Understanding how people currently travel to your Club and its activities is the first step towards improving travel and transport.

The ‘ASSESS’ stage helps Clubs understand travel patterns, distances, accessibility and barriers to sustainable travel. This may include journeys made by players, coaches, parents, volunteers, officials and spectators.

Assessment can be simple and based on surveys, observations and walk-through checks of routes and facilities. Clubs using shared or local authority sites can still assess access and raise issues with facility owners.

Resources in this section will help Clubs:

• Review accessibility of routes and facilities.
• Understand how people travel to the Club and its activities.
• Identify barriers to walking, cycling or public transport.
• Assess parking and traffic impacts.

Once current travel patterns are understood, clubs can identify actions that encourage more sustainable and inclusive travel.

This step is about choosing actions that reflect the Club’s location, facilities and membership. Not all actions will be suitable for every Club, and that is expected.

Clubs may identify actions such as:

• Promoting walking and cycling for local journeys.
• Supporting cycle storage or safer cycling routes.
• Introducing cycle buses or group travel initiatives.
• Encouraging car sharing and carpooling.
• Making better use of minibuses or coaches, where applicable.
• Promoting public transport options.
• Develop a sustainable travel policy.
• Improving wayfinding and access around Club grounds.
• Assessing and improving accessibility for all users.

This section will provide a wide range of ideas to help Clubs select actions that are practical and impactful.

Identifying actions based on your Club’s location

Every Club’s location is different, and the most effective travel actions will depend on where your club is based and how far people travel to reach it. The suggestions below can help clubs prioritise actions that are most likely to work in their context.

Clubs in urban areas
Clubs based in towns and cities often have the greatest opportunities to promote walking, cycling and public transport. The walking and cycling action ideas will be particularly useful, alongside guidance on promoting public transport options. Clubs can also benefit from reviewing how their grounds are managed to support safe, accessible and sustainable travel.

Clubs within 5km of a town or public transportation
Clubs close to towns or public transport may find that many members live within walking or cycling distance. Focusing on walking, cycling and car sharing can deliver real benefits. The guidance on these options, alongside advice on managing Club grounds for sustainable travel, can help identify practical improvements.

Clubs within 10km of a town or public transportation
For Clubs slightly further away, car sharing is often a key opportunity to reduce the number of vehicles travelling to the Club. Guidance on carpooling and managing Club grounds for sustainable travel can help identify realistic actions. Clubs may also want to explore cycling initiatives where routes and facilities allow.

Clubs more than 10km from a town or public transport
Clubs in more rural locations can still make a significant difference by focusing on shared journeys. Promoting car sharing for teams, volunteers, parents and supporters can reduce emissions and travel costs. Guidance on carpooling, minibus use and coach travel can help Clubs identify options that work for different age groups and activities.

These examples are not prescriptive. Clubs are encouraged to use them as a starting point and adapt actions to suit their members, facilities and local conditions.

The ‘ACT’ step focuses on turning travel ideas into action.

Clubs can select a small number of priority actions and plan how they will be delivered. Some actions may be quick wins, while others may require coordination with members, local authorities or transport providers.

This section supports Clubs to:

• Develop a simple travel action plan.
• Assign responsibilities within the Together Greener Team.
• Set realistic timescales.
• Track progress and feedback.

Clubs are encouraged to start with actions that build awareness and gradually introduce more ambitious initiatives.

Clear communication is essential to influencing travel behaviour.

People need clear information and encouragement to try new ways of travelling. Positive messaging can help normalise walking, cycling, car sharing and public transport use.

This section provides guidance and resources to help Clubs:

• Promote sustainable travel options to members.
• Share travel information clearly and consistently.
• Encourage behaviour change through positive messaging.
• Celebrate progress and participation.

Effective communication helps embed sustainable travel as part of Club culture.

Reviewing travel actions helps Clubs understand what has changed and where improvements can be made.

This step focuses on checking participation, reflecting on feedback and learning what works best for the Club.

Clubs are encouraged to:

• Review travel actions and outcomes.
• Reflect on behaviour change and accessibility.
• Capture learning and good practice.
• Update Together Greener Goals as the Club progresses.

Regular review supports continuous improvement and helps Clubs plan future travel initiatives with confidence.