Three Towns Travel

Organisational Sustainable Travel Planning Initiatives

SWWMG presentation12th March 2014

The 3 Towns Corridor

• 16 km in length

• 135,000 population

• 75,000 jobs

• A35 connects Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch

• 33,000 new homes and 30,000 new jobs planned by 2026

LSTF 3 Towns Travel Corridor project• Congestion costs the SE Dorset economy £313 million per annum

• Project will play a key role in enabling development whilst mitigating transport impacts (increased congestion and rising carbon emissions)

• A mix of capital and revenue projects totalling nearly £19 million to:

1. Improvements for buses

2. promote walking, cycling and low carbon vehicles

3. Intelligent Transport Systems

4. Active Management and enforcement

5. Provide quality interchange and waiting facilities

6. Improve access to stations

7. Public realm improvements

8. Provide Organisation Travel Planning

Organisational travel planning – offers

• 3TT travel planning co-ordinator• Business Travel grant• Free Travel Action Plans/Travel Plans• iTRACE travel surveys and audits • Area Wide Sustainable Travel Network• Station travel plans• School travel plans• Council travel plans• SME toolkit & support• Improved Journey Planning tools• Jobcentre Plus Bike vouchers (re-cycled bikes)• Linking with other initiatives

Business Travel Grant Who is eligible? Your business is entitled to apply for a grant if:

• The site is located within 500m of the A35 corridor running between Poole and Christchurch

• The grant is used to a suitable project (must promote sustainable travel by employees)

• You are willing to consider delivering additional initiatives that compliment the proposed project (this need not be a financial commitment)

• You are willing to provide simple monitoring data and photographic evidence

• All sizes of businesses can apply

• Would welcome joint applications where two or more businesses will benefit

Business Travel Grant:• To support organisations to deliver projects that will encourage employees to travel more sustainably

• Predominantly a capital grant, however some funding available for non-capital projects

• Grants available from a £200 to £5000

• Funding available up to March 2015

Examples of schemes which may be considered

Cycle parking/storage/showers/lockers

Car Sharing incentives e.g. Bespoke website, promotional materials, designated spaces

Travel Information packs for staff, sustainable road shows for staff

Tools to support home working or to reduce business travel e.g. video conferencing

Business Travel Grant – Process

1. Request an application form and guidance notes (seek pre-application discussion with 3TT Travel Planner)

2. Complete the application form: • Attach copies of quotes• Submit by e-mail or post

4. Receipt of application:• Acknowledgement within

7/10 days • A grant reference will be

provided

3. Application assessment:• By a 3TT panel • Decision within 4/6 weeks

5. Claim form submission:• Claim form to be submitted• Attach copies of all invoices

from contractors/suppliers• Attach monitoring form and

photographs

6. Payment of the grant:• This will be made within 4-6 weeks of receipt of a complete and satisfactory claim form.

Business Travel Grant – Match commitments

As a condition of the Business Travel Grant your organisation will be asked to consider offering additional sustainable travel initiatives or facilities in return for funding.

Running and promoting a work place cycle or walking challenge e.g. Walk to Work Week

Hosting a local sustainable travel event such as a bikers breakfast or a car share coffee morning

To create/update a workplace Travel Action Plan

Travel Action Plans and Travel Plans:

The benefits to your business:

• Make financial savings

• Increase your business resilience

• Contribute to your Corporate Social Responsibility agenda

• Gain environmental certification (ISO14001)

• Become an employer of choice

• Encourage a healthier and more productive workplace

We offer:

• Free expertise and advice to create and implement a workplace Travel Action Plan/Travel Plan (a workplace Travel Action Plan can be created in a 1 hour session).

• Free access to the iTRACE web tool – for Travel Surveys (analysis), Site Audits, Post Code Plots

• Help to identify existing free travel Initiatives that your business can promote free of charge to your staff

•Provide access to walking, cycling, public transport maps for staff (Travel Information Packs)

• Assist with events to promote sustainable travel e.g. Momentum cycle challenge, Car share days, walk to work week etc

•Look at specific transport issues to see if a bespoke solution can be implemented for your business

Sustainable Area Wide Travel Network:

• From 1st April 2014 organisations in Bournemouth and along the A35 corridor (Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch) can join free of charge.

Member benefits: • Work with member organisations to help identify and provide solutions to transport problems

• Provide a range of sustainable travel initiatives for members to promote to their employees :Public Transport discounts Personalised Travel Planning clinics Discounts with local bike shops Dr. Bike sessionsPromotion of efficient driving practice Sustainable Travel Road shows

• Implement Travel Action Plans

• Recognition of the promotion of sustainable travel through awards for member organisations

• Aims to provide support to member organisations post LSTF projects

• Overcome the transport barriers to finding and staying in employment

• Working with Bournemouth and Winton Jobcentre Plus officers

• Bikes provided are all refurbished/recycled

Jobcentre Plus Bike voucher (re-cycled bikes) scheme:

• 7 Vehicles currently available in Bournemouth at strategic positions

• Further vehicles planned over the next 12 months

• Ideal for short journeys made during or after working hours

• Easy to book and use

• Competitive hourly and daily rates

• Reduces the number of cars per household?

Suzy Wheeler 07866 489 585 suzy.wheeler@bournemouth.gov.uk

Three Towns TravelOrganisational Sustainable Travel Planning Initiatives

Richard WintripSustainable Travel Plan Officer (Mondays and Tuesdays)

01202 451993

richard.wintrip@bournemouth.gov.uk

threetownstravel@bournemouth.gov.uk