Abstract Travel plans are increasingly being required for new and expanded buildings as a condition of planning approval. Their aim is to manage car use and support access by more sustainable transport modes. However, their application to new residential developments has received little research attention to date. A series of semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 30 industry representatives, predominately from Australia, to identify opportunities to enhance the impact of travel plans for new residential developments. Results showed general support for travel plans at new residential developments, but limited confidence in the ability to implement them successfully. Application of implementation theory to the research findings has highlighted key gaps in the monitoring and enforcement of residential travel plans, an absence of any sound planning or legal requirement, and limited involvement from property managers in the travel planning process to date. Opportunities to enhance implementation include the adoption of an educational response to enforcement, development of a sound planning requirement, enhancing travel plan quality prior to granting planning approval, preparation of guidelines backed by strong capacity building efforts, and development of a stronger industry focus for residential travel planning. Future research is needed to assess the outcomes of travel plans for new residential developments. An assessment of different approaches for implementing residential travel plans is also needed to establish which methods are most appropriate under different contexts.

    Highlights A diverse range of actors are involved in travel planning for new residential developments. Actors have had limited involved with implementation and monitoring to date. Many challenges exist with implementing travel plans at new residential developments. Short term enhancements include guidelines, enforcement and quality assessments. Longer term enhancements include sound planning and a stronger industry focus.


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    Title :

    Enhancing the impact of travel plans for new residential developments: Insights from implementation theory


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Transport Policy ; 40 ; 24-35


    Publication date :

    2015-02-27


    Size :

    12 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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