TravelWise
GREENER WAYS TO GET TO WORK AND SCHOOL
More than 1,500 people in West Sussex have signed up to car share thanks to an easy to use website.
The scheme is estimated to be saving 658 tonnes of CO2 every year – that’s the same as planting a staggering 219,333 trees!
The website westsussexcarshare.com is just one of the many TravelWise initiatives in West Sussex designed to reduce congestion and pollution on our roads.
The TravelWise and Safer Routes to School team offers free advice to schools and works with employers to develop Travel Plans that cut the need for car journeys. They also encourage walking and cycling which is good for our health as well as the environment. And, it can save you money!
A large part of their work is in schools. Did you know that an estimated 20% of cars on the road at peak times are linked to the twice daily ‘school run’?
There have been some significant achievements:
A record 61,330 pupils from 226 schools took part in ‘Walk to School’ Week 2009.
33 primary schools have a daily escorted ‘walking bus’
96% of schools have been given help
to develop travel plans that can lead
to cash towards projects such as cycle shelters, local road improvements and waiting shelters for parents.
All this plus School Safety Zones, including flashing 20mph warning signs, have given many parents more confidence to allow their children to
walk or cycle.
web: www.westsussex.gov.uk/travelwise
phone: 01243 642105
email: travelwise@westsussex.gov.uk