2. Sustrans is the charity that’s enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day. Our work makes it possible for people to choose healthier, cleaner and cheaper journeys, with better places and spaces to move through and live in. .

3. Smarter Journeys to Work
3 year project covering Cardiff, Caerphilly and Pontypridd
Support and assist organisations in encouraging and promoting sustainable transport
This is achieved by developing a Travel Plan

4. Why have a Travel Plan? For the Employee For the Employer
Financial Savings
Solve parking issues and site accessibility
Staff retention and morale
Improve organisation image
Environmental benefits
Meet organisation regulations
Reduced Absenteeism
For the Employee
Reduce journey costs and time
Widen travel choices
Health and wellbeing benefits
Socialise with colleagues
Less stress
More pleasant workplace

5. Reduced staff absence Modal Shift Financial savings Time Savings
What has been achieved?
Cardiff Metropolitan University- 32% reduction in the number of days lost to staff sickness absence since 2008.
Velindre NHS Trust: reduced the number of staff single occupancy car trips to their site by 12% from
Zurich: video conferencing at its four sites resulted in £122,000 worth of fuel cost savings
KPMG in 2010: 430 extra ‘work hours’ that would be spent travelling were created
Reduced staff absence
Modal Shift
Financial savings
Time Savings

6. How can we help? We can provide free support in :
Understanding your workplace
Advising and assisting with the Travel Plan
Implementation
Monitoring arrangements
Travel Events
Cycle training, Dr Bike and cycle maintenance demonstrations

7. Who are we working with?
Lloyds TSB – helped set up a pool bike scheme
UHW – supported a number of events
HMRC – developed a Travel Plan from scratch and won a Sewta Travel Plan Award
University of South Wales – developing an Active Travel Map
Caerphilly Business Park – developing a Travel Plan

8. Resources There are a number of free resources that are available:
Smarter Journeys to Work toolkit
Sustainable travel leaflets/literature
‘hands on’ support with events

9. Swyddog Prosiect Mannau Gwaith Caerdydd
Mala Bhardwa
Swyddog Prosiect Mannau Gwaith Caerdydd
Project Officer Cardiff Workplaces
Sustrans Cymru
123 Stryd Bute Caerdydd CF10 5AE
123 Bute Street Cardiff CF10 5AE
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