What is a travel plan?
A travel plan or green transport plan is a strategy by which a business or institution can reduce the environmental impact of journeys made by its staff and clients. Travel plans provide options to encourage the use of sustainable forms of transport such as walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing.
Travel plans have been proven to reduce congestion around businesses and schools. The basic principle is that a small reduction in the number of people travelling to work in 'single occupancy' cars makes a big difference to the movement of traffic on the roads. If only 1 in 5 employees left their cars at home 1 day a week and were to car share or use public transport, there would be a 20% reduction in traffic on the roads.
This page was last updated on 16 February 2010