Travel Plan
What is a travel plan?
A workplace travel plan looks at how travel is generated by a work site(s). Based on evidence it plans to positively influence that trave.
The best travel plans will:
- Save you money - gain financial control of your transport expenditures
- Improve the efficiency of fleet operations and deliveries
- Reduce traffic congestion – thereby aiding the local economy
- Improve the health, stress and well being of your staff
- Improve the productivity of your staff
- Allow you to report positive Corporate Social Responsibility
- Enhance your reputation and relations with your local community
- Improve local air quality
- Reduce global greenhouse gas emissions
- Reduce local noise levels
How to write a travel plan:
TfW has a Travel Plan Template and Guidance Notes that you can use to assist you in writing your plan. Click on the links to download a copy of these documents.
Travel plans are dynamic documents. Typically a Travel Plan will consist of the following:
- BRIEF SUMMARY
stand-alone summary of the document.
- EXECUTIVE POLICY STATEMENT
A statement of commitment from Chief Exec/Chair or other senior management.
- INTRODUCTION
Why your organisation is producing a plan
- ROLES, RESPONSIBLITIES AND CONSULTATION
Who's going to do what
- CURRENT TRAVEL PATTERNS AND ISSUES
The results and analysis of a staff travel survey
The results of a site survey
- OBJECTIVES
What you want to achieve from your plan. This will be based on the content of the previous three sections
- TARGETS
Set targets to enable progress towards the objectives to be measured
- ACTIONS AND INITIATIVES
The initiatives will you implement to achieve your objectives
What you will do and when (Action Plan)
- MONITORING AND EVALUATION
How you will check on the success of your travel plan.
What criteria you will use to judge success.
- FINANCIAL ISSUES
Travel plans need not be expensive – and can easily pay for themselves. There will be some upfront financial implication. A successful plan will identify the funds early on.
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