Impact Stories

University of Central Lancashire

Trailblazing sustainable commuting behaviour change across staff and students.

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48%

Commitment to reduce GHG by 2020

10%

Car sharing target for 2023/24

Active travel target for 2023/24

1,586

Personal Travel Plans delivered

44%

considered changing to a sustainable option

26%

changed to a sustainable option

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Commuting is responsible for 5% of the UK’s total CO2e emissions (18 million tonnes a year)

As the 19th largest university in the UK, the 38,000 staff and students travelling to campus are a major source of UCLan’s carbon footprint.

UCLan needed a solution that gave staff and students the means to independently find transport solutions and encourage the use of more sustainable forms of travel in accordance with their travel plan:

I would really like to say how brilliant it has been to have a tool that allows staff and students to request their own personalised travel plans, enabling them to research their best possible journey and related travel discounts. I am also able to deliver instant personalised travel plans for prospective staff and students who are unsure of their commute options. Our telephone and email queries advising on travel have decreased dramatically. All in all, Personal Travel Plan has been an essential tool to promote more sustainable transport methods. Being able to better understand how staff are currently travelling to site and then incentivising staff to be more sustainable in their modal habits has ensured we are moving forward with our sustainability goals.
Jo Hall
Sustainable Travel Manager, University of Lancashire

The challenge

What UCLan needed

Reduce single-occupancy cars

Decrease the number of single occupancy car journeys.

Lower environmental impact

Reduce the environmental impact of the University’s travel demands.

Promote sustainable transport

Promote more sustainable modes of transport.

Improve transport choice

Improve the choice of transport options available.

Healthier, active lifestyles

Encourage healthier and more active lifestyles.

Independent user support

Provide a solution that provides independent support for the end-user.

Mobilityways worked with UCLan to produce a series of realistic recommendations, with a full implementation and support plan.

Alongside Mobilityways Personal Travel Plan, UCLan also decided to implement our Liftshare for Work platform to encourage staff and students to car share onto campus. They also heavily incentivised and rewarded those who successfully changed their behaviours.

The University of Central Lancashire covers an area of approximately 18 hectares with 70 buildings. With a student and staff community approaching 38,000, UCLan is the fifth largest employer in the North West of England. This inevitably has an impact on the local environment and contributes significantly to our carbon footprint. UCLan is committed to implementing environmental sustainability to benefit future generations, the local economy and community. Sustainability has a significant role within the University, and we aim to include sustainable development and travel in all of our practices.
UCLan Travel Plan 2019–2024

Results

Key outcomes from Mobilityways PTP

Dramatic reduction in incoming travel queries.

Increased usage of sustainable travel behaviours.

Reduced carbon footprint.

In addition to looking after our colleagues, students, and visitors, we also want to minimise our environmental impact and adopt and promote more sustainability initiatives.
Graham Baldwin
Vice-Chancellor, University of Lancashire