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Advice on sustainable travel

Walking, cycling, buses and trains, cars, and Smarter Working

Walking- The Travel Plan Network can help you:Mr Car Free

  • Identify walking routes around your site
  • Work with local authorities to improve routes, lighting and signage
  • Think of ideas and incentives to promote walking such as starting a walking group or providing route maps and stepometers

Cycling- The Travel Plan Network can Mr Rideradvise on:

  • Cycle loans/tax free bikes
  • Cycle stands and shower facilities
  • Cycling officers and cycle groups
  • Cycle training and route maps
  • Tax-free mileage payments for business travel
  • Promoting National Bike Week

Bus and trains- The Travel Plan Network can provide: Mr Rail and Ms Network

  • 15% discount on Company MetroCard
  • Advice on discounted ticket deals from commercial bus operators
  • Information, timetables, maps and leaflets
  • Free leaflet holders
  • Automatic updates of changes to services and timetables and on local events
  • Help from Metro and operators to make improvements to shelters, bus stops and services

Car sharing- The Travel Plan Network: Mr Driver and Co

  • provides a West Yorkshire-wide car share scheme, www.wycarshare.com
  • can help you set up a private car share group for your company
  • can suggest ideas to promote car sharing

Car clubs- The Travel Plan Network can help:

  • determine whether a Car Club is appropriate for your business
  • set up a meeting with your local Car Club contact
  • establish a business case for joining a Car Club

Fleet management- The Travel Plan Network can provide:

  • Free or reduced cost support through the Energy Savings Trust’s ‘Green Fleet Review’ team
  • Ideas and resources for helping for helping you to promote changes to staff

Reducing the need to travel - The Travel Plan Network can:

  • Put you in touch with a regional Smarter Working Advisor
  • Offer incentives and promotional ideas
  • Help you to share good practice with other network members