University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510-1

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University of Sunderland Travel Plan Update 1.3 Travel Planning at the University 1.3.1 Policy Context Sunderland City Council actively encourages organisations based in Sunderland to develop and implement travel plans to reduce congestion and enhance the city’s environment. The second Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan (LTP2) sets the transport strategy for the period 2006 2006-11 for the Tyne and Wear metropolitan area, including Sunderland Sunderland. . The LTP identifies travel plans and their implementation in the area as as: “Central entral to meeting congestion and mode shift objectives of LTP2 as well as other overarching priorities” Figure 1.4 – Tyne & Wear LTP2 – Travel Plans and other LTP o The University of Sunderland developed its first travel plan in 2000, in accordance with the Government’s Transport White Paper Through this travel plan, the including: car parking management, facilities, car share scheme and corpora Groups and a Travel Focus Group were set up in 2005/06 to develop and implement initiatives 7 of Sunderland developed its first travel plan in 2000, in accordance with the Transport White Paper ‘A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone’ Everyone’. travel plan, the University implemented a number of sustainable transport initiatives including: car parking management, University campus bus service, cycle and motorcycle parking facilities, car share scheme and corporate te metro saver tickets available for staff. Strategic Travel Travel Focus Group were set up in 2005/06 to develop and implement these travel . For the period 2006/07 – 2007/08, the University adopted an Environmental and Sustainabl Sustainable Development (ESD) Policy and Strategy. This has recently been updated with the Environmental and Sustainable Policy Statement and Institutional Strategy 2009/2011 2009/2011, reflecting internal reconfiguration and a change in the environmental priorities at the University iversity. The ESD policy sets the following institutional objective: 6 Tyne & Wear LTP2 2006-2011 2011 Chapter 6 Travel Plans 7 These groups have been replaced with the Sustainable Travel EAG Group 5087709/University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510.docx 17 objectives 6
University of Sunderland Travel Plan Update ‘To be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as an institution which actively encourages and embraces environmental responsibility and sustainable development principles’. The ESD strategy has been developed through the Higher Education Carbon Management Programme and containss eight core strands: • Waste Management; • Sustainable Procurement; • Carbon Management; • Curricula and Pedagogy • Energy Management; • Sustainable Transport; • Biology; and • Sustainable Campus Development Development. 1.3.2 University Awards Travel Planning and Sustainable Transport are a core objective of the University’s strategy and the University aims to build upon recent successes in this area. This has included the he University being awarded the Carbon Trust Standard a year on year reduction in carbon emissions from electricity and gas consumption as well as vehicles fuel use. . The University wa was the first and at present is the only organisation in the East ast to achieve this standard 8 Carbon Trust Standard, which demonstrates consumption as well as fleet only organisation in the North . In 2008, the University of Sunderland was awarded a Smarter Choices the comprehensive University awarded a Tyne & Wear Travel Plan Accreditation organisation in the North East to be awarded the Gold standard found in Appendix B. 9 Award in recognition of University Travel Plan. To date, only a handful of organisations have been a Tyne & Wear Travel Plan Accreditation, , with the University of Sunderland the first the North East to be awarded the Gold standard. A copy of the certificates can be 1.3.3 The University Travel Plan Update A Travel Plan is a Sustainable Transport SStrategy developed veloped for a specific site which aims to reduce the number of motorised vehicles driving to and from the site. It uses a comprehensive analysis of the site’s characteristics, facilities and accessibility accessibility, , as well as its users users’ travel patterns, to encourage staff, students and visitors to use more sustainable modes of transport transport, such as cycling, walking, , public transport and car sharing sharing. This document introduces an Updated University Travel Plan for 2009/10. . The updated travel plan has been produced with support from the City Council Travel Plan Officer. It considers the latest Council Workplace / Occupier Travel Plan guidance, uses up to date staff and student travel survey data and best practic practice. A copy of the Council travel plan guidance document can be found in Appendix C. The updated travel plan will continue to support the University University’s environmental objectives. 8 More information on the Carbon Trust Standard can be found at www.carbontruststandard.co.uk. 9 Smarter Choices is a new project, funded for 3 years from the Local Transport Plan for Tyne & Wear and aims to promote travel plans for workplaces, schools and residential areas, and to launch a marketing campaign across Tyne & Wear encouraging residents to switch to more sustainable forms of transport. 5087709/University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510.docx 18
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