University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510-1

University of Sunderland Travel Plan Update
4.2 Travel Plan Targets
The targets set for 2010 10 in the 2007/08 travel plan were based on data from the staff and student
travel surveys and used forecast forecasts of the level of car usage reduction required, particularly at the
City Campus, to meet strategic business objectives and car parking capacities capacities. The targets also
reflected the University’s objective of reducing carbon emissions and improving it its environmental
performance.
To achieve the above objectives, the updated University of Sunderland Travel Plan sets revised
targets, taking into account the results from the 2009 2009/10 travel survey, as wwell
as the targets set
for 2009/10 in the 2007/08 /08 Travel Plan. Thi This section reviews the University University‘s performance over the
last two years, before introducing revised modal split targets for staff and students for 2012/13.
4.2.1 Performance against 2007/08 targets
The 2007/08 Travel Plan has been implemented over the last two years and the 2009/10 staff and
student travel surveys shows the evolution of staff and student travel patterns over the period.
Table 4.1 and Table 4.2 compare the 2007/08 and 2009/10 travel survey results with the targets
set for 2010 in the 2007/08 Travel Plan Plan.
Mode of Transport
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Table 44.1
– 2007/08 Staff Modal Split Targets and Performance
Car alone
53.2% 53.7% 0.5 0.5% 49%
Car driver with passenger 2.7% 6.6% 3.9 3.9% 3%
Cars Drivers
55.9% 60.3% 4.4 4.4% 52%
Car passengers
6.8% 4.2% -2.6 2.6% 7.5%
Car Users
62.7% 64.5% 1.8 1.8% 59.5%
Motorcycle
0.5% 0.8% 0.3 0.3% 0.5%
Public Transport
26.7% 24% -2.7 2.7% 29.5%
Cycle
2.2% 2.7% 0.5 0.5% 2.5%
Walk
7.1% 7.6% 0.5 0.5% 8%
Taxi
0.1% 0.3% 0.2 0.2% 0%
Other
0.6% 0% -0.6 0.6% 0%
Total
Percentage of
Respondents
Survey
Results
2007/08
Survey
Results
2009/10
99.9% 99.9%
% Point
Difference
09/10 to 07/08
Table 4.1 above shows there has been a 4.4 percentage point increase in staff driving to the
University from 55.9% in 2007/08 to 60.3% in 2009/10. This means that the 20 2010 target of 52%
has not been met. However, tthe
increase in staff driving to the University is primarily due to an
increase in staff sharing lifts to work as the percentage of staff driving to work alone has remained
relatively constant. It should also be noted that tthese
hese shared lifts are not to the University as there
has been a 2.6 percentage point decrease in car passengers.
The target set for public transport use by 20 2010 has not been met, as there has been a 2.7
percentage point decrease in public transport use between 2007/08 and 2009/10.
2010
Travel
Plan
Target
100%
Between 2007/08 and 2009/10, there has been a 0.5 percentage point increase in staff walking
to the University and a 0.5 percentage point increase in staff cycling to the University, with the
2010 10 target achieved for cycling cycling. However, the figures need to be treated with care as the actual
percentage change is relatively small.