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Travel Planning at Ashchurch & Tewkesbury Business Parks

Travel Planning at Ashchurch & Tewkesbury Business Parks. Background. In Tewkesbury Borough, 19% of households do not have access to a car and 47% have access to 1 car Traffic levels in Tewkesbury are expected to rise by 1.4% per year

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Travel Planning at Ashchurch & Tewkesbury Business Parks

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  1. Travel Planning at Ashchurch & Tewkesbury Business Parks

  2. Background • In Tewkesbury Borough, 19% of households do not • have access to a car and 47% have access to 1 car • Traffic levels in Tewkesbury are expected to rise by • 1.4% per year • Provision of information about existing public transport • services, walking and cycling links can reduce car journeys • by up to 13% • Builds on the Site Specific Advice Travel Plan work conducted • by Foxley Tagg in 2005

  3. Why? • To help reduce traffic congestion on access roads to the site • by promoting alternatives to car journeys where possible • To free up the roads to allow more efficient • commercial operations • To help improve access to employment opportunities • for those without access to a car • Reduce the need to use valuable land for car parking provision

  4. The Project • Conducted by Vision 21 • To visually identify where employees based on the business • parks live and travel to work from • To provide information on existing public transport services, • walking & cycling links and car share schemes • Xxx organisations provided a total of xxx postcodes

  5. Public Transport Network Map

  6. ASHCHURCH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BUS STOP MAP

  7. Cycle Routes

  8. Car/lift sharing • Average car occupancy rate around Tewkesbury is 1.07 • Potential for many more people to car share?

  9. Next Steps • Identify resources to continue the project • Link with Parklife and Highways Agency • Improvements to cycle links • Information will help GCC in the production of transport • strategies for Tewkesbury and Gloucestershire

  10. Next Steps • Set up travel information points in your foyers, • Link intranet/internet to www.carsharegloucestershire.com • www.nationalrail.co.uk • www.traveline.org.uk • Provide public transport information on your “how to find us” • web pages and leaflets • Provide Cycle Parking facilities for employees and visitors • Include travel planning in your own carbon reduction strategies

  11. Set up a Transport Management Association • for the Business Park • Join the National Business Travel Association • www.nbtn.org.uk • or • Join Association of Commuter Transport/Travelwise • www.acttravelwise.org

  12. In conclusion • Approximately 40% of employees on the business parks live • in the GL20 postcode area, within 5 miles of the site • Provision of information to promote walking, cycling, • use of public transport & car sharing through projects • such as TravelSmart can reduce single occupancy • car trips by up to 13% • We need your help to provide information to your staff • to encourage them to use alternative ways • to commute to work

  13. Questions asked at Tewkesbury J9 Meeting 13th February Q. Could the number 41 bus go onto the estate? Q. Can we have another access route to try to control congestion?  More businesses are coming to the Tewkesbury business park which brings more jobs and increases the traffic congestion.  Q. Can we have an emergency access route out of Tewkesbury for when there is any flooding or an accident on the surrounding roads? Q. What is the strategy for the Tewkesbury area?  Is it to grow?

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