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Merseyside Fire and Rescue
Organisational challenge/context
The Vehicle Efficiency Project and the management of impacts (ISO14001) aims to reduce:
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emissions from business travel and the ancillary vehicle fleet
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The number of ancillary fleet vehicles
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Transport costs and emissions.
The Travel Plan aims to reduce single occupancy car travel, commuting and business travel; whilst improving cycle facilities, car sharing schemes and use of public transport.
Intervention(s)
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Vehicle Efficiency Project has 14 specific objectives around alternative vehicles, car sharing, travel booking, etc.
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Creation of a Travel Hierarchy policy to define staff decisions regarding travel
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Green and Healthy Transport Campaign week (8-12 March 2010), featuring Car Share postcode breakfasts, Energy Saving Trust's Smarter Driving Simulator,Bike Doctor Workshops at 5 MFRS sites, launch of Cycle to Work 2010, scheme trial bikes, Cycling Solutions Training and Assessment
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Cycle to Work Guarantee Scheme 2010
Results/benefits
Vehicle Efficiency Project and Travel Plan only in first year, Green and Healthy Transport Campaign only took place in March 2010, so benefits difficult to quantify now, however:
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Travel Plan won best Travel Plan award at Merseytravel conference (Oct 09)
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High uptake on precious Cycle to Work schemes (around 200 each time)
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Unquantified staff/ travel savings on video and audio conferencing
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Safer commuting with Bike Doctor and Training
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Contribution to CO2 reduction targets (to be evaluated April 2010)
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Health benefits and linkage with Health Promotions team
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Reputational benefits for MFRS.