Travel Plan initiative launched

• Posted by Karyn Middleton on 26th Feb ’07 at 12:26 UTC
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Evans Jones LLP, the firm of surveyors, architects, planners and access consultants is practicing what it preaches by launching its own Travel Plan initiative.

Travel Plans seek to reduce reliance on the private motor car by both employers and employees, by taking an active role in the means of transportation to and from the work place.

David Jones, head of planning consultancy at Evans Jones said,

As a constituent part of many of the major applications handled by Evans Jones we produce travel plans which seek to encourage, in a structured manner, the reduction in non essential car usage. I realised very quickly that it was all very well the practice preaching to others how they should introduce initiatives encouraging alternative forms of transport, when as a practice we were doing little to support the initiative within our own office.

Evans Jones new Travel Plan initiative includes:
- Promoting public transport, walking and cycling
- Managing the use of cars and encouraging car sharing
- Providing office shower facilities and secure cycle parking
- Removing the automatic right to allocated parking spaces
- Facilitating working from home via remote access to the company computer system
- Subsidising cycle purchases

These simple measures have dramatically reduced reliance on the private motor car at Evans Jones and have demonstrated that there are positive measures that companies of all sizes can take to reduce car dependency.

David confirmed,

Since the introduction of the scheme, I examined my own driving patterns and considered whether I really needed to travel to work by car. I live a 20 minute walk from the office or a 10 minute cycle ride; I thus have viable alternatives to the motor car as a means of transport

Evans Jones prepares Travel Plans for many small, medium and large companies, and the practices experience demonstrates that there are positive steps which can be taken to reduce car dependency, regardless of company size or geographical location.

Press enquiries:David Jones, Evans Jones - Tel. 01242 531411
Web site www.evansjones.co.uk
Email enquiries@evansjones.co.uk