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Swale Borough Council

… public transport and active transport. Use Local Plan Review to reduce the need to travel (e.g. for work). Short Medium Commenced 4 ECS Promote work-place car chargers (Government funding available). Medium Medium 5 Planning Through the Local Plan Review, require that 10% of parking spaces in new developments are provided with Electric Vehicle Short Medium Implemented in parking SPD 25…

… regular staff commuting survey and encourage commuting by walking, cycling or public transport. 2025 20 First survey complete 6 HR Encourage use of IT to reduce business travel to meetings. 2025 15 Use of IT for virtual meetings established. 7 HR Review HR strategy to remove incentives to use a car for business travel. 2025 15 8 HR Introduce a cycle to work scheme that includes e-bikes…

… journeys are made by public transport, walking or cycling – this needs to increase to at least 40% by 2030. Much more is possible. Research shows that 22% of commuter journeys in Swale could be by bike (assuming good cycling infrastructure, such as segregated cycleways and the uptake of e-bikes), better walking routes can encourage more journeys on foot and improve health, and six in ten…

… drivers would shift to public transport if its quality improved According to research published in April 2019, the Swale area has 10 electric vehicle charging points (EV chargers). This puts Swale at mid-range across Kent. The Committee on Climate Change, which advises the government, says there should be one EV charger for every thousand cars by 2030. This suggests that in Swale there should…

… strategy, favouring public transport and active travel. This could include improving urban design and the connectivity between existing and new residential developments and town 3,400.0 3,600.0 3,800.0 4,000.0 4,200.0 320.0 330.0 340.0 350.0 360.0 370.0 CO 2 em iss io ns  (k t) CO 2 em iss io ns  (k t) Year Swale's Transport Emissions  2005‐2017 (kt CO2) Swale Kent and Medwy Source: BEIS…