Encouraging active travel
If you're hoping to improve the health and fitness in your workplace but stuck for ideas, here are some of our suggestions that you can start today, and even use as ideas for a capital grant.
- Set-up a Cycle to Work Scheme
for your Company. This allows your staff to purchase a bike tax-free and pay monthly instalments which will come directly out of their paycheque for 12 months. - Encourage walking meetings! Get the blood pumping, and endorphins going - you'll notice an increase in motivation, concentration and a boost in attitudes.
- Try out some of the walks and cycle routes suggested by Explore Kent
- Introduce a mileage allowance for those cycling to and from work and/or for business purposes.
- Install shower facilities, changing rooms, and/or lockers.
- Review the condition of the walkways and cycle routes on and adjacent to your site and provide and plan upgrades.
- Provide cycling and walking routes for staff.
- Set up guided walks and cycle rides for staff.
- Provide well-lit and conveniently located cycle parking, shelters or stands.
- Provide cycle safety & repair kits to all staff who cycle.
- Provide cycle training tailored to staff needs
- Provide insurance to cover those cycling for business travel.
Encouraging sustainable travel (public transport & car sharing)
Perhaps if your staff and visitors live too far to travel actively, you can still help promote public transport and car sharing. Here are some of our ideas to help inspire you:
- Join Kent and Medway Journey Share - a free car sharing platform which tells you if someone is travelling your way.
- Plan your journeys on Kent Connected, a sustainable travel planning website which will also give you extra information on travelling sustainably in your area.
- Print and promote the most up to date public transport timetables and ensure these are available for staff and visitors
- If your business is remote, you can provide shuttle buses that link to railway stations and town centres.
- Provide interest-free loans for public transport season tickets for staff.
- Encourage your staff and visitor to use public transport for business travel.
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Encouraging active travel
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