Sewta 2013/14 Delivery Plan

Sewta RTP Delivery plan 2013/14 – Annex 3b (RTP)REGIONAL TRANSPORT CONSORTIA GRANT FY2013-14RTP REVENUE SCHEME SUMMARY FORM(for completion by Regional Transport Consortia)Please complete one form per Activity Area.Regional Transport Consortium: SewtaDate: 31st January 2013Ref Scheme Title Lead Authority FY2013-14 Scheme Type 1 Audience for intervention 2 Funding from RTCG 13-14 Match funding 13-14 Total scheme cost 13-14Rank1 st Priority Consortia Administrative Services Sewta / Torfaen Consortia Administrative Services Staff Costs & Supporting services £125k 0 £125kScheme DescriptionBudget to fund CSU staff and expenses incurred as well as administrative and accounts auditing, RTP, APR, sub strategy, report production, website maintenance, topic studies and monitoring.Key benefits – Outputs (quantified) Essential to Sewta operations and submission of benefits to support interventions.and outcomesSummary Evidence to support See Sewta business plan which provides a full breakdown of the Sewta corporate budget.interventionProposals for Monitoring andFinancial monitoring of expenditure undertaken throughout financial year, including reporting to Directorate and Board, and detailed final monitoring undertaken in Sewta Annual progress Report.Evaluation1 st Priority Regional Travel Plan Coordinators Sewta / Torfaen Other Staff Costs and Expenses £80k 0 £80kScheme DescriptionStaff costs for Sewta Travel Plan Coordinators to deliver the Smarter Choices elements of the RTP, including travel expenses etc.Key benefits – Outputs (quantified) Sewta currently employ two Regional Travel Plan Coordinators to deliver the Smarter Choices elements of the RTP. The work programme includes the following:and outcomes• Provide travel planning advice to WG, local authorities, health boards and other public and business organisations, and support them to develop Travel Plans for their own staff and premises;• Update, develop and provide relevant travel planning information and resources, including advice on workplace, tourism and school travel plans, online advice, staff travel survey facilities, and travelplanning consultancy services, and monitoring their use;• Manage the development, implementation and monitoring of the Sewta Sustainable Travel Plan Grant Scheme;• Manage the regional car share scheme, possibly including update of Sewta car share web pages, and re-launch of scheme under the smarter choices umbrella brand (depending on further discussionswith WG and other consortia);• Monitor and provide advice on the programmes of work assigned to WG’s travel planning framework contractors, in particular the Personalised Travel Planning Initiatives within the Cardiff SustainableTravel Centre area;• Improve links to local authority and WG planning, health, sustainability, environment, education and development departments, to raise awareness of the benefits of travel planning;• Develop improved links to business organisations, by developing robust business cases for non statutory travel plans;• Work to establish travel planning networks within identified sectors such as business parks, higher education and tourism;• Support the promotion, development and marketing of smarter travel choices;• Work with WG and industry partners on the development, implementation and monitoring of the station travel plans, as required• Work with other regional consortia and stakeholders to:o Develop and deliver an all Wales travel planning work programme subject to Sewta Board approval;o Deliver Travel Champion Training together with Traveline and Sustrans where this is part of a package of measures offered to organisations working with Sewta to develop a Travel Plan.o Manage the national Travel Plan Award Programme within the Sewta region;o Establish monitoring processes to measure the continued awareness, appropriateness and development of travel plans within public and business organisations.Summary Evidence to support The Sewta Annual Progress Report contains a detailed report as to the work programme of the Travel Plan coordinators throughout each financial year including the travel plan grant programme and liaisonsinterventionProposals for Monitoring andEvaluationwith all organisations.Assess the number of organisations receiving Travel Planning consultancy service1 – Scheme Type – select one of the following: RS Education; RS Training; RS Publicity; RS Staff Costs; Active Travel (Travel Plan Co-ordinators); Consortia Administrative Services; Other.2 – Audience for intervention – young people / children / older drivers / motorcyclists / staff costs / other (please specify)Risks must be appraised in the risk register (agreed format)SUMMARY OF KEY OUTPUTS AND BENEFITS