23rd September 2009

Who We Are

Mark Webb Travel for Work Partnership Manager TP+ Project Manager

Gary Armstrong TP+ Coordinator

Agenda

Background to TP+ (Mark Webb)

Highways Agency (David Abbott)

EEDA (Andrew Summers)

Current Status (Gary Armstrong)

Breakout Session (MW/GA)

TP+ Project Steering Group (MW/GA)

Wrap up (MW)

Aim to end by 10am

TRAVEL PLAN PLUS (Travel Reduction Attainment Via Energy-efficient Localities PLANning):

Aims to:- show how Local Travel Plan Networks (LTPNs) can deliver energy efficiency- develop a LTPN implementation framework- implement four LTPNs in EU - monitor and evaluate how these work- recommend how policy can best deliver the widespread adoption of LTPNs across the EU.

Scale:- 30-month project (from November 2008 – April 2011)- Six partners from Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK(2),- Lead partner Loughborough University

Background

Travel for Work knows successful travel plans are:- good for business (productive staff, green publicity) - good for commuters (health and wealth and happiness)- good for environment - good value for money

Travel for Work has:- a network of employers already doing travel planning- a host of tools and services to support- a wealth of experience to bring to this project- national credibility in this field- access to all the key players in travel

Background

TRAVEL PLAN PLUS Cambridge Network is:

- Managed by Travel for Work Partnership (on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council)

- Will employ two staff- Travel Plan Coordinator- Travel Plan Administrator

Background

St John’s Innovation Centre(@850 emps)

Taylor Vinters Solicitors(220 emps)

Cambridge Business Park(@800emps)Cambridge Science Park

(@4,500 emps)

Cambridge Regional College(680 emps; 4,500 students)

Background – TP+ Scope

From EU From Matched funders From Section 106 funding Will fund:

- Travel Plan Coordinator

- Travel Plan Administrator

- Accommodation

- Monitoring (surveys, traffic counts etc)

- Some initiative development

Background – Funding

County Council SCDC City Council EEDA Highways Agency Cambridgeshire Horizons

Background – Stakeholders

Establish Steering Group Develop & agree a Network Travel plan Implement at least five initiatives Monitor activity TP coordinator to manage implementation

Background – What we need to do

Great opportunity Employer input essential Commuter and therefore business benefits – Certain! Possible access to funding (joint approaches)

Background – Working Together

And after April 2011?

TP+ Coodinator to work on ‘succession’ Different models of Network to consider Different models of funding to consider

…. But, first things first!.....

Background

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David AbbottDavid Abbott

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Highways AgencyHighways Agency

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About the Highways AgencyAbout the Highways Agency• An executive agency of the

Department for Transport

• Maintain, manage & improve England’s Trunk road & Motorway network - the Strategic Road Network:

• Just 3% of England’s roads, but carrying one third of traffic (two-thirds of road freight)

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The ChallengesThe Challenges• Traffic growth

• Journey Reliability

• Climate change & other environmental concerns

• Economic prosperity and pressures from new development

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Making choices – achieving a balanceMaking choices – achieving a balance

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Spatial Planning

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What are “Smarter Choices”?What are “Smarter Choices”?• ““SMARTER”SMARTER”

– more intelligent, well informed and well considered travel decision-making

• ““CHOICES”CHOICES”

– credible, appropriate, affordable, reliable and

effective travel alternatives

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Thank youThank you

David AbbottEastern Regional Coordinator: Influencing Travel Behaviour

Network Operations Woodlands

Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7LW

Tel 01234 796221Mob 07771 677517

Email: david.abbott@highways.gsi.gov.uk

Find out more on the HA website: www.highways.gov.uk/SmarterTravel

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Andy Summers

Principal Transport Planner

EEDA

My presentation today

• Regional economic context for transport

• What our evidence suggests…

• Why travel planning matters

Regional Economic Strategy (RES): Key ambitions

Three key RES objectives to 2031:

• Economic Growth (GVA / year of 2.1% per worker)

• CO2 Reduction (60% reduction on 1990 levels)

• Employment Growth (80% employment by 2031)

RES Transport Goal: “A sustainable transport system that fully supports sustainable economic growth”

RES ‘Engines of Growth’

Transport Economic Evidence Study: Costs of Congestion

• Currently, congestion in East of England is costing the UK economy over £1bn per annum

• By 2021, this economic cost will have doubled to over £2bn per annum

• Equivalent productivity losses in the region:– Up to £900 per worker per annum

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So why is travel planning important?• Transport has key role in addressing both regional economy

and carbon emission challenges

• Traffic congestion will cost the economy up to £2bn p.a. by 2031

• Targeted investment gives high returns but we cannot build our way out:– Supply-side alone is not the answer– At most addresses 8-15% of economic cost of congestion

• Annual carbon emissions from the region’s transport system predicted to grow by 23% by 2031 if we carry on as we are.

So why is travel planning important?• Need for demand-side measures (such as TRAVEL PLAN PLUS) to

address challenges:– travel planning and reducing work-related vehicular journeys a key

element

• TEES shows that:– 10% reduction in highway trips in Cambridge and Norwich = £20m

benefits / year– 10% reduction in highway trips in London Arc = £50m benefits /

year

• And carbon benefits too – hits multiple RES ambitions

• EEDA keen to support initiatives in the East of England which address these challenges

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Current Status

Commuter Centre

Potential Services

Branding

Activities/Events

Current Status – Commuter Centre

Cambridge Science Park Innovation Centre

End of September 2009

TP+ Coordinator and Administrator

Current Status – Potential Services

Car Club

Marketing travel information

Information Website

Running bus services

Public Transport Discounts

Bicycle User Group (BUG)

Monitoring effect of network

Reducing congestion

Initiatives to assist in improving health of staff

Lobbying

Current Status - Branding

Is this brand name adequate?

What are the alternatives:

- SG to think of a new name?

- Organise a competition across sites?

Current Status – Activities/Events

Home Post Code mapping

Traffic & Turning Counts (1st week in October)

2009 Annual Travel Survey (1st week in October)

‘The Busway’ Road Shows (mid/late October)

Travel Mode Safari (November)

What do employers want?

We need your input

Breakout Session

Split into 2 groups

Consider travel to and for work issues facing employers across site

3 Objectives:

- Identify 5 good things

- Identify 5 challenges/bad things

- Identify the priorities

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TP+ Project Steering Group

What’s Involved:

- Attend a steering group meeting @ every 2 months

- Establish terms of reference

- Represent the interests of employers across the TP+ site

- Determine priorities and where to concentrate effort

- Provide vision and direction to TP+ team

- Agree the area travel plan developed by TP+ team

- First meeting scheduled for 1 October

TP+ Project Steering Group

Potential Structure:

- 1 employer from Cambridge Science Park

- 1 employer from Cambridge Business Park

- 1 employer from St John’s Innovation Park

- Cambridge Regional College

- Taylor Vinters

- 1 employer representing smaller employers

- 1 member Bidwells

- 1 member King Sturge

- others when appropriate

- Support from TP+ team

Discuss and nominate

And next….

Gary Armstrong (TP+ Coordinator)- Current tel: 01223 715695 (will change once on site)- Email: gary.armstrong@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Mark Webb (TP+ Project Manager)- Telephone: 01223 715696- Email: mark.webb@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Contacts