace active travel map showing
walking and cycling routes
Press release
Send a press release to your local Team meetings
newspaper along with a photograph These are a great way of
continually promoting the Travel
Plan. You can have travel as a
rolling agenda item to keep
Staff inductions employees updated of progress
Depending on how your inductions
for new starters are carried out,
you may want to give new starters
Intranet pages
a leaflet about the Travel Plan,
If you have an internal staff
give them a verbal overview or
intranet create a page or section
include it in
dedicated to sustainable travel.
presentations/interview stage
Keep it updated with news,
initiatives, events and case
studies that employees can get
Leaflets
involved in and signpost it from
Given out to staff during inductions
the homepage
and made available in leaflet stands
in communal and public areas
Newsletters
If you have a staff newsletter book a
Notice board
regular slot for Travel Plan articles
Displayed in a communal staff area
17Health and safety
It’s important that any new activities, initiatives, equipment or processes you
introduce as part of the Travel Plan Process are safe for people to use or
participate in.
Risk Assessment
First of all, it’s important to identify any hazards involved. This way, if they
pose too great a risk to your employees or others visiting your site, you are
able to put suitable control measures in place to reduce that risk.
• For health, safety and risk assessment information please visit the
Health and Safety Executive website at www.hse.gov.uk
• Information is also available from the GOV.UK website at
https://www.gov.uk/browse/employing-people/health-safety
Insurance
If you’re running an activity or initiative, introducing a new piece of
equipment or changing your processes it’s important that you have put all
the necessary precautions in place to keep people safe. In the event of an
incident you need to have insurance in place should you need it.
It’s a good idea to talk to your insurance provider about what is and isn’t
provided as part of your policy as this may affect your choices within the
Travel Plan process.
For more information about insurance please visit:
• Health and Safety Executive Website
http://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/get.htm
18Reviewing your Travel Plan
Your Travel Plan should be reviewed annually. The review process is designed
to document your progress since the original plan or most recent review was
agreed and check that you’re still on track to meeting your objectives; it
forms an extension of the original plan.
What to include
The review focuses around a few key areas:
• Onsite facilities and transport links
• Employee modal shift
• Your previous action plan
• A new action plan
• Any other achievements
Resources
In addition to the general Travel Plan resources specified under the Help and
Support section of this handbook, the following are available specifically to
help you with your review:
Travel Plan review template
This should be completed as you go through the review process. The layout
of this template focuses on the key areas outlined above.
Snapshot survey
This is a very brief employee survey, collecting mode of travel to work and
postcode data only. It can be amended to include more detail if necessary.
19The review process
Step 1: objectives
Check that your reasons for continuing with the Travel Plan
are still the same. If they are different, how and why have
they changed?
Step 2: research and data
• Identify any changes to facilities or transport links to the
site.
• Carry out a snapshot survey with employees: has there
Take forward the measures outlined in your action plans
been any modal shift?
Step 3: achievements
Identify and record any achievements not included in your
action plan review.
Implementation
Step 4: action plan
• Review your previous action plan, identifying what worked
well and what didn’t work as well as you’d envisaged.
Record any successes and lessons learnt.
• Create a new action plan; this should contain all of your
measures going forward and supersedes the old action
plan. It will be your focus until your next review.
Step 5: agreement
Agree the plan with senior managers
Step 6: accreditation
Once your plan has been agreed by all the relevant parties
you can carry out a self-assessment against the standards
given in this guidance document. To be awarded a bronze,
silver or gold certificate based on the standard you have
achieved please email a copy of the review to
traveltowork@cornwall.gov.uk.
20Secrets to success
Support from the top
In order for your Workplace Travel Plan to be successful it must be supported
by senior managers, so that the necessary resources can be allocated. It is
also a great motivator if senior managers can be seen to lead by example
and travel sustainably themselves, even for just one or two days a week.
Travel plan champion
This should be a named person who has time allocated on a regular basis
specifically to the travel plan. The Champion will be responsible for leading
on the travel plan, will be a point of contact and key to the engagement of
others. It really helps if this person has a keen interest in sustainability and
is able to lead by example.
Travel plan steering group
A steering group is made up of representatives from different backgrounds
within the organisation, for example the Union, senior management, site
management, HR and other departmental representatives. This is a great
way of gathering the views and input of a representative group of employees.
A steering group can motivate and facilitate travel plan measures delivered in
different areas of your organisation as well as communicating information to
employees by filtering it down.
Diligent data
Data is the starting point to your Workplace Travel Plan. Your data should tell
you what barriers there are to sustainable travel, where there is the most
potential for change, what is already available to support walking, cycling,
car share, public transport use… because of this it’s important that your data
is as accurate and as comprehensive as possible.
Your actions should be based on your organisation’s views and capabilities
which are gauged through your survey data. You will be successful in
21motivating a change in travel patterns by implementing measures that are
wanted and needed.
SMART Targets
Your action plan should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Relevant and Time-Bound). A good example of a SMART target is:
“To increase the percentage of staff cycling to and from work from 2% to 5%
by September 2013. We will measure this by surveying the number of bikes
stored in the cycle shelter on the first Tuesday of every month.”
A bad example of a target is: “We want lots more people to cycle to our site”
Communicate to motivate
It’s vital that you communicate what you’re doing to employees and visitors
to your site at every stage of the process. By doing this you are inviting their
participation in the programme, which is key to motivating a change in
attitudes towards travel. How you communicate will depend on your own
capabilities and systems, but it could be done through team meetings,
posters, emails and more.
You should be looking to communicate that you’re engaged in the project in
the first instance, that your staff survey and any other data collection is
taking place, the content of your action plan and how this is going to be
implemented, and any other measures.
See the communications page in this guide for more information.
Integration
Travel is an integral part of the working day and affects many different
aspects of business. A workplace with a Travel Plan will have a culture of
sustainable attitudes towards travel, whether avoiding unnecessary journeys
by providing video and teleconferencing facilities or paying enhanced mileage
for car-sharing and cycle mileage.
22Travel Plans for the future
It’s important to understand that the Travel Plan programme is an ongoing
process reaping achievements along the way. As a Travel Plan business you
should be looking to review your plan on an annual basis, to maintain your
successes and have an aspirational outlook for the future.
Important: Is your company up for this?
Taking part in the Workplace Travel Plan programme requires a degree of
commitment. This varies depending on which standard you’re working
towards and the resources you have available to you, but it’s important that
you are ready for the challenge!
23Resources
As well as the information included in the handbook, the following resources
are available:
• Travel plan handbook
• Travel plan template
• Travel plan review template
• Employee survey
• Customer/visitor survey
• Snapshot survey
• Car park count
• Cycle count
• Site audit
• Timeline
24Useful websites
Topic Web address
Alternative fuels
Business transport and travel www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/transport
Buses
First Devon and Cornwall www.firstgroup.com/cornwall
PlusBus – train and bus travel in www.plusbus.info
one ticket
Transport for Cornwall transportforcornwall.co.uk
Summercourt Travel www.travelcornwall.uk.com/
Hopleys www.hopleyscoaches.com
Car sharing/car clubs
Car sharing liftshare.com/uk/community/cornwall
Liftshare liftshare.com/uk/community/cornwall
Car clubs co-cars.co.uk
Cycling
National property register www.immobilise.com
Bike Week bikeweek.org.uk
Cycle to Work Day
www.cycletoworkday.org
Get Cycling – community interest www.getcycling.org.uk/
company
CTC www.cyclinguk.org/
25Cycle journey planner www.cyclestreets.net
Why Cycle www.whycycle.co.uk
Cycle Training Standards Board www.gov.uk/government/publications/
national-standard-for-cycle-training
Bikeability https://bikeability.org.uk/
Bike4Life www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities/sports-and-
activities/cycling
Cycle to work scheme alliance cycletoworkalliance.co.uk
Sustrans www.sustrans.org.uk
Walking
Get Active Cornwall www.getactivecornwall.co.uk
Living Streets www.livingstreets.org.uk/
Walk 21 www.walk21.com
Walk4Life www.walk4life.info
Walking for Health www.walkingforhealth.org.uk
Environmental support
European Centre for the www.ecehh.org
Environment & Human Health
(ECEHH)
Institute for Sustainable www.iisd.org/business
Development in Business
Flexi-working
Flexibility www.flexibility.co.uk
26Flexible working www.gov.uk/flexible-working
Health
Cornwall Healthy Workplaces www.behealthyatwork.org
National Institute for Clinical www.nice.org.uk
Excellence (NICE)
National government
Department for Transport www.gov.uk/government/organisations/
department-for-transport
Transport Research Laboratory www.trl.co.uk
Department of Health www.gov.uk/government/organisations/
department-of-health-and-social-care
HMRC transport expenses www.gov.uk/expenses-and-benefits-a-to-z
Government Information www.gov.uk
Journey planning
Ordnance Survey maps osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/
Live train departure boards ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/planjourney/
search
Traveline: public transport www.travelinesw.com
information
Google maps www.google.co.uk/maps
Trains
National Rail www.nationalrail.co.uk
Network Rail www.networkrail.co.uk
First Great Western www.gwr.com/
South West Railway www.southweserntrailway.com
Cross Country www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk
27Transport advice/information
Cutting your car use www.cuttingyourcaruse.co.uk
Independent passenger watchdog www.transportfocus.org.uk
Transport briefing www.transportbriefing.co.uk
Transport Energy www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/transport
ACT TravelWise www.acttravelwise.org
Transport organisations
Living Streets www.livingstreets.org.uk
Sustrans www.sustrans.org.uk
Better Transport bettertransport.org.uk
Transport Focus www.transportfocus.org.uk/about
ACT Travelwise www.acttravelwise.org
28Initiative ideas
Have a look through the following suggestions to inspire you for your
workplace’s own action plan. This list is not exhaustive. The initiatives are
broken into three groups for each topic to show how they would best fit into
the bronze, silver or gold standard.
Active Travel
Standard Description
Bronze Pledge to walk or cycle
Dr Bike sessions
Bike maintenance sessions
Team building days riding the routes and trails
Start a BUG (Bicycle User Group)
Set a commuter walk/cycle challenge
Register your bike
Promote Bike Week/Walk to Work Week
Silver Start a Cycle to Work Scheme
Provide facilities for walkers and cyclists; lockers, changing areas,
showers
Offer a bikers breakfast or discounted healthy lunch
Gold Sign up to the Department for Transport’s Cycle to Work Guarantee
Offer Subsidised cycle training to employees
Purchase pool (electric) bikes
Subsidise spinning classes
Offer cycle mileage
Organise led lunchtime leisure walks
Purchase pedometers and do a pedometer challenge
29Car sharing
Standard Description
Bronze Encourage car sharing for business travel
Promote www.carsharecornwall.com
Silver Provide a guaranteed ride home scheme
Preferential car share spaces in your car park
Gold Run regular competitions for new and existing car-sharers
Public transport
Standard Description
Bronze Display public transport information/timetables
Promote journey planning websites
Silver Build a relationship with local bus/train operators
Gold Provide interest free season ticket purchase loans
Subsidise season tickets
Ensure good links to local bus or rail services
30Alternatives to travel
Standard Description
Bronze Make use of free technologies such as Google Hang-Outs, Face Time
and Skype for 1:1 meetings
Silver Introduce robust home working policies and procedures
Introduce robust hot desking policies and procedures
Introduce video conferencing
Introduce audio conferencing
Gold Provide open access hot desks
Issue laptops instead of desktop computers to employees as standard
Car park management
Standard Description
Bronze Provide travel to work information during the new starters/induction
process
Silver Offer incentives for daily non-use of car park space
Review employee and other parking entitlement
Sign car park clearly showing cycle parking, car share spaces and
pedestrian/cycle entrances
Gold Charge for on site car parking and use revenue to subsidise travel plan
measures
Ration parking through permit system based on parking need
Make pool cars available for business travel
Provide electric vehicle charging points
31Finance
Standard Description
Bronze Assess the cost of travel to your workplace:
Business miles paid
Car park maintenance
Subsidised parking in local car parks
Silver Ensure mileage rates reflect the true cost of driving (see
http://www.theaa.com/driving-advice/driving-costs/running-costs for more
information)
Gold Introduce passenger mileage rates i.e. 5p extra per mile per passenger
Introduce cycle mileage rates
32Prepared by:
Strategy, Economy, Enterprise and Environment Service
Cornwall Council
5 June 2015
If you would like this information
in another format or language please contact:
Cornwall Council
County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro TR1 3AY
Telephone: 0300 1234 100
Email: enquiries@cornwall.gov.uk
www.cornwall.gov.uk
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