Travel plan fact sheet

What is a Travel Plan?

A Travel Plan is a series of measures designed to promote sustainable travel options to, from and at the workplace. Travel Plans are not anti-car but are implemented to give employees more travel choice.

Travel Plans are site-specific and will differ based on the nature of the business, the location of the workplace and the number of staff employed. They can cover several types of journey affecting your business such as:

Commuting

Business Travel

Visitors

Deliveries

Fleet Vehicles

Why have a Travel Plan and what will it do for your business?

It is estimated that congestion costs UK businesses £20 billion per year. There are more cars on our roads than ever before and congestion is an ever-growing problem.

By promoting alternative modes of transport you will help alleviate these problems.

A Travel Plan can also help you:

Produce a healthier, less stressed and more productive workforce

Significantly cut journey times and the time your staff spend sitting in traffic jams

Free up parking spaces which can costs businesses between £400 and £800 for every space to maintain per year

Improve your businesses’ environmental image

How do I get started with a Travel Plan?

The Council is able to offer a range advice to those writing a Travel Plan for their workplace. A variety of documents are also available as are examples of other Travel Plans. To receive advice and information please see the contact details below.

A Travel Plan network has been running in Southampton for a number of years. The network is open to employers of all sizes who have a Travel Plan in place, are interested in developing one or are interested in related issues.

Being part of the network, which is currently split into a City Centre Group and a North West Group, is free and provides a good introduction to Travel Plan issues. It will also give you the opportunity to meet other employers in your region and discuss local transport issues.

Contact

If you would like to register your interest in Travel Plans or would like to become a member of the Travel Plan network then please contact Jon Huggett, Travel Plan Officer on 023 8083 3926 or email jon.huggett@southampton.gov.uk

Alternatively write to: Transport Policy, Southampton City Council, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LY.