contact
Sustainable Development Team
Planning Division
Directorate of Environment
Council Offices
Pontllanfraith
Blackwood, NP2 2YW
tel. 01495 235183 / 5141
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Calculate your Sustainability Score
documents
Sustainable Development Strategy 2008 (PDF, 2Mb)
‘Sustainable Futures’ ESDGC Strategy 2006 (PDF, 2.1Mb)
Community Strategy (PDF, 450Kb)
Service Improvement Plan 2005/08 (PDF, 6Mb)
Education Strategic Plan 2006/08 (PDF, 3Mb)
the above documents are in .PDF format, if required download the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Transport
It’s our world and our choice so together we can make a difference
Make a pledge and help achieve a more sustainable future:
Top Tips for more sustainable transport
- Start and finish work earlier or later to avoid peak times
- Plan ahead - organise your day around walking/ cycling/ using public transport to travel to work
- Sign up to your local car share scheme, cycle buddy / walk buddy scheme
- Get a personalised travel plan that will identify public transport options for your journey to work - visit www.traveline.info
- Plan a holiday in the UK using public transport
- Adopt better driving practices to increase efficiency and save money (reduce your speed, check tyre pressures)
- Remove roof racks and heavy items from the boot to increase fuel efficiency
- Use park and ride services to travel to town if you don’t have access to a local bus/ train stop
- Shop locally instead of driving to the supermarket
- Try to do a weekly shop if you drive to the supermarket
- Think - do you really need to make the journey?
Achieving sustainable travel and transport will have a positive effect on your health, life expectance and life satisfaction as well as on the environment. Remember to complete your Caerphilly Sustainability Index again to see if you’ve improved your score and become more sustainable
