Sustainable travel

This section describes the Department's work to promote initiatives that can reduce congestion, improve local environments and encourage healthier and safer lifestyles. Many of these initiatives are part of the broader cross government agenda for Creating Safer Greener Communities. Visit www.cleanersafergreener.gov.uk for more information on this topic.

Information is also available regarding climate change and transport.

Delivering Sustainable Transport Solutions for Housing Growth report

Delivering Sustainable Transport Solutions for Housing Growth report.

Published:: 09 December 2010

Building sustainable transport into new development: a menu of options for growth points and eco-towns

Building sustainable transport into new development: a menu of options for growth points and eco-towns.

Published:: 03 April 2008

How to feed sustainable, low carbon, travel packages into LTP3 planning

Information to accompany the publication of Delivering Sustainable Low Carbon Travel: An essential guide for local authorities.

Office for Low Emission Vehicles

Programmes and policies the Office for Low Emission Vehicles has responsibilities for.

ACT ON CO2

All cars on the road today contribute to climate change because their engines burn fuel and therefore produce carbon dioxide (CO2) every time we drive. Yet you can easily reduce these emissions and save money too. By following a few simple tips and suggestions on the Act On CO2 website you can reduce your engine's workload, which means it will burn less fuel and produce less CO2.

Published:: 19 April 2007

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.

Delivering sustainable, low carbon, travel: An essential guide for Local Authorities

Best practice guide for local authorities on how to deliver environmentally friendly transport on a local level and reduce carbon emissions.

Published:: 09 November 2009

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.

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.

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

Travel plans

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

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'.

Walking

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

Cycling

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

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.

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

Full report findings of a review that investigated the research base on public attitudes towards climate change and transport behaviour

Full report findings of a review conducted by a research team led by Dr Jillian Anable, UK Energy Research Centre. The review investigates the research base on public attitudes towards climate change and transport behaviour.

Published:: 03 August 2006

Teleworking

Brief explanation of teleworking.

Published:: 27 June 2005

Sustainable travel demonstration towns

Information about the sustainable travel schemes.

Email contacts

Sustainable travel email contacts

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

Archived content

The following content is available from the Department for Transport web archive .

Travel awareness campaigns

In Town Without My Car

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