3a Choosing Measures - the Travel Plan Toolkit

A Travel Plan is not meant to be anti-car and should encourage employees to ‘pick and mix’ the way they choose to travel. A change in travel behaviour is not going to occur overnight, but if everyone makes small changes this will have a substantial effect over time. Congestion and pollution in and around your site will decrease, and the cost of travel should reduce for both individual staff and the organisation.

The measures that you decide to implement will be determined by the information you have gathered through your staff survey and audit of local transport facilities. Remember, it may only be appropriate for you to introduce a single measure such as subsidising public transport or providing better changing facilities for cyclists.

The Travel Plan Toolkit measures fall into two categories: employee initiatives and organisational initiatives.

Employee initiatives are those that will require staff, visitors or users of the site to change their travel behaviour, whereas organisational initiatives are those that require the organisation to review business practices.

Whatever measures/ initiatives you choose to implement, remember to promote their introduction to staff, visitors or users of the site.

Organisational Initiatives

• Business travel
  
• Teleworking/flexible working
  
• Fleet management
  
• Car park management

Employee Initiatives

• Walking
  
• Cycling
  
• Bus and rail
  
• Taxi
  
• Powered two–wheelers
  
• Travel with others

Choosing Measures
Travel Plans and Walking
Travel Plans and Cycling
Travelling by Bus
Travelling by Rail
Powered Two-Wheelers
Using Taxis
Car Sharings
Car Clubs
The Place of Cars
Car Park Management Strategy
Managing Business Travel
Changing the Way We Work
Travel Plans and Cleaner Fuels
Travel Plans and Deliveries