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When was the last time you were in a car and wished you weren't?

Contact the Workplace Travel Plan team on 020 8547 5760 or travel.plans@rbk.kingston.gov.uk to discuss any of your transport problems.

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is committed to tackling the growing problems of traffic congestion and pollution by finding ways to decrease the use of the private car.

Journeys generated by work and business account for much of London’s car and van use. Developing a workplace travel plan is a positive and effective way for companies to reduce the impact of their transport demands.

A workplace travel plan involves a package of practical measures designed to encourage your employees and visitors to travel to and from your site by sustainable modes of transport.

Assistance and resources

If your business is interested in developing a travel plan voluntarily, substantial help is available. A New Way To Work is a recently launched promotional campaign for workplace travel planning. Working with Transport for London (TfL), the Council is able to offer funding and support including free cycle parking, matched funding for other initiatives, merchandise for employees and promotional material tied into a London-wide travel awareness brand. Businesses will be guided through each stage of the travel planning process, allowing businesses to develop a meaningful and useful travel plan with little time-consuming work and implement a wide range of measures at minimal cost. Please see the travel plan funding initiatives page, linked below, for more details.

The Council offers free workplace travel planning advice for businesses required to have a travel plan as a result of a planning application. A range of guidance material, including leaflets, brochures, and videos, is available from the Council to assist you in writing your plan. We provide constructive feedback on any draft documents submitted.

The Council provides cycle training to adults, individually or through businesses, at subsidised rates or free of charge. Organising training sessions for employees can form an effective travel plan measure. For more information, contact the Road Safety and Travel Awareness unit on 020 8547 5865 or email cycling@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

Please see the page on funding initiatives (linked below) for more information on A New Way to Work. If you are interested in developing a travel plan for your workplace or discussing the idea further, please contact the Workplace Travel Plan team by telephone on 020 8547 5760 or by email at travel.plans@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

Organisations and forums

Local travel plan groups are a good way for businesses to gain mutual support for travel planning, work together on schemes such as car sharing and gain a coherent voice to try to improve local transport infrastructure. The Council hopes to help launch such a group in north Chessington early in 2008.

The Council also coordinates the Kingston Travel Plan Network, which is a forum for local businesses and organisations to discuss travel plans and related transport issues.

More information is available under 'Local travel plan groups' below, or from the Workplace Travel Plan team.