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Travel
Facts
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Children like walking on a Walking School Bus because its safe. (WSB evaluation '09)
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In the Auckland region, one child in four are asthmatic (25%) and overall 13% of Auckland’s population have the condition – this is one of the highest rates in the world.
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Taking public transport and sharing car trips can save you money on fuel and reduce your carbon dioxide emissions.
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Benefits in joining TravelWise
Why should workplaces join TravelWise?
Having a workplace travel plan can:
1. Enhance your workplace’s image and demonstrate a proactive approach:
 |  | By helping employees choose alternatives to car travel, your workplace will be contributing to:
| | Reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions (e.g. travel plans save 258 tonnes of CO2 annually)
| | | Meeting shareholders demands for corporate social responsibility
| | | Increasing access to your workplace for staff and clients
| | | Reducing road congestion |
| | | Through being eligible for:
| | TravelWise branding
| | | Environmental and health awards |
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2. Improve employee wellbeing, productivity, and retention of staff:
| | Staff who car-pool, use public transport, cycle or walk to work:
| | Save money:
| | | Are more punctual and absent less when journeys to work are easier and cheaper
| | | Are more healthy, active and motivated (e.g. spending 30 minutes per day walking to and from work can help to reduce the risk of a heart attack, control weight, and lower blood pressure and cholesterol). |
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3. Save money for your workplace by:
| | Reducing the amount of parking needed on site:
| | Decreasing land or rent costs |
| | | Reducing problems caused by traffic congestion in and around your workplace
| | | Reducing the costs of running a vehicle fleet |
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