Smarter Travel

Travel Plans are developed by organisations to encourage staff and visitors to make greater use of public transport, cycling and walking and more efficient use of cars. 

They are intended to help reduce local traffic congestion and pollution, and contribute to reducing carbon emissions.

• Safe cycle parking and mileage rates for cyclists
• Showers and storage lockers
• Season ticket loan schemes
• Car sharing
• Pool bicycles
• Car club membership 
• Changes to working arrangements, such as home working and video conferencing
• Providing alternatively fuelled vehicles
• Provision of public transport information

For many new developments the Council requires a travel plan to be implemented to help limit the transport impact of the development.

Our travel plan

Wandsworth Council's own Travel Plan was first implemented in 1999 and has been evolving ever since.

The travel plan has helped reduce the proportion of Council staff driving to work from 59% in 1999 to 39% when last surveyed in 2006.

Writing your travel plan

For ideas and support on writing and implementing a travel plan, please contact Andy Flood

Email: aflood@wandsworth.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 8871 6674

Transport for London can also help with free information, support and promotional merchandise. 

For the national guidance of successful travel plans, visit the Department for Transport's Smarter Travel website.

School Travel Plans

The majority of Wandsworth schools have implemented a School Travel Plan, aiming to reduce congestion on the school run and encouraging children to walk and cycle to school. Visit our school travel plan pages for more information.