Smarter ways to travel across South East Wales.

Step 4 - Staff Survey

Not only will a staff travel survey provide a statistical breakdown of current travel patterns but will also collect opinions on what would most help staff to travel more sustainably.

The survey should only contain questions relevant to the exercise and should ideally be conducted via email or online. There are now software packages available so that answers are automatically entered into a database.

Help Available

Gettravelwise.com offer a free online staff survey service for any organisation in South East Wales and can also provide templates for paper based surveys. To register for this free staff travel survey contact us or have a look at a sample survey

Analysing the Survey Results

If you use the gettravelwise.com online travel survey then analysis will be carried out on your behalf . However, it is a simple process to calculate the percentage of staff travelling to work by car or bike.

More complex analysis can include cross-referencing responses by age, gender, department or journey start point by postcode.

Mapping out staff addresses can reveal where Travel Plan interventions are likely to have the most impact.

Audit of Company Policy

This will include any company policies that relate to employee travel habits such as:

Car parking
Recruitment and retention
Business travel
Working practices

Travel Audits

These could include:

Business travel - high rates for business mileage can encourage employees to drive and the potential savings could form the basis of a business case for the Travel Plan. The Energy Saving Trust offers free 'Green Fleet Reviews' providing advice on lowering running costs, reducing environmental impact and enhancing corporate social responsibility. Click here for more information
Visitor Travel - large organisations, such as hospitals or sites that attract large numbers of visitors such as tourist attractions, may need a specific visitor Travel Plan
Deliveries - for organisations where deliveries form a major component of vehicle movements, it will be necessary to monitor the deliveries that take place and where they come from.