Including the closely related term public transport.
… possible); reducing miles (e.g. by optimising routes); and replacing travel in cars with either active travel i.e. walking and cycling (e.g. using one of the pool e-bikes available) or public transport (e.g. using buses and trains). When needing to use a car, staff will be encouraged to use electric pool vehicles and to car share. An electric car salary sacrifice scheme is also available…
… actions to embed climate and ecological considerations into the organisational DNA and importantly to enable Oxfordshire’s transition to net-zero across transport and connectivity, buildings, schools, energy systems, waste and consumption, and the natural environment. 1.1. Putting our own house in order While our corporate emissions represent only 0.28% of Oxfordshire’s total1, we…
… signals a year to LED dependent on funding and resources. As at the end of March 2023, 272 of the traffic signal sites have LED lighting. Department for Transport funding enabled the conversion of five of the more challenging traffic signal sites to LED in 2022/23. A business case for the conversion of an additional 40 sites was approved in 2022/23 and works are due to complete in 2023/24…
… fleets in the Fire and Rescue Service (OFRS), Supported Transport, Facilities Management, and Highways. Type of vehicle Total Main Fleet Number of which EV Total Fire & Rescue Number of which EV 4x4/SUV 7 - 10 - Car 23 5 68 10 Minibus 109 2 - - Motorbike - - 1 - Van 102 8 28 9 Fire appliance 48 - Other (plant/ platform) 3 3 - The approach to fleet…
… associated with business travel, not necessarily reductions in the number of miles. This way, services are not restricted in their ability to travel, but encouraged to use low-carbon modes of transport. The agreed targets allowed for a further post-COVID bounce back in 2022/23 as it was acknowledged that COVID restrictions were still in place until July 2021. In 2022/23 a staff business travel…