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| Travel Plans
The County Council’s Green Travel Plan complements its environmental and transport strategies by supporting more environmentally-friendly means of travel to work and thereby alleviating traffic congestion, travel costs, and climate change.
The Partnership will seek to reduce single occupant car trips and increase car-sharing, encourage the use of less environmentally-damaging vehicles, increase the number of commuting trips made by public transport, cycling or walking, and also increase the amount of working from home, or at alternative sites closer to home. The County Council piloted a 5% reduction in business mileage in one directorate in 2006/07.
Web-based tools exist which enable employees to find other people locally who would like to car-share. Car-sharing helps protect the environment, reduces congestion and also saves money. The County Council is currently operating such a system, which will be extended to other employers in Warwickshire.
Pool cars for staff can also be used which can reduce car use for short journeys. Shire Hall site also operates a pool bicycle scheme. These schemes also mean that staff do not need to bring a car to work, increasing the travel options for their commute.
The County Council is just one of the organisations across Warwickshire striving to reduce people’s dependence on cars. As part of its planning powers the County Council asks other major employers to develop their own Travel Plans to highlight, improve and encourage viable sustainable travel alternatives for their employees when new premises are developed. National Grid in Warwick is one example of a successful plan.
Early Actions
- Give more prominence to climate change and carbon emission reduction policies in revisions of the Local Transport Plan, in line with the new local government performance framework.
- Work with the Energy Savings Trust and the Carbon Trust to implement reductions in emissions and improve fuel efficiency in public sector fleets and reduce staff business mileage.
- Encourage all major Warwickshire employers to put in place mechanisms to reduce their carbon emissions through the adoption of travel plans.
- Work with Coventry Airport Management to minimise the impact of its expansion on local air quality and emissions from surface access.
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