Embedding Travel Planning in the Development Process

Sarah CummingsBehaviour Change

Transport for London

Some questions for you…

• What things most concern you about transport when looking at a development?

• What do you look for in mitigation?• Have you experienced a situation where a

development has been approved and built, but then you have received complaints from residents? How did you deal with those?

How can travel plans address these concerns?• Reducing the transport impacts

– A structured management plan covering all modes– Can target specific congestion spots– Provide a range of modal options– Better environmental management

• Manage mitigation measures– Managing the number trips, choice of mode can

reduce the need for large scale infrastructure.– Can phase infrastructural delivery

How can travel plans address these concerns?• Greater Choice and accessibility

– Identifies all the options open to the user– Increases the modal choice for trips– Reducing the need to travel– Improves attractiveness of site

• Improve connectivity to the local area– Can market the local area facilities/amenities– Build community relations– Place-making

Value of Travel Plans

• Help achieve wider cross-cutting objectives• Open up the dialogue between the community and local

government• Provide real impacts in local communities• Contribute to vibrant local economies

Value of Travel Plans

• Better understand the impact of local policies• Streamline the planning process• Enable access for all and manage demand across all travel

modes• Attract more environmentally-friendly development

Policy • PPG13• DfT – Good practice guidelines:

Delivering the travel plans through the planning process

• GLA - London Plan (Policy 3C.2)“All developments that exceed thresholds defined in the TfL Guidance on Workplace Travel plans and Residential Travel Plans should have a travel plan.”

• TfL – Guidance for workplace travel planning for development

• TfL – Guidance for residential travel planning in London.

• Boroughs – Local Development Frameworks (LDF), Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD), Area Action Plans (AAP)

Regional Guidance

• Thresholds• Type• Content• Deliverables• Monitoring• Enforcement

Planning process in London

Application

Borough Planning

GLA Consultation TfL Consultation

Stage 1

Borough Decision

Stage 2

ConsultationRefusal

Agree

Approval

TfL Requirements

• Thresholds– Workplace = dependent on use class

• A1 (Retail) >=1,000 sqm• B1 (Business) >=2,5000 sqm• C1 (Hotel) >=50 beds

– Residential = 80 units• Submitted alongside application• Content –

– Background/Policy/Site assessment/Objectives/Targets– Measures/Management/Monitoring/Action Plan

Types of Travel Plan

• Travel Plan Statement • Framework Travel Plan• Full Travel Plan

Secured via a S106 or planning condition.

Is writing policy the best way?

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A New Way to Plan • 5 Module Courses• Local Authorities 76 Attendees• Private Sector 140 attendees

•8 boroughs 08/09•10 boroughs 09/10

• Professional• Sub-regional

• 160 attendees• Best practice• Policy • All Development industry (60/40)

• 6 Topics• Clarity• Case Studies• Benefits

ATTrBuTE

• Free web based tool • Used for evaluation and

building a travel plan• 42 structured questions• Ensures the travel plan

contains the correct level of information

• Does not evaluate the quality of the information

• Used by TfL on all applications

iTRACE

• Monitoring Tool• Web based• Standard surveys• Reporting tool• CRM function• Stores TP

Great Ormond Street - London• Approx. 2,800 employees • First Travel Plan produced in

2003. Review and monitoring late 2005 showed targets for walking, car usage and public transport had been met

• The Travel Plan was updated in February 2007

Travel Plan Measures:• The Trust will work with the local

authority and other organisations to improve pedestrian access within and to/from the hospital including pedestrian crossing facilities. The provision of adequate space for pedestrians is important given the central location and number of pedestrian movements associated with and near the hospital.

• Improvements to the internal hospital signage where necessary

• External signage improved particularly from the nearby Russell Square Station

Canary Wharf - London

Travel Plan Measures:• Quarterly Transport Forum which

includes Canary Wharf, the local authority, TfL, transport operators and tenants/occupiers to discuss and debate public transport services

• Canary Wharf Group also organise “Green Canary Day” - an annual event providing environmental awareness to workers through a whole day of activities

• Travel planning forms an integral part of the management of the Canary Wharf Estate

• The Estate Travel Plan provides an area-wide framework within which principles adopted across the estate can operate in tandem with the Travel Plans of local employers

One Wood Street - London

• Workplace Travel Plan for office development in the City of London required as part of S106 planning obligations.

• Relocation of 700 staff from May 2008

• OWS was one of the first private sector organisations in the City to complete a Full Travel Plan

Travel Plan Measures:• The provision of 105 cycle

parking spaces for staff as calculated in the Transport Assessment (July 2004)

• No car parking provision on-site

• The provision of shower and locker facilities for staff

• Pedestrian access to the building

Conclusion

• Clear Policy – from national through to local• Support the audience• Support change• Train and educate• Share best practice• Make it easier – tools• Review• Rewrite?

Thank you