Better Bankside ebrief, April 2005

How do you travel to work? Want a better journey?

Anything troubling you about your journey to work? Anything not troubling you? Let Better Bankside know if youÍd be willing to share your reflections on travel and, perhaps Æ ultimately Æ to be part of its ïTravel Plan GroupÍ with significant project money to spend. ItÍs your chance to ïdo a KenÍ in Bankside!

Local Travel Plan Groups (LTPGs) are any grouping of local employers working together to play an active role in transport and planning decisions in their area, with the aim of improving the environment and increasing travel options for their employees.

In this case, Better Bankside has the opportunity to participate in an EU-funded initiative to determine the effectiveness of LTPGs, and how they could be incorporated into the local political, transport and planning framework. Any LTPG could also advise on purchasing appropriate mobility management ïtoolsÍ to promote and support sustainable alternatives to the use of cars in Southwark.

59% of those who travel to work in Southwark do so by public transport and 27% drive a car or a van, 2% cycle and 7% walk. This is comparable to other some other inner London Boroughs (Tower Hamlets, Lambeth), but public transport use is much higher and car use much lower in Westminster, Camden and the City of London.

Although the percentages of those driving to work in the north of the Borough are lower than in the east (e.g. Surrey Docks) and in the south (Village and College wards), the actual number of employees driving to work is higher, due to the higher concentrations of business units and employees in this area. However, the distances travelled to work are also higher than in other parts of the Borough, suggesting that there might be more scope for encouraging greater public transport use rather than cycling or walking.

For more information, please contact Giles Semper on 020 7928 9656, email gs@betterbankside.co.uk

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