Our priorities for Midlands Mayor
23 January 2017Victoria Square, Birmingham, outside of council offices.Bullring, Birmingham.Ahead of the mayoral elections, we set out a five-point agenda for candidates to reduce reliance on cars by...
View ArticleHealth main motivator to take up cycling
25 January 2017Pamela Grove-White, CHIPS Engagement Officer leads European partners on bike ride along Comber Greenway in BelfastCycling advocates from CHIPS project gather in C.S. Lewis Square in east...
View ArticleI Bike Aberdeenshire
26 January 2017Phil Thornley is our I Bike Officer for Aberdeenshire.The I Bike project arrived in Aberdeenshire during May 2016. Since starting as an I Bike Officer, I have been busy introducing the...
View ArticleI Bike Dundee
26 January 2017Laura Smith is our I Bike Officer for Dundee.I am still fairly new in my role in Dundee, but there has been so much positive response from schools and pupils in regard to the I Bike...
View ArticleI Bike Midlothian
27 January 2017Roslynn Newman and Gordon Burt are our I Bike Officers for Midlothian.What do you enjoy about your job?Roslynn: I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm and motivation for cycling and activity with...
View ArticleI Bike North Ayrshire
27 January 2017Emily Farquhar is our I Bike Officer for North AyrshireI Bike began in September 2015 in the Garnock Valley and the schools have been welcoming and enthusiastic about the project. This...
View ArticleI Bike North Lanarkshire
27 January 2017Claire Brady is our I Bike Officer for North Lanarkshire.What do you enjoy about your job?I have only been working as an I Bike Officer since the beginning of May 2016 so there are many...
View ArticleI Bike Larbert and Grangemouth
26 January 2017Bryan Jardine is our I Bike Officer for Larbert and Grangemouth.I Bike is now well established in the Larbert cluster with many of the schools delivering regular cycling and walking...
View ArticleHousing is not just about the numbers
Today the UK Government’s long-awaited housing white paper: ‘Fixing our broken housing market’ is published putting additional pressure on councils in England to build more homes.Whilst the numbers are...
View ArticleLove is in the air campaign thanks bus and cycling commuters on Valentine's Day
13 February 2017Sustrans and Translink have partnered on this Valentine’s Day to say ‘thank you’ to bus and cycling commuters for not polluting our air. The ‘Love Is in the Air’ campaign in Belfast...
View ArticleSustrans criticises taxis in Belfast bus lanes trial
16 February 2017Government to trial taxis in Belfast bus lanes which are often used by cyclistsSustrans has criticised the sudden decision by the Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister to allow taxis...
View ArticleHow we helped 4,000 students get on their bikes in Leeds
17 February 2017Cycle training session at HedingleyThe bike smoothie maker is a fun way to burn caloriesIn 2008 we brought a pioneering bike hire scheme to the UK for the first time to encourage...
View ArticlePersonalised travel planning
13 April 2016Personalised Travel Planning is a proven approach that encourages and motivates people to change the way they travelTrained travel advisors provide bespoke and reliable information on...
View ArticleWomen’s Day Ride for safer cycling
8 March 2017Over 80 women joined the breakfast bike ride to the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester to welcome the new Wilmslow Road Cycleway and highlight the need for more routes. Photo: Katie...
View ArticleStreet Talks
10 March 2017 #StreetTalks are events for those interested in walking, cycling and public spaces in LondonThe latest event took place at Look Mum No Hands! cafe in central London.There is a movement to...
View ArticleEmployees embrace the Scottish Journey Workplace Challenge
15 March 2017Staff at RBS in Edinburgh taking part in Sustrans Scotland Workplace Journey ChallengeLeaderboard results of the Scottish Workplace Journey ChallengeSustrans Scotland has been encouraging...
View ArticleIncreasing business productivity through sustainable travel at the Cobalt...
17 March 2017North Tyneside Council employees attending a cycling sessionSafe cycle parking is available at most sites on Cobalt Business ParkSustrans worked over a three year period with Cobalt...
View ArticleCall time on taxi trial in Belfast bus lanes
30 March 2017Cyclist sharing the road with bus in Belfast city centreSustrans, has rejected calls by a group of taxi companies, to allow taxis in all Belfast bus lanes on a permanent basis.Taxi trialIn...
View ArticleSustrans 'See.Sense' with cycling technology in Belfast
3 April 2017Sustrans conducting trial of See.Sense ICON lights to improve road safety in BelfastSustrans conducting trial of See.Sense ICON lights to improve road safety in BelfastStaff from cycling...
View Article£54,000 saved on Scotland Workplace Journey Challenge
4 April 2017RBS employees, Devon Redfearn, David Monalinan, Mithil Shah, Rosemary Whaley and Joan Wilson have all signed up to Sustrans’ Scottish Workplace Journey ChallengeA total of £54,000 in...
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