Its been an outstanding year for Modeshift STARS Accreditations. We are delighted to report the record New statistics on...
Archive for category: Modeshift News
Modeshift 2021 Convention – Book Your Place Now! The Annual Modeshift Convention returns as a live event this November...
Safer Roads campaign encourages drivers to slow down and save lives!
/ Modeshift News, safer roads, tfgm, topOn average, 681 people have been killed or seriously injured on Greater Manchester’s roads each year over the last five years. Last year 67 people...
Cargo bike sharing to launch in Stoke Newington, London Fields and Shoreditch
/ Modeshift News, cargo bikes, hackney council, topCargo bike sharing to launch in Stoke Newington, London Fields and Shoreditch The first publicly available cargo bike sharing...
Who are Act Travelwise? Act TravelWise was formed in 2008 from a merger of The Association for Commuter Transport...
Modeshift’s National Sustainable Travel Awards – Shortlisted Nominations!
/ Awards, Modeshift News, Modeshift Sustainable Travel Awards, topModeshift’s National Sustainable Travel Awards – Shortlisted Nominations! Our National Awards are here to recognise you, your colleagues and...
Modeshift STARS Education Survey Tool gets an upgrade!
/ Modeshift News, modeshift stars education, topA significant upgrade has been launched this week for users of the Modeshift STARS Education system. The new feature...
Cyclepods is all about bikes and cyclists they believe that good bike parking can encourage cycling and a healthier...
There is a change of date for the next Modeshift South West Regional meeting, this will now take place...
More than £1 million now available to help children access Bikeability
/ Modeshift News, Bikeability Trust, topFollowing the success of The Bikeability Trust’s Innovation Fund supporting projects to help children with Special Education Needs and/or...
British summertime ends in October – the clocks go back by an hour and many of us may be...
The 30th Disability Awareness Day is on 12th September. Disability Awareness Day is a yearly event that aims to...
Cycling and walking projects to benefit from Government funding
/ Modeshift News, DFT, Hertfordshire County Council, topHertfordshire County Council has successfully bid for £313,000 from the Department of Transport’s (DfT) Local Authority Capability Fund. The...
Time to pedal your way to victory for Cycle September! This month everyone is invited to take part in...
Local authority Modeshift members can now apply to join our Management Board. Modeshift is led by a management board...
Brightkidz announced as finalists in the prestigious UK Social Enterprise Awards
/ Modeshift News, topBrightwayz named finalist in ‘UK Social Enterprise Awards’ – recognising businesses which are transforming society. (Known locally as Brightkidz)...
As more and more people return to the office, it’s a great time to promote active travel and help...
Better Points shows how Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County councils inspire active travel
/ Modeshift News, Better Points, Leicestershire city council, Leicestershire County Council, topLeicestershire councils explain how they motivate thousands of people to walk and cycle With Capability Fund allocations being released,...
New data suggests that 6.7% of the UK’s working population is now commuting by bike
/ Modeshift News, active travel, cycling, topFresh Sports Marketing Surveys published by cycling industry news data suggests that 6.7% of the UK’s working population...
Modeshift interviewed Go Travel Solutions who are a specialist consultancy for Sustainable Travel. Tell us what you offer in...
The Modeshift Annual Convention 4th and 5th November 2021- Event Registration is now open!
/ Modeshift NewsThe Annual Modeshift Convention is returning to Leicester on the 4th and 5th November 2021 as a live event....
Bike to School Week – Get involved and cycle or scoot to school 27th September – 1st October 2021
/ Modeshift News, Bikeability Trust, topThis year Bike to School Week takes place from 27 September to 1 October 2021. And for the first...
Birmingham City Council has unveiled the first of its 20 new hydrogen buses, which are set to be in...
Has your local authority delivered successful School Streets and do you have ideas that you would like to share...
The second Act TravelWise / NHS lunchtime virtual session is to be on E-Cargo bikes and will be held...
Funding for infrastructure upgrades, changes to The Highway Code and new requirements to ensure that active travel schemes’ effects...
This week you can find out about our newest Board Member Claire Fleming, Modeshift’s STARS Business Representative. Position: STARS Business...
Record Expansion for the Modeshift STARS schemes Despite the challenges of the last 18-months, the Modeshift STARS schemes...
Are you ready to roll for Cycle September? News from Love to Ride
/ Modeshift News, Cycle September, Love to Ride, topThis September, thousands of individuals and businesses across the country and around the world will be enjoying all the...
Active travel is all about getting you moving from A to B in ways that don’t use fossil fuels....
We have a host of new job vacancies on the Modeshift website including: Living Streets – Project Coordinator (Workplaces)...
Take part in the UK’s biggest cycle commuting event Cycle to Work Day is for absolutely everyone. It doesn’t...
Riding the “Sustainable Cycle” – musings from Adam Walker – Company Director of Hubspoke Media
/ Modeshift News, Hubspoke Media, Spotlight on Modeshift Partner, Sustainable CycleRecently, I discovered much to my surprise that one of my children had grown – again! I mean how...
Transport Decarbonisation Plan – walking and cycling should be natural first choice for short journeys
/ Modeshift News, Decarbonising transport, Sustrans, topThe Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan was unveiled by the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps. Sustrans has said that in...
Spotlight on New Modeshift Partner Mott MacDonald
/ Modeshift News, Mott MacDonald, Spotlight on Modeshift PartnerModeshift interviewed new partner Mott MacDonald. Mott MacDonald is experienced in delivering major Travel Demand Management (TDM) and transport...
12 school streets were introduced in London Borough of Ealing last year to provide safer journeys for children to...
Cycling UK research shows rise in women cycling during lockdown
/ Modeshift News, Cycling UK, top, women cyclingCycling UK has released figures showing that more women have taken up cycling during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 31%...
Modeshift’s National Sustainable Travel Awards – Nominations Deadline Extended to Friday 30th July
/ Modeshift News, Awards Categories, Nominations open, Travel AwardsDeadline Extension – nominations are now open until Friday 30th July for Modeshift’s National Sustainable Travel Awards! Our National...
Modeshift’s National Sustainable Travel Awards – Nominations Close Friday 23rd July
/ Modeshift News, Awards Categories, Nominations open, Travel AwardsNominations are open until Friday 23rd July for Modeshift’s National Sustainable Travel Awards! Our National Awards are here to...
Spotlight on Modeshift Partner Cyclepods Working with Thames Valley Police
/ Modeshift News, Cyclepods, Spotlight on Modeshift Partner, Thames Valley PoliceCyclepods and Thames Valley Police have completed the provision of 104 secure cycle parking spaces across East Oxford as...
Cut the Clutter is a campaign from Living Streets looking at poorly placed bins, A board and bike racks,...
National STARS School of the Year Winners 2020/21
/ Modeshift News, National STARS School of the Year, topOn Friday 9th July, we held our 6th annual National STARS School Travel Awards event. Despite not being able...
Celebrating Cycling with Love to Ride
/ Modeshift News, Cycle September, Love to Rid Bike Month, top20,417 people took part in Love to Ride Bike Month in June. Altogether participants pedaled 3,529,725 miles and saved...
E-scooters driving reduction in carbon emissions and better air quality in Birmingham
/ Modeshift News, e-scooter, Reduce carbon emissions, top, Voi, West Midlands Combined AuthorityAlmost a third of the 450,000 e-scooter trips taken in Birmingham since a trial was launched in September have...
The government can create a “golden age of cycling” if it capitalises on the surge of interest in it...
Modeshift’s National Sustainable Travel Awards
/ Modeshift News, Awards Categories, Nominations open, Travel AwardsNominations are open for Modeshift’s National Sustainable Travel Awards! Our National Awards are here to recognise you, your colleagues...
Spotlight on Modeshift Partner JoJu Charging
/ Modeshift News, EV Charge Points, EV Charging infrastructure, Joju Charging, Spotlight on Modeshift PartnerModeshift interviewed partner Joju Charging, who provide a complete service to councils looking to provide EV charging infrastructure in...
We have been interviewing our newly re-structured Modeshift Staff Team to find out more about who they are, their...