Transport Consultancy Service
Mission Statement
High quality, practical advice, delivered on time. A Town Planner and Transport Planner with over thirty years experience of solving problems with sustainable solutions.
Services Offered
Travel Plans and Sustainable Transport Strategies are the way forward. We can't go on as we are! Furthermore, they are complementary with other corporate policies such as 'Investors in People', Environmental Management Systems, 'worklife balance', occupational health, equal opportunities, health and safety and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Travel Plans
A Travel Plan (*) is a management approach that looks at the key transport challenges and opportunities facing an employer. A good Travel Plan will address environmental and health issues, reduce your carbon footprint, provide increased travel choices for staff and visitors, and include:
- Car sharing
- Car park management
- Public transport improvements, information and fare deals
- Cycling and walking facilities and incentives
- Flexible hours and home working
Advice can be provided on:
- Raising staff awareness, winning hearts and minds
- Making the business case, convincing senior management, securing corporate commitment
- Overcoming stumbling blocks, e.g. how to finance a plan
- Carbon reduction
- Evaluating travel surveys, holding focus groups
- Citing good practice elsewhere
- Getting car sharing and bicycle user groups going
- Liaison with local authorities and public transport operators
- How to encourage cycling and walking
- The pros and cons of car parking charges
- An Action Plan, including 'quick wins'
- The processes and principles to follow
- On and off site audits
- Monitoring and reviews
- Preparing, auditing and implementing complete plans or parts
The Benefits to your Business
- Healthier, less stressed workforce
- Lower business mileage
- Strengthens environmental performance, image and PR
- Reduces on-site congestion and pollution, improves access for visitors and deliveries
- Increases travel choices - aiding recruitment, retention, morale
- Lower carbon footprint
Cost Savings
- Tax incentives
- Reduced parking demand and maintenance
- Possible revenue from parking charges
- Avoiding need to purchase land for expansion
Transport Strategies & Policies
Preparation and review of sustainable transport strategies and policies, covering cycling, walking, public transport and traffic reduction.
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(*) A travel plan may also be referred to as any one of the following:
- Company Travel Plan
- Company Transport Plan
- Green Travel Plan
- Green Transport Plan
- Commuter Plan
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