The workplace travel grants formed part of the Plymouth City Council's Productive Plymouth Programme for sustainable transport measures funded by the Department for Transport’s "Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)".
The TCF projects, collectively, are designed to reduce congestion, improve air quality and help the city prosper by investing in infrastructure to improve sustainable transport connectivity on key commuter routes across the Plymouth city region.
Scheme summary
Grant funding was made available to local businesses to invest in capital schemes which are helping employees travel sustainably to, from and whilst at work.
As part of the Council’s Productive Plymouth Transforming Cities Fund programme, funded by the Department for Transport, applications were sought from employers and organisations across the city region for a match-funded grant of up to £25,000 to provide facilities to encourage employees to leave their car at home and travel to work by foot, by bus or by bike, overcoming some of the barriers to making a change from the car to more sustainable and active modes of transport.
Workplace travel grants achievements
Between October 2020 and March 2023 the grant scheme:
- Supported 60 organisations to provide sustainable travel facilities at 66 sites (5 sites in Cornwall, 9 sites in Devon and 52 sites in Plymouth)
- Provided facilities that can be accessed by 21,208 employees
- Increase of 1.5% in employees walking and 1.9% cycling to work with a reduction of 5.1% travelling by car
- Achieved a Benefit to Cost ratio of 2.15
Supported delivery of:
- 30 pool bikes
- 40 pool e-bikes
- 8 cargo bikes
- 231 cycle parking spaces
- 114 EV Charge Points
- 17 shower facilities
- 78 staff lockers
Funding breakdown (all years)
| Programme Total | TCF Funding | Third Party Investments |
|---|---|---|
| £1.070m | £0.531m | £0.539m |
Workplace travel grant scheme monitoring and evaluation reports have been produced for years 1 and 2 highlighting the beneficial impacts the scheme has delivered.
Examples of projects supported
