News articles about Act TravelWise and sustainable transport initiatives along with published news in the press are published here. Members also regularly submit news items covering initiatives at their organisation.
The European Commission announced the winners of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Awards 2018 and the 7th Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) at a ceremony in Brussels (Belgium) on 21 March 2019. Lisbon (Portugal) was revealed as the winner of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award 2018 for larger municipalities, with Lindau (Germany) taking home the award for smaller municipalities.The 7th SUMP Award was won by Greater Manchester.
Good Journey is a new initiative to help more people visit attractions by train, bus, bike and foot. The website Goodjourney.org.uk gives travel directions to everywhere from art centres to zoos, as well as inspiration for car-free days out. Good Journey would love to hear about any tourist attractions, leisure venues or destinations which would like to welcome more car-free visitors.
On 19 March 2019, the Department for Transport launched its Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy. Click to read more.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority commissioned Pindar Creative to deliver an effective solution for managing updates to over 100 'where to board your bus' posters across the region.
