A New Way to Plan Supporting local authorities and developers to deliver mobility management through planning Matthew Prince Smarter Travel Unit Transport for London

Background Research: Engagement Strategy Policy: Residential & Workplace Planning Guidance A New Way to Plan - 3 years - TfL guides - Full evaluation

Components A New Way to Plan GenericBespokeNetworksWebsiteConference Guidance Notes

Achievements Generic Training 5 module course delivered twice Local authority officers only 76 attendees from 26 London Boroughs Course covered –Introduction to travel planning –Preparing a travel plan –Securing a travel plan –Implementation –Residential travel plans

Achievements Bespoke Training Local authorities only 10 boroughs invited - willingness or opportunity 7 took part Training included –General travel plan training –Policy support –Facilitating who does what? in the council –Getting different teams together – 1 st time! –Case study sharing

Achievements Networks 4 existing regional networks & 2 sub-regional networks Presentations and Question and answer sessions Getting the message out to a wider range of stakeholders Conference Local authorities, developers and consultancies Increase awareness for development related travel plans Share best practice and policy 165 attendees (60:40 split)

Achievements Guidance notes 6 sets of guidance notes and 4 case study reports produced –Summaries of residential & workplace guides –Travel planning in local policy –The relationship between the TP and TA –Monitoring –Case studies Website Technical problems – not launched – due end July

Lessons learned Generic - Advanced notification - Too many modules/too integrated - too generic! Bespoke- Finding the right person is hard - Getting the right people to attend vital - Follow up needed Networks - great opportunities for new audience - Can focus on current topics - Must know membership in advance Guidance notes - Were invaluable Conference - Overall success – needs a better theme

Two themes for the year –The value of travel plans –Bringing accountability to the TA Generic Training will be more specialist focused/clinics –Effective targets –Effective measures –Monitoring –Enforcement –Securing Travel Plans –Policy –Enforcement

Generic training being more audience focussed – e.g. developers, councillors, DC officers, Transport Planners etc Bespoke training – last years boroughs continued support Bespoke training – Set up a mentoring programme Networking – focussing on major institutions Website – Get it up and running Website – include forums and info exchange Conference – relate back to theme for the year Conference – Less lecture based more interactive/tutorial

Thank you Matthew Prince