West Midlands TRAVELWISE  

www.acttravelwise.org

www.travelwisewestmids.org.uk

Rough Guide to Travel Planning

The Aim of Today’s Workshop

• To strengthen your portfolio on Travel Planning

• Not make you an expert, but to provide:

Background to the subject

Reference material

Suggest how to approach the topic

Morning Timetable9.15 Welcome9.20 Ice breaker session

How much do you already know? What is the size of the problem, can we find a way to a solution

9.40 Re-thinking commuting, What is a Travel Plan? How can it be used in the workplace

10.00 Why do we need a survey10.20 How do I start? Producing a plan of action10.40 Time out for refreshments10.55 Marketing, raising awareness & maintaining

momentum11.30 Cycle to work scheme - Cyclescheme11.45 Plugged in Places Project – Jane Holmes, Cenex12.00 Where to get help – TravelWise website & other information12.30 Have all your questions been answered?12.45 Lunch

Where to get help

Samaritans

08457 90 90 90

Alcoholics Anonymous

0845 769 7555

Where to get help

Local Authority AdvisorsWest Midlands TravelWisewww.travelwisewestmids.org.ukACTTravelWise www.acttravelwise.orgEnergy Savings Trust www.energysavings trust.org.ukNBTN – National Business Travel Network www.nbtn.org.uk

Summing up: Travel Plans

Travel Plans are:

• A Business Management Tool

• Beneficial to a business, to its staff, to its neighbours and to the environment

• An essential part of modern development

Summing up: Travel Plans

• A small shift in behaviour = big benefits

-They improve access, moral, & health

-Reduce development constraints

-Plus point for environmental certification

Good Luck