Sandside, Special Education Needs School

Sandside, Special Education Needs School

School Travel Plan

November 2016

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Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1

What is a School Travel Plan? ...................................................................................................... 1

What are the benefits of a School Travel Plan? ........................................................................... 1

Aims of the Sandside Travel Plan ................................................................................................. 2

2. About Sandside School ............................................................................................................. 3

3. Baseline Transport Conditions ................................................................................................. 5

Pedestrian Connections ................................................................................................................ 5

Cycle Network ............................................................................................................................... 5

Bus Service Provision ................................................................................................................... 6

Access by Rail .............................................................................................................................. 8

4. Existing Travel Characteristics ................................................................................................. 9

Baseline Travel Survey ................................................................................................................. 9

Home Postcode Analysis ............................................................................................................ 10

5. Summary Analysis of Results ................................................................................................. 13

Switching to Sustainable Modes ................................................................................................. 14

6. Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 15

7. Measures Considered to Achieve Objectives ........................................................................ 16

Walking ....................................................................................................................................... 16

Cycling ........................................................................................................................................ 16

Public Transport .......................................................................................................................... 17

Car Travel ................................................................................................................................... 17

8. Deliverables and Targets ......................................................................................................... 18

General Action Plans .................................................................................................................. 18

Walking Action Plans .................................................................................................................. 18

Cycling Action Plans ................................................................................................................... 19

Car Travel Action Plans .............................................................................................................. 19

9. Monitoring and Review ............................................................................................................ 20

The Need for Monitoring ............................................................................................................. 20

Figures

Figure 1: Site Locations ..................................................................................................................... 4

Figure 2: Cycle Routes ...................................................................................................................... 6

Figure 3: How Staff Currently travel to School .................................................................................. 9

Figure 4: Staff Walk Accessibility ..................................................................................................... 11

Figure 5: Staff Cycle Accessibility .................................................................................................... 12

Contents Sandside, Special Education Needs School



Figure 6: Travel to work following relocation ................................................................................... 13

Figure 7: Response to Question 4 ................................................................................................... 22



Figure 10: Response to question 7 .................................................................................................... 25



Figure 13: Response to Question 10 ................................................................................................. 28



Tables

Table 1: Bus Route Summary .......................................................................................................... 7

Table 2: Existing Travel Mode ........................................................................................................ 10

Table 3: Travel Mode following Relocation..................................................................................... 13

Table 4: Sandside Action Plan ....................................................................................................... 18

Table 5: Responses to Question 1 ................................................................................................. 21



Table 8: Response to Question 4 ................................................................................................... 22






Table 14: Response to Question 10 ................................................................................................. 28






Appendices

A. Staff Surveys

1 Sandside, Special Education Needs School



1. Introduction

What is a School Travel Plan?

1.1. School Travel Plans aim to encourage schools to identify and address problems associated with the school journey. Each school will create its own Travel Plan and set its own targets, according to its circumstances and travel issues. The overall objectives are to encourage safer, healthier and more active travel choices for the journeys to and from school.

What are the benefits of a School Travel Plan?

1.2. The School Travel Plan can benefit our school and local community by:

Demonstrating the commitment of Sandside School to tackle environmental and health concerns resulting from school travel;

Reducing congestion and pollution around the school;

Improved travel awareness;

Improving knowledge of community surroundings; and

Complementing a number of government initiatives, including Eco-Schools and Health Promoting Schools.

Benefits of a School

Travel Plan

Commitment to environmental

& health concerns

Reduces congestion and

pollution

Improved travel awareness

Improved knowledge of community

surroundings

Health Promoting & Eco Schools




Aims of the Sandside Travel Plan

Reduce the impact and frequency of car travel to and from the School

Encourage those who aren't currently travelling by sustainable modes to do so;

Improve the health and wellbeing of staff by encouraging more active modes of travel; and

Improve the quality and safety of the journey to school for pedestrians and cyclists;




2. About Sandside School

2.1. Sandside Lodge is a special education school, currently catering for x pupils aged between two and nineteen years of age who have learning difficulties with many having additional and complex needs including autism, physical disabilities and sensory impairments.

2.2. To support the varying age range there are three distinct year groups in the school as follows: -

Primary - pupils who start school generally have higher and more complex needs;

Secondary - some pupils in this age group join the school at year 7; and

Sixth Form - even more students join at the age of 16 and currently about a third of the school is in the 6th Form.

2.3. A total of 69 staff currently work at the school, with a full-time equivalent (FTE) figure of 50. The majority of staff are part-time with only 15 staff working 5 full days.

2.4. As part of the schools Expansion Programme 2015 / 2016 a new 80 place Special Education Needs School will replace the existing Sandside Lodge facility in Ulverston, which is no longer fit for purpose.

2.5. The proposals will involve the relocation of the existing Sandside Lodge School from its current Sandside Road location to the new facility constructed within the existing site boundary of the currently operational Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS). The location of both sites is presented in Figure 1 overleaf.

2.6. Travel Plans are important to all schools, as the impact of school travel can affect local communities and the health and wellbeing of staff and pupils. However, given the special educational needs of the Sandside Pupils the travel plan is aimed at staff.

2.7. This Travel Plan examines how staff at Sandside Lodge travel to their existing school and asks how they would prefer to travel to the newly built school.

2.8. This documents outlines actions and targets, which the new school aim to achieve to encourage staff to travel more sustainably on their journey to and from school.




Figure 1: Site Locations

Contains Ordnance Survey Data © Crown Copyright and Database Right 2015

Sandside Lodge

UVHS




3. Baseline Transport Conditions

3.1. This section of the Travel Plan sets out the existing transport networks and facilities that are currently available to access Sandside School.

Pedestrian Connections

3.2. The UVHS site is situated within a well-established residential area. Pedestrian access into the site is enabled by two segregated access points from Springfield Road, with additional access from Victoria Road.

3.3. Springfield Road provides wide footways on both sides of the road, which are street-lit to provide a comfortable walking environment for both pupils and staff accessing the school.

3.4. To the rear of the school, a network of internal footways provides connectivity to Victoria Road, which also provides street-lit footways to both aspects.

3.5. Due to the nature of the surrounding residential area, and current school operations at both UVHS and St Mary’s Primary School, the vast majority of local streets provide street-lit footways and offer a comfortable walking environment for both pupils and staff. The local walking environment is also enhanced by the aforementioned school road signage and ‘slow’ road markings within the vicinity of the site.

Cycle Network

3.6. The Lake District's South Lakeland is an exciting place to explore by bike with quiet country lanes, back roads and National Cycle Network routes for cyclists of all abilities.

3.7. The Bay Cycle Way (Route 700) is a mixture of traffic-free paths and quiet lanes through Cumbria and Lancashire. Route 700 is a long distance route that stretches in its entirety from the south west coast of Cumbria to Glasson Dock in Lancashire. More locally it routes from north to south through Ulverston on the local road network via Soutergate, Fountain Street and the A5087 Quebec Street. Numerous on-road connections from the A5087 Quebec Street link to Springfield Road.

3.8. National Cycle Route 70 forms the principal route of the Walney to Wear (W2W) long-distance coast to coast cycle route. National Route 70 links the coast at Walney Island by Barrow-In-Furness to Sunderland

3.9. The first part of the route Walney Island to Lowgill routes from Barrow-In-Furness via Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands, the southern part of the Lake District, and a short stretch on National Route 6, to Lowgill on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales where it joins National Route 68. For the most part the route is on-road with the exception of the Haverthwaite area, which is traffic-free.

3.10. More locally it routes west out of Ulverston along Stockbridge Lane and then onto an unnamed road routing through Pennington. The route passes Swarthmoor where a number of staff reside. Both routes are shown in relation to the School on Figure 2 overleaf.




3.11. The highway network in the vicinity of the site provides a comprehensive network that offers opportunities for cycling. It is considered that short car journeys of up to 5km are replaceable by cycle journeys

Figure 2: Cycle Routes

Source Sustrans

Bus Service Provision

3.12. The closest bus stops (within 400m) serving Sandside is located on Springfield Road to the south of the site adjacent to the main entrance to Ulverston High School. A further 3 bus stops (within 400 -800m) are located on Victoria Road. All bus stops are located within a comfortable walking distance from the school.

3.13. The bus stop on Springfield Road serves routes X12, 11 and X70 who are all operated by Blueworks Taxis Limited. The bus stops on Victoria Road form part of the main bus terminus in Ulverston and therefore serve all bus routes within Ulverston.

3.14. Table 1 overleaf gives details of the bus routes serving the stops mentioned above, as well as the maximum daytime frequency.




Table 1: Bus Route Summary

Number Destination Monday to Friday

Maximum Frequency

X6

Barrow - Ulverston – Croftlands – Kendal

60 minutes.

First service commences at 05:20 and terminates at 06:58. Last service commences at 18:55 and terminates at 20:11. A later service departs directly from Ulverston at 21:20 terminating at 22:11 in Kendal.

Kendal – Croftlands – Ulverston – Barrow

60 minutes.

First service commences at 07:00 and terminates at 08:45 in Barrow. Last service commences at 23:00 and terminates at 00:24 in Barrow.

6

Barrow – Ulverston – Windermere

7 services daily.

First service commences at 05:45 and terminates at 06:55. Last service commences at 16:20 and terminates at 17:30

Windermere – Ulverston - Barrow

6 services daily.

First service commences at 06:55 and terminates at 08:07. Last service commences at 17:50 and terminates at 19:03.

6 Barrow - Ulverston – Croftlands

40 minutes.

First service commences at 05:45 and terminates at 06:30. The last service commences at 22:40 and terminates at 23:21.

X12

Coniston – Torver – Greenodd - Ulverston

5 services daily.

First service commences at 07:45 and terminates at 08:40. Last service commences at 17:00 and terminates at 17:40

Ulverston – Greenodd – Torver - Coniston

6 services daily.


11 Ulverston – Coast Road – Roa Island - Barrow

7 services daily.





Barrow - Roa Island - Coast Road – Ulverston

8 services daily.

First service commences at 07:55 and terminates at 08:40. The last service commences at 17:10 and terminates at 17:50

X70 Ulverston Town Centre

6 services daily.

First service commences at 09:25 and terminates at 10:10. The last service commences at 13:55 and terminates at 14:06

Source: Blueworks Taxis Limited and Stagecoach

3.15. Table 1 demonstrates, commercial bus services operate throughout the day to / from Ulverston and serve a number of local destinations where staff currently reside, including Swarthmoor, Croftlands and Dalton. It is however, recognised that travelling by bus is not an option for all staff due to existing commitments.

Access by Rail

3.16. Ulverston Railway Station is located to the north of the proposed new school, within a 3-minute walk. The station lies on the Furness Line which runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. The Cumbrian Coast Line, runs north from Barrow to Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle.

3.17. The local towns of Barrow, Dalton-in-Furness, Roose all in the south and Cark & Cartmel and Grange-over-Sands in the east are connected by the Furness Line, with the larger towns of Lancaster and Preston approximately one hour’s journey time from Ulverston and the Manchester Stations approximately two hours away.

3.18. Services from Ulverston Station operate Monday to Sunday. 7 morning services are available from Barrow-in-Furness with the first morning service arriving at 04:51. This service operates on an approximate 30 to 60-minute frequency until 9:07. The first service from Lancaster arrives at 06:25 with the next service arriving at 08:15.

3.19. The review of current timetables indicates that services are available which would make rail travel to the proposed school a possible mode of transport for some staff.




4. Existing Travel Characteristics

4.1. As detailed previously, the proposals involve the relocation of the existing Sandside Lodge School from its current Sandside Road location to the new facility constructed within the existing site boundary of the currently operational UVHS.

Baseline Travel Survey

4.2. To provide a baseline on which to build the Travel Plan a comprehensive travel survey was issued to staff to gain an understanding into their current travel habits.

4.3. The survey questions were devised to establish how staff currently travel to and from school and what would encourage them to use other forms of transport to school. The surveys also obtained information regarding how staff intend to travel to the new relocated school and these results will be reviewed in the next section.

4.4. Of the 71 staff surveys issued 43 staff (61%) took part in the survey, which is considered to be a good return rate.

4.5. Figure 2 and Table 2 presents the baseline mode share information gathered from the travel survey respondents.

Figure 3: How Staff Currently travel to School




Table 2: Existing Travel Mode

Mode Number Percentage

Walk 1 2%

Bus 0 0%

Motorcycle 0 0%

Car with passenger 7 16%

Cycle 2 5%

Train 0 0%

Car driver 29 67%

Car passenger 4 9%

Total 43 100%

4.6. The results indicate that car travel is the main mode of transport for staff travelling to the school. Notably, the car driver mode share of 67% for staff amounts to 46 trips based on 69 staff (FTE).

4.7. From the results it is clear that measures need to be considered as part of the Travel Plan process to encourage staff from their cars, where possible. Given that the new school is better located in terms of access to more sustainable modes this is an area that the Travel Plan will focus on.

Home Postcode Analysis

4.8. The travel plan asked respondents to provide their home postcodes so this information could be reviewed and mapped. The associated maps are provided in Appendix X.

4.9. The majority of residential areas are served by local bus services travelling to and from the town centre, providing a possible alternative mode of travel to the School. However, it is recognised that bus times are not always compatible with all shift times and there are some staff that live a distance from the local bus stop.

4.10. Those living closer to the School could be encouraged to walk or cycle and Figures 4 and 5 overleaf display the potential catchments 2Km for walking and 5Km for cycling. 2Km is taken as being the maximum walking distance for commuting to a school as per Providing for Journeys on Foot by the IHT.




Figure 4: Staff Walk Accessibility




Figure 5: Staff Cycle Accessibility

4.11. The figures indicate that 27 staff live within 2 kilometres of the new school site and another 9 staff within 5 kilometres.




5. Summary Analysis of Results

5.1. One of the key aspects of the travel surveys was to determine how staff will travel to the new school and also to identify what if anything would encourage them to switch to sustainable modes including walking, cycling and using public transport. The result of which will inform the objectives and targets of the plans.

5.2. The survey results indicate that of those staff who answered the question about their journey to work following relocation that car driver is still the highest mode share. However, it should be noted that there was an increase in the number of staff who intend to walk to the new School. This is considered to be due to the more centralised location of the new School site and this change in attitude will be encouraged and promoted in the Travel Plan.

5.3. The results are presented in Figure 6 and Table 3 below.

Figure 6: Travel to work following relocation

Table 3: Travel Mode following Relocation

Mode Number Percentage

Walk 4 9%

Bus 0 0%

Motorcycle 0 0%

Car with passenger 5 12%

Walk, 4

Bus, 0

Motorcycle, 0

Car driver with passenger, 5

Cycle , 1

Train, 0

Car driver alone, 14

Car passenger, 0

No reply, 19

Q.14 How do you intend to travel to & from work follwoing relocation




Cycle 1 2%

Train 0 0%

Car driver 14 33%

Car passenger 0 0%

No reply 19 44%

Total 43 100%

5.4. Staff were also asked if they intended to travel to the new School by means other than their primary mode of travel indicted in Table 3 above. The results of this are also encouraging with 5 staff members indicating a shift to more sustainable modes with 2 staff indicating they would cycle and 3 staff indicting they would travel by train.

Switching to Sustainable Modes

5.5. Through the travel surveys staff were asked whether they would consider switching to sustainable modes and more specifically what would encourage them to do so. However, it should be noted that the propensity to switch to more sustainable modes will largely depend on whether alternative options are available and where people live and this must be acknowledged throughout the Travel Plan. The results are discussed below.

5.6. When asked what would encourage staff to walk or cycle unfortunately the highest response 30% (13 staff) was ‘nothing’. However, the results did identify positive measures with 27% of staff indicating measures that could encourage them to walk or cycle. 16% / 7 staff members indicated that ‘better footpaths / cycle routes to the School’ would help them to walk or cycle to school. Provision of ‘workplace lockers & changing facilities including showers’ returned a response of 9% / 4 staff and 2% / 1 staff member indicating ‘help with journey planning’ would encourage them. All of these measures can be considered within the Travel Plan.

5.7. When asked what would encourage the staff to travel by public transport 35% / 15 staff said ‘more frequent bus / train services’, 16% / 7 staff answered ‘cheaper fares’ and ‘more direct routes’.

5.8. The main factor that would encourage staff to travel by public transport was a more frequent service. This is encouraging as the frequency of services can be addressed in the Travel Plan in order to encourage people to use alternative forms of transport. However, this would involve alterations to the current transport system, which maybe beyond the realms of this travel plan.

5.9. Measures to reduce car based trips may be more successful by encouraging staff to use reduce single occupancy car trips by car sharing. This approach is supported by the results with 42% /18 staff members indicating they would be encouraged to car share. Considering that 7 staff already car share the results indicate that 58% of staff would consider car sharing. This is a positive step and will be encouraged in the Travel Plan.




6. Objectives

6.1. The main aims/objectives of this school travel plan are as follows:

Reduce the impact and frequency of car travel to and from the School

Encourage those who aren't currently travelling by sustainable modes to do so;

Improve the health and wellbeing of staff by encouraging more active modes of travel; and

Improve the quality and safety of the journey to school for pedestrians and cyclists;

6.2. The above objectives provide the framework for the travel plan measures. In this Travel Plan there is a commitment to assess the potential of the possible measures identified and, where considered appropriate, implement them. These measures are set out in the next chapter and include initiatives to promote increases in the use of cycling, walking and public transport use.

6.3. Travel plans are evolving documents that need to remain adaptable to changing local conditions. Surveys/monitoring should be undertaken over the following years to establish if the measures implemented are reducing the journeys to school by car. This aspect is discussed later in this document.

6.4. The school in conjunction with Cumbria County Council will be responsible for encouraging achievement of the above objectives based on the ongoing research/monitoring process




7. Measures Considered to Achieve Objectives

7.1. As detailed previously, the majority of staff have indicated that following relocation they will travel to the new school by car either alone or with a passenger with the second highest form of travel being walking. The increase in walking is encouraging and as a result of the more accessible location of the new school. Obviously, walking is sustainable and any measures implemented as part of this Travel Plan will be aimed at encouraging more staff to do so as well as encouraging those currently travelling by car to use other modes

7.2. In order to fulfil the objectives of this travel plan, a series of measures have been considered to encourage those currently travelling by car to use more sustainable forms of transport. To ensure the success of the Plan each measure has been assigned a recommendation for achievement, timescales for achievement are presented in the next Chapter.

Walking

7.3. Walking is the most sustainable mode of transport and has many benefits not only to the environment but also to individuals, including improving physical health. The results of the survey (Chapter 5) highlight that increase in walking trips is an area that could be improved and the Travel Plan aims to increase walking by: -

Providing information on walking routes including walking guides around the local area on noticeboards within the staff room and general school areas, the School website, any intranet sites the school may have and also in welcome packs for any new staff members;

Raising the awareness of the health benefits of walking through promotional material and events throughout the year; and

Providing incentives to encourage staff to walk to work.

Cycling

7.4. The highway network in the vicinity of the site provides a comprehensive network that offers opportunities for cycling. It is considered that short car journeys of up to 5km are replaceable by cycle journeys. To encourage car users to switch to cycling the School will: -

Provide information on cycling routes around the local area on noticeboards within the staff room and general school areas, the School website, any intranet sites the school may have and also in welcome packs for any new staff members;

Provide secure and sheltered cycle parking in line with Cumbria County Council standards;

Promote safety courses for those staff wishing to cycle;

Participate in the Bike2Work scheme, allowing staff to save up 42% on the cost of bikes and equipment;

Establish a cycling group to enable cyclists to meet and discuss problems and issues that may arise.




Public Transport

7.5. The travel surveys identified the main reasons why staff do not use public transport to be related to more frequent bus / train services, cheaper fares and more direct routes. To encourage staff to switch to using public transport the school will: -

Provide details on public transport services on noticeboards within the staff room and general school areas, the School website, any intranet sites the school may have and also in welcome packs for any new staff members; and

Offer staff incentives, for example interest-free travel loans to assist in the purchase of season tickets for bus and rails services.

Car Travel

7.6. The travel survey identified that 22 staff members have no other option than to drive to School for a number of valid reasons the most common being in relation to child care arrangements, dropping children off before travelling to work and also a lack of alternatives from where they live. Therefore, it is necessary to implement some initiatives that demonstrate that more sustainable methods are available if car travel is still necessary these could include:

Increase the awareness of car sharing and consideration to the appropriateness of establishing a car sharing scheme at the school. This would involve compiling a database of the staff, who want to join the car sharing scheme and matching drivers/passengers with others who travel to school on a similar route; and

Dedicated or preferential parking spaces for car sharers should be explored.

7.7. The above measures are a sample of a number of ways in which staff could be encouraged to travel to/from school by modes other than the private car. Further measures should be identified by the school as part of the additional research and monitoring process throughout the lifetime of the Travel Plan.




8. Deliverables and Targets

8.1. In order to develop and create a Plan that is workable for the school those measures identified in Chapter 7 as being achievable by either the school / Cumbria County Council or in conjunction have been set as targets. The setting of targets will allow the success of the plan to be determined and establish the requirement for review and future monitoring.

8.2. Table 4 below presents the strategy and Action Plan for achieving the objectives of the Travel Plan identifying potential measures and timescales for achievement.

Table 4: Sandside Action Plan

General Action Plans

Action Responsibility Target Frequency

Appoint Travel Plan Coordinators

Staff member and Parent member of Governing Body

To promote sustainable travel and to ensure TP initiatives are ongoing

Annually

Highlight current travel issues in staff briefings

Staff To address and tackle traffic issues promptly

Review each term

Dedicate a section of the staff notice board to promoting active travel

Travel Plan Coordinators

To highlight up-coming events e.g. Bike Week

Review monthly

Walking Action Plans


Distribute ‘Walking Map’

Travel Plan Coordinators, staff

To encourage staff to walk to school, by identifying the time it takes to walk to school and available walking routes

Annually, at the beginning of each school year

Raise the awareness of the health benefits of walking through promotional material and events.


To encourage staff to walk to school, by identifying the associated health benefits


Provide incentives to encourage staff to walk to work


To encourage staff to walk to school





Cycling Action Plans


Provide secure parking facilities for bicycles

School To ensure the security of property

Annually

Provide basic tools and a repair kit, puncture repair kit and bicycle tyre pump

Travel Plan Coordinator

For minor adjustments

Review each term

Promote safety courses for those staff wishing to cycle

School To encourage staff to cycle

Annually

Participate in the Bike2Work scheme

School To encourage staff to cycle

Annually

Car Travel Action Plans


Dedicate prime parking spaces specifically for staff car sharers

Travel Plan Coordinator / School

To encourage car sharing amongst staff

Annually

Provide staff with information on car sharing


To encourage car sharing and to reduce the number of cars on school grounds

Review each term

Promote the use of car sharing for teacher off-site training events


To reduce the number of car trips

Review each term




9. Monitoring and Review

The Need for Monitoring

9.1. The Travel plan is an active document that should be developed, adapted and expanded as the travel demands of the School change and grow. A central element of its function is to respond to change in a considered, proactive and consistent manner.

9.2. An important part of the Travel Plan therefore is the continued monitoring and review of its effectiveness. Regular monitoring and review will help to gauge progress towards targets and objectives, and if necessary, allow the Travel Plan to be refined and adapted in order to improve.

9.3. The Travel Plan should be run with the central aim if ensuring that key objectives are kept up-to-date, focused and in line with best practice.

9.4. The School Travel Plan will be reviewed by the Travel Plan Coordinators annually.

APPENDICES

A. Staff Surveys

A total of 43 staff took part in the survey.

Question 1 Question 1 asked staff to indicate they’re age.

Table 5: Responses to Question 1

How old are you Number Percentage

20 - 34 7 16

35 - 49 16 37

50 - 64 19 44

65+ 1 2

Question 2 Question 2 asked staff on what basis they were employed.


Do you normally work Number Percentage

Full-Time 18 42

Part-time (fixed days) 22 51

Part-Time 3 7

Question 3 Question 3 asked staff long it took them to travel to work.


How long does it take

you to travel to work Number Percentage

Less than 5 minutes 5 12

Between 5-15 minutes 13 30




More than 45 minutes 2 5

Question 4 Question 4 asked staff how they usually travel to work

Figure 7: Response to Question 4

Table 8: Response to Question 4

How do you usually

travel to work Number Percentage

Walk 1 2

Bus 0 0

Motorcycle 0 0

Car driver – with passenger(s) 7 16

Cycle 2 5

Train 0 0

Car driver - alone 29 67

Car passenger 4 9

Walk, 1Bus, 0

Motorcycle, 0

Car with passenger, 7

Cycle, 2

Train, 0


Car passenger, 4

No reply, 0

Q.4 How do you currently travel to work

Question 5 Staff were asked which mode do they occasionally use to travel to work other than their main mode.



How do you

occasionally travel to

work

Number Percentage

Walk 12 28

Bus 2 5

Motorcycle 0 0


Cycle 5 12

Train 0 0


Car passenger 5 12

No other mode 13 30

Walk, 12

Bus, 2

Motorcycle, 0


Cycle , 5

Train, 0Car driver alone,

6

Car passenger, 5

No other mode, 13

Other, 0No reply, 0

Q.5 Which of the following do you occasionally use isntead of your main mode of travel

Question 6 Staff were asked what their main reason for choosing their current travel mode



What is your main reason for

choosing your current travel

mode

Number Percentage

Quick 9 21

Cheap 0 0

No alternative 17 40

Other 5 12

Convenient / Flexible 9 21

Health Reasons 2 5

Personal Safety 0 0

No reply 1 2

Quick, 9

Cheap, 0

No alternative, 17Other, 5

Convenient/flexible, 9

Health reasons, 2

Personal safety, 0

No reply, 1

Q.6 What is your main reason for choosing your current mode

Question 7 Staff were asked where they usually park

Figure 10: Response to question 7


Where do you usually

park Number Percentage

Staff car park 24 56

Free On-street parking 13 30

Paid car park 1 2

Other 1 2

N/A – I don’t drive 4 9

Question 8 Staff were asked would they still drive if they were unable to park at the School.

Staff car park, 24

Free on-street, 13

Paid car park, 1

Other, 1

N/A, 4No reply, 0

Q.7 Where do you usually park



If you were unable to park at

Sandside Lodge would you

still drive

Number Percentage

I have no other option than to drive 22 51

Yes and I would car share to work 7 16

Yes but I would not car share to work 3 7

No, would find another alternative 8 19

N/A – I don’t drive to work 3 7

Question 9 Staff were asked what would encourage them to car share

I have no other option, 22

Yes and would car share, 7

Yes but not car share, 3

No, would find alternative, 8

N/A, 3 No reply, 0

Q.8 If you were unable to park at Sandside Lodge would you still drive



Which of the following would

encourage you to car share Number Percentage

Help in finding a car share partner 13 30

Reserved car parking 3 7

Free taxi home in an emergency 2 5

Other 4 9

N/A I already car share 7 16

Nothing I would not car share 14 33

Help in finding car share partner,

13

Reserved car parking for car

sharers, 3

Free taxi home, 2

Other, 4

N/A, 7

Nothing -wouldn't car

share, 14

No reply, 0

Q.9 Which of the following would encourage you to car share

Question 10 Staff were asked what would encourage them to walk or cycle





Better footpaths / cycle routes 7 16

Workplace lockers & changing facilities including showers 4 9

Improved street lighting 0 0

Help with journey planning 1 2

Cycle training and safety courses 0 0

Nothing 13 30

Other 9 21

N/a – I already Walk or Cycle 7 16

No reply 2 5

Better footpaths, 7

Workplace lockers, 4

Improved street lighting, 0

Help with journey planning, 1

Cycle training, 0

Nothing, 13

Other, 9

N/A, 7

No reply, 2

Q.10 Which of the following would encourage you to walk or Cycle

Question 11 Staff were asked what would encourage them to use public transport.





More frequent bus / train service 15 35

Better timetable information 0 0

Cheaper fares 7 16

Better ticket information 0 0

More direct routes 7 16

Better weekly / season ticket offers 0 0

Cleaner / smarter buses & trains 0 0

Annual season ticket loan 0 0

Better quality waiting environment 0 0

Other 8 19

N/a – I already use public transport 2 5

No reply 4 9

More frequent buses/trains, 15

Better timetable info, 0

Cheaper fares, 7

Better ticket info, 0More direct routes,

7

Better weekly/season ticket offers, 0

Cleaner/smarter buses and trains, 0

Annual season ticket loan, 0

Better quality waiting

environment, 0

Other, 8

N/A, 2

No reply, 4

Q.11 Which of the following would encourage you to use Public Transport

Question 12 Staff were asked would encourage them to use another way to travel other than their current mode.





Safety 0 0

Improving health & fitness 10 23

Knowing that the mode I choose is better for the environment 3 19

Money saving 8 14

Convenience 6 21

I wouldn’t change my mode of travel 9 0

Better information on the options available to me 0 2

Time saving 1 12

Other 5 2

Safety, 0

Improving health and fitness, 10

Knowing that the mode I choose is

better for the environment, 3

Money saving, 8

Convenience, 6

I wouldn't change my mode of travel, 9

Better info on the options available to me, 0

Time saving, 1

Other, 5

No reply, 1

Q.12 Which of the following would encourage you to choose another way to travel other than the mode you currently use

Question 13 Staff were asked for any other additional comments or suggestions.


Question 14 Staff were asked how they intend to travel following relocation.



How do you intend to travel to

work following relocation Number Percentage

Walk 4 9

Bus 0 0

Motorcycle 0 0


Cycle 1 2

Train 0 0


Car passenger 0 0

No reply 19 44

Walk, 4

Bus, 0

Motorcycle, 0


Cycle , 1

Train, 0


Car passenger, 0

No reply, 19

Q.14 How do you intend to travel to & from work follwoing relocation

Question 15 Staff were asked what other mode they would use to travel following relocation.



How will you occasionally

travel to work following

relocation

Number Percentage

Walk 0 0

Bus 0 0

Motorcycle 0 0


Cycle 2 5

Train 3 7


Car passenger 1 2

No other mode 5 12

Other 0 0

No reply 20 47

Walk, 0 Bus, 0 Motorcycle, 0


Cycle , 2

Train, 3

Car driver alone, 6

Car passenger, 1

No other mode, 5Other, 0

No reply, 20

Q.15 If you intend to occasionally travel to work (following relocation) by which means

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