Golden Mile Transport Group - Agenda

Golden Mile Transport Group Meeting 7 B Sky B – Summary 27 January 2010 10-12

Attendees

COMPANY CONTACT ROLE B Sky B Samira Ahmed Head of Transport Strategy B Sky B Darrell Goddard Transport Manager B Sky B Robyn Walker Cycling Brand Manager Brentford FC Brian Burgess Director British Standards Institute Alex Cavanagh Compliance & Risk Manager Brompton Bicycle Katharine Horsman Marketing Executive Carillion Nick Drake Sustainability Advisor EMC2 Amanda Smalley Facilities Co-ordinator Enjoy Work, Chiswick Park Angela Humphriss Guest Relations Manager Green Tomato Hamish Phillips Business Development Manager GSK Catherine Warwick-Wilson West London Transport Development Senior Business Development Manager, Project Infracharge Neil Sharpe Manager Isis Katie Sully LB Hounslow Mark Frost Transport Planner LB Hounslow Chris Calvi-Freeman (Chair) Head of Transport LB Hounslow Sandra Bruce-Gordon Libraries and Cultural Services Manager LEPT Adrian Webb Senior European Officer LEPT Paul Curtis Senior European Officer MVA Consultancy Kevin Rantnasingham Consultant MyByBox Inderveer Tatla COMPANY CONTACT ROLE Octink Mike Freely PB Wing Lee Transport Planner PB Emma Hayward Lead consultant Spa Ltd Ian Mcdonald Spa Ltd Jonathan Schifferes TfL Tim Carter Workplace Travel Plan Relationship Manager TfL Will Miller Senior Network Development Planner TfL Neal Giles Transport and Post Manager TVU John Mullane Director Watermans Art Centre Jan Lennox Business Director West London Audi Ray Campbell Head of Business West London Business Russell Harris Deputy Chief Executive WestTrans Freda Jesudason Senior Workplace Travel Planner WiZZBiKE Jon Simnett Director

Summary

Item Item detail Lead Outcome/ objective Comment no. 1 Welcome & Samira Ahmed Welcome delegates Introductions to the meeting and the venue. 2 Summary of Mark Frost (LB last meeting Hounslow) 3 B Sky B Case Samira Ahmed Promotion of Samira Ahmed provided a presentation on the rationales for Sky to promote Study sustainable travel to sustainable travel to staff. She also summarised the measures that they have staff – Rationales implemented, including a new branded ‘cycle centre’ and additional showers and Results as well as promotional campaigns for car sharing and dedicated spaces for car sharers. Finally she illustrated the considerable progress they had made in achieving their s106 prescribed targets for modal shift to sustainable modes. Item Item detail Lead Outcome/ objective Comment no. Samira suggested that the provision of ongoing ‘personalised travel planning’ for staff has worked particularly well, but it would probably be necessary to look at managing car parking provision more robustly in future in order to fully meet targets.

Moves are also afoot to better quantify the CO2 savings from the travel plan and build these into the general environmental reporting undertaken by Sky.

The presentation is available here.

http://www.goldenmilegroup.org.uk/wla/goldenmile.nsf/Files/WTA- 36/$FILE/Sky%20Presentation.ppt

4 Update from Wing Lee To update the group Emma Hayward summarised the work completed to date by PB, on behalf of the Highways (Highways on progress made the Highways Agency, in order to create a framework travel strategy for the Agency Agency) towards developing area. an area wide transport strategy for The presentation is available here. the Golden Mile. http://www.goldenmilegroup.org.uk/wla/goldenmile.nsf/Files/WTA-38/$FILE/HA %20update%20to%20GMTG%2027th%20Jan%2010_FINAL.pptx

In particular Emma highlighted the need to better promote the iTRACE travel surveys in order to get a more robust sample size of employees. Suggestions included attempting to identify other contacts in the organisations, and undertaking face to face surveys in staff canteens.

It is likely that the draft framework travel strategy will be discussed at the business steering group meeting, in mid-late Feb. Item Item detail Lead Outcome/ objective Comment no.

5 An introduction Neal Giles (TfL) A presentation on Neal Giles from TfL’s surface transport presented a summary of work to High HOV lanes and completed by TfL on the introduction of HOV lanes. Occupancy discussion on Vehicle (HOV) feasibility around the Whilst there are suggestions that they could help to increase car occupancy Lanes Golden Mile area. levels there were several drawbacks including the potential for increased accident rates and increased pollution (from slower journeys in non-hov lanes). However many of the criteria for success were present along the Golden Mile and the concept was worth investigating further.

Several delegates suggested that the Highways agency should look at piloting this along the M4, in the current bus land which is often considered under- used. Emma Hayward offered to take this up with the HA and report back.

The presentation is available here:

http://www.goldenmilegroup.org.uk/wla/goldenmile.nsf/Files/WTA- 33/$FILE/HOV%20Lanes%20-%20Golden%20Mile.ppt

6 Golden Mile Mark Frost Presentation of the Mark illustrated some further work that had been done on the Golden Mile Website finalised Golden Mile Real Time Information Portal. -launch website and real time information The link to the system is now live at: portal and discussion on best http://realtime.goldenmilegroup.org.uk methods of undertaking further The system now requires testing by businesses, in particular to answer the testing and following questions: Item Item detail Lead Outcome/ objective Comment no. disseminating to employees  Identification of glitches/need for improved functionality  Identification of the need for additional ‘jam cams’  The need for a GPS trial on shuttle buses  Identification of the best way of promoting this to employees

Ideally it would be best if the businesses could arrange a focus group with their employees where a note was made of initial impressions and any glitches that they come across. Mark or Edward Melconian would be happy to attend such a session and record feedback. 7 New Kate Sully and Ian Update on the Katie and Ian provided a presentation on the development of a large mixed Developments McDonald, ISIS development of use site on Commerce Road, adjacent to the canal. They have undertaken a on the Golden Brentford Lock large amount of work assessing the current economic circumstances in the Mile: ISIS West/Commerce area, engaging with businesses (particularly on the Golden Mile) and sought to Road assess whether Brentford has a particular specialism. This is to inform the designs for the employment sites in the development area.

The developers are particularly keen on linking the Golden Mile with Commerce Road and Brentford Town Centre, through the provision potentially of corporate hospitality facilities etc and exploiting the canalside towpath as a ‘green link’.

http://www.goldenmilegroup.org.uk/wla/goldenmile.nsf/Files/WTA- 37/$FILE/ISIS%20Development%20Presentation.ppt

In addition more information is available on the project website: www.brentfordlockwest.com Item Item detail Lead Outcome/ objective Comment no.

8 New Public Art Jan Lennox Presentation on Jan Lennox from Watermans Art Centre provided a presentation on the Proposals (Watermans Art proposals for new potential for public art to be installed on the Golden Mile and M4. The project Centre) public art along the is still in the beginning stages and designs are in draft. Golden Mile associated with Comments are welcomed. Robyn Walker from Sky suggested that a cycling Olympics theme may be appropriate for the site. Emma Hayward highlighted the concern that the highway’s agency has in regards to ‘distractions’ along the road way and offered to put Jan in touch with the right officer to discuss further.

http://www.goldenmilegroup.org.uk/wla/goldenmile.nsf/Files/WTA- 35/$FILE/Golden%20Mile%20Public%20Art%20project.ppt

9 Introducing the Adrian Webb The Golden Mile Adrian Webb will be working up to a day and a half a week on the Golden Mile new Golden (London European Group has secured project. In particular he is looking at improving the number of businesses Mile Officer Partnership for support from LEPT involved in the group, organising and promoting a number of engagement Transport) to promote events, including a celebration evening and transport ‘festival’ as part of sustainable transport European Mobility Week and generally working to increase the number of to employees travel plans in place along the corridor. working in the area. A new officer has The first project will be to host a celebration evening, designed to raise the been recruited to profile of the group and engage new/lapsed members. Currently he is support and lead our investigating opportunities to do this at the new Audi complex, however this is work as well as a costly venue. Ideas for reducing costs, or for drawing in business increase awareness sponsorship would be appreciated. about the group. Item Item detail Lead Outcome/ objective Comment no. GSK offered to host an evening along their ‘high street’ , other local landmarks such as the Musical Museum or the Steam Museum were also suggested.

Adrian was to look into the feasibility of these and also opportunities to reduce cost on the Audi building.

Adrian’s contact details are:

Adrian Webb Senior European Projects Officer London European Partnership for Transport (LEPT)

TEL: +44 (0) 20 7934 9838 FAX: +44 (0) 20 7934 9991 MOBILE: +44 (0) 7827 352346

10 Parcel Kevin Update on the parcel Kevin and Indi from By Box presented a summary of the Parcel Delivery Delivery Pilot Ratnasingham delivery pilot System they have been working on. (MVA) and Inderveer Tatla The presentation is available here. (Mybybox representative) http://www.goldenmilegroup.org.uk/WLA/goldenmile.nsf/meetings/WT-39

Currently there are plan to use the ‘MyByBox’ delivery centre at the Osterley Tesco’s and promote this to Golden Mile employees. MVA are only looking for companies to promote this service to their employees, and to highlight a short survey that will be used to test the trip reduction and CO2 savings that could be achieved if such a solution was rolled out further. Item Item detail Lead Outcome/ objective Comment no.

No further input is necessary from businesses at this stage. 11 AOB All No AOB Next Meeting 22 April, 10-12 TBC