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The Better Bankside Travel Survey was undertaken in May-July 2006 to identify the travel needs and patterns of those who work in Bankside. This survey now forms one of the most up-to-date pieces of travel research within the Bankside area. The survey was set-up as two versions:
Paper version - 351 respondents
Distributed by the Bankside Rangers to many of the smaller businesses in the area. Preena Shah from the Optimum2 team visited the larger companies to encourage more responses.
Online version - 275 respondents
Employees of the businesses were encouraged to fill in the questionnaire via email.
We found that the travel needs will vary between larger companies and the smaller shops, and thus the results have been analysed separately. The threshold between both categories was 250 employees. Out of the 626 responses, 293 were from employees of larger businesses, and 333 were from employees of smaller businesses.
Key findings from larger businesses
| The main mode used to commute to work | The main mode used to made whilst at work | | Train |  31% | Underground | 139 people | | Underground |  28% | Walk | 80 people | | Cycle |  12% | Bus | 55 people | | Walk |  12% | Taxi | 40 people | | Bus |  11% | | |
| Car usage (out of 202 respondents) | | 49 people | arrive at work by car (driver/passenger) | | 24 people | make work-based trips by car | | 4 people | use car on daily basis as a driver | | 4 people | use car on daily basis as a passenger |
| Common wants and needs | | 119 people | would be more likely to cycle to work if there were better cycle routes with better signage | | 103 people | would also like secure, appropriate and well located parking | | 59 people | would be more likely to walk more if the walking environment was better. For example, pavement maintenance and improved crossings | | 42 people | would like to see better lighting and other measures to improve personal security such as CCTV |
Key findings from smaller businesses
| The main mode used to commute to work | The main mode used to made whilst at work | | Underground | 25% | Underground | 151 people | | Bus | 23% | Walk | 96 people | | Train | 23% | Taxi | 77 people | | Walk | 13% | Bus | 72 people | | Cycle | 11% | | |
| Car usage (out of 254 respondents) | | 45 people | arrive at work by car (driver/passenger) | | 39 people | make work-based trips by car | | 1 people | use car on daily basis as a driver | | 4 people | use car on daily basis as a passenger | | 10 people | use company car on daily basis |
| Common wants and needs | | 181 people | would be more likely to cycle to work if there were better cycle routes with better signage | | 136 people | would also like secure, appropriate and well located parking | | 66 people | would be more likely to walk more if the walking environment was better. For example, pavement maintenance and improved crossings | | 56 people | would like to see better lighting and other measures to improve personal security such as CCTV |
Repeating the travel survey
In order to understand the changing travel patterns of employees in Bankside, it will be necessary to collect travel data on a regular basis. To facilitate this data collection, a full travel survey will be carried out every 4 years. This will be similar to the 2006 travel survey and data will be analyzed based on small companies and large companies.
Large companies
Those who have signed up to the Bankside Master Travel Plan to produce their own travel plan will be requested to undertake their own travel surveys. Guidelines of required questions will be provided to these companies. These questions will be compliant with TfL monitoring requirements. The companies will be required to make the data available to Better Bankside to allow for a detailed analysis of employees in the area.
Smaller companies
Those who have signed up to the Bankside Master Travel Plan will also be requested to join in with the survey provided by Better Bankside. The next full travel survey will occur in 2010, in line with the targets.
Smaller survey
As well as the full survey, a small survey will take place annually. The objective of these smaller yearly travel surveys are to identify the mode-shift in transport patterns and provide an understanding of whether progress towards the targets is being made. This survey will be on a smaller scale and will aim to obtain information on:
- The distance people commute to work
- The transport methods used to get to work
- Carbon saving through travel
- Work based travel
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