Travel Planning in a Recession

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Travel Planning in a Recession Kindly sponsored
by Wednesday 10th June 2009
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Agenda

• Intro Mark Webb (TfW)
• Importance of Travel Planning Mike Salter
  (EEDA)
• Travel Planning in a Recession Gary Armstrong
  (TfW)
• Travel Plan Safari
• Lessons Learnt
• Must be out by 10.15 am for next meeting.

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Mike Salter Transport Planning Manager EEDA
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My presentation today

• Regional economic context for transport
• Transport Economic Evidence Study (TEES) and
• Why travel planning matters

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About the RES key ambitions

• GVA per capita over 70 higher in 2031 than today
• GVA per employee over 60 higher
• reduce CO2 60 by 2031

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RES Engines of Growth
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Regional Economic Context

• RES a sustainable transport system that fully
  supports sustainable economic growth
• Priority 1 make best use of existing networks
• Priority 2 invest in transport to maximise
  growth
• Priority 3 increased benefit from gateways
• Priority 4reduce environmental impacts

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TEES Study Objectives

• What is the wider cost to the regional economy of
  the constraints imposed by the current and
  planned transport network?
• Where in the region does transport impose the
  most severe costs upon the economy?
• What are the economic benefits of implementing
  additional transport interventions?
• Sound economic and transport modelling as basis

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Study Findings - Costs of Congestion

• By 2021, congestion in region will cost UK
  economy
• As much as 1.3bn per annum in GDP terms if all
  congestion could be eliminated
• And up to 2.2bn per annum in GDP and welfare
  terms
• Equivalent productivity losses in the region
• Up to 900 per worker per annum

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Productivity losses / worker - 2021
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Study Findings Carbon Impacts Highway Packages
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So why is travel planning important?

• Transport has key role in the regional economy
• Imbalance between demand and supply causes
  congestion - 2bn p.a. cost
• 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

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So why is travel planning important?

• Need for demand-side measures 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
• And carbon benefits too hits multiple RES
  ambitions
• So keen to support Travel for Work initiative

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Travel Planning in a Recession Gary
Armstrong Travel Plan Adviser Travel for Work
Partnership
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Is the recession affecting workplace Travel
Planning? National Headlines
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Is the recession affecting workplace Travel
Planning?
TfW Anecdotal Evidence

• Take a Stand money handed back
• Large employer NOT applying for Travel Plan
  Award because making employees redundant
• No time at present. Working hard to stay
  alive!
• TfW Employer reducing travel plan coordinator
  work time

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But Travel Planning can help employers weather
the storm ?

• Travel planning is positive NOT negative
• Saves commuters money
• Helps reduce congestion keep economy moving
• We are all worried about CO2 help commuters
  do their bit
• We are all worried about obesity, heart disease,
  diabetes etc help commuters take more exercise
• Reduces business travel costs

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Some ideas to consider

• Sustainable (more active) commuting
• less sickness
• more productive
• commuting cost reduction
• Happier, healthier, wealthier workforce
• Positive green publicity link initiatives
  to recession busting!
• Corporate Social Responsibility reporting
• Reduced pressure on the car park
• reduced organisation stress!

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Some ideas to consider

• Cycling
• Tax efficient cycle purchase schemes
• Negotiate discounts with cycle shops
• Fund/subsidise cycle training
• Improve on-site facilities
• Allow 10 mins a day to change/shower
• Fund regular Dr Bike sessions

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Some ideas to consider

• Car Sharing
• Provide free access to car parks and/or allocate
  best car park spaces
• Highlight cost savings in publicity
• Provide access to a matching service (eg.
  CamShare)
• Promote success stories

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Some ideas to consider

• Car Clubs
• Proven to save money
• Car hire service - ½ hr minimum usage
• Can potentially be used by business as a Pool
  Car option

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Some ideas to consider

• Bus/Train use
• Negotiate bus/train discounts (can you join with
  neighbours?)
• Subsidise bus/train fares
• Promote stress reducing bus experiencetime to
  yourself, read a book, snooze etc
• Work with provider to promote cost/time savings
  of bus/train use (season tickets/smart cards)
• Improve bus stops (lighting, seating, cover)

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Some ideas to consider

• Business Travel
• Pool bikes cycle to local meetings
• Video/audio conferencing reducing need to
  travel
• Train travel can be less expensive than car
  (allows time to work)
• Pool umbrellas walk to local meetings

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Some ideas to consider

• Work-life balance
• Reduces staff travel costs
• Improves staff moral
• Can improve productivity

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Travel Plan Safari How it Works

• Four 15 minute sessions.
• Facilitator will talk for 3 minutes about their
  offering a bell will ring at the end of the 3
  minutes.
• Delegates then have 12 minutes to ask questions.
• A horn will sound at the end of 12 minutes and it
  is then time to move on to the next table as
  indicated in you delegate notes please move on
  as quickly as possible.
• Above process will be repeated

Remember to complete the two questions on the
delegate form as you may be asked to share your
ideas at the end of the meeting!
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Travel Plan Safari Six Tables
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Delegate Feedback

• What One thing have you learnt from today?
• What one thing will you do as a result of todays
  meeting?

Remember to complete the two questions on the
delegate form as you may be asked to share your
ideas at the end of the meeting!
Names to be drawn out of a bag!
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Wrap-up

• Dont forget to fill in the feedback form?
• Contact the TfW team for further details on any
  of the issues discussed
• Mark Webb 01223 715696
• Gary Armstrong 01223 715695
• www.tfw.org.uk

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Thank You for Attending

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