“Redefining what a map can be with new information and AI” Soon, Google Maps will default to the route with the...
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The Clean Air Zone has been scrapped because according to the council, the Air Quality Action Plan introduced 2015,...
Week 5 of our interviews featuring each of our Board Members. This week you can find out more about...
Week 4 of our interviews featuring each of our Board Members. This week you can find out more about...
Modeshift interviewed partner Room 9 Media to find out more about their safer and sustainable travel resources for children,...
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
/ Modeshift News, Electric Cars, zero emissionsGlobally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even...
Week 3 of our interviews featuring each of our Board Members. This week you can find out more about...
Modeshift interviewed partner Pindar Creative to find out more about their mapping and travel information products to promote active...
Sustrans Big Pedal is back – 19 to 30 April 2021
/ Modeshift News, cycling challenge, Sustrans Big PedalSustrans Big Pedal is the UK’s largest inter-school cycling, walking, wheeling and scooting challenge. Schools compete to see who...
In a poll for BBC News and King’s College London, 40% of the 2,200 people surveyed said they expected...
Back to school road safety travel tips to share with pupils and parents are now available at THINK With...
17 successful mobility fund applications and their bid values have been announced. Additional funding was provided to local authorities...
Hackney Council Updates School Streets Toolkit for Professionals
/ Modeshift News, Hackney school streets toolkitThe 2021 edition of the Hackney School Streets Toolkit for Professionals goes into greater details about budget, exemptions, common...
This is week two of our interviews featuring each of our Board Members, so you can find out more...
Modeshift interviewed partner Turvec to find out more about their premium quality, tailored bicycle storage solutions. What’s your best...
New studies show School Streets improve air quality
/ Modeshift News, Improve air quality, Schools streetsStudy finds that School Streets reduced nitrogen dioxide by up to 23 per cent during morning drop off. Closing...
Rules on privately owned e-scooters – News from Buckinghamshire Council
/ Modeshift News, Buckinghamshire Council, e-scooter rulesTravel Safe Bucks has launched its latest social media campaign to raise awareness of the law on privately owned...
National bus strategy for England published
/ Modeshift News, Bus Back Better, National bus strategyThe government has published Bus Back Better: a national bus strategy for England, which outlines ambitious reform of how...
Cross-Party Group Of Parliamentarians Calls On Government And Transport Industry To Challenge Macho Culture
/ Modeshift News, Women in transportParliamentarians from across the political spectrum have called on government and the transport industry to challenge macho behaviours and...
Every week we will be featuring an interview with each of our Board Members, so you can find out...
Spotlight on Modeshift Partner Brightwayz/Brightkidz
/ Modeshift News, Modeshift Partner Brightwayz Brightkidz, Sustainable TravelModeshift interviewed partner Brightwayz/Brightkidz to find out more about the products and information they provide to support active travel...
A further £5m has been awarded to local authorities across England to deliver projects that tackle air pollution. The...
Trial project launched to reduce private car use at the University of Warwick
/ Modeshift News, Reduce personal car use University of Warwick, Reduce private car useE-scooters, buses on demand and Enterprise Car Club vehicles are just some of the innovative transport projects being looked...
The Zero Emissions Network – also called ZEN – is an award winning network of businesses, managed jointly by...
Co Bikes has announced new electric bike stations in Exeter, set to help the city’s ambitions to become net...
As part of work around our Equality and Diversity action plan Modeshift recently attended the online launch of the...
How Women Cycled Their Way to Freedom
/ Modeshift News, Cycling women, International Women's Day and cycling, women who cycleHow bicycles helped women move forward and share women empowerment. Bicycles have played an important historical — and often...
Team Modeshift Honorary Member – Anne Hardy
/ Modeshift News, Hertfordshire County Council, Sustainable Travel, Team Modeshift Honorary MemberModeshift interviewed Honorary Member Anne Hardy, Road Safety and Sustainable Travel Manager at Hertfordshire County Council, to find out...
When completing a Travel Plan on the new Stars system, Next wanted to demonstrate in a simple graphic what...
Changing behaviours to reduce climate change and protect our environment. The rise of climate change is a global challenge...
#LetSchoolsBreathe Campaign
/ Modeshift News, #letschoolsbreathe, Air quality, reducing air pollutionCampaign for schools in the UK to monitor, inform and educate about air pollution. #LetSchoolsBreathe is a campaign to...
PRiDE OUT Cycling Group
/ Modeshift News, LGBTQ History Month, LGBTQ+ Cycling, PRiDE OUT, PRiDE OUT Cycling GroupMy name is Richard Hearne, founder of an LGBTQ+ cycling club PRiDE OUT. I’ve always loved cycling since being...
Low traffic neighbourhoods are being trialled in some cities, particularly London, with 4% of Londoners living in low traffic...
Lorries and pedestrians campaign – News from Room 9 Media
/ Modeshift News, Lorries and pedestrian campaign, road safety, Room 9 MediaRoad safety and child pedestrians Room 9 Media produced campaign materials for Warwickshire County Council to address the dangers...
Women’s Cycling Stories – 8th March 2021
/ Modeshift News, active travel, cycling, cycling stories, International Women's Day, women cycling, Women cycling storiesTo celebrate International Women’s day, Lady Pedal Manchester and MCR Women Bike are hosting an evening of inspirational talks...
Team Modeshift Honorary Member – Carla Leowe
/ Modeshift News, road safety, Sustainable Travel, Team Modeshift Honorary MemberModeshift interviewed Honorary Member Carla Leowe, Road Safety Officer at Westminster Council, to find out about current sustainable travel...
This rapid review used a systematic and transparent approach to select 30 articles for relevance and methodological rigour. It...
To help you get the best value from any remaining budget, Pindar Creative is offering 20% off any new...
Over the course of three days we saw the delivery of five regional meetings with nearly 200 attendees. Modeshift...
Team Modeshift Honorary Member – Michael Reardon
/ Modeshift News, active travel, Derbyshire County Council, Sustainable Travel, Team Modeshift Honorary MemberModeshift interviewed Honorary Member Michael Reardon from Derbyshire County Council, to find out about his varied work history and...
Celebrating Cycling Success
/ Modeshift News, cycle tour, cycling success, Gears for queers, LGBT+ History Month, Phillippa York, Shanaze ReadePromoting cycling success in LGBT+ History Month Philippa York Philippa York, raced as Robert Millar in the 80s, finishing...
The Big Pedal 19th to 30th April 2021 – News from Sustrans
/ Modeshift News, Challenge, cycling, Sustrans, The Big Pedal, walkingFamilies invited to take part in UK’s biggest active travel school challenge. Running for the last 11 years, the...
Cycling Marketing Board Formed
/ Modeshift News, Bikeability Trust, Cycling Marketing Board, get more people riding, PartnershipCycling brands, retailers and organisations have collaborated to create the Cycling Marketing Board. The Bikeability Trust and the Cycling...
Team Modeshift Honorary Member – Claire Fleming
/ Modeshift News, Team Modeshift Honorary Member, Team ModeshitModeshift interviewed Honorary Member Claire Fleming from Swindon Borough Council, to find out more about her journey into the...
The National Travel Attitudes Study is a panel survey of individuals who have completed the National Travel Survey. They...
Living Streets launches new tool to help children stay active at home
/ Modeshift News, Living Streets, stay active at home, WOW activity trackerLiving Streets has launched the new WOW Activity Tracker to help children stay active while schools remain closed to...
Walking Bubble Resources – News from Brightkidz
/ Modeshift News, Brightkidz, Modeshift STARS, walking, walking bubblesSchools may be closed to most but many of us in the sustainable travel sector are busy planning ahead...
A series of panel discussions, Q&As and events exploring the problems caused by climate change. Throughout 2021, the Science...