James Cleeton, Communities & Volunteers

How can we innovate but stay true to the principles of PTP?

How can we innovate but stay true to the principles of PTP?

• Historical context

• Learning lessons

• Framework for delivering PTP

• Summary

Historical context

Cutting car use and increasing levels of active travel

• Average reduction in car as driver trips of 11%

• Average increases in

– walking (15%)

– cycling (33%)

– public transport (18%)

• Savings per household of

– 416 to 1,667 car km per year

– 86 to 338 kg of CO2 per year

Historical context

• Significant spend on evaluation

• Pressure on funding

• LSTF – other settings?

Learning lessons

• Regular contact with PTP practitioners

• Meetings and site visits

• Importance of the conversation

• Create opportunities

• Bottom up development of adaptive methodology

How can we innovate but stay true to the principles of PTP?

“Personal Travel Planning (PTP) is a technique that delivers information, incentives and motivation to individuals to help them voluntarily make sustainable travel choices...”

DfT’s Making PTP Work Summary Report (2007)

Target audience / stakeholders /

partners

Awareness raising

Conversation AnnouncementPreparation Delivery Follow up

Supporting activities and events

Project design &

developmentEvaluation

Framework for PTP projects

Summary

• History of delivering residential PTP

• Need to transfer to other settings

• Learning through practical experience

• Framework for delivering PTP projects

• A process that maximises personal contact

Summary

• History of delivering residential PTP

• Need to transfer to other settings

• Learning through practical experience

• Framework for delivering PTP projects

• A process that maximises personal contact