Travel Planning benefits to Universities & Colleges
Travel Planning can ease congestion around campuses, reduce costs, improve staff and student health and help institutions reduce their CO2 emissions. Travel Plans are 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, students 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 campus facilities
- reduce demand for parking and associated conflicts
- improve staff and student health
- support positive relations with campus neighbours
- support planning applications for new buildings
Travel Plans can also contribute to the Universities and Colleges Climate Commitment for Scotland.
