Travel Smart and Living Streets Sarah Grattage Craig Harris What - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Travel Smart and Living Streets Sarah Grattage Craig Harris What - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Travel Smart and Living Streets Sarah Grattage Craig Harris What is the Problem? Single Occupany Car Journeys by Distance 2016 10000 1 mile + 5000 up to 1 mile up to 1/2 mile 0 Primary Secondary School Route Audits Strider our Walk to
What is the Problem?
5000 10000 Primary Secondary
Single Occupany Car Journeys by Distance 2016
1 mile + up to 1 mile up to 1/2 mile
School Route Audits
Strider our Walk to School mascot!
Modeshift STARS
- National Accreditation Scheme
- On-line system
- 3 levels of Accreditation – Bronze, Silver and Gold
- Silver and Gold schools can be put forward for
Regional Awards of Excellence
- Lots of initiatives to choose from to promote active
travel
- It’s free!
Example Initiatives for Healthy Weight
- 5/10 minute walking zone in place
- Educational/Curriculum Walks
- Walking Trips
- Scooter Club
- Opportunity to practice cycling skills
at break time
- Cycle Club
- Pool bike scheme
- Cycle purchase scheme for staff
- Cycling trips
- Bikeability
- Learn to Ride
- Balance Bike Training
- Scooter training
- Pedestrian Skills training
- Car Free Days
- Park and Stride Scheme
- Public transport used for school trips
- School has an active travel policy
- Social Media Campaign
- School teaches the health benefits of
safe/active travel
- School works with local sport/health
partnerships to promote safe and sustainable travel
Walk to Work
Workplace engagement
- Walk Dr sessions
- Pledge events
- Guided walks
- Street Audits
- Pedometer challenges
- Park and Stride schemes
Walk to Work
#TRY20 tips
https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/what-you-can-do/try20-tips/try20-in-your-workplace
- Walking meetings
- Food exclusion zones
- Can’t walk all the way to work? Park and
Stride!
- Take the long cut
Wayfinding
City Centre to Stoke and Festival Park to Bet 365 Stadium roughly forms our Wayfinding Area. Within this area we are providing more opportunities for walking through
- Children's Activities
- Staff Lunchtime Walks
- Guided Public Walks
- Walking Festival (16-29 October)
- Bespoke Activities on request
STARSfor
Businesses can work towards accreditation for their Travel Plan using an online system and show their commitment to active travel. Having a Travel Plan links with the Workplace Wellbeing Charter http://www.wellbeingcharter.org.uk/index.php ‘For many employers, the costs of ill-health, which, given the ageing population and the increase in chronic disease, will only grow in the absence
- f intervention, is enough to justify a comprehensive wellness scheme’.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, Building the Case for Wellness (2008)