Webinars
Find out more about travel planning, what services choose another way stakeholders provide and how organisations in Scotland have implemented their travel plans in one of our new choose another way webinars.
Choose Another Way Webinar Programme
Webinars are seminars that are transmitted over the web, but unlike other seminars there is no need to travel to an event.
You can participate from your own desk with just a computer and a telephone/headset.
The webinars will cover a whole range of topics that will help and inspire travel planners.
A guide to participating in webinars is available here (PDF, 764K)
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Past webinars
Sourcing European funding for transport projects – Gaining European funding can help facilitate projects that would otherwise not have the investment to go ahead. Mark Fell from Transport & Travel Research Ltd provides an overview of what funding is available and what projects are currently being undertaken using European funding.
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Social Media - A new way to promote travel planning? Social media is destined to play an ever-increasing part in most organisations’ marketing strategies and has already proven to be a cost-effective and successful tool for promoting sustainable transport. Merry Scott from TACTRAN talks about her experiences of using social media and sharing what she learnt from a recent training course on the topic.
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Developing car clubs in Scotland
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Driving down the costs and carbon footprint of your fleet
The Energy Saving Trust estimates that driving in a fuel efficient way can save as much as 15% in fuel costs. Discover the benefits of fuel efficient driver training with Mike Sword, one of the Energy Saving Trust’s approved fuel efficient driving instructors.
Friday, 24th February
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Measures to overcome the psychological barriers to active and sustainable travel
Gary Bell, Campaign Manager ‘A better way to work’ project and Mark Sydenham, Manager The Bike Station talked about some of the projects they have been working on including the ‘A Better Way to Work’ project where employees in Glasgow and Edinburgh were encouraged to travel more sustainably.
Tuesday, 31st January
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Sustainable Business Travel
John Pinkard from Ansons Consulting presented an interactive webinar exploring the challenges and principles of providing effective governance, policies & contracts for sustainable business travel.
Wednesday, 7th December
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College Travel Planning in Practice
Keri Stewart from SKM Colin Buchanan presented on their recent travel planning project at Ayr College.
Thursday, 24th November
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School Travel - Innovative approaches to making it active
Hear from Cecilia Oram from Sustrans about how schools can develop innovative approaches to tackling the problems of congestion at the school gates by encouraging active and sustainable travel.
Wednesday, 9th November
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Measuring Success in Feet: The Walk at Work Step Count Challenge
Find out from Carl Greenwood, Development Officer at Paths for All about their successful step count challenge which encouraged 2090 participants from 136 workplaces to walk more often.
Thursday, 29th September
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From Grey to Green
Chris Endacott from Gfleet Services, provided information on how to manage your grey fleet - helping an organisation to cut carbon, improve air quality, improve safety and save money.
Tuesday, 6th August
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Promoting Healthy and Active Lifestyles
John Geelan and Jude Thomson from Steer Davies Gleave provided an overview of two Scottish projects that encourage residents to lead more active and environmentally friendly lifestyles.
Thursday, 4th August.
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Travel Planning in Rural Locations
Matthew Eastwood from Eastwood Consulting, Kirsty Murfitt from SportScotland and Bill Martin from Mango IT provide
an introduction to rural travel planning.
Thursday, 23rd June.
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BikeBoost – Get a City Cycling
Celia Davis and Terry Blackwood from Get Cycling and Tim Steiner from JMP on the BikeBoost project in Dundee.
Tuesday, 31st May.
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Creating Living Streets – Encouraging Walking
Keith Irving, Living Streets Scotland Manager on how you can encourage walking in your workplace.
Wednesday, 11th May.Access a recording of this webinar (registration required).
Working Smarter
David Lennan, Chairman of Work Wise UK will provide an explanation of why the traditional working week is increasingly becoming a thing of the past.
Wednesday, 16th March.
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Public Transport Made Personal
Stuart McNeil, Traveline Scotland gives an outline of how to produce tailored journey plans for staff and visitors.
Wednesday, 23rd February.
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Implementing your travel plan – it doesn't have to be mission impossible
Neil Anderson, Transportation Planning (International) Ltd on how to overcome some of the challenges of implementing your travel plan.
Tuesday 25th, January.
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Encouraging car sharing with designated parking
Dave Kinnaird Consultants.
With case studies from ScottishPower, Borders College, and Fife Council.
Wednesday, 15th December.
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Get geared up for the changes in HMRC guidelines
Steve Edgell, Cycle to Work Alliance and Simon Fraser, Fife Council.
Thursday, 18th November.
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The benefits of making your workplace cycle friendly
Chris Johnson, Cycling Scotland and Annabel Beattie, South Ayrshire Council
Tuesday, 19th October.
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