Workplace travel plans, also called green transport plans, are action plans an employer or site manager implements to reduce car travel generated by a workplace. Workplace travel plans have been used in parts of Europe and North America to address urban congestion, transport energy use and air pollution from car commuting. Travel plans are an important part of sustainable transport measures in the United Kingdom where central government, the Greater London Authority and local authorities have invested in supporting their development. Workplace travel plans were piloted in Australia through the Smogbusters program in the late 1990s when project officers based at conservation councils worked with employers in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth to prepare travel plans and start putting them into action. This paper considers TravelSmart workplace programs in Melbourne and Perth. In both cities, travel plans have been developed with employers to reduce solo car commuting. The evolution of these programs, the approaches used and outcomes achieved are compared. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E216058.
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