Sustainable Travel Information Pack. Etling View, Dereham, Norfolk

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1 Etling View, Dereham, Norfolk Claim your FREE 60 cycle voucher and FREE 60 bus voucher inside plus your chance to WIN a 175 Love2Shop voucher Sustainable Travel Information Pack Your guide to local amenities and walking, cycling and public transport in your area

2 Contents Introduction This Sustainable Travel Information Pack contains information about your local amenities and sustainable travel options to encourage a more sustainable way of living in your area. Please refer to the useful links and contact details included within this pack if you would like to find out more information. Introduction 3 Local Amenities 4-5 Walking 6-8 Cycling Public Transport Car Sharing School Travel 26 Travel Plan Useful Websites 31 What is a Sustainable Travel Information Pack (STIP)? This STIP has been prepared by MLM on behalf of Taylor Wimpey as part of their ongoing commitment to encourage journeys by sustainable transport modes. MLM will be working with residents at Etling View and with Norfolk County Council to encourage more sustainable travel. A Travel Plan has been prepared by MLM for the Etling View development - which includes a range of measures that will be implemented to influence travel behaviour - in particular to reduce single occupancy car trips and promote car sharing, walking, cycling and public transport. A summary of the Travel Plan is provided on pages of this brochure. This STIP provides information about your local amenities and how you can make local journeys on foot and by bicycle, together with information about bus and rail travel, car sharing, tips on more environmentally friendly car use and information about travel to your local schools, and promotion of national and local active events. This STIP also explains how each household can claim a free 60 bus voucher and free 60 cycle voucher - to be used when purchasing a bicycle or bicycle equipment. Your Travel Plan Coordinator Taylor Wimpey have appointed MLM Consulting Engineers to undertake the role of Travel Plan Coordinator for Etling View. We will work with you to keep you informed of useful travel information and provide special offers that will help you have a choice in the way you travel. The TPC can be contacted at tpc@mlmgroup.com. We have a GDPR policy that we can send upon request. 2 3

3 Local Amenities and Attractions Map of Local Amenities and Attractions Etling View is situated within Dereham approximately 2km east of the town centre. Bus links make it easy to reach the town centre and its associated amenities. Walking and cycling in to the town centre is also feasible. The table below provides a summary of services and facilities in the surrounding local area. The map on the following page shows the location of these services and facilities. No Name Distance (km) Contact Reflections Beauty Salon The Coachmakers Pub and Kitchen Dereham Neatherd High School Dereham Hockey Club Morrisons WonderFood Chinese Takeaway Kings Head (Hotel) Dereham Baptist Church Holland & Barrett Nationwide Sports Direct Etling View - Local Amenities and Attractions Etling View

4 Walking: What Are The Health Benefits of Walking? Local Walks Walking is not only sustainable and eco-friendly but also benefits our whole family s personal health and wellbeing. Government Guidelines Advise that: Children (5-18) Children should do at least 60 minutes (1 hour) of physical activity every day, which should range between moderate-intensity activity, such as cycling, walking and playground activities and vigorous-intensity activity, such as fast running and tennis. On three days a week, these activities should involve muscle-strengthening activities, such as gymnastics or swimming, and bone-strengthening activities, such as running. Adults (19-64) To stay fit and health, adults are advised to do at least 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) of moderate-intensity aerobic activity such as cycling or fast walking every week, and muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders and arms). More info at: These Guidelines can be hard to reach in a busy lifestyle, but one way you can stay fit and incorporate exercise into your daily routine is by walking or cycling instead of travelling by car. Not only is walking a useful way to get around, and great for your health, it can also be a fun day out and a way to enjoy time with friends or family. Where Can I Walk Walking is a great way to get around and it s an enjoyable leisure activity too. Make sure you are only walking on footpaths designated as having Public Right of Way, rather than crossing someone s private land. Anywhere you see a signpost that says Public Footpath you know you are fine. Local Walking Groups One way to find great walks and meet other people who love walking is to join a local walking group. There are a number of these organisations around your area, some of which have a focus on health and fitness, and some have a focus on exploring the local countryside. They usually run different walks for different levels of experience so there is something for everyone. For more detail visit the following websites: The Ramblers is a walking charity which is dedicated to encouraging walking in the UK. The Ramblers provide information on walking routes, and offer membership for walking events and exclusive walking routes. To find out more about local walking routes visit The Ramblers website at: 6 7

5 Green Travel Map for Walking Distances 68 Outdoor family time - creating memories you will treasure forever

6 Cycling: What Are The Health Benefits of Cycling? Cycling In Your Area As well as being a great form of sustainable transport, cycling is another great way to meet the Government s Guidelines on Exercise (listed on page 6 of this pack). NHS Choices suggests that: Someone who weighs 80kg (12st 9lb) will burn more than 650 calories with an hour s riding and tone their legs and bottom. If you ride up hills or off-road, you ll also work your upper body. More at: The British Cycling Federation explains some other health benefits: Ten Years Younger - Studies have shown that regular cyclists enjoy the general health of someone approximately 10 years younger. Low Impact - No Stress - Tune In - All Body Exercise - Balance - Cycling is low impact exercise kinder on your joints than running and other high impact aerobic activities. Many cyclists report that cycling regularly reduces their perceived levels of stress and promotes relaxation. In cycling, levels of exertion can be much more finely tuned than any other form of exercise. Using speed, wind resistance, gearing, gradient or hyper gravity training (i.e. carrying extra weight), you can tailor your level of exertion to suit your current fitness level or goals. Mountain Biking or out of saddle riding (e.g. climbing) is an excellent full body exercise. When mountain biking, you re constantly shifting your weight, sometimes carrying your bike, working your arms, chest, abs and improving your core stability. Regular cycling improves balance and co-ordination. More information can be found at: Parking your Bike at Home Cycle storage is possible at every home within the garage. Travelling by Bike Travelling by bike is quick, cheap and really convenient, as you can usually park your bike outside where you are going. Where Can I Cycle? Just like walking there are specific places you can and can t cycle. Cycling is very safe when you follow all of the rules of the road, and cycle only where you are allowed. For safety tips and information, and to find out more about cycling etiquette see: It s against the law for cyclists to: Cycle through red lights, including lights at pedestrian crossings. Cycle on pavements, unless there s a sign showing that the pavement has been converted to a cycle path and if you are under 10 years of age. Cycle the wrong way up a one-way street, unless there s a sign showing that cyclists can do so - this is known as a contraflow cycle lane. Get Started Cycling - Local Bike Shops Pauls Cycles Unit A, 13 Yaxham Road Dereham, NR19 1HB T / E info@paulscycles.co.uk W Halfords Yaxham Road, Dereham, Dereham, NR19 1HB T W 10

7 Cycling In Your Area Free Cycling Lessons Norfolk County Council offers Level 1 cycle training for free in order to give young children the practice of balance, control, signalling and observation. For more information about the course see: Discount on Bicycles To encourage residents at Etling View to cycle, Taylor Wimpey offers each household a free 60 voucher towards the purchase of a bicycle or bicycle equipment. The voucher can be redeemed at Pauls Cycles (address provided on the previous page). WHERE THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN RIDE MORE 60 GIFT VOUCHER Simply fill out the Travel Questionnaire on the back of this voucher to be eligible for 60 discount against any purchase in store! With thousands of bikes in stock at up to 50% off, we have the right bike for you. Visit our showroom to browse our wide selection of road, mountain, hybrid, e-bikes and childrens bikes. Residents must tear off the voucher on the next page, fill it in, and present it when making a purchase at Pauls Cycles. Please also complete the travel survey questionnaire on the back of the voucher - which will help Taylor Wimpey gain a better understanding of the travel behaviour of Etling View residents. 812 Cut, Detach and redeem at Pauls Cycles $ We accept a number of different Cycle Scheme vouchers to help you save more info@paulscycles.co.uk % FINANCE WORKSHOP Up to 36 months 0% Interest Finance Available in store & online Unit A 13 Yaxham Road Dereham NR19 1HB Basic, standard and deluxe servicing and all kinds of repairs at competitive rates Visit us in store: Monday to Saturday Sunday

8 Please fill out this form to be eligible for your 60 Pauls Cycles Gift Voucher Green Travel Map for Cycling Distances Address: How many vehicles are there in your household? What is your MAIN modes of transport when commuting to/from work? Car Driver Car Passenger Train Bus Taxi M/C Walk Cycle Work from Home Other 3. When do you usually leave for work? Before 07:00 07:00-07:15 07:16-07:30 07:31-07:45 07:46-08:00 08:01-08:15 08:16-08:30 08:31-08:45 08:46-09:00 09:01-09:15 09:16-09:30 09:31-09:45 09:46-10:00 4. When do you usually arrive home from work? Before 16:00 16:00-16:15 16:16-16:30 16:31-16:45 16:46-17:00 17:01-17:15 17:16-17:30 17:31-17:45 17:46-18:00 18:01-18:15 18:16-18:30 18:31-18:45 18:46-19:00 After 19:00 5. How far away is your workplace from your home? 0-1 Miles 1-2 Miles 2-5 Miles 5-10 Miles 10+ Miles 6. What other modes of travel would you consider to get to your workplace i.e. could you change the way you travel to a different form of transport? Car Driver Car Passenger Train Bus Taxi M/C Walk Cycle Work from Home Other 7. If your main mode of travel was no longer available, what other modes would you use to travel to work? Car Driver Car Passenger Train Bus Taxi M/C Walk Cycle Work from Home Other Date:... Signed:... $ Cut, Detach and redeem at Pauls Cycles 15

9 Benefits from Active Travel The Norfolk Cycling and Walking Action plan encourages people to walk and cycle more. It provides a list of the benefits from active travel: Productivity increases through healthier workers, extended labour markets and reduced traffic congestion Residents will benefit from improved air quality, safer streets, and faster, more reliable journey times The tourism sector will benefit from an attractive, cyclist friendly offer for families and visitors Children and families will benefit from safer routes to school, healthier lifestyles and better opportunities to play and share quality time together Everyone will benefit from safer streets, and in the longer term, active travellers can expect to live longer, healthier lives 16 Encouraging people to walk and cycle more frequently

10 Public Transport By Bus Discounts on Bus Tickets The main bus operators in your area are Konectbus and NextBus: and Walking distances from the centre of the Etling View development to the nearest bus stops on London Road are approximately 330m (4 minutes walk) The table below shows the bus routes and frequencies in the local area: Service Bus Monday Saturday Number Route to Friday & Sunday 6A/X6 Attleborough to Every 2 hrs Every 2 hrs (Sat) Sprowston via Norwich No service (Sun) 9 Attleborough to N&NU Every 2 hours No service Hospital via Wymondham (Sat & Sun) 13A/13B Shipdham to Easton College Every 30 minutes No service 13C via Watton and Wymondham (Sat & Sun) Bus Stop Locations Discount on Bus Tickets To encourage residents at Etling View to use the bus services available on Norwich Road, Taylor Wimpey offers each household a free 60 voucher towards the use of Konectbus services. Residents can claim this discount by downloading the East Anglia Buses mobile application which is free of charge. An icon of the application is shown on the right. You will be asked to create an account. Once an account has been created, please the following details to MLM Travel Plan Coordinator (tpc@mlmgroup.com) and, in addition, attach the completed travel survey questionnaire on the next page: Etling View address East Anglia Buses account information / address Date Alternatively, resident s details and the completed travel survey questionnaire can be dropped in at Taylor Wimpey s sales offices. The information will then be processed to enable Konectbus to credit the corresponding on-line account with 60. Etling View 18 19

11 Please fill out this form to be eligible for your 60 Konnectbus Credit Voucher Public Transport By Train Address: How many vehicles are there in your household? What is your MAIN modes of transport when commuting to/from work? Car Driver Car Passenger Train Bus Taxi M/C Walk Cycle Work from Home Other Norwich railway station is located an approximate 43-minute bus journey from Dereham. The customer service phone number for the train station is There are 442 cycle parking spaces and 10 Bike & Go bicycles available for hire at Norwich railway station making it easy to store your bicycle there. The plan below shows the layout of Norwich train station. 3. When do you usually leave for work? Before 07:00 07:00-07:15 07:16-07:30 07:31-07:45 07:46-08:00 08:01-08:15 08:16-08:30 08:31-08:45 08:46-09:00 09:01-09:15 09:16-09:30 09:31-09:45 09:46-10:00 4. When do you usually arrive home from work? Before 16:00 16:00-16:15 16:16-16:30 16:31-16:45 16:46-17:00 17:01-17:15 17:16-17:30 17:31-17:45 17:46-18:00 18:01-18:15 18:16-18:30 18:31-18:45 18:46-19:00 After 19:00 5. How far away is your workplace from your home? 0-1 Miles 1-2 Miles 2-5 Miles 5-10 Miles 10+ Miles 6. What other modes of travel would you consider to get to your workplace i.e. could you change the way you travel to a different form of transport? Car Driver Car Passenger Train Bus Taxi M/C Walk Cycle Work from Home Other 7. If your main mode of travel was no longer available, what other modes would you use to travel to work? Car Driver Car Passenger Train Bus Taxi M/C Walk Cycle Work from Home Other Note: Norwich railway station map courtesy of National Rail The following National Rail website address provides more detail: There are a number of taxis available within Norwich with the contact details as follows: A2B Taxis: Beeline Taxis: Star Taxis: Courtesy Taxis: Date:... Signed:... 21

12 Public Transport - By Train Where can you go by train? There are lots of useful websites you can use to plan rail journeys. National Rail has a great journey planner found at: ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/planjourney/search. Helping to make the daily commute just like child s play A live departure board can also be found at: ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/dep/nrw Another useful site when travelling to London, is the Transport for London website, found at The journey planner on this website now allows you to include locations outside London allowing you to plan a route to anywhere in London from home. You can do this by selecting the Travel options & accessibility from which you can select the Search outside London tickbox that appears to the right. The table below provides a summary of the services and approximate journey times to key destinations accessible from Norwich railway station. Route Frequency Approx. Journey time Norwich to London Liverpool Street 2 train per hour 1 hr 50 mins Norwich to Cambridge 1 train per hour 1 hr 20 mins Norwich to Sheringham 1 train per hour 1 hr Norwich to Great Yarmouth 1 train per hour 35 mins Norwich to Lowestoft 1 train per hour 45 mins 22

13 Car Sharing Finding a Car Sharing Another great way of cutting down on journeys by car from your new home is to get involved in car shares. There are a number of secure and easy-to-use websites that help to promote car sharing in Norfolk which are detailed on the following page. Why Car Share? According to Friends of the Earth on the National Car Share website: Traffic has increased by over 60% since Cars are the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Congestion costs the UK 19 billion a year. Every day there are 10 million empty seats on our roads. If average car occupancy were to increase by half with 2.37 persons per car rather than 1.58 it would lead to a one-third fall in traffic. The Cooperative Greener Travel Initiative shows in the chart below the comparison in CO2 emissions and costs. The following example is based on a 22.5 km (14 mile) commute, in a 2 litre petrol car. Number of people in vehicle Total CO2 (kg) per person Cost per person ( ) Courtesy of: Norfolk County Council promotes Norfolk Liftshare, a scheme which is part of the national Liftshare independent organisation ( They have a great website, to which you can sign-up for free. It includes some useful tools, such as a calculator to see how much you could be saving on your commute if you shared the journey. W BlaBlaCar is a Europe wide car sharing service. They have 2 million users every month, and operate across web and mobile devices. They have a very secure network, and offer features such as a Ladies Only setting when looking for a lift. W Go Car Share is a social car sharing website that has specific searches for events such as Festivals and Sports. W Car Pooling is another international website that offers primarily inter-city shares and cheap car shares to Europe. W Sharing Safely - Advice from Liftshare: Here are 5 common sense tips to stay safe when organising a car share: Avoid exchanging your full name or address before you ve met someone. Make good use of the secure messaging on Liftshare before your lift, and only agree to a lift if you re happy. Some members choose to show each other their IDs e.g. passports, student cards or driving licenses so they know they re travelling with the right person. You re never under the obligation to take a lift. If you don t feel comfortable, don t go through with the lift even if it s been agreed. As with any activity that involves meeting new people, it s advisable to meet in a public place the first time. It s always a good idea to let friends and family know your plans too. Norfolk Liftshare Scheme - Chance to WIN 175 Love2shop voucher Taylor Wimpey offer all households that join the Norfolk Liftshare Scheme the chance to win a 175 Love2shop voucher. Winning households will be selected at random and contacted by the Travel Plan Coordinator. 25

14 School Travel Walking or cycling to school is a great way to keep healthy and active, but there are also options with school buses, public transport and car pooling. A good way to work out the commute to school is to talk to the school and find out the options for sustainable travel they have in place. Contact information on nearby local schools are as follows: Dereham Neatherd High School Norwich Road, East Dereham, NR20 3AX T Dereham Sixth Form College Crown Road, Dereham, NR20 4AG T Little Footsteps of Dereham 15A Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AE T Kings Park Infant School King s Park, Dereham, NR19 2AG T East Dereham Day Nursery 4 Theatre Street, Dereham, NR19 2EW T Dereham Church Infant School 4A St Withburga Lane, Dereham, NR19 1ED T Rainbowpot Day Care and Nursery 33 Quebec Street, Dereham, NR19 2DJ T Helping your children arrive safely at school 26

15 Travel Plan What is a Travel Plan? A Travel Plan offers a range of measures to influence people s travel behaviour and encourage people to reduce private car use and increase use of sustainable transport modes. The high level objectives of the Travel Plan are summarised below: Minimise the number of car-based trips generated by the development - particularly single occupancy car trips during the weekday morning and evening peak periods on the surrounding highway network. Increase the number of trips made to and from the development by sustainable transport modes. Address the access needs of residents and visitors by supporting walking, cycling and use of public transport. Contribute towards the creation of a sustainable development. Raise awareness of the implications of all forms of travel on the environment, and the safety, well-being and health of residents and visitors. How does the Travel Plan Work? Taylor Wimpey have appointed MLM Consulting Engineers to undertake the role of Travel Plan Coordinator for Etling View and as such will support Taylor Wimpey in the project management of the Travel Plan and its implementation. We will work with you to keep you informed of useful travel information, local services that might help to reduce your need to travel and special offers that will help you have a choice in the way you travel. My Personalised Travel Planning (myptp) Sessions Taylor Wimpey will provide all residents with the opportunity to claim free on-line personal travel planning sessions using the myptp tool. For more information visit the Etling View website:

16 Travel Plan Useful Websites Travel Plan Targets A Travel Plan was required as part of the planning permission for the development. The Travel Plan set targets over a 5 year period for a shift away from single occupancy car use towards sustainable transport modes including walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing. A summary of the transport mode shift targets that were set in the Travel Plan is provided below. The Baseline Modal Share percentages presented in the table reflect the results of a Baseline Travel Survey that was undertaken at Etling View in September Transport Mode Baseline Year 3 Year 5 Modal Share % % % Car Driver 53% 49% 45% (-8%) Car Passenger 28% 28% 28% Rail 0% 0% 0% Bus 2% 3% 5% (+3%) M/C 1% 1% 1% Taxi 1% 1% 1% Cycling Information Bus Information Train Information Car Sharing Information Other Links Walk 14% 16% 17% (+3%) Cycle 1% 2% 3% (+2%) Total 100% 100% 100% Monitoring Surveys The Travel Plan Coordinator will monitor the effectiveness of the Travel Plan on an annual basis to determine the extent to which the objectives and targets are being achieved

17 Etling View, Dereham, Norfolk