Carshare - Two or more individuals sharing their journey by car. Also known as Carpool.

Commuter - An individual who commutes to and from their place of work.

Commuting - The process by which individuals travel to and from their home and their place of work.

Congestion - The restriction of traffic flow due to the volume of vehicles using an urban area or other part of the road network.

Department for Transport (DfT) - The department of the government in the UK responsible for developing transport policy on a national level.

Green Travel - An all encompassing term for any mode of transport with limited or no environmental impact.

Integrated transport - The integration of transport modes in order to provide easier interchange between modes of transport and therefore making it easier for the passenger.

Interchanges - The locations were transport modes meet and passengers can change modes or services.

Local Authority - Regional government responsible for the implementation of national and local government policy on a variety of civil issues.

Local Transport Plan - A Transport Policy document for a defined area.

Modal Shift - The change in modal split over a period of time.

Modal Split - The proportion of individuals who use each mode of transport as part of their journey. Usually measured by means of a survey, each mode is shown as a percentage, the modal split is usually illustrated as a pie chart.

Park and Ride - Remote parking for visitors to a specific location, shuttle buses are used to transport visitor for the final leg of their journey. Often used in towns and cities to reduce the number of vehicles entering the area whilst maintaining the number of visitors.

Public Transport - Any form of transportation which is not personally owned by the user i.e. bus, train & light rail.

Section 106 Agreements - Section 106 Agreements can be used to add conditions to development where it is not appropriate to use a condition in the planning permission. They also enable the Local Authority to secure provision or improvement of existing infrastructure necessary to meet the needs of the occupiers or users of new development. This is done by way of land or finance contributions.

Site Audit – an assessment of on and off-site facilities related to transport. The site audit helps to shape a sites future transport strategy.

Sustainable Transport - Modes of transport which have limited or no environmental impact.

Travel Behaviour - Individual travel habits such as selection of mode used for a particular journey.

Travel Plan - A package of measures and initiatives with the aim of reducing the number of car journeys made by people travelling to and from a site by providing them with greater choice.