Residential Travel Planning has become an important component of reducing barriers to the use of sustainable travel modes at new housing developments in the UK. Where Residential Travel Plans are an integral part of the development process of new residential developments from the outset, factors such as location, design and layout can be considered to gauge the impact a new development would have on existing transport infrastructure and plan accordingly. This is particularly relevant for mixed-use developments which have the potential for significant traffic impact on the local area which might require mitigation or accessibility issues to be addressed. Transhub-RTP provides a standardised methodology for monitoring the impact that Residential Travel Plans have on the travel patterns of residents.
Residential Travel Planning will benefit transport commissioners, borough officers, operators and developers in ensuring the long-term transport sustainability aspirations of new developments are met, as the adoption of RTPs at the outset acts as a formal mechanism to enable partnership working.
Transhub-RTP tracks Residential Travel Plans over time giving unique insight in to their performance. The solution also provides long term business process continuity, as the solution applies standard processes for dealing with sites - Transhub-RTP provides continuity for the engagement of Residential Travel Plan sites over time. Furthermore our RTP solution is web-based and as such all Residential Travel Plan data is in a central storage. The combination of standard process and central storage helps alleviate the disruption of staff turnover.
A key aspect of Transhub-RTP is that it gives value to the work undertaken by Planning & Development Control Units in securing the Travel Plans by helping to ensure they meet their objectives through effective data collection, monitoring and review processes.
Any lack of monitoring and enforcement of Residential Travel Plans could result in missed opportunities to benefit from successful travel plans and to recover penalty clause funding.
Providing a standard system which developers can use to fulfil their Travel Plan surveying requirements presents an opportunity for Local Authorities to charge for the Travel Plan monitoring process.
Transhub-RTP gives authorities a detailed and accurate picture of Travel Plans at a local or regional level, and the effects that behavioural and physical initiatives have on reducing car use, and on encouraging the use of sustainable travel methods.
Establishment of a region-wide database of travel plans will enable authorities to undertake some coordinated strategic planning for the first time.
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