Actions |
Action type |
CO2 saving potential |
Co-benefits |
Cost |
2021-23 target |
Encourage and enable more walking and cycling through the production of local cycling and walking investment plans, related bids and initiating infrastructure delivery. Behaviour change through communications. |
Indirect |
Medium |
Improves ecology, encourages economic sustainability, enhances health and wellbeing |
High |
- Staff resource in place by Sept 2021
- Walking and cycling schemes identified and behaviour change programme in place by June 2022
|
Expand cycle training and independent travel training programmes |
Indirect |
Low |
Encourages economic sustainability |
High |
Training programmes expanded by March 2023 |
Explore introduction of a bike share scheme in larger settlements |
Indirect |
Low |
Encourages economic sustainability |
Medium |
Study of bike share scheme completed & implementation initiated by 2022 |
Improve the quality and availability of public transport with a focus on maintaining the core network, better using S106 funds, and creating a new Enhanced Partnership scheme to make services more attractive to the travelling public. |
Indirect |
Medium |
Improves ecology, enhances health and wellbeing |
Medium |
- Staff resource in place
- Enhanced partnership created by 2022
|
Encourage behaviour change through active & sustainable travel campaigns and initiatives. |
Indirect |
Medium |
Improves ecology, enhances health and wellbeing |
High |
- External body recruited
- Campaigns & initiatives developed and delivered by 2022
|
Deploy Mobility as a Service (MaaS) applications that provide clear information across a range of travel modes & promote use of the most sustainable travel options |
Indirect |
Low |
Enhances health and wellbeing |
Medium |
Deployment plan created & initiated by 2023 |
Review of parking policy to support mode shift |
Indirect |
Medium |
Enhances health and wellbeing |
None |
Parking policy reviewed & policy agreed by March 2021 |
Through the Local Plan ensure (as far as possible) developments are located in sustainable locations close to key services & the need to travel by car is reduced |
Indirect |
Medium |
Improves ecology, enhances health and wellbeing |
None |
Policies developed & agreed by 2023 |
Work with schools, parents and partners to reduce the carbon foot print of the daily school commute |
Partnership/influence |
Medium |
Enhances health and wellbeing |
Medium |
- Carbon footprint of daily commute calculated
- Plan developed & initiated by March 2023
|
Engage with businesses to support sustainable business travel and active travel through the Business Travel Network (BTN)or successor groups |
Partnership/influence |
Low |
None |
Medium |
Future target beyond 2023 |