TravelWise

National TravelWise Association

TravelWise®

TravelWise® is all about how and why we travel. The way we travel is affecting the environment and our health, because travelling in a car means more pollution and may lead to less exercise. TravelWise® tries to show people other ways of making journeys, including sharing cars with other people, walking, cycling and using buses and trains more often.

These ideas were built into the Local Transport Plan link will open in new window which runs until 2011 which includes aims to control the rate of traffic growth. The scheme also supports the Council's Environmental Strategy and aims to encourage everyone in the community to think about ways in which we can change our attitudes to transport and create practical ways to face some of the difficult transport issues that we are challenged with today.

The National TravelWise® Association

The National TravelWise® Association (NTWA) website link will open in new window is a one-stop shop for travel awareness. It provides up-to-date news on the latest travel awareness campaigns (UK and Europe), helpful advice for schools and businesses, free downloadable materials and access to a network of professional organisations working in the field.

DART - Dorset Accessible and Responsive Transport

Transport is an integral part of modern living and is a critical issue when ensuring accessibility to jobs, learning, health care, shopping, leisure and other opportunities that can significantly impact on our quality of life.

DART link will open in new window is a multi-agency Partnership that brings together a wide range of statutory, public, private and voluntary sector organisation representatives with the aim of improving access to services.The Borough of Poole is a founding member of the Partnership.

The DART Partnership is committed to achieving better social inclusion by improving access to:

employment, education and training
shops and leisure
health and welfare services
cultural and social activities
statutory service centres
information and advice

DART is the Accessibility Theme Group for the Dorset Strategic Partnership and feeds into the Community Strategy and the Local Transport Plan through its links with the Community Planning process and the local Transport ActionGroups.

For more information on DART please contact Jane Colvin, DART Partnership Manager, on 01305 216414 or email Jane