Workplace Travel Plans
A workplace travel plan is a package of measures introduced by employers to encourage staff to travel by greener alternatives than single-occupancy car-use. Such a plan could include, for example: a commitment to improve cycling facilities; a dedicated bus service; restricted car parking allocations; or a car sharing scheme. It might also promote flexible-working practices such as remote access and video conferencing.
Travel plans can offer real benefits not only to the organisation and its employees, but also the community that surrounds it. It may help to relieve local parking or congestion problems or improve public transport connections across the area. It may also relieve stress on employees through reducing delays or providing the opportunity to cut their travel commitments by working from home on occasion. For further information on the benefits of introducing a work place travel plan please see below.
|Back to topFree help and financial assistance for businesses to travel greener
Haringey businesses can take advantage of free advice and assistance for developing a workplace travel plan from both the council and through Transport for London’s New Way to Work Programme which can be found by using the TFL - Workplace Travel Planning link at the bottom of the page in the external links section.
In addition there are various funding opportunities and resources designed to assist with the implementation of the travel plan. These are listed below.
|Back to topCouncil funding opportunities
Haringey Council will consider matching funding or contributing to the cost of implementing a measure identified within your workplace travel plan up to the value of £2000. For example, the council will consider providing a financial contribution towards the installation of secure cycle parking facilities, lockers or shower facilities. This source of funding has been secured from Transport for London (TfL), and is available until March 2012.
For further details contact Haringey Council’s Transport, Policy and Projects team on 020 8489 1492 or email frontline@haringey.gov.uk
|back to topAdditional TfL funding opportunities
Take a stand
Any business that is actively working on a workplace travel plan in Haringey can apply for up to 20 Sheffield cycle parking stands free of charge to encourage employees to cycle to work. For further details see TfL's additional funding opportunities page in the external links section below.
London liftshare
If parking is an issue at your site, or you are having trouble recruiting staff because they can't reach you, or if you just want to do your staff a favour, then setting up a London liftshare scheme for your organisation could help. This is free of charge. For more details see the London Liftshare website in the external links section below.
Useful External Links
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