Including the closely related terms total transport, and school transport.
… Shropshire Council Corporate Climate Action Plan and Project Pipeline 7 Title Lead org / Dept Notes / work underway More info needed? Review Transport Policy and contracts to favour low carbon options Highways Does this impact Council emissions? Lessons to be learned from Cornwall total transport model. Existing work on Park and Ride developments; links with Health sector around…
… school transport; shared vehicle assets; school runs and patient transfer, DfT work, etc Y Prepare a pipeline of bids in advance for active travel funding Highways Seek support from Sustrans Y Buy 5 electric cargo bikes for Council use or loan by 2025 Highways A bid was submitted in early summer 2020 but was unsuccessful. Additional funding sources will be sought Y Revise Council…
… plant Climate Change Task Force Government is now clearly backing hydrogen as a low carbon vehicle fuel. Our transport fleet and that of our key contractors (including buses) could make use of hydrogen, therefore we will undertake a feasibility study as a joint commission with Highways and Transport colleagues. Battlefield was recently identified as one of only two preferred locations…
… identified in the Marches as part of a recent regional study commissioned by the Midlands Energy Hub for low carbon transport hubs. Y Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme Housing Services Shropshire Council and Herefordshire Council are working together on allocating the Governments 'Green Home Grant', the Warm Homes Fund 'Rural homes and communities Category', and other funding…
… and resources Create a strategy for staff related transport that follows the hierarchy of transportation modes Human Resources Initial estimate for carbon emissions due to staff commute is 2853 tCO2e per year N Support staff to work from home and attend meetings virtually Human Resources Significant work underway in response to the Covid19 crisis. y Further promote national car-sharing…