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What’s on offer….Local Sustainable Transport fund projects
Mark WebbTravel for Work Partnership
LSTF area
LSTF
Bid called ‘Getting Cambridgeshire to Work”
24 Individual projects including: Access to rail stations Access to employment sites Cycle parking at transport interchanges Cycle routes Cycle Challenge 2013 Schools travel planning Real time passenger information New Cambridgeshire Travel website
Getting everyone together• doing things together• area-wide approaches where possible
TfW Projects
Funding available to facilitate meetings
Bicycle User Groups…
Area-wide or organisation BUGS
Funding for: Dr Bike Cycle Training Meeting room / refreshments
Get Cycling Event
Area-wide or large organisation Organisation of event Funding for Dr Bike, Get Cycling company etc etc
GOElectric! event
450+ attended TP+ event TfW can organise event Area-wide or large organisation
Get Motorcycling and Scootering! event
95+ attended TP+ events TfW can organise event Area-wide or large organisation
Walking picnics and competitions
Materials TfW can help organise event Funding for refreshments Funding for incentives – prizes/pedometers etc
Electric car charging points
Launched Sept 2012 12 organisations interested to date Up to 100% subsidies available Only available to March 2013
Electric pool bikes
Two electric bikes: FREE Loan to employer or site for up to 6
weeks Employees to try commute to work Employees to try bikes for business travel
Busines Grants – launched Sept 12
Car Share spaces
…Showers, Lockers Pool Lighting, etc.etc….
Cycles Parking(Take A Stand)
Pool cycles (including Folding and Electric
Bikes)
Bigging up CamShare
Starting in late Autumn of 2012
Promotion training for employers – Oct/Nov 12
More on-site support More Prize Draw
promotions More coordinated marketing Other – your ideas….
Employer Commuter Showcases(TP+ organised 38 between Mar 2010 to March 2012) Made direct contact with 1300+ commuters)
Other ideas
Employer Travel Plan Safari EventsTraining and networking
Writing text for Web pages
Developing area
specific newsletters
Area-wide bus maps
Banners etc
Even more we could do…
GOElectric! Event: press
Other press coverage…
Will it work?
Travel for Work Survey For the Travel Plan Plus site:
Comparison between Oct 2009 and Oct 2011
Cycling increased by 6% to 23%
Walking increased by 1% to 5% Bus use increased by 1% to 3%
Drive alone decreased by 8% to 50%
After only 18 months on site
What do the companies think?
“[TfW’s] Travel Plan plus expertise is invaluable
in making our travel initiatives relevant and successful.
… really helped decision making [on] the company's decision to remain at our current location.”
Ed Turner, Managing Partner, Taylor Vinters Solicitors
