Transport | Sustainable Telford and Wrekin

Emissions from transport such as cars, trucks, trains, buses and air travel are a key contributor to climate change. We need to introduce more sustainable forms of transport (electric or hydrogen powered transport for example) to help us improve air quality and reduce emissions.

These are our actions to increase the quality and choices of alternative modes of transportation in Telford and Wrekin:

Ref	Action	Timeframe for Delivery	Organisation to lead on Delivery
1	Target largest employers in the borough to install new electric vehicle charging points in their workplaces and then encourage other organisations to do the same	0-2 years	AceOn, Siemens and Telford & Wrekin Council
2	Promote sustainable transport campaigns across the borough	0-2 years	Telford & Wrekin Council
3	Encourage local transport providers to convert to greener buses (for example electric/ hydrogen buses)	0-2 years	Telford & Wrekin Council
4	Target largest employers in the borough to provide secure cycle storage and changing facilities at workplaces to encourage more people to cycle to work and then encourage other organisations to do the same	0-2 years	AceOn, Siemens and Telford & Wrekin Council
5	Promote new electric vehicle (EV) charging points in partnership with local business community at selected locations	2-5 years	Telford & Wrekin Council and Midlands Energy Hub
6	Encourage hauliers to switch from diesel to using hydrogen as a fuel	5-10 years	Midlands Energy Hub
7	Explore with Network Rail how they might switch from diesel to using electrification / hydrogen as a fuel	2 – 5 years	Network Rail and Telford & Wrekin Council
8	Promote electric vehicle hire to encourage EV use	0-2 years	Midlands Energy Hub, Telford & Wrekin Council
9	Promote eco driving to teach drivers to drive in a more fuel efficient manner	0-2 years	All local business and organisations
10	Explore trialling a mobility hub – where you can hire and charge e-bikes and/or e-scooters, charge your car, store bikes, repair bikes, wait for a bus/train/taxi	0-2 years	Siemens, Wolverhampton University, AceOn and Telford & Wrekin Council
11	Explore with delivery companies the use of cargo bikes and e-cargo bikes for short distance local deliveries	0-5 years	AceOn and Midlands Energy Hub
12	Encourage borough employers to promote more car sharing journeys to work	0-5 years	Midlands Energy Hub
13	Promote local opportunities for recreation and leisure to minimise travel to local destinations	0 -2 years	Telford & Wrekin Council