Including 9 closely related terms such as public transport options, transport options, and transport infrastructure.
… and share best practice to make it easier for others to follow, signposting to other leaders along the way. Ongoing & Completed We are already on our way to understanding how our staff travel to and from work and will proceed by promoting lift- sharing and public transport options. We have introduced a staff cycle purchase scheme through salary sacrifice, to encourage modal shift and help reduce…
… car use, particularly for shorter journeys. Further encourage the County Council to use such mechanisms to enable and encourage sustainable transport, particularly measures that allow people to use active and collective forms of transport to travel to work, such as segregated cycle ways and public transport. 17 D. Buildings & Energy Overview Heating for homes and workspaces currently…
…% of car journeys within Cheltenham are under 2km; many of these journeys could be made on foot or by bicycle. A modal shift to more active transport is needed to reduce emissions from privately owned vehicles. For those unable to make these journeys without a vehicle, public transport needs to become a more attractive option and fossil fuel consuming cars need to be phased out as soon as possible…
…, we have already started to feel the impacts of climate change. Increased flooding in the area has posed a risk to transport infrastructure, damaging our roads and causing disruption. An increase in impermeable surfaces such as concrete and tarmac, and a reduction in natural flood mitigation, for example due to land drainage schemes, has resulted in flash flooding which can impact health…
… this element of the pathway, CBC has a vision for how transport could work better in the borough. To deliver this vision, we must work with others who have the statutory powers and resources to help us. In 2019, we published our Connecting Cheltenham17 report, to seek to influence GCC’s new Local Transport Plan, as well as articulating a clear aspiration of how Cheltenham wanted and needed to change…