The benefits of Travel Planning to business
Travel Planning can ease congestion around business sites, reduce costs, increase productivity and help organisations reduce their CO2 emissions. Travel Plans are also often required by planning authorities when creating or altering facilities.
What is a Travel Plan?
A Travel Plan is an integrated package of measures agreed with managers, staff and other stakeholders and designed to promote more sustainable transport choices.
Like all strategic plans they need objectives that are SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound.
Benefits of Travel Plans
Travel Plans can:
- help ease congestion and improve access to sites
- reduce demand for parking and associated conflicts
- improve staff health by promoting active travel
- support positive relations with local residents
- support planning applications for new buildings
- enhance the organisation's image and public profile
- assist with gaining environmental management accreditation e.g. ISO 14001
