Sandside, Special Education Needs School

School Travel Plan

November 2016

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Client Name: Cumbria County Council Document Reference: WIE11741-104-R-2-2-1-TP Project Number: WIE11741

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Contents 1. Introduction ...... 1 What is a School Travel Plan? ...... 1 What are the benefits of a School Travel Plan? ...... 1 Aims of the Sandside Travel Plan ...... 2 2. About Sandside School ...... 3 3. Baseline Transport Conditions ...... 5 Pedestrian Connections ...... 5 Cycle Network ...... 5 Bus Service Provision ...... 6 Access by Rail ...... 8 4. Existing Travel Characteristics ...... 9 Baseline Travel Survey ...... 9 Home Postcode Analysis ...... 10 5. Summary Analysis of Results ...... 13 Switching to Sustainable Modes ...... 14 6. Objectives ...... 15 7. Measures Considered to Achieve Objectives ...... 16 Walking ...... 16 Cycling ...... 16 Public Transport ...... 17 Car Travel ...... 17 8. Deliverables and Targets ...... 18 General Action Plans ...... 18 Walking Action Plans ...... 18 Cycling Action Plans ...... 19 Car Travel Action Plans ...... 19 9. Monitoring and Review ...... 20 The Need for Monitoring ...... 20

Figures Figure 1: Site Locations ...... 4 Figure 2: Cycle Routes ...... 6 Figure 3: How Staff Currently travel to School ...... 9 Figure 4: Staff Walk Accessibility ...... 11 Figure 5: Staff Cycle Accessibility ...... 12

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Figure 6: Travel to work following relocation ...... 13 Figure 7: Response to Question 4 ...... 22 Figure 8: Response to Question 5 ...... 23 Figure 9: Response to Question 6 ...... 24 Figure 10: Response to question 7 ...... 25 Figure 11: Response to Question 8 ...... 26 Figure 12: Response to Question 9 ...... 27 Figure 13: Response to Question 10 ...... 28 Figure 14: Response to Question 11 ...... 29 Figure 15: Response to Question 12 ...... 30

Tables Table 1: Bus Route Summary ...... 7 Table 2: Existing Travel Mode ...... 10 Table 3: Travel Mode following Relocation...... 13 Table 4: Sandside Action Plan ...... 18 Table 5: Responses to Question 1 ...... 21 Table 6: Responses to Question 2 ...... 21 Table 7: Responses to Question 3 ...... 21 Table 8: Response to Question 4 ...... 22 Table 9: Response to Question 5 ...... 23 Table 10: Response to Question 6 ...... 24 Table 11: Response to Question 7 ...... 25 Table 12: Response to Question 8 ...... 26 Table 13: Response to Question 9 ...... 27 Table 14: Response to Question 10 ...... 28 Table 15: Response to Question 11 ...... 29 Table 16: Response to Question 12 ...... 30 Table 17: Response to Question 13 ...... 31 Table 18: Response to Question 14 ...... 31 Table 19: Response to Question 15 ...... 32

Appendices A. Staff Surveys

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1. Introduction

What is a School Travel Plan?

1.1. School Travel Plans aim to encourage schools to identify and address problems associated with the school journey. Each school will create its own Travel Plan and set its own targets, according to its circumstances and travel issues. The overall objectives are to encourage safer, healthier and more active travel choices for the journeys to and from school.

What are the benefits of a School Travel Plan?

1.2. The School Travel Plan can benefit our school and local community by:  Demonstrating the commitment of Sandside School to tackle environmental and health concerns resulting from school travel;  Reducing congestion and pollution around the school;  Improved travel awareness;  Improving knowledge of community surroundings; and  Complementing a number of government initiatives, including Eco-Schools and Health Promoting Schools.

Commitment to environmental & health concerns

Health Reduces Promoting & congestion and Eco Schools pollution Benefits of a School Travel Plan

Improved knowledge of Improved travel community awareness surroundings

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Aims of the Sandside Travel Plan  Reduce the impact and frequency of car travel to and from the School  Encourage those who aren't currently travelling by sustainable modes to do so;  Improve the health and wellbeing of staff by encouraging more active modes of travel; and  Improve the quality and safety of the journey to school for pedestrians and cyclists;

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2. About Sandside School

2.1. Sandside Lodge is a special education school, currently catering for x pupils aged between two and nineteen years of age who have learning difficulties with many having additional and complex needs including autism, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. 2.2. To support the varying age range there are three distinct year groups in the school as follows: -  Primary - pupils who start school generally have higher and more complex needs;  Secondary - some pupils in this age group join the school at year 7; and  Sixth Form - even more students join at the age of 16 and currently about a third of the school is in the 6th Form. 2.3. A total of 69 staff currently work at the school, with a full-time equivalent (FTE) figure of 50. The majority of staff are part-time with only 15 staff working 5 full days. 2.4. As part of the schools Expansion Programme 2015 / 2016 a new 80 place Special Education Needs School will replace the existing Sandside Lodge facility in Ulverston, which is no longer fit for purpose. 2.5. The proposals will involve the relocation of the existing Sandside Lodge School from its current Sandside Road location to the new facility constructed within the existing site boundary of the currently operational Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS). The location of both sites is presented in Figure 1 overleaf. 2.6. Travel Plans are important to all schools, as the impact of school travel can affect local communities and the health and wellbeing of staff and pupils. However, given the special educational needs of the Sandside Pupils the travel plan is aimed at staff. 2.7. This Travel Plan examines how staff at Sandside Lodge travel to their existing school and asks how they would prefer to travel to the newly built school. 2.8. This documents outlines actions and targets, which the new school aim to achieve to encourage staff to travel more sustainably on their journey to and from school.

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Figure 1: Site Locations

UVHS

Sandside Lodge

Contains Ordnance Survey Data © Crown Copyright and Database Right 2015

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3. Baseline Transport Conditions

3.1. This section of the Travel Plan sets out the existing transport networks and facilities that are currently available to access Sandside School.

Pedestrian Connections

3.2. The UVHS site is situated within a well-established residential area. Pedestrian access into the site is enabled by two segregated access points from Springfield Road, with additional access from Victoria Road. 3.3. Springfield Road provides wide footways on both sides of the road, which are street-lit to provide a comfortable walking environment for both pupils and staff accessing the school. 3.4. To the rear of the school, a network of internal footways provides connectivity to Victoria Road, which also provides street-lit footways to both aspects. 3.5. Due to the nature of the surrounding residential area, and current school operations at both UVHS and St Mary’s Primary School, the vast majority of local streets provide street-lit footways and offer a comfortable walking environment for both pupils and staff. The local walking environment is also enhanced by the aforementioned school road signage and ‘slow’ road markings within the vicinity of the site.

Cycle Network

3.6. The Lake District's South Lakeland is an exciting place to explore by bike with quiet country lanes, back roads and National Cycle Network routes for cyclists of all abilities. 3.7. The Bay Cycle Way (Route 700) is a mixture of traffic-free paths and quiet lanes through Cumbria and Lancashire. Route 700 is a long distance route that stretches in its entirety from the south west coast of Cumbria to Glasson Dock in Lancashire. More locally it routes from north to south through Ulverston on the local road network via Soutergate, Fountain Street and the A5087 Quebec Street. Numerous on-road connections from the A5087 Quebec Street link to Springfield Road. 3.8. National Cycle Route 70 forms the principal route of the Walney to Wear (W2W) long-distance coast to coast cycle route. National Route 70 links the coast at Walney Island by Barrow-In- Furness to Sunderland 3.9. The first part of the route Walney Island to Lowgill routes from Barrow-In-Furness via Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands, the southern part of the Lake District, and a short stretch on National Route 6, to Lowgill on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales where it joins National Route 68. For the most part the route is on-road with the exception of the Haverthwaite area, which is traffic-free. 3.10. More locally it routes west out of Ulverston along Stockbridge Lane and then onto an unnamed road routing through Pennington. The route passes Swarthmoor where a number of staff reside. Both routes are shown in relation to the School on Figure 2 overleaf.

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3.11. The highway network in the vicinity of the site provides a comprehensive network that offers opportunities for cycling. It is considered that short car journeys of up to 5km are replaceable by cycle journeys

Figure 2: Cycle Routes

Source Sustrans

Bus Service Provision

3.12. The closest bus stops (within 400m) serving Sandside is located on Springfield Road to the south of the site adjacent to the main entrance to Ulverston High School. A further 3 bus stops (within 400 -800m) are located on Victoria Road. All bus stops are located within a comfortable walking distance from the school. 3.13. The bus stop on Springfield Road serves routes X12, 11 and X70 who are all operated by Blueworks Taxis Limited. The bus stops on Victoria Road form part of the main bus terminus in Ulverston and therefore serve all bus routes within Ulverston. 3.14. Table 1 overleaf gives details of the bus routes serving the stops mentioned above, as well as the maximum daytime frequency.

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Table 1: Bus Route Summary Monday to Friday Number Destination Maximum Frequency

60 minutes.

Barrow - Ulverston – First service commences at 05:20 and terminates at Croftlands – Kendal 06:58. Last service commences at 18:55 and terminates at 20:11. A later service departs directly from Ulverston at X6 21:20 terminating at 22:11 in Kendal. 60 minutes. Kendal – Croftlands – First service commences at 07:00 and terminates at 08:45 Ulverston – Barrow in Barrow. Last service commences at 23:00 and terminates at 00:24 in Barrow. 7 services daily. Barrow – Ulverston – First service commences at 05:45 and terminates at Windermere 06:55. Last service commences at 16:20 and terminates at 17:30 6 6 services daily. Windermere – First service commences at 06:55 and terminates at Ulverston - Barrow 08:07. Last service commences at 17:50 and terminates at 19:03. 40 minutes. Barrow - Ulverston – 6 First service commences at 05:45 and terminates at Croftlands 06:30. The last service commences at 22:40 and terminates at 23:21. 5 services daily. Coniston – Torver – First service commences at 07:45 and terminates at Greenodd - Ulverston 08:40. Last service commences at 17:00 and terminates at 17:40 X12 6 services daily. Ulverston – Greenodd First service commences at 07:10 and terminates at – Torver - Coniston 07:45. Last service commences at 15:35 and terminates at 16:27. 7 services daily. Ulverston – Coast 11 Road – Roa Island - First service commences at 07:10 and terminates at Barrow 07:50. Last service commences at 16:30 and terminates at 17:10.

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8 services daily. Barrow - Roa Island - Coast Road – First service commences at 07:55 and terminates at Ulverston 08:40. The last service commences at 17:10 and terminates at 17:50 6 services daily.

X70 Ulverston Town Centre First service commences at 09:25 and terminates at 10:10. The last service commences at 13:55 and terminates at 14:06 Source: Blueworks Taxis Limited and Stagecoach

3.15. Table 1 demonstrates, commercial bus services operate throughout the day to / from Ulverston and serve a number of local destinations where staff currently reside, including Swarthmoor, Croftlands and Dalton. It is however, recognised that travelling by bus is not an option for all staff due to existing commitments.

Access by Rail

3.16. Ulverston Railway Station is located to the north of the proposed new school, within a 3-minute walk. The station lies on the Furness Line which runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. The Cumbrian Coast Line, runs north from Barrow to Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle. 3.17. The local towns of Barrow, Dalton-in-Furness, Roose all in the south and Cark & Cartmel and Grange-over-Sands in the east are connected by the Furness Line, with the larger towns of Lancaster and Preston approximately one hour’s journey time from Ulverston and the Manchester Stations approximately two hours away. 3.18. Services from Ulverston Station operate Monday to Sunday. 7 morning services are available from Barrow-in-Furness with the first morning service arriving at 04:51. This service operates on an approximate 30 to 60-minute frequency until 9:07. The first service from Lancaster arrives at 06:25 with the next service arriving at 08:15. 3.19. The review of current timetables indicates that services are available which would make rail travel to the proposed school a possible mode of transport for some staff.

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4. Existing Travel Characteristics

4.1. As detailed previously, the proposals involve the relocation of the existing Sandside Lodge School from its current Sandside Road location to the new facility constructed within the existing site boundary of the currently operational UVHS.

Baseline Travel Survey

4.2. To provide a baseline on which to build the Travel Plan a comprehensive travel survey was issued to staff to gain an understanding into their current travel habits. 4.3. The survey questions were devised to establish how staff currently travel to and from school and what would encourage them to use other forms of transport to school. The surveys also obtained information regarding how staff intend to travel to the new relocated school and these results will be reviewed in the next section. 4.4. Of the 71 staff surveys issued 43 staff (61%) took part in the survey, which is considered to be a good return rate. 4.5. Figure 2 and Table 2 presents the baseline mode share information gathered from the travel survey respondents.

Figure 3: How Staff Currently travel to School

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Table 2: Existing Travel Mode

Mode Number Percentage

Walk 1 2% Bus 0 0% Motorcycle 0 0% Car with 7 16% passenger Cycle 2 5% Train 0 0% Car driver 29 67% Car 4 9% passenger Total 43 100%

4.6. The results indicate that car travel is the main mode of transport for staff travelling to the school. Notably, the car driver mode share of 67% for staff amounts to 46 trips based on 69 staff (FTE). 4.7. From the results it is clear that measures need to be considered as part of the Travel Plan process to encourage staff from their cars, where possible. Given that the new school is better located in terms of access to more sustainable modes this is an area that the Travel Plan will focus on.

Home Postcode Analysis

4.8. The travel plan asked respondents to provide their home postcodes so this information could be reviewed and mapped. The associated maps are provided in Appendix X. 4.9. The majority of residential areas are served by local bus services travelling to and from the town centre, providing a possible alternative mode of travel to the School. However, it is recognised that bus times are not always compatible with all shift times and there are some staff that live a distance from the local bus stop. 4.10. Those living closer to the School could be encouraged to walk or cycle and Figures 4 and 5 overleaf display the potential catchments 2Km for walking and 5Km for cycling. 2Km is taken as being the maximum walking distance for commuting to a school as per Providing for Journeys on Foot by the IHT.

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Figure 4: Staff Walk Accessibility

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Figure 5: Staff Cycle Accessibility

4.11. The figures indicate that 27 staff live within 2 kilometres of the new school site and another 9 staff within 5 kilometres.

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5. Summary Analysis of Results

5.1. One of the key aspects of the travel surveys was to determine how staff will travel to the new school and also to identify what if anything would encourage them to switch to sustainable modes including walking, cycling and using public transport. The result of which will inform the objectives and targets of the plans. 5.2. The survey results indicate that of those staff who answered the question about their journey to work following relocation that car driver is still the highest mode share. However, it should be noted that there was an increase in the number of staff who intend to walk to the new School. This is considered to be due to the more centralised location of the new School site and this change in attitude will be encouraged and promoted in the Travel Plan. 5.3. The results are presented in Figure 6 and Table 3 below.

Figure 6: Travel to work following relocation

Q.14 How do you intend to travel to & from work follwoing relocation

Walk, 4 Motorcycle, 0 Bus, 0

Car driver with No reply, 19 passenger, 5

Cycle , 1

Train, 0

Car driver alone, 14 Car passenger, 0

Table 3: Travel Mode following Relocation

Mode Number Percentage

Walk 4 9% Bus 0 0% Motorcycle 0 0% Car with 5 12% passenger

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Cycle 1 2% Train 0 0% Car driver 14 33% Car 0 0% passenger No reply 19 44% Total 43 100% 5.4. Staff were also asked if they intended to travel to the new School by means other than their primary mode of travel indicted in Table 3 above. The results of this are also encouraging with 5 staff members indicating a shift to more sustainable modes with 2 staff indicating they would cycle and 3 staff indicting they would travel by train.

Switching to Sustainable Modes

5.5. Through the travel surveys staff were asked whether they would consider switching to sustainable modes and more specifically what would encourage them to do so. However, it should be noted that the propensity to switch to more sustainable modes will largely depend on whether alternative options are available and where people live and this must be acknowledged throughout the Travel Plan. The results are discussed below. 5.6. When asked what would encourage staff to walk or cycle unfortunately the highest response 30% (13 staff) was ‘nothing’. However, the results did identify positive measures with 27% of staff indicating measures that could encourage them to walk or cycle. 16% / 7 staff members indicated that ‘better footpaths / cycle routes to the School’ would help them to walk or cycle to school. Provision of ‘workplace lockers & changing facilities including showers’ returned a response of 9% / 4 staff and 2% / 1 staff member indicating ‘help with journey planning’ would encourage them. All of these measures can be considered within the Travel Plan. 5.7. When asked what would encourage the staff to travel by public transport 35% / 15 staff said ‘more frequent bus / train services’, 16% / 7 staff answered ‘cheaper fares’ and ‘more direct routes’. 5.8. The main factor that would encourage staff to travel by public transport was a more frequent service. This is encouraging as the frequency of services can be addressed in the Travel Plan in order to encourage people to use alternative forms of transport. However, this would involve alterations to the current transport system, which maybe beyond the realms of this travel plan. 5.9. Measures to reduce car based trips may be more successful by encouraging staff to use reduce single occupancy car trips by car sharing. This approach is supported by the results with 42% /18 staff members indicating they would be encouraged to car share. Considering that 7 staff already car share the results indicate that 58% of staff would consider car sharing. This is a positive step and will be encouraged in the Travel Plan.

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6. Objectives

6.1. The main aims/objectives of this school travel plan are as follows:  Reduce the impact and frequency of car travel to and from the School  Encourage those who aren't currently travelling by sustainable modes to do so;  Improve the health and wellbeing of staff by encouraging more active modes of travel; and  Improve the quality and safety of the journey to school for pedestrians and cyclists; 6.2. The above objectives provide the framework for the travel plan measures. In this Travel Plan there is a commitment to assess the potential of the possible measures identified and, where considered appropriate, implement them. These measures are set out in the next chapter and include initiatives to promote increases in the use of cycling, walking and public transport use. 6.3. Travel plans are evolving documents that need to remain adaptable to changing local conditions. Surveys/monitoring should be undertaken over the following years to establish if the measures implemented are reducing the journeys to school by car. This aspect is discussed later in this document. 6.4. The school in conjunction with Cumbria County Council will be responsible for encouraging achievement of the above objectives based on the ongoing research/monitoring process

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7. Measures Considered to Achieve Objectives

7.1. As detailed previously, the majority of staff have indicated that following relocation they will travel to the new school by car either alone or with a passenger with the second highest form of travel being walking. The increase in walking is encouraging and as a result of the more accessible location of the new school. Obviously, walking is sustainable and any measures implemented as part of this Travel Plan will be aimed at encouraging more staff to do so as well as encouraging those currently travelling by car to use other modes 7.2. In order to fulfil the objectives of this travel plan, a series of measures have been considered to encourage those currently travelling by car to use more sustainable forms of transport. To ensure the success of the Plan each measure has been assigned a recommendation for achievement, timescales for achievement are presented in the next Chapter.

Walking

7.3. Walking is the most sustainable mode of transport and has many benefits not only to the environment but also to individuals, including improving physical health. The results of the survey (Chapter 5) highlight that increase in walking trips is an area that could be improved and the Travel Plan aims to increase walking by: -  Providing information on walking routes including walking guides around the local area on noticeboards within the staff room and general school areas, the School website, any intranet sites the school may have and also in welcome packs for any new staff members;  Raising the awareness of the health benefits of walking through promotional material and events throughout the year; and  Providing incentives to encourage staff to walk to work.

Cycling

7.4. The highway network in the vicinity of the site provides a comprehensive network that offers opportunities for cycling. It is considered that short car journeys of up to 5km are replaceable by cycle journeys. To encourage car users to switch to cycling the School will: -  Provide information on cycling routes around the local area on noticeboards within the staff room and general school areas, the School website, any intranet sites the school may have and also in welcome packs for any new staff members;  Provide secure and sheltered cycle parking in line with Cumbria County Council standards;  Promote safety courses for those staff wishing to cycle;  Participate in the Bike2Work scheme, allowing staff to save up 42% on the cost of bikes and equipment;  Establish a cycling group to enable cyclists to meet and discuss problems and issues that may arise.

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Public Transport

7.5. The travel surveys identified the main reasons why staff do not use public transport to be related to more frequent bus / train services, cheaper fares and more direct routes. To encourage staff to switch to using public transport the school will: -  Provide details on public transport services on noticeboards within the staff room and general school areas, the School website, any intranet sites the school may have and also in welcome packs for any new staff members; and  Offer staff incentives, for example interest-free travel loans to assist in the purchase of season tickets for bus and rails services.

Car Travel

7.6. The travel survey identified that 22 staff members have no other option than to drive to School for a number of valid reasons the most common being in relation to child care arrangements, dropping children off before travelling to work and also a lack of alternatives from where they live. Therefore, it is necessary to implement some initiatives that demonstrate that more sustainable methods are available if car travel is still necessary these could include:  Increase the awareness of car sharing and consideration to the appropriateness of establishing a car sharing scheme at the school. This would involve compiling a database of the staff, who want to join the car sharing scheme and matching drivers/passengers with others who travel to school on a similar route; and  Dedicated or preferential parking spaces for car sharers should be explored. 7.7. The above measures are a sample of a number of ways in which staff could be encouraged to travel to/from school by modes other than the private car. Further measures should be identified by the school as part of the additional research and monitoring process throughout the lifetime of the Travel Plan.

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8. Deliverables and Targets

8.1. In order to develop and create a Plan that is workable for the school those measures identified in Chapter 7 as being achievable by either the school / Cumbria County Council or in conjunction have been set as targets. The setting of targets will allow the success of the plan to be determined and establish the requirement for review and future monitoring. 8.2. Table 4 below presents the strategy and Action Plan for achieving the objectives of the Travel Plan identifying potential measures and timescales for achievement.

Table 4: Sandside Action Plan

General Action Plans

Action Responsibility Target Frequency Appoint Travel Plan Staff member and To promote Annually Coordinators Parent member of sustainable travel Governing Body and to ensure TP initiatives are ongoing Highlight current Staff To address and Review each term travel issues in staff tackle traffic issues briefings promptly Dedicate a section of Travel Plan To highlight up- Review monthly the staff notice board Coordinators coming events e.g. to promoting active Bike Week travel

Walking Action Plans

Action Responsibility Target Frequency Distribute ‘Walking Travel Plan To encourage staff to Annually, at the Map’ Coordinators, staff walk to school, by beginning of each identifying the time it school year takes to walk to school and available walking routes Raise the awareness Travel Plan To encourage staff to Annually, at the of the health benefits Coordinators, staff walk to school, by beginning of each of walking through identifying the school year promotional material associated health and events. benefits Provide incentives to Travel Plan To encourage staff to Annually, at the encourage staff to Coordinators, staff walk to school beginning of each walk to work school year

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Cycling Action Plans

Action Responsibility Target Frequency Provide secure School To ensure the Annually parking facilities for security of property bicycles Provide basic tools Travel Plan For minor Review each term and a repair kit, Coordinator adjustments puncture repair kit and bicycle tyre pump Promote safety School To encourage staff to Annually courses for those cycle staff wishing to cycle Participate in the School To encourage staff to Annually Bike2Work scheme cycle

Car Travel Action Plans

Action Responsibility Target Frequency Dedicate prime Travel Plan To encourage car Annually parking spaces Coordinator / School sharing amongst staff specifically for staff car sharers Provide staff with Travel Plan To encourage car Review each term information on car Coordinator / School sharing and to sharing reduce the number of cars on school grounds Promote the use of Travel Plan To reduce the Review each term car sharing for Coordinator / School number of car trips teacher off-site training events

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9. Monitoring and Review

The Need for Monitoring

9.1. The Travel plan is an active document that should be developed, adapted and expanded as the travel demands of the School change and grow. A central element of its function is to respond to change in a considered, proactive and consistent manner. 9.2. An important part of the Travel Plan therefore is the continued monitoring and review of its effectiveness. Regular monitoring and review will help to gauge progress towards targets and objectives, and if necessary, allow the Travel Plan to be refined and adapted in order to improve. 9.3. The Travel Plan should be run with the central aim if ensuring that key objectives are kept up-to- date, focused and in line with best practice. 9.4. The School Travel Plan will be reviewed by the Travel Plan Coordinators annually.

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APPENDICES

A. Staff Surveys

A total of 43 staff took part in the survey.

Question 1 Question 1 asked staff to indicate they’re age.

Table 5: Responses to Question 1

How old are you Number Percentage 20 - 34 7 16 35 - 49 16 37 50 - 64 19 44 65+ 1 2

Question 2 Question 2 asked staff on what basis they were employed.

Table 6: Responses to Question 2 Do you normally work Number Percentage

Full-Time 18 42 Part-time (fixed days) 22 51 Part-Time 3 7

Question 3 Question 3 asked staff long it took them to travel to work.

Table 7: Responses to Question 3 How long does it take Number Percentage you to travel to work

Less than 5 minutes 5 12 Between 5-15 minutes 13 30 Between 15-25 minutes 10 23 Between 25-35 minutes 10 23 Between 35-45 minutes 3 7 More than 45 minutes 2 5

Question 4 Question 4 asked staff how they usually travel to work

Figure 7: Response to Question 4

Q.4 How do you currently travel to work Walk, 1 Motorcycle, 0 No reply, 0 Bus, 0 Car passenger, 4 Car with passenger, 7

Cycle, 2

Train, 0

Car driver alone, 29

Table 8: Response to Question 4 How do you usually Number Percentage travel to work

Walk 1 2 Bus 0 0 Motorcycle 0 0 Car driver – with 7 16 passenger(s) Cycle 2 5 Train 0 0 Car driver - alone 29 67 Car passenger 4 9

Question 5 Staff were asked which mode do they occasionally use to travel to work other than their main mode.

Figure 8: Response to Question 5

Q.5 Which of the following do you occasionally use isntead of your main mode of travel No reply, 0 Other, 0 Walk, 12

No other mode, 13

Bus, 2 Motorcycle, 0

Car driver with Car passenger, 5 passenger, 0 Cycle , 5 Car driver alone, Train, 0 6

Table 9: Response to Question 5 How do you occasionally travel to Number Percentage work

Walk 12 28 Bus 2 5 Motorcycle 0 0 Car driver – with 0 0 passenger(s) Cycle 5 12 Train 0 0 Car driver - alone 6 14 Car passenger 5 12 No other mode 13 30

Question 6 Staff were asked what their main reason for choosing their current travel mode

Figure 9: Response to Question 6

Q.6 What is your main reason for choosing your current mode Personal No reply, 1 safety, 0 Health reasons, 2 Quick, 9

Convenient/flexible, 9 Cheap, 0

Other, 5 No alternative, 17

Table 10: Response to Question 6 What is your main reason for choosing your current travel Number Percentage mode

Quick 9 21 Cheap 0 0 No alternative 17 40 Other 5 12 Convenient / Flexible 9 21 Health Reasons 2 5 Personal Safety 0 0 No reply 1 2

Question 7 Staff were asked where they usually park

Figure 10: Response to question 7

Q.7 Where do you usually park N/A, 4 Other, 1 No reply, 0

Paid car park, 1

Staff car park, 24

Free on-street, 13

Table 11: Response to Question 7 Where do you usually Number Percentage park

Staff car park 24 56 Free On-street parking 13 30 Paid car park 1 2 Other 1 2 N/A – I don’t drive 4 9

Question 8 Staff were asked would they still drive if they were unable to park at the School.

Figure 11: Response to Question 8

Q.8 If you were unable to park at Sandside Lodge would you still drive

N/A, 3 No reply, 0

No, would find alternative, 8 I have no other option, 22

Yes but not car share, 3

Yes and would car share, 7

Table 12: Response to Question 8 If you were unable to park at Sandside Lodge would you Number Percentage still drive

I have no other option than to 22 51 drive Yes and I would car share to 7 16 work Yes but I would not car share to 3 7 work No, would find another 8 19 alternative N/A – I don’t drive to work 3 7

Question 9 Staff were asked what would encourage them to car share

Figure 12: Response to Question 9

Q.9 Which of the following would encourage you to car share No reply, 0

Help in finding Nothing - car share partner, wouldn't car 13 share, 14

Reserved car parking for car sharers, 3

N/A, 7 Free taxi home, 2

Other, 4

Table 13: Response to Question 9 Which of the following would Number Percentage encourage you to car share

Help in finding a car share 13 30 partner Reserved car parking 3 7 Free taxi home in an emergency 2 5 Other 4 9 N/A I already car share 7 16 Nothing I would not car share 14 33

Question 10 Staff were asked what would encourage them to walk or cycle

Figure 13: Response to Question 10

Q.10 Which of the following would encourage you to walk or Cycle

No reply, 2 Better footpaths, 7

N/A, 7 Workplace lockers, 4

Improved street lighting, 0 Other, 9 Help with journey planning, 1

Cycle training, 0

Nothing, 13

Table 14: Response to Question 10 Which of the following would Number Percentage encourage you to car share

Better footpaths / cycle routes 7 16 Workplace lockers & changing 4 9 facilities including showers Improved street lighting 0 0 Help with journey planning 1 2 Cycle training and safety 0 0 courses Nothing 13 30 Other 9 21 N/a – I already Walk or Cycle 7 16 No reply 2 5

Question 11 Staff were asked what would encourage them to use public transport.

Figure 14: Response to Question 11

Q.11 Which of the following would encourage you to use Public Transport No reply, 4

More frequent N/A, 2 buses/trains, 15

Better quality Other, 8 waiting environment, 0 Cleaner/smarter buses and trains, 0 Better timetable info, 0 Annual season ticket loan, 0

Better weekly/season Cheaper fares, 7 ticket offers, 0 More direct routes, 7 Better ticket info, 0

Table 15: Response to Question 11 Which of the following would Number Percentage encourage you to car share

More frequent bus / train service 15 35 Better timetable information 0 0 Cheaper fares 7 16 Better ticket information 0 0 More direct routes 7 16 Better weekly / season ticket 0 0 offers Cleaner / smarter buses & trains 0 0 Annual season ticket loan 0 0 Better quality waiting 0 0 environment Other 8 19 N/a – I already use public 2 5 transport No reply 4 9

Question 12 Staff were asked would encourage them to use another way to travel other than their current mode.

Figure 15: Response to Question 12

Q.12 Which of the following would encourage you to choose another way to travel other than the mode you currently use

No reply, 1 Safety, 0 Other, 5 Improving health Time saving, 1 and fitness, 10

Better info on the options Knowing that the available to me, 0 mode I choose is better for the environment, 3 I wouldn't change my mode of travel, 9

Money saving, 8 Convenience, 6

Table 16: Response to Question 12 Which of the following would Number Percentage encourage you to car share

Safety 0 0 Improving health & fitness 10 23 Knowing that the mode I choose 3 19 is better for the environment Money saving 8 14 Convenience 6 21 I wouldn’t change my mode of 9 0 travel Better information on the options 0 2 available to me Time saving 1 12 Other 5 2

Question 13 Staff were asked for any other additional comments or suggestions.

Table 17: Response to Question 13

Question 14 Staff were asked how they intend to travel following relocation.

Figure 16: Response to Question 14

Q.14 How do you intend to travel to & from work follwoing relocation

Walk, 4 Motorcycle, 0 Bus, 0

Car driver with No reply, 19 passenger, 5

Cycle , 1

Train, 0

Car driver alone, 14 Car passenger, 0

Table 18: Response to Question 14 How do you intend to travel to Number Percentage work following relocation

Walk 4 9 Bus 0 0 Motorcycle 0 0 Car driver – with passenger(s) 5 12 Cycle 1 2 Train 0 0 Car driver - alone 14 33 Car passenger 0 0 No reply 19 44

Question 15 Staff were asked what other mode they would use to travel following relocation.

Figure 17: Response to Question 15

Q.15 If you intend to occasionally travel to work (following relocation) by which means

Walk, 0 Bus, 0 Motorcycle, 0 Car driver with passenger, 6

Cycle , 2

No reply, 20 Train, 3

Car driver alone, 6

Car passenger, 1 Other, 0 No other mode, 5

Table 19: Response to Question 15 How will you occasionally travel to work following Number Percentage relocation

Walk 0 0 Bus 0 0 Motorcycle 0 0 Car driver – with passenger(s) 6 14 Cycle 2 5 Train 3 7 Car driver - alone 6 14 Car passenger 1 2 No other mode 5 12 Other 0 0 No reply 20 47