1、PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SPECIFICATION PAS 500:2008National specification for workplace travel plansICS code: 03.100.01NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWLicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 02/03/2009 02:56, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPAS 500:2008 BSI N
2、ovember 2008Date Text affectedPublishing and copyright informationThe BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the documentwas last issued.This Publicly Available Specification comes into effect on 21 November 2008. BSI November 2008ISBN 978 0 580 62660 9Amendments issued since
3、 publicationLicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 02/03/2009 02:56, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPAS 500:2008 BSI November 2008iContentsPageForewordiiIntroductioniii1 Scope 12 Terms and definitions.23 The workplace travel plan process43.1 General.43.2 Existing sites.43.3 New sites.64 A
4、rchiving and public availability.95 Classification grade.105.1 General105.2 Bronze grade105.3 Silver grade105.4 Gold grade116 Claims of conformity.126.1 General126.2 Scope of claim.126.3 Basis of claim12Annex A (informative) Glossary13Annex B (informative) Publications, government guidance andbest p
5、ractice on workplace travel plans15Annex C (normative) Survey checklist17Annex D (inormative) Survey methodology including tripgeneration databases21Annex E (informative) Sources of information and examples of target setting23Annex F (normative) Classification grades matrix.27Bibliography.29Licensed
6、 Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 02/03/2009 02:56, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPAS 500:2008 BSI November 2008iiThis Publicly Available Specification (PAS) has beensponsored by London European Partnership forTransport (LEPT), supported and funded by Transportfor London (TfL) in collaborat
7、ion with The BritishStandards Institution (BSI). Acknowledgement is given to the following organisations that wereconsulted in the development of this specification: ACT TravelWise ACT TravelWise Scotland Department for Transport (DfT) National Business Travel Network (NBTN) Highways Agency Transpor
8、t for London (TfL) TravelWise Northern Ireland Welsh Assembly Government Wider comments from other parties were invited byBSI. The expert contributions made from organisationsand individuals consulted in the development of thisPAS are gratefully acknowledged.This PAS has been prepared and published
9、by BSI,which retains its ownership and copyright. BSI reservesthe right to withdraw or amend this PAS on receipt of authoritative advice that it is appropriate to do so.This PAS will be reviewed at intervals not exceedingtwo years, and any amendments arising from thereview will be published as an am
10、ended PAS andpublicized in Update Standards.This PAS does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for itscorrect application.Compliance with this PAS does not of itself conferimmunity from legal obligations.This PAS is not to be regarded as a British S
11、tandard.ForewordLicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 02/03/2009 02:56, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPAS 500:2008 BSI November 2008iiiIntroduction that all businesses and sectors of the economy canengage in.Travel plans offer one proven methodology forbringing about this change. The UK
12、 Department ofTransport has concluded that, on average, travel planscan reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicletrips to a destination by 18% (Smarter Choices 2).Reductions in traffic levels of this magnitude at peaktime can make a huge difference to easing trafficflows, increasing the reliabil
13、ity of journey times andimproving the commuting experience. Travel plans arespecifically recommended in Planning Policy Guidance13: Transport 3The King Review 4 reiterated the recommendation inthe 2004 White Paper that all government departmentsshould reduce car commuting by 5% by 2006.The Eddington
14、 Report 1 on transport carried out for the UK government emphasized the clear linksbetween a high performing transport system andsustained economic prosperity. It argued that a 5%reduction in travel time for all businesses and freighttravel on the roads could generate around 2.5 billionof costs savi
15、ngs some 0.2% of GDP.Eddington also argued that if left unchecked, the risingcost of congestion would have a considerable impacton the UK economy, for example it is estimated that it would waste an extra 22 billion of time in Englandalone by 2025. By this date 13% of all traffic will besubject to st
16、op-start travel conditions.Finding ways to make the best possible use oftransport infrastructure and minimizing loss of timeand economic damage is a clear priority and an activityBackgroundLicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 02/03/2009 02:56, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPAS 500:2008
17、 BSI November 2008ivWhat is a travel plan?The original concept of travel planning came from theprivate sector in response to business pressures andhave matured considerably since they first appeared in the UK in the early 1990s. They now provide acoherent approach to transport management thatbrings
18、benefits to commuters, business travellers,businesses and the urgent need to address climatechange, congestion and air pollution problems.A travel plan is a long-term management strategy foran organisation and its various sites or business parkthat seeks to deliver transport objectives throughpositi
19、ve action and is articulated in a document that is regularly reviewed.What are the benefits of a travel plan?Workplace travel plans (WTP) generate benefits to thebusiness, the local economy, the individual members of staff, the community, the environment and increasethe quality of life for all those
20、 who live and work inthe area or location addressed by the travel plan.Businesses benefit by reducing expenditure on carparking and travel in course of work and throughbeing able to release land allocated for car parking for more productive core-business purposes.In addition, there is well documente
21、d evidence thatstaff who walk and cycle occasionally and embrace“active travel” are healthier, have reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease, have fewer days off workand are more productive. These benefits accrue to both individuals and organisations and assistrecruitment and retention and the re
22、duction ofturnover rates. WTPs are a key element in healthierworkplace policies and in dealing with the obesityepidemic now hitting the UK. Active travel makes a substantial contribution to reducing obesity andreducing early onset diabetes. Reduced car use to a particular site feeds directly toreduc
23、ed air pollution which can assist in deliveringcompliance with air quality management objectivesand reduces greenhouse gases allowing bothcompanies and local authorities to deliver reductions in greenhouse gases in line with statutory objectivesset out in the Climate Change Bill. Reducing congestion
24、 is a headline objective for localand central government and is of great value tobusinesses in reducing time and monetary penalties as a result of delays caused by congested traffic.Reducing numbers of vehicles will also benefit roadsafety objectives and increase the attractiveness ofLicensed Copy:
25、Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 02/03/2009 02:56, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPAS 500:2008 BSI November 2008vwalking and cycling through its impact on creatingsafer conditions for these sustainable modes. Travelplans make a substantial contribution to wideningsocial inclusion and enabling many
26、 more people than is currently the case to gain access to jobs, training and education and the ability to make contact withthese facilities without a car is of great value to thosegroups who are traditionally excluded from widerparticipation in social, educational and workopportunities.NOTE More inf
27、ormation on the role of transportimprovements in promoting social inclusion can be found in “The value of new transport in deprived areas. Whobenefits, how and why?” 5What can a travel plan cover?A travel plan typically focuses on journeys to and froma site made by staff and visitors of all types, b
28、ut oftenincludes business travel, fleet activities and the deliveryof goods, supplies and services.It should establish a structured strategy with clearobjectives and targets, supported by suitable policiesand quality measures for implementation. It is acontinuous process for improvement, requiringmo
29、nitoring, review and revision to ensure it remainsrelevant to the organisation. These aspirations andactions should be documented in a travel plan. Thestructure and content of such a document will dependon a range of factors, including the location of the siteto which it relates, the nature of the d
30、evelopment andof the occupier and end users. Guidance for workplace travel planning fordevelopment 6Requirements regarding the nature and content of thetravel plan, are provided in Clause 3. A WTP is traditionally organisationally based. Thismeans that the travel plan would be owned by thelocal auth
31、ority, university, hospital, business etc andwould apply to the staff of that single organisation. In recent years travel plans have developed so that a group of organisations on a business park (forexample) would co-operate to share ideas, budgets and bring about target modal shift. Airports are sp
32、ecialcases where considerable work has been done acrosshundreds of individual organisations to bring aboutmodal shift.Organisations frequently have many sites. This isespecially the case for local authorities, universities and NHS trusts. In these cases a travel plan should bedeveloped and owned by
33、the organisational bodyLicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 02/03/2009 02:56, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPAS 500:2008 BSI November 2008viresponsible for corporate decisions and budgeting andshould apply to all sites within that organisation (see3.1), taking into account the unique c
34、haracteristics ofeach constituent site.For the purposes of a WTP, “site” means any locationwhere the organisation carries out any of its activities(see 2.9). Some organisations operate over 250 sitesand a WTP under these circumstances would have tobe very clear about its organisational wide impact a
35、ndits relevance to every site within that organisation.Travel plans can form part of a wider menu oftransport interventions and are often referred to as aspecific example of Transport Demand Management(TDM) or Mobility Management. Both TDM andMobility Management are defined in the glossary (see Anne
36、x A).Annex B contains further information on travel plansand sources of information that will be useful to thoseinvolved with travel plans. PAS 500 is intended to improve the quality andconsistency of the WTP. It does not supplant or replacelocal authority guidance on travel plans or TransportAssess
37、ments and does not supplant any part of thedevelopment control process which will often imposetravel plan conditions on applicants for newdevelopments. DfT has published Guidance on Transport Assessments7 A Transport Assessment is intended to assist developersproposing a new development to assess an
38、d managethe transport impacts of that development. Those who are involved in producing travel plans for newdevelopments should follow this guidance and makesure that the travel plan is an integral part of thetravel assessment process and is consistent with therequirements of the local planning autho
39、rity. Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 02/03/2009 02:56, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPAS 500:2008 BSI November 20081This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) definesrequirements for developing and implementing aworkplace travel plan (WTP), including publicavailability, resource
40、s and claims of conformity.It is intended for use by any organisation planning or developing WTPs and applies to all WTPs and all the situations in which WTPs are initiated, developedand implemented. This includes (but is not limited to)WTPs: initiated as part of an organisational policy tomanage tr
41、ansport impacts for the benefit of staff,the environment, corporate social responsibility, thereduction of congestion, the better management ofparking and to foster good relationships withneighbours; submitted with planning applications and/ortransport assessments as part of the developmentcontrol p
42、rocess; designed to reduce pollution from motor vehicles as part of an air quality strategy.PAS 500 is applicable in all situations where the term“travel plan” is likely to be used and is deemedrelevant to all those involved in the travel plan processincluding but not limited to: managers charged wi
43、th transport and parkingresponsibilities; planners in local authorities; consultants; transport, traffic, planning, architectural andengineering consultants advising on transportimpacts and plans designed to reduce the need to travel; transport demand management staff in central andlocal government;
44、 developers bringing forward plans for newdevelopments or changes to existing developmentslikely to result in traffic generation and impacts; public transport operators interested in attractingcustomers presently using cars; cycle planners and pedestrian planners interested inincreasing the use of t
45、hese modes of transport; campaign groups; urban designers and architects seeking to createattractive environments with less traffic and agreater reliance on walking and cycling and publictransport.This PAS applies to all the main components oftransport generated by a particular site. These include:
46、commuter trips made by staff; trips made by staff in undertaking their duties orotherwise in relation to their work; visitors to the site e.g. patients and visitors tohospitals, clinics and other NHS facilities, localresidents visiting council offices, suppliers orcustomers making trips to businesse
47、s; contractors involved in carrying out projects at a1 ScopeLicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 02/03/2009 02:56, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPAS 500:2008 BSI November 20082For the purposes of this PAS the following terms anddefinitions apply.NOTE An additional glossary can be found
48、 in Annex Awhich aims to provide more in-depth explanations of someof the key aspects of WTPs.2.1 aimintention or purpose of an organisation or activity 2.2 alternative mode (of transport)means of transport, the availability of which, reducesreliance on carsNOTE These can include walking, cycling, p
49、ublic transport,motorcycles, mopeds, car share and/or car clubs, carpools etc.2.3 dot-mapvisual representation of the area in which the siteunder discussion is located which shows the mainroads, railway lines and station and any other publictransport facilities and a dot representing eachmember of staff working at that site2.4 interventionspecific, planned, timed and co-ordinated actiondesigned to produce changes in travel behaviour inline with the aims and objectives of the travel plan2.5 objectivegoal intended to be achieved2.6 organ
