Help and advice to keep your business moving

We want to keep Warrington and your business moving, no-one likes a traffic jam so it’s time we changed up the way we commute.

The benefits of a travel plan

Encouraging your employees to walk, cycle, use public transport and car share has lasting benefits for both the business and the individual.

These benefits include:

reducing congestion on the local road network
solving parking problems
improving employee health and well-being
reduces business travel and work-place costs
reduces recruitment costs and improves staff retention
assists with the delivery of environmental policies

Travel Plans identify the impact the way we currently travel has on your business and on the local area, then identifies ways in which we can switch up our commute and encourage transport choice.

Creating a plan

Creating a travel plan can be daunting, we can provide support for whatever stage you are at.

We help businesses by:

providing information about different travel options available
providing options that reduce the need to travel
coordinating and delivering your travel plan
travel survey creation, analysis and reporting
action plan delivery and monitoring
bespoke active and sustainable travel initiatives
travel information guides and maps
organising and delivering your travel plan events
managing behaviour change programme, travel vouchers and incentive schemes

A variety of programmes and campaigns are available to suit your business requirements.

Find out how the Travel Choice Team’s initiatives can support staff to access more travel choices.

Walking

Your workforce spends a lot of time at work so think about the opportunities to increase physical activity and improve mental health and wellbeing.. A more active workforce brings lots of benefits to both staff and the business.

We can offer:

led lunchtime walks
up to date route information and walking maps
walk leader training

Cycling

Improving the number of staff that cycle to work can provide many benefits, with more cycle commuters in your organisation and by offering support to them, you can demonstrate your businesses commitment to sustainability and the health and well-being of your staff.

We can offer

cycle training for all levels
Dr Bike, free bike servicing and bike maintenance tips and advice
bike register security marking
guided rides for all levels
up to date route information and cycling maps

Public Transport

Encouraging staff to travel by public transport can reduce car parking congestion and support local services. Public transport can be an accessible, stress-free and low cost way of getting to work.

We can offer:

subsidised ticketing and taster tickets.
journey planning
bus Information
up to date timetables, ticketing and bus routes
personalised journey planning

Car sharing

Encouraging an incentivising staff to share cars can impact the numbers of single occupancy vehicles to site, resulting in a reduction in the car park spaces required and reducing the congestion on local roads.

Ways we can help include:

employers guide to car sharing
car share matching events
encouraging and incentivising staff to share cars

Reducing business mileage and increasing flexible working

By reducing the number of car trips made for business travel and increasing flexible working practices, can not only reduce costs but can also increase the amount of productive staff time. This can be achieved by making alternative travel choices more attractive than single occupied vehicles. With technology transforming our working lives employees can work from home or onsite, providing the opportunity to travel shorter distances and the freedom to arrange meetings without the long commute.

We can help with:

set up an ebike scheme, try before you buy with our pool ebikes
encouraging travel by public transport by providing up-to-date travel information, routes, timetables and taster tickets.
signing up to Warrington’s Car Club with Co Wheels as a corporate member
encouraging staff to car-share when travelling to training or meetings

How can we help?

We can work with employers and businesses across Warrington to deliver a travel plan service, there are two ways in which we can help.

Option 1

We take responsibility for managing the travel plan on behalf of the organisation. We would be responsible for the implementation of the travel plan, incentives and appointment of a designated travel plan coordinator.

This option will require a contribution.

Option 2

The organisation retains responsibility for the travel plan. The organisation retains responsibility for funding and implementing the travel plan, incentives and measures, the appointment of a travel plan coordinator and monitoring successful delivery.

This option we can provide practical support and work with you to help deliver a successful travel plan.

If you have a Workplace Travel Plan requirement, please contact our friendly team who would be happy to provide guidance to get you started.

Contact the Travel Choices Team

E-mail

travelwarrington@warrington.gov.uk

17 May 2024