SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway is a 700-acre development, with a 50-acre strategic rail freight terminal and 6 million sqft of logistics accommodation. Due to the scale of the development it was classed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.
The vision for the site was to create a regionally significant employment hub that could be reached without reliance on the private car, but there were several challenges to this:
By re-thinking the delivery transport initiatives, we've successfully moved away from the Travel Plans simply being seen as a 'tick box' exercise to one that plays a key role in delivering sustainable developments.
By having a strong sustainable vision from the outset, embedding sustainable transport in to the site infrastructure, and continuing to deliver impactful tenant and employee engagement campaigns around 45% if the workforce is now commuting by bus, train, car share, cycling and walking. In 2024 alone, this has led to just over 900 tonnes of carbon saved because more employees are commuting sustainably compared to baseline travel trends.
By challenging the norm when delivering sustainable transport initiatives and with more collaborative working between public and private sector stakeholders, we have delivered initiatives that have achieved demonstrable changes in travel behaviour.
Experts team Sustainable development