Transport Policy Sub-Committee
9 February 2010
Agenda item 10
TPSC/09/14
Approved Objectives for the Sustainable Transport Policy Framework
With limited time to address the objectives since the last meeting due to the implementation of the
new car park management system the following short paper has been produced. At the last Transport
Sub Committee it was agreed that the following targets and objectives be adopted and would be
implemented to update the existing Sustainable Transport Policy;
1. Reduce the need for unnecessary University related travel:
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ii.
Increase the use of video-conferencing and internet-based collaboration and
communications;
Reduce business car mileage by 20% over 4 years;
2. Enable and support adoption of sustainable means of travelling by the University
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Increase modal shift for cycling of at least 10% over 3 years
Increase modal shift for walking of at least 10% over 3 years
Implement Car sharing scheme
Public transport services address the needs of many students & staff to reach the
University
3. Ensure University strategic objectives incorporate sustainable travel aspirations
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iii.
Development of Knowledge Gateway (KG) capitalizes on opportunities to encourage
sustainable travel;
Cost effective & well-used University transport facilitates required interaction
between campuses
Growing University community aware of opportunity cost of campus car parking
provision;
Various measures to achieve these aims are contained to the Transport Policy Coordinators Update.
A Sustainable Travel/Action Plan of measures and timescales of how these targets can be achieved
will be presented to the next TPSC meeting.
Charlotte Humphries
Transport Policy Coordinator