Friday, 05 March 2010 09:20

West Sussex County Council Leader, Henry Smith, has praised a Crawley initiative, which helps people to travel to work in a more sustainable way after it scooped a prestigious award.

The easitNETWORK recently won an award at the City of London’s Sustainable City Awards, which are dubbed the ‘Green Oscars’, for its work in Crawley and East Surrey.

The initiative scooped the Sustainable Travel and Transport award, which is judged by a panel of environmental experts.

easitCRAWLEY is funded by West Sussex County Council, Crawley Borough Council and the South East of England Development Agency.

The project focuses on the Manor Royal Industrial Estate and aims to change the way people travel to work by offering incentives such as a car sharing scheme and discounts on public transport and at bicycle retailers.

The scheme has also introduced a lunchtime shopper bus so that employees can do their shopping without having to use their own cars.

Henry said: “Manor Royal is a thriving area with thousands of people commuting to work everyday. It makes sense to target areas such as this in order to cut down on congestion, which not only makes people’s journeys easier but also helps the environment at the same time.”

easitCRAWLEY is also being hailed as an example of good work by the Department for Transport.

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