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Discover the benefits from promoting active travel
Develop a healthier, more productive workforce, reduce the number of sick days taken and save money on car parking spaces by promoting active travel in your workplace!
- A healthier more active workforce
- Improved environmental, CSR, and IIP credentials
- Additional staff benefits that have no cost
- Allocating your resources more fairly
- More productive use of employees business travel time
- Lower business travel costs
- Reduced CO2 emissions
Active travel and healthier lifestyles
Building walking or cycling into your daily routine is the most effective ways to increase physical activity. A higher level of physical activity is associated with many improvement in health and wellbeing including:
- Lower risk of heart problems
- Lower risk of cancer
- Increased bone strength
- Improved mood
Remember that active travel doesn’t have to be all or nothing, start by making a small change once a week!
Walking
Enjoy some fresh air and get energised ahead of your day at work.
Cycling
Beat the traffic choosing using a cycle or scooter to get to work.
Buses
Sit back and let someone else do the driving on your commute and benefit from priority bus lanes.
Trains
Travel to work quickly and safely from further afield.
Car sharing
Save money and reduce traffic by sharing your commute with others.
Park and ride
Conveniently and cheaply park your car and hop on a dedicated bus for the final stretch of your commute.
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The benefits of unlocking a membership
Join Colchester Travel Plan Club today to access our membership benefits! Associate members have access to our website resources, advice from coordinators and invites to quarterly meetings. Full members have access to our range of benefits including public transport discounts and free loan of eCargo bikes.
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| Free | Fee paying* | |
|---|---|---|
| Benefit | Associate membership | Full membership |
| Access to all resources on the website | ||
| Monthly newsletters with information, ideas and upcoming events | ||
| Invites to quarterly CTPC member meetings | ||
| Access to CTPC coordinators for basic advice | ||
| Access to public transport discounts for staff/students | ||
| Free short term hire of eCargo bikes for your business ** | ||
| Access to CTPC negotiated deals from suppliers | ||
| Access to CTPC coordinators for indepth advice | ||
| Help and support to tailor and run a travel survey | ||
| Help and support to develop a travel plan including identifying targets and initiatives | ||
| Help and support to gain national travel plan accreditation through Modeshift *** | ||
| Help and support to roll out new travel initiatives | ||
| Regular meetings with CTPC coordinators | ||
| * Annual fee is based on your organisation size and there is a special rate for charities. | ** Usually £20 per week. | *** Up to ‘Good’ or higher if paid for by member | Contact us | Join the club |
| Free | Fee paying* | |
|---|---|---|
| Benefit | Associate membership | Full membership |
| Access to all resources on the website | ||
| Monthly newsletters with information, ideas and upcoming events | ||
| Invites to quarterly CTPC member meetings | ||
| Access to CTPC coordinators for basic advice | ||
| Access to public transport discounts for staff/students | ||
| Free short term hire of eCargo bikes for your business ** | ||
| Access to CTPC negotiated deals from suppliers | ||
| Access to CTPC coordinators for indepth advice | ||
| Help and support to tailor and run a travel survey | ||
| Help and support to develop a travel plan including identifying targets and initiatives | ||
| Help and support to gain national travel plan accreditation through Modeshift *** | ||
| Help and support to roll out new travel initiatives | ||
| Regular meetings with CTPC coordinators | ||
| * Annual fee is based on your organisation size and there is a special rate for charities. | ** Usually £20 per week. | *** Up to ‘Good’ or higher if paid for by member | Contact us | Join the club |
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