Travel to Stevenage's Travel Plan

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Hertfordshire Year of Cycling

Building on the success of the Hertfordshire Year of Cycling, the County Council has a well-connected network of events, volunteers and initiatives to help you get more from your cycling. Follow @hertscycling on Twitter for all the latest news and tips regarding Cycling in Hertfordshire and be sure to visit www.hertscycling.com for the latest events and information about how to better integrate cycling with your daily life.

Hertfordshire Year Walking

The project will run throughout 2015 and aims to inspire and motivate more people in the county to walk, whether that's for exercise, to explore the countryside or simply getting from A to B. Sign up to the Pledge to walk more and to receive the monthly Hertfordshire Year of Walking Newsletter listing events, exciting walking opportunities and more, visit www.hertsdirect.org/walking

Season ticket loan

HCC offers an interest free season ticket loan for regular public transport users. Please contact Shirley Hancock on 01992 556019 ex26019 or Shirley.Hancock@serco.com for information and an application pack about season ticket loans.

Public Transport Discounts

Discounts have been agreed with a number of bus and rail operators across the county, visit the Enabling the Worker mini site to check out which are relevant to you.

Herts Liftshare

Why not share your journey to work with someone else? Herts Liftshare is a free, private network of people at HCC who are willing to share their journey to and from work with other employees. www.Hertsliftshare.org

Anybody having issues using the Herts Liftshare website can contact Travelwise@hertscc.gov.uk.

Pool bikes

10 pool bikes are avalaible for hire to all staff based at Stevenage. The bikes can be used for business related journeys or leisure rides on a lunch time. You can also borrow a bike for up to two weeks if you are considering cycling as a travel mode but don’t own a bike. pool.bikes@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Herts Rewards

Working for Hertfordshire entitles you to a large variety of rewards and benefits. All of these benefits can be accessed via www.hertsrewards.co.uk from any computer, smartphone or landline.

Herts Rewards offers access to salary sacrifice schemes including childcare vouchers and the cycle to work scheme, details are available on the Herts Rewards benefits portal. Information on other benefits, such as Independent Financial Advisors and reduced gym membership rates, can also be found here. The website also gives HCC employees access to discounts on more than 1,200 well known high street brands, supermarkets, restaurants and services.

Contact Details

Transport, Access and Safety Unit TravelPlan@hertfordshire.gov.uk

www.hertsdirect.org

Hertfordshire County Council, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford, Herts, SG13 8DQ

hertsdirect@hertfordshire.gov.uk
0300 123 40400

A number of bus routes serve Stevenage Town Centre connecting residential areas of the town and neighbouring towns and villages. Most buses stop either at the rail or the bus station which is about a 15 minute walk from the Gunnels Wood Road site.

Alternatively some peak hour services connect to the bus and rail stations and residential areas of the town.
1 Chells and Poplars service
4 and 5 Broadwater Road circular

Real-time passenger information is being rolled out across the county, showing when buses will actually arrive, on an electronic display at bus stops, online and via smartphone.

All bus stops have a QR code and an NFC chip which can be used to download bus specific and real-time information. The intalink website is mobile friendly providing access to real-time information and journey planning on the move. For more information on bus routes, service information and journey planning visit www.intalink.org.uk

Stevenage railway station is served by both local and intercity services and is approximately 15 minutes walk from the Gunnels Wood Road site. Services from both Cambridge and Peterborough operate 3 trains per hour frequencies during the peak and London Kings Cross can be accessed in as little as 28 minutes. Bicycles can be carried on many services to Stevenage, check the guidelines here www.thameslinkrailway.com.

Discounts on season tickets are available for staff working at the Stevenage site.

Stevenage has over 45km of cycleways making it one of the best towns in the UK for travelling by bicycle. The cycleway network allows cyclists to ride uninterrupted by other traffic; crossing at major junctions and other convenient points through underpasses.

The majority of the town can be reached in approximately a 20 minute cycle ride. National Cycle Network (NCN) route 12 forms part of the Stevenage network connecting the town to Letchworth Garden City to the north in around 35 minutes and Welwyn Garden City to the south in 1 hour.

Cycling is great exercise and helps the environment.
For downloadable maps visit www.hertsdirect.org/cycling which also links to www.sustrans.org/uk and www.cyclestreets.net

Cycling

Beats the rush! Avoid queuing traffic and the time consuming search for a parking space.
Saves money! No fuel cost and no need to pay for parking.
Environmentally friendly! No carbon emissions = no pollution.

Robertson and Farnham House are within a 15 minute walk from the town centre, rail and bus station.

Walking is a healthy form of exercise and can be enjoyed by everyone. It generates no pollution, is free and a green way to increase your fitness levels, with low risk of injury. At an average walking speed you can cover a mile in 20 minutes.

• Relax! Go at your own pace.
• Access all areas! Take shortcuts that cars can't reach.

Health benefits

Walking and cycling are good for your health, can reduce the risk of many diseases and an excellent way of losing weight.

• Walking is good for bones and muscles: helping your kids grow up big and strong.
• Walking burns calories: in fact a brisk walk burns the same amount or calories as a run over the same distance!
• Commuting by bike is cheap, green and one of the easiest ways to fit exercise into your routine.
• Cycling is an ideal way for families to explore their neighbourhood and beyond.

While environmentally-friendly modes of travel are preferred, sometimes the car is the only viable option. Parking is limited on site and car sharing is encouraged as it cuts the cost of travel and makes journeys more sustainable.

Hertfordshire County Council; operates a private car share at www.hertsliftshare.org where you can make contact with colleagues travelling your way and try lift sharing. You don't have to have a car to join.

Visit the website and click 'Cost Calc' to see how much you could save!

Visitor parking is very limited so if you have no alternative for travel to the Gunnels Wood Road site please allow time for parking before your meeting. Access before 10am is via Caxton Road, after this time the Six Hills Ways access is operational.
For those attending training at Robertson House parking is provided in the delegates parking located a short walk from the site and accessed via Bessemer Drive.

The postcode for Robertson House and Farnham House is SG1 2FQ.

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