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Information for Businesses

Why Produce a Travel Plan?

Travel plans are a valuable business tool that assist businesses in saving money, improving staff retention and recruitment as well as having a positive impact on the public image of the company. They also provide many benefits for staff and to the local area.

Benefits to the business

Improved accessibility for employees, customers and suppliers
Reduction in the amount of land required for parking (reduced maintenance costs and the possibility of using the land for profitable use)
Increased staff retention and recruitment through making the site easier to access and providing benefits to assist with the journey to work
Reduced congestion leading to more efficient business travel
Reduce on site parking issues
Corporate social responsibility improvements and improved public image of the company

Benefits to employees

Improved range of travel choices available
Reduced stress related to congestion and parking problems
Improved health through the uptake of more active forms of travel
Benefits available to assist with various forms of travel to work

Benefits to the environment and the local community

Reduced congestion
Improved air quality
Improved road safety
Reduction in noise pollution

How can Hampshire County Council help?

The travel plan team at Hampshire County Council can provide a range of services to assist with the development and implementation of travel plans throughout the county.We positively encourage developers or applicants to contact us at the pre-application stage. In summary the services we provide are:

·Advice and guidance on all aspects of travel planning

·Provision of example staff surveys and site audits for businesses to use to collate information on the site for the travel plan (for links to the electronic versions please contact the Workplace Travel Plan Team)

·Assistance with setting up travel plan forums and partnerships in your local area

·Use of the on-line travel planning system iTRACE

·Provision of leaflets and information on cycle routes, public transport services and car sharing

·Use of the on-line car sharing database hantscarshare.co m