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COMMERCE RESULTS

Summary 　

COMMERCE has increased the quality and quantity of Workplace Travel Plans delivered across the EU.

We have developed pan-EU Workplace Travel Plan Standards, an online Platform with Travel Plan Best Practice, a programme of Travel Plan training including on site mentoring, pan-EU Awards recognising excellence and local Travel Plan Forums constituting a permanent driving force for the delivery of Travel Plans. 　

We have also created the demand for Travel Plans in the New Member States, in many cases for the first time. Other work focused on improving and standardising the Travel Plan Programmes in London and Paris and developing new Travel Plan techniques such as Travel Plan Groups or Networks comprising multiple businesses.

With many staff members in the NMS now fully trained on developing Travel Plans, and many public and private sector stakeholders empowered with the knowledge of the economic, environmental and health benefits of Travel Plans, we have overseen a structural shift of support for this tool, and a sustainable platform for future development.

Key Results

Workplace Travel Plan Standards

Workplace Travel Plan Awards

We have delivered three annual Pan-European Workplace Travel Plan Awards. The ceremony has become an integral part of the European Conference on Mobility Management. It has attracted 111 applicants - deriving 10 winners - and has helped to raise awareness of WTPs at a trans-national level.

We have brought the applications together to form a strong WTP best practice tool, including WTP examples from ten countries. Available on the COMMERCE Group of Allinx (www.allinx.eu)

Workplace Travel Plan Platform 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

An evolving Pan European Workplace Travel Plan Platform has been established via the COMMERCE Group on Mobility Management website www.allinx.eu

Dozens of Travel Plan best practice examples, discussion forum, downloadable training presentations on Travel Plan benefits, Travel Plan guides, standards and newsletters, guide to travel plan monitoring tools available. Many items are translated.　

Allinx has over 700 Mobility Management stakeholder members and so is a fantastic resource and it’s free, quick and simple to join!

Workplace Travel Plan Forum　　　　　　　　　　

We have set up in Budapest, Bucharest, Kaunas and Plovdiv, WTP Forums, new bodies which deliver advice on travel plan benefits to public and private sector. They have been instrumental in raising awareness and acceptance of WTPs which has led to a number of Travel Plans being developed as a result.

The WTP Good practice guide has been developed to assist all stakeholders wishing to deliver a travel plan, and has been translated into EN, FR, BG, HU, LT, RO.

Workplace Travel Plan Programmes

We have empowered public and private sector stakeholders to deliver and monitor the impact of travel plans: 24 staff trained with required skills though skill share programme

  • Seven Travel Plans successfully delivered in Budapest
  • One Travel Plan delivered in Bucharest
  • One Travel Plan delivered in Plovdiv
  • A Travel Plan Group established in North East Kaunas, giving travel plan coverage to 30,000 employees across six businesses
  • A new regional Travel Plan Programme established in Ile de France "Pro-Mobilité" – giving travel plan coverage to 275,000 employees
  • A Travel Plan Group consolidated in West London "Golden Mile" giving travel plan coverage to 20,000 employees and establishing an innovative and transferable model

The COMMERCE Final Report Opens in a new window is now available.

COMMERCE has improved the quality and increased the quality of Workplace Mobility Plans across the EU thanks to a successful methodology employed by the project partners from 2007 to 2010. The following elements we have delivered have led directly to the increase in Mobility Plan adoption across the partnership. For more information see the COMMERCE final newsletter Opens in a new window and COMMERCE seminar presentation Opens in a new window.

  • EU Mobility Plan Standards  

COMMERCE has developed standards and guidance for the delivery of successful workplace mobility plans across the EU. It’s available in a handy 12 page publication in English Opens in a new window, French Opens in a new window, Bulgarian Opens in a new window, Hungarian Opens in a new window, Lithuanian Opens in a new window and Romanian Opens in a new window. The full length version is also available (English only Opens in a new window).

  • EU Mobility Plan Awards  

COMMERCE has raised the awareness of workplace mobility plans, by rewarding good practice across the EU, with 3 annual awards delivered, attracting more than 100 applications. Details of the past winners can be found here. Winners have been taken on study visits to further boost their knowledge and have been given small grants to spend on mobility plan measures.

  • EU Mobility Plan Platform  

We have developed an information platform to share best practice examples of Mobility Plans, engender discussion between public and private sector stakeholders, and provide an ongoing focal point for uploading and downloading resources. We have teamed up with ALLINX, the platform for Mobility Management Stakeholders, which currently has 650 members and so a massive expertise potential. There is a COMMERCE project GROUP, where project tools and resources and be downloaded and discussions made. Come and join us on Allinx Opens in a new window then register to gain access. You should then click on GROUPS and look for the COMMERCE Group.

  • City-based Mobility Plan Forums

In each city, thanks to COMMERCE, we have developed Mobility Plan Forums. These comprise networks of key stakeholders with an interest in delivering mobility plans and are the focal point for travel plan information and expertise. Municipalities, businesses, chambers of commerce, energy agencies and NGOs have all been brought together to combine forces. These sustainable bodies will continue to act as the driving force of mobility plans after the project had been completed.

In Paris, the bringing together of regional stakeholders for the first time has led to the development of Pro’Mobilite their exciting new Mobility Plan Programme which has delivered Mobility Plans covering nearly 300,000 employees in Ile de France.

In London, COMMERCE has taken forward the Golden Mile Transport Group Opens in a new window and now comprises over 40 businesses situated around an arterial road in west London. The Group shares various travel plan measures amongst its members achieving economies of scale and greater weight in securing local funding. Innovative measures rolled out include an area-based bike pool, real time traffic and public transport information on employees’ desktops and a branded website with travel awareness information and competitions. The future looks very exciting with the recently completed Area-Based Travel Plan, which provides common targets for all the businesses to promote sustainable transport.

  • Mobility Plan Training « Skill Share »

One of the main goals of the project was to transfer know-how from London and Paris to the 4 learner cities. We have delivered a tailored programme of training, workshops and presentations on mobility plan rationale and techniques. Dozens of stakeholders in Bucharest, Budapest, Kaunas and Plovdiv now have the skills to take forward mobility planning locally. This transfer has also led to the development of a Network Travel Plan in Kaunas and 4 Mobility Plans set up in Budapest including.

Training presentation slides can be found on the ALLINX Opens in a new window website, in the COMMERCE Group


And finally, just a friendly reminder to join ALLINX, the online platform for mobility management professionals. Workplace travel plan tools, best practice and discussions will continue here, in the COMMRCE Group pages. You can log on to Allinx by clicking here Opens in a new window