Including the closely related terms bikes, and cycling routes.
… and existing buildings where practicable • Ensure that drainage strategies and flood risk assessments take into account the impact of a changing climate • Complete master planning for Strategic Allocations with walking and cycling routes through sites, making essential local services more accessible without the need to travel by car • Encourage modern methods of construction…
… Page 9 Focus Area 1 – Travel & Transport What we want to achieve • Rationalise our fleet and switch to low carbon fuels, with a move to electric wherever possible as vehicles reach their end of life and need replacement • Create a policy for staff travel, encouraging low-carbon options such as public transport, cycling, walking and eco-driving where driving is necessary…
… by encouraging hybrid working. • Introduced the Cycle2Work scheme in 2016, encouraging staff to travel by bike by providing up to 47% off the cost of bikes and equipment • Installed 19 electric car charging points Borough wide • In conjunction with Warwickshire County Council, developed a green travel project associated with the canal gateways into Atherstone and Polesworth • Encouraged green…
… travel through walking (11 local walking groups) and cycling (Bikeability) schemes Our fleet of cars, vans, refuse collection vehicles, tractor and a cesspool tanker produce 745 tonnes of CO2 which is 38.6% of our total output North Warwickshire Borough Council – Climate Change Action Plan Page 10 How we will achieve our targets Rationalise our fleet and switch…
… by looking at which vehicles get the lowest use and if working patterns can be adapted to enable the sharing of vehicles. Unfortunately it will be necessary to expand our refuse collection vehicle fleet to enable us to cope with expected housing growth. Create a policy for staff travel, encouraging low-carbon options such as public transport, cycling and walking We already encourage our staff…