[sustran] travel plans

[John Whitelegg]

Dear Colleagues,

Those of you interested in the potential of travel plans/demand management/soft policies to reduce car trips and switch travel choices into walk/cycle and public transport will be interested in 2 related reports both of which will be launched at a seminar in London on Thursday 11th April.

One of the main conclusions will be of particular interest:


A UK government report on the effectiveness of company transport plans (DTLR, 2002) concluded:



"Averaged overall these organisations managed to reduce the numbers of cars arriving at their sites by more than 14 per 100 staff- more than an 18% reduction in the number of cars that were previously there. Sixteen of the travel plans cut car use by more than 10%, five by more than a fifth and two by more than 50%"



Source: DTLR (2002) Making Travel Plans Work. Lessons from UK case studies







The above quote is from the first of these reports.



The second report is:



"Using the planning process to secure travel plans:  best practice guidance".



These reports are not yet finalised so keep an eye on the DTLR web site for final versions.



very best wishes





John Whitelegg





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