Saffron View SAFFRON WALDEN
SMARTER TRAVEL PACK YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL INFORMATION CONTENTS
Welcome to Saffron View……………………………………03 Cycling to and from Saffron Walden……………………09 WELCOME TO The Local Area – Map……………………………………………04 Community and What’s On? …………………………………………………………05 Concessionary Travel…………………………………………10 Saffron View Bus Travel from Saffron Walden…………………………06 Smarter Travel Choices and Active Travel Vouchers…………………………………11 Train Travel from Audley End………………………………07 Greener Car Travel ………………………………………………12 Walking around Saffron View and Saffron Walden……………………………………………08
WHO ARE WHAT IS A SMARTER TRAVEL PACK? SMARTER TRAVEL? Dear Resident, This Smarter Travel Pack has been produced Smarter Travel Ltd have been appointed exclusively for residents of Saffron View, Congratulations on moving into your new home and welcome to Saffron View, Saffron Walden. by Linden Homes to promote, manage It is important to Linden Homes that you settle in well to the local area so to help make your Saffron Walden. We hope you find the and monitor the travel plan specifically information enclosed useful and trust it helps for Saffron View. We are providing a move a little easier this pack has been produced specifically for Saffron View residents only. highlight the variety of sustainable travel free service to all residents of the options available to you in the area. development and we are your first point Throughout this pack, you’ll find information on the variety of local travel options available to of call for any travel related questions and from your new home, including information on public transport services as well as walking or queries you may have relating Produced on behalf of Linden Homes by to your local area. and cycling routes in the area and local amenities. Smarter Travel Ltd. As a resident of Saffron View, we would like to invite you to receive either £50 credit for Stephensons of Essex bus services or alternatively a £50 active travel voucher for Wiggle.co.uk. To redeem your ticket or voucher, please complete the short questionnaire at the back of this pack or alternatively, head to the Saffron View section of the Smarter Travel website and follow the links to complete. THE OVERALL AIMS OF THE BENEFITS OF A TRAVEL PLAN TO SAFFRON VIEW TRAVEL PLAN ARE; YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY. We hope you find this information useful and enjoy exploring Saffron Walden and the surrounding areas using the different travel options available to you. • To reduce the number of single Engaging with the Saffron View Travel Plan occupancy car journeys to and from can have plenty of positive benefits including; On behalf of Linden Homes, we hope you enjoy calling Saffron View home. the development; • Improving health and wellbeing; • To promote more sustainable travel • Reducing your travel costs; Kind regards, habits such as, walking, cycling and • Improving your accessibility using public transport; Heidi to local services; • Promote and encourage healthy and Your Travel Plan Coordinator • Increasing the local road safety; active lifestyles with a strong focus on Smarter Travel Limited the local community; and • Reducing travel times; • Provide advice to all residents on how • Improving your travel choices and to improve local travel habits. options; and • Creating a cleaner, more vibrant local community.
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@SmarterTravelEssex @RJSmarterTravel 02 03 THE LOCAL AREA WHAT’S ON?
Throughout the year, there are many sustainable travel events for you to get involved TOWARDS with, both nationally and locally; here are just a few for you to consider; LINTON
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04 05 BUS TRAVEL TO AND FROM SAFFRON WALDEN TRAIN TRAVEL
Your nearest bus stops are located along The nearest train station to Saffron View is PLUS BUS Radwinter Road close to the Tesco Superstore YOUR MOST REGULAR (HOURLY), located in Audley End (approximately a 20 minute - Please see the map on page 4. Stephensons LOCAL BUS SERVICES ARE: cycle ride). Audley End station is operated by If travelling to Cambridge by train, of Essex operate the most frequent services Greater Anglia and offers direct services to why not add PlusBus to your ticket? through these stops to places such as Audley Cambridge and London Liverpool Street. For an additional small charge per day, STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX SERVICE you can have unlimited bus travel around End, Haverhill, Stansted Airport and Bishops – – Travelling by train is a great option if commuting NUMBER 6 SAFFRON WALDEN Cambridge! PlusBus is available in many Stortford. In general, bus services run hourly STANSTED AIRPORT to Cambridge and discounts are available when along Radwinter Road. For a full bus timetable, purchasing season tickets (either weekly, other cities too including please visit the Saffron View section of the STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX SERVICE monthly or annual). Bishops Stortford, Smarter Travel website or scan the QR code. NUMBER 60 – AUDLEY END – HAVERHILL Colchester and Ely. The train station provides over 650 car parking Find out more: spaces for those that wish to drive there and PlusBus.info. PARK & RIDE IN CAMBRIDGE there are also discounts available for car parking FOR UP TO DATE season tickets. Alternatively, you will find 86 If you’re travelling into Cambridge, why not TIMETABLES, sheltered bicycle storage spaces (covered by catch the Park & Ride instead? There are two SCAN HERE! CCTV). You can also take bikes on the train if locations within a 30 minute drive from need be – find out more information on the Saffron View, either; Babraham Road or Saffron View section of the Smarter Travel alternatively Trumpington Park & Ride. You website or visit NationalRail.co.uk. SAVE MONEY ON TRAIN TRAVEL! can also use these services on the weekend for leisure trips into the city. Find out more; Railcards are a great way to easily save money on the CambridgeParkandRide.info. cost of train travel – particularly for leisure purposes – with up to 1/3 off! With a variety of cards available TOP TIP! such as; 16-19 Railcard, Disabled Persons Railcard, When travelling by Two Together Railcard website and Senior to find Railcard. out more
train, try to book in Visit the Railcard.co.uk advance (up to 12 information and how to apply. Also keep up to date Saffron Dame Bradbury’sThe Commons ParkMarket SquarePost Office High School Audley End Cambridge with their special offers on Twitter - @Railcards View School 9 mins 11 mins 12 mins 17 mins Train Station 1 hr weeks) to receive the 9 mins 23 mins best possible prices!
Unable to travel by As a resident of Saffron View you conventional public are entitled to £50 credit for Audley End Stanstead Cambridge Liverpool transport? Station Airport 20 mins Street Stephensons of Essex bus services. Find out more about 14 mins 1 hr To claim your tickets please complete community transport
our short travel survey. Further options on page 10. information can be found on page 11. Trainline USEFUL APPS AND WEBSITES USEFUL APPS AND WEBSITES Trainline: A great website for booking train tickets. Also available as a free app to download! National Traveline East Anglia: Here you can access public transport timetables through Traveline Rail the Traveline website or app. Additionally, the website offers comprehensive National Rail: Information about train station facilities as well as live journey planning. arrival and departure times are available through the National Rail website. You can also find more information on the National Rail website EssexBus.info: For real-time departure information across the county, visit this Bus about taking bicycles on trains through their PlusBike section. Greater Anglia website. You can also stay ahead of any timetable changes through this website. Checker Greater Anglia: The Greater Anglia app has a variety of different features Bus Checker: Bus Checker gives you instant up to date information for buses including the option to purchase mobile tickets – eliminating the need to throughout the UK. The app also offers journey planning. carry paper tickets and you can also receive live departure updates. 06 07 To claim your £50 WALKING AROUND SAFFRON VIEW AND SAFFRON WALDEN CYCLING TO AND FROM SAFFRON VIEW active travel voucher please complete our short travel survey. Further information Walking is a great way to get around and the best thing is that it is free! It’s also an easy way to get Cycling is an excellent way to get about and is a BENEFITS OF CYCLING can be found on fitness into your daily routine. Many local facilities are within a walking distance of Saffron View, great alternative to walking as it makes more Cycling has a huge number page 11 such as; the supermarket, doctors surgery, primary school and town centre - all are within a 20 places accessible. Cycling is around three times of benefits, including; minute walk. Take a look at the local area map on page 4 to find out locations of local amenities. faster than walking and in some cases it’s quicker than driving too! National Cycle Route 11 runs • Improving wellbeing by relieving stress; BENEFITS OF WALKING VISIT SAFFRON WALDEN close by to the town and there is also an off-road • Helps prevent chronic and life cycle route from Saffron Walden to Audley End threatening illnesses; It is recommended that adults get 150 minutes For suggestions on local places to go for train station. Cycling from Saffron View to Audley • Being more cost effective than running of exercise per week (which works out as 30 leisure walks head over to the Visit Saffron End train station should take just under 20 minutes per day over 5 days during the week). Walden website. You’ll find information a car. Did you know, maintaining a bike minutes at an average speed. For cycle routes for a year costs twenty times less than One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is there about the beautiful Bridge End from Saffron View, visit Cyclestreets.net. heading out for a brisk walk! Gardens, Jubilee Gardens and The Common. maintaining and driving a car; and VisitSaffronWalden.gov.uk • Reducing congestion and pollution on There are many benefits to walking: our roads. • Can help maintain body weight and CYCLE TO WORK SCHEMES lower the risk of obesity; Employee benefit cycle schemes allow • Can lower the risk of chronic diseases you to get up to £1,000 to spend on a and high blood pressure; bicycle and cycling accessories through THE CAKE ESCAPE! your employer and you can save between How about a slice of cake to • Improvements to your mood and 25-39% on the cost. Speak to your encourage cycling?! The Cake wellbeing; and also employer to see if they are signed up so Escape is an exciting project which • Studies show that it can encourage you can take advantage of these discounts! has been set up by Essex County and improve creativity! Council to encourage cycling across the county. A number of cafés have signed up to the scheme so why not head out on your bike to explore and stop for a slice of cake along the way! Find out more; cakeescape.org.uk.
Saffron View Tesco SupermarketBus stops Community HospitalDame Bradbury’sThe Commons SchoolMarket Park SquarePost Office High School Saffron View Tesco SupermarketBus stops Community HospitalDame Bradbury’sThe Commons SchoolMarket Park SquarePost Office High School 3 mins 5 mins 10 mins 15 mins 17 mins 20 mins 21 mins 30 mins 1 min 1 min 2 mins 5 mins 5 mins 6 mins 7 mins 10 mins
Cycle Streets
USEFUL APPS AND WEBSITES
USEFUL APPS AND WEBSITES Map my CycleStreets: An excellent website which allows you to easily plan cycle Walk Strava Map My Walk: By using this app, you can record your workout details, journeys with variable route options available to all levels of cyclist. including duration, distance, pace, speed, elevation and calories burned. Strava: This app records your cycle ride and you can compare your performance over Active 10: Created by Public Health England, the Active 10 app records your brisk time, as well as sharing with the Strava community and friends. Strava can also be Active used for running, walking and other workouts. BBC walking activity as well as showing the benefits of regular exercise. 10 Weather The Ramblers: The Ramblers Association provides a variety of regular programme of walks. BBC Weather: The great British weather is always something to consider when For walks around Essex and more information, visit their website: ramblers.org.uk cycling! Use the BBC weather app to check the conditions before cycling and make sure you’re prepared for what nature may throw at you! 08 09 COMMUNITY AND CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL SMARTER TRAVEL CHOICES
BUS PASSES FOR INFOMATION There are other ways in which you can reduce PERSONAL TRAVEL PLANNING your travel, including simply cutting the number There are a selection of local incentives ABOUT SCHOOL of journeys you make. Perhaps you could speak to A Personal Travel Plan evaluates your journeys to/ to promote travelling by public transport TRANSPORT, your employer to see if it is possible to work from from a specific location for you as well as travel including bus passes. For those of SCAN HERE! home just one day a week? Not driving the car for mode and suggests other ways of travelling that pensionable age or if you have an eligible one day a week automatically reduces car usage same journey. By providing us with your regular disability, you will be entitled to a bus by 20%! Or alternatively, you could ask to adapt destinations (such as your workplace) and your pass that allows free off-peak travel on your working hours slightly to travel outside of required arrival and departure times, we can local buses anywhere in England. peak hours. Of course, we understand that this is provide you with a list of alternative travel To apply for either of these passes, visit: not possible for everyone and every occupation, options. You will also receive information on EssexHighways.org. however, small changes add up and make which bus stops to use, walking duration, calories SCHOOL BUS PASSES a difference! burnt and also the level of CO2 saved. Alternatively, how about shopping locally where Your Personal Travel Plan will be emailed directly If you have school aged children and would like possible and travelling by foot or bicycle? For to you and can be obtained by completing the more information on bus travel to and from COMMUNITY TRAVEL bigger purchases, why not try shopping online, it short questionnaire at the end of this smarter school; visit the Essex.gov.uk website and search travel pack (don’t forget to tick the box requesting For those less able to travel by conventional can save you both time and money in travelling to for the Education and Schools section. a Personal Travel Plan!) public transport there are some alternative the shops, and most major supermarkets now options available in the Saffron Walden area. offer this service. Uttlesford Community Travel provides a service for those that may find it difficult to travel by regular public transport services, the service can For more indepth information regarding all SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL VOUCHERS of the travel options available to you as a provide travel for medical appointments, day trips As part of Linden Homes’ commitment resident of Saffron View, please visit the and visiting friends and family. to you, you can claim £50 credit for Saffron View section of the Smarter Travel Stephensons of Essex bus services. To use this service, you need to pre-register by website. You can also keep up to date with Alternatively, if bus travel isn’t your thing, either calling (01371) 875787 or visit; relevant news and information on Facebook you can claim a £50 active travel voucher UttlesfordCommunityTravel.org. – just search for Smarter Travel Essex which can be redeemed at Wiggle.co.uk. To redeem, please complete the short survey at the end of this pack and return to us by freepost or complete on the Smarter Travel website. We will then take care of the rest! Please note, only one claim per household and you can find full terms and conditions at SmarterTravel.uk.com/SaffronView.
10 11 GREENER CAR TRAVEL
With the future of car travel changing, it is good to consider other options when HAVE YOU VISITED it comes to car travel. Did you know; THE SMARTER TRAVEL • Each week, the average Brit spends seven hours in their car; ECO DRIVING • The average annual cost of car Sometimes it’s a necessity to drive, so here WEBSITE YET? insurance is £436; are seven eco-driving tips that can help • Drivers spend on average £89.67 make a difference to your journey; per month on fuel; 1. Service your car regularly to maintain It’s likely that you will play eye-spy in the • engine efficiency; car around 1,470 times during your lifetime!; With specific pages relating to Saffron View and and finally 2. Check your tyre pressures regularly sustainable travel around Saffron Walden, head • Over your lifetime, on average you will have (and before long journeys), under-inflated 7,817 singalongs to the car radio! tyres use more fuel as they increase over to SmarterTravel.uk.com/SaffronView. rolling resistance; CAR SHARING 3. Lose any unnecessary baggage, extra Make sure you save the website as one By sharing the same or similar journeys with weight means extra fuel; other people you can save money on the cost of your favourites as we will be regularly 4. Combine short trips; cold starts use more of car travel as well as meeting new people. fuel so it pays to combine errands; Sign up for free with Essex Car Share or updating with new information and Liftshare to find and share regular car journeys, 5. Drive smoothly, accelerate gently there are currently over 20 possible lift sharing resources specifically for you. and read the road ahead to avoid opportunities from the Saffron Walden area unnecessary braking; to places such as Cambridge. Use the online calculator on the Liftshare website to see 6. Cut down on the air-con; air-conditioning how much money you could save! increases fuel consumption at low EssexCarShare.com speeds (the effects are less noticeable Also, keep up to at higher speeds; and date with us through Facebook 7. The faster you go the greater the fuel – just search for consumption (cruising at 70mph uses up Smarter Travel THE FUTURE to 9% more fuel than at 60mph and up to IS ELECTRIC! 15% more fuel than at 50mph). Essex If you’re thinking about a new car, why not look at a hybrid or electric vehicle? Visit goultralow.com for further advice and information. Find EV charging points too through the Zap Map website. Visit roadworks.org to keep up to date with any planned road closures in the area.
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