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Sustainable travel

Cycling

Strategies for promoting cycling as an alternative form of transport for local journeys.

School travel

Promoting safe and healthy journeys to school which in turn, can also help to reduce the use of the car and impact of the 'school run'.

Smarter choices

Smarter choices are techniques for influencing people's travel behaviour towards more sustainable options such as encouraging school, workplace and individualised travel planning.

The European Union's Energy Services Directive

The UK is a signatory to the European Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive (2006/32/EC), also known as the Energy Services Directive. The Directive aims to improve energy end-use efficiency in all sectors, including the transport sector.

Travel plans

A travel plan is a package of measures produced by employers to encourage staff to use alternatives to single-occupancy car-use.

Walking

Promoting walking as a healthy and more preferable option to the motor car for short journeys.

Email contacts

Sustainable travel email contacts

Published:: 28 April 2005
Last update:: 26 April 2010

Office of Climate Change

The Office of Climate Change (OCC) works across Government to support the development of climate change policy and strategy.

Published:: 27 November 2007

Sustainable travel demonstration towns

Information about the sustainable travel schemes.

A review of public attitudes to climate change and transport: summary report

Summary report of the findings of an evidence base review investigating the research base on public attitudes towards climate change and transport behaviour.

Published:: 03 August 2006

Manual for Streets

Manual for Streets provides guidance for practitioners involved in the planning, design, provision and approval of new residential streets, and modifications to existing ones. It aims to increase the quality of life through good design which creates more people-orientated streets.

How to reduce costs and carbon emissions from business related transport

The mobility of people and goods is a key element of successful business, but transport can also offer opportunities for reducing carbon emissions and costs. This page identifies the free guidance, training, information servies and funding available to help organisations identify where costs and CO2 emissions can be reduced from business travel, fleet and freight operations.

Published:: 18 July 2008

Car Clubs and Car Sharing

Background note to Car Sharing and Car Clubs

Shared space

Shared space is a concept predominantly aimed at reducing the impact of motor traffic in places used by pedestrians. Shared spaces often feature minimal road signing and marking – some schemes also have a shared surface, where kerbs are omitted and pedestrians share a common surface with vehicular traffic. With no clear indication of priority, motorists are encouraged to drive more slowly and interact directly with pedestrians, cyclists, and other motorists.