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Our Travel Plan

Sustainable Travel Plan 2024

The overall aim of this Sustainable Travel Plan (STP) is to support the vision, key drivers and objectives outlined in the Sustainable Travel Strategy, which aligns with the University’s 2035 Strategy.

You can find out why we have a plan and read about its key objectives on this page and download the full Sustainable Travel Plan.

Why have a travel plan?

Travel plans are a strategy for managing the access to a development site with a particular focus on helping to meet the travel needs of the users of the site with an underlying target of reducing the impact of car travel. In association with this, the promotion for the greater use of public transport, cycling and walking and where possible reducing the need to travel are all important issues.

Aims and objectives of the Travel Plan

The overall aim of the Travel Plan is: “To raise the awareness of having a more sustainable environment for all users of the site, which promotes a range of lifestyle and travel choices and reduces reliance on the private car.”

The objectives of the Travel Plan are to:

  • Compliance with national, regional and local legislation, and transport planning policy.
  • To actively manage our estate development to deliver a reduction in car parking provision; limiting the number of colleagues who are eligible for a parking permit, conforming to local planning requirements.
  • Encourage and facilitate sustainable transport options - by providing supporting infrastructure, initiatives, information and incentives to enhance the student, staff and visitor experience.
  • Influence, and where appropriate, partner with, local transport providers - to improve the connectivity to our campuses and integration with local transport options.
  • Reduce carbon emissions - to baseline our scope 3 carbon emissions (CO2e) from commuting, business and student travel. Develop SMART targets and KPIs to measure and report progress, withan associated action plan.
  • Ensure our campuses are readily accessible to all.
  • Integrate new technology to optimise efficiency and the user experience.
  • Engage with staff, students and visitors on sustainable travel and transport and behaviour change.
  • Conduct an annual review of the Travel Strategy and report on progress.