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.
On Saturday 18 August 2018, Liftshare celebrated its second decade as a business as we turned 20 years old! It all began when, as a student, Liftshare CEO Ali Clabburn needed a low-cost way to get home to Norfolk from University of Bristol for Christmas. He posted a request for a lift back to Norfolk on the student notice board, and the next day he had three lift offers! In 1998, Liftshare was born!
Professionals working in the transport and health sectors can work more closely with one another to improve health outcomes in the UK, the Urban Transport Group has said today. The statement comes as the Urban Transport Group unveils its new ‘Health and Wellbeing Hub’. The hub provides a digital, one stop shop, which brings together a wide range of resources that health and transport professionals need to understand one another, and to work more effectively together.
In response to high demand, Act TravelWise is co-ordinating TravelWise Week 2018. The week-long campaign will be held at the same time as, and in co-operation with, European Mobility Week (EMW) - 16-22 September 2018. This year's theme is 'Mix and Move!', focusing on multi-modality - the mixing of transport modes within the same journey or for different trips. You are invited to get involved - whether you represent a local authority, transport operator, business, university, health care provider or even just as an individual. It's an opportunity to engage with the public and other partners broadly on the theme of transport and travel in a number of ways.
EPOMM - the European Platform on Mobility Management - has released its May 2018 e-update on the topic of 'Neighbourhood-level Transport Innovations'. It addresses research, case studies, initiatives and strategies that actively involve residents in shaping their communities.
