Sustainable Projects

A Travel Plan is a package of measures aimed at promoting sustainable travel within an organisation. They can be used by organisations of all sizes, from schools to universities, small businesses to corporate Headquarters and shopping centres to football stadiums. 

Travel Plans can help reduce the impact of travel on the environment, reduce costs to business and improve the accessibility of an organisation.

SEStran works with public sector organisations, to help them to develop their own Travel Plans. We also offer free advice on Travel Plan Development to the private sector.

If you would like to find out more, contacts SEStran Travel Plan Officer Lisa Black on 0131 524 5159.

You can access case studies of travel plans at the following links :

• Case Study 1 - Scottish & Southern Energy
• Case Study 2 - Tree Tops Community nursery

SEStran's own travel plan, plus links to further sources of information, is available here.

Cycling is one of the fastest, healthiest and most environmentally sustainable form of transport for shorter journeys. SEStran and its partner authorities believe that the improvement of cycling facilities will assist present day cyclists, and encourage more people to consider cycling as a potential mode of transport.

One of SEStran’s key targets is to increase the proportion of all trips by walking and cycling by 5% over 15 years, 1.5% after 5 years.

To access case studies of companies who are encouraging their staff to cycle to work, click on the following links:

• Case Studies 1 - British Geological Survey
• Case Studies 2 - PriceWaterhouseCooper LLP

You don't need to look good in lycra, be a super athlete or  own an expensive bicycle to become a cyclist.

Find out how to get started in this comprehensive guide, which covers everything from buying the right kind of bike to safety tips, choosing a route to work, finding bike buddies and basic maintenance. 

To download a copy of the guide, click here.

One-Ticket is a “partnership” between the member Councils of SEStran and the transport operators who operate within the South East of Scotland region. 

One-Ticket gives travellers the opportunity to mix and match bus and rail services to suit their needs. Travellers can choose from a combination of bus and rail or bus only. Whichever best meets their needs 

To find out more, visit the One-Ticket website at the link below. 

Car sharing makes more efficient use of vehicles on our road, helping reduce congestion and pollution. The benefits for individuals are that:

• It increases travel choices

• Provides options in rural areas with little public transport alternatives

• Reduces their travel costs

• Can reduce the need for car ownership

For businesses, it can improve accessibility of employment centres, especially in areas with poorer public transport provision. If everyone shared a car just once a week, the number of journeys would be reduced by 20%. 

SEStran has been operating TripshareSestran.com since October 2006. Tripshare is the free, web-based car-sharing scheme to link car drivers or passengers who are making similar journeys in South East Scotland and wish to share the costs. The system can also match taxi, cycling or walking journeys.

To find out more about TripshareSEStran.com, please click here.

To access the Tripshare information leaflet in a range of minority languages, click here.