Sustainable Travel to the Olympics Plain Sailing – Sustainable Travel to the Olympics Chris Hook Travel Advice for Business London 2012 – W&P 2

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Weymouth and Portland, Dorset Olympic Games (10 medals) 27 July – Opening Ceremony 29 July - First event 11 August - Final event 12 August – Closing Ceremony Sailing: Noon – 6pm daily Paralympic Games (3 medals) 1 September 2012 First event 6 September 2012 Final event Sailing: 11am – 6pm daily Whose involved…… 62 countries 600 Olympic Family 60,000+ spectators Additional points: Activity prior to and immediately following the start and end dates as those that make the Games happen move into/out of the area. Local cultural events being considered throughout the period to encourage visitors to enjoy the experience. 2 months of activity including the Paralympic Games Load in and load out times 4,600 tickets for Nothe – first 10 days sold out first ballot (3 times oversubscribed), final 4 days had limited availability. Ticketed Nothe and other associated large scale will not happen for the Paralympics The Live site may be at Paralympics subject to funding 4

Weymouth Town Centre Quick overview of the plans – NOTE Live Site is now only 15,000 with the other 10,000 now in Festival Arena (no longer village). Transport Hub – location for all P&R, direct coach, tour coach (bookable online now) 1.5 mile walk to Nothe from there Train Station – over 2,000 people during peak hours

Weymouth - getting around by road

Games transport challenge Provide safe, secure and reliable transport for all client groups Keep Weymouth, Portland and Dorset moving Leave a legacy and facilitate regeneration (£120 million – WRR, WTP, LTP and Stats) Games transport strategy Public transport Games Accessible Games Sustainable Games Influence Travel Behaviour Athletes that compete, not commute

Olympic Route Network (ORN) Minimise impacts on other (non-Olympic) road users during Games time whilst keeping London and the rest of the UK working Enable safe, secure and reliable transport for the Games family to achieve target journey times, within budget Ensure reliability of the route network in terms of journey times

Enhanced transport services Park & Ride 5,300 temporary spaces 1,795 existing spaces Transport Hub Rail additional capacity Cycling additional spaces inc. temporary Direct coach services Midlands and South West Local Roads & Parking Plan crowd/vehicle management event day parking

Weymouth - getting around by road From 27 July - 12 August 2012:  The Esplanade, part of Kings Street and Westham Road will be closed to traffic between 10am-10pm The harbour area will be access only for those who live, work or are resident in a hotel/guesthouse in the area Provisions will be made for visitors with a disability Extra park and ride sites available along the Dorchester to Weymouth corridor. Four sites using 60+ buses to transport visitors in and out of Weymouth Find out more at: www.dorsetforyou.com/london2012/transport

Finding your way on foot or bike Dedicated pedestrian routes set up Team of around 150 ambassadors on hand to help visitors find their way Residents encouraged to use sustainable travel (walking/cycling) Extra cycle parking will be available at Weymouth Train Station, Swannery Hub, The Nothe, Westham Bridge, North Quay, Pavillion Complex and Brunswick Terrace All about safety of pedestrians and enhancing the visitor experience

www.traveldorset.org Travel Dorset – Dorset Traffic Control Centre Help manage incidents Manage the day to day operation of the highway network Reduce the disruption caused by incidents Provide drivers with real-time road traffic information Provide fast and accurate information on alternative routes Provide reliable information on journey times Free online traffic and travel information service Real-time information via a PC or mobile device www.traveldorset.org

Providing support to businesses…. We want to ensure that the business community is: aware of the increased pressure that will be experienced on the transport networks during the Games understands the challenges for their staff, customers, visitors and suppliers encourages a change in usual travel behaviour feels supported in minimising the potential impacts on your operations To help in that process London 2012 will in the coming months be working with all parts of the business community to help in your preparations: Starting today we are raising awareness of the possible transport challenges next year – it will be significantly busier than normal summer holiday period. We wish to encourage all businesses to consider the impact of the Games on all parts of their operations. We are asking them to develop a plan of what you’ll do to mitigate potential challenges. And we wish to support you throughout the process. SO, What is it that we are asking you to do…..

Action Plans... getting you Games Ready Will you be impacted? When and by how much for how long? What does your plan include? Reduce – home working, leave, alternative office, pre-ordering goods Re-time – avoid AM/PM peak, organise for staff to come in at 7am or 3pm? Re-mode – it will be a wonderful walking and cycling in the summer Re-route – could you walk last part of journey from the station, or deliver avoiding ORN Then need to communicate this to: Staff Suppliers Customers Business travellers

Marketing & Communications Freight, Deliveries and Servicing Business marketing with round 2 commencing in September, and round 3 in January.

Residents & Spectators

Influencing Travel Behaviour getaheadofthegames.com

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Thank you Reduce Re-time Re-mode Re-route Websites of interest: getaheadofthegames.com dorsetforyou.com/london2012/transport tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/london2012 maritimemix2012.com weymouthbaysidefestival.com Sign up to the Keep on Running e-bulletins at getaheadofthegames.com