Help for Businesses
The benefits of having a travel plan
A travel plan is a series of measures implemented to promote sustainable transport use and reduce the need for single-occupancy car use.
The effects of implementing a good company travel plan will not only reduce pollution and congestion around your site, but will also provide some real cost savings for the company.
Congestion costs West Midlands businesses over £2 billion per year, a figure that is set to continue to rise for the foreseeable future. You can help reduce this figure and your company’s overheads by introducing a few measures at the workplace. Promoting local bus services to your site, introducing secure cycle parking, using some car parking spaces for car-sharers only, providing public transport tickets for business use reduces car mileage and administration time for reimbursing expenses.
Worrying about how your employees travel to work may not be the main concern of running a business, but if the start of the workday involves a stressful journey to work you may not be getting the best out of your staff.
It makes good business sense to have your employees arrive at work on time and refreshed. Additional benefits of having a travel plan and incorporating it into your recruitment process will not only help when recruiting new staff, but will also help retain existing staff.
A travel plan can help:
Reduce congestion on roads around your site
- Reduce noise and air pollution
- Promote a healthier more productive workforce
- Recruitment and retention of staff
- Reduce business mileage and car park overheads
- Reduce fuel and maintenance costs for company vehicles
- Reduce insurance policies
The Centro TravelWise Team can help your school, business or new development identify the issues your employees have affecting the use of public transport – and we will work with you to address these isses. We work alongside TravelWise colleagues within the local authorities of the West Midlands, who promote other sustainable modes of travel, such as cycling and car sharing. Follow the Company TravelWise link to find out more about the scheme we offer to companies in the West Midlands. Click on the email link below, let us know your contact details and we will send you our information leaflet, Free help with your travel plans – a guide for employers.
If you are a developer or occupier of a new development click on the email link below, let us know your contact details and we will send you a useful leaflet, Bus Services and Travel Plans - A guide for developers, to help you with bus services to your site.
We are also helping jobseekers access employment and training using public transport as part of the Workwise initiative.
General information on sustainable travel
Practical tips and information for encouraging walking.
Tips for cyclists and cycling equipment.
A Government backed site with Information about greening your fleet and grants available
Car sharing, flexible working and video conferencing
The Department for Transport site gives information and case studies for starting up your own car sharing scheme, flexible working and video conferencing.
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