What’s on offer…. Local Sustainable Transport fund projects Mark Webb Travel for Work Partnership

1. What’s on offer….Local Sustainable Transport fund projectsMark WebbTravel for Work Partnership

2. LSTF area

3. 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

4. TfW Projects Getting everyone together • doing things together • area-wide approaches where possible Funding available to facilitate meetings

5. Bicycle User Groups… Area-wide or organisation BUGS • Funding for: • Dr Bike • Cycle Training • Meeting room / refreshments

6. Get Cycling Event • Area-wide or large organisation • Organisation of event • Funding for Dr Bike, Get Cycling company etc etc

7. GOElectric! event • 450+ attended TP+ event • TfW can organise event • Area-wide or large organisation

8. Get Motorcycling and Scootering! event • 95+ attended TP+ events • TfW can organise event • Area-wide or large organisation

9. Walking picnics and competitions • Materials • TfW can help organise event • Funding for refreshments • Funding for incentives – prizes/pedometers etc

10. Electric car charging points • Launched Sept 2012 • 12 organisations interested to date • Up to 100% subsidies available • Only available to March 2013

11. 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

12. Busines Grants – launched Sept 12 Car Share spaces Pool cycles (including Folding and Electric Bikes) …Showers, Lockers Pool Lighting, etc.etc…. Cycles Parking (Take A Stand)

13. 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….

14. Employer Commuter Showcases (TP+ organised 38 between Mar 2010 to March 2012) Made direct contact with 1300+ commuters) Other ideas Employer Travel Plan Safari Events Training and networking

15. Even more we could do… Developing area specific newsletters Writing text for Web pages Area-wide bus maps Banners etc

16. GOElectric! Event: press

17. Other press coverage…

18. 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

19. What do the companies think? “[TfW’s] Travel Plan plus expertise is invaluable inmaking 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

20. Questions???? Mark Webb info@tfw.org.uk 01223 715696