Why make workplace travel plans?
Looking at how you travel now and finding ways of travelling smarter in the future offers a number of benefits to your business or organisation, including:
- reduced travel costs for businesses
- reduced pressure on business car parking space
- improved health and fewer sick days for staff who choose to cycle or walk
- a more motivated workforce.
Finding smarter ways to travel can also contribute to:
- reduced congestion
- reduced harmful emissions into the environment, such as greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change
- improved quality of the environment, especially in towns and cities with reduced traffic, noise and pollutants.
What's involved?
Developing a workplace travel plan for your business or organisation will include a survey of how your staff travel to work, developing and implementing actions to encourage and support staff to walk, cycle, use public transport or carpool, and checking the progress towards the benefits your travel plan aims to achieve.
NZTA’s workplace travel planning toolkit will help your organisation to have a go at travel planning and address your staff’s travel to and from work as well as your business travel needs.
The secret to success
Experts agree that your workplace travel plan is more likely to succeed if you have:
- support from your chief executive and senior management
- a travel plan coordinator who has the time and resources to develop and implement the plan
- good internal communication with staff - it's key to understanding their needs, getting their involvement, maintaining their momentum and publicising successes.
Examples of workplace travel planning
There's no one-size-fits-all with travel planning. Different resources suit different situations. See how these organisations have approached the task:
Want help with your workplace travel plans?
Email us if you'd like advice on developing workplace travel plans or business travel efficiency.
Looking for information for staff about different travel options?
Check out our advice on options and how to keeping safe while travelling:
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