A positive choice for reducing hospital parking pressures

Park Active can be a positive choice for reducing hospital parking pressures. It can help achieve this by:

using off-site available parking capacity
offering a cost-effective alternative to new on-site parking
providing a solution best suited for habitual use by daytime staff
aligning with national & local policy to increase active trips
linking to £2billion government investment in active travel
reinforcing increased walking & cycling post-pandemic
reducing corporate & personal carbon footprint

Working in partnership locally The provision of Park Active as part of an NHS trust’s travel provision for staff or patients will need to identify off-site car parks and develop a relationship with parking operators of such sites.

It will also be important to develop a relationship with local authority transport planners to understand how cycling and walking routes to hospitals are part of wider active travel routes. The BPA can help NHS trusts build these key relationships with off-site private and public parking operators and local authority transport planners.

Essential requirements

Car park operators wishing to include their car parks in the scheme to assist local hospitals, must meet the following essential requirements to use Park Active branding both on-site and in their communications:

• Car parks sites are chosen which will help to reduce levels of traffic, congestion, and parking occupancy in and around the intended destination by being immediately connected to a designated
walking and/or cycling route to the target hospital or other destinations.
• Park Active signage should be clearly displayed on the off-site car park and in all communications/ media in accordance with the Park Active Brand Manual.

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