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Workplace Travel Plans - A Guide for Implementers

Business Travel/ Technology-Assisted Trip Reduction

‘Soft’ Measures

Introduce a Travel Allowance that includes modes other than the car,

e.g. walking, cycling, public transport, carsharing, drive-alone car

Introduce fleet bikes for business travel

Publicise Dublin Bikes registration for people interested in cycling to

meetings in Dublin city

Re-examine overall business travel policy to incentivise alternatives to the single

occupancy vehicle

Make Smart Cards (e.g. Leap cards) for public transport available for people

to borrow when doing business travel

Hold video and tele-conferencing troubleshooting & ‘how to’ workshops

Develop a video and tele-conferencing guide and make it available with all equip-

ment and online

Record the number of meetings held using video or tele-conferencing and raffle

a prize when a target is met, e.g. increase usage by 50% over 6 months, 100th

video-conference

Liaise with HR and Management to identify employees who could work from

home on a one-off/ regular basis

‘Hard’ Measures

Provide headsets, webcams and instant messaging software on

employees’ PCs

Upgrade video or tele-conferencing meeting facilities

Introduce ‘hot desks’ on site

All Modes

Develop a marketing and communications plan

Brand your company’s Travel Plan work

Introduce an incentive scheme for Green/ Active Commuters

Hold Green/ Active Commuters coffee mornings

Include travel information in employee induction packs and online in an

easily accessible location on your organisation’s intranet

Examine parking policies to ensure access to parking for those most in need

Direct all visitors and suppliers coming on-site to a ‘how to get here’ link/ map

online, with information on public transport routes and stops, cycle parking

availability, taxi ranks, time to travel to site, cost of tickets, etc. Link to the National

Journey Planner on

Liaise with Local Authority about pedestrian/ cyclist/ public transport access in

the local area

Other

Introduce a shuttle bus to public transport nodes

Introduce services on site to reduce the need to travel during the day,

e.g. dry cleaning, canteen, shop, gym, post box, bank, etc.

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