Sustrans Big Pedal 2018, which runs from Monday 23 April to Friday 4 May, will see pupils, parents and teachers across the UK leave their cars at home and get on their bikes and scooters for their journeys to and from school. Support is available for participating local authorities and schools.

Pindar Creative has released a mapping portal that enables schools, businesses and local communities in the North East Combined Authority area to produce their own personalised leaflets featuring a site-specific map. The resource was funded by Sustainable Travel Transition Year funding for the North East Combined Authority's Go Smarter programme.

Would your organisation be willing to work with the EMPOWER project to trial incentive-based schemes and campaigns to encourage people to reduce their use of conventionally fueled vehicles? The EMPOWER project is now inviting proposals from any City authority, community authority or Corporate organisation to provide a Living Lab Demonstration, with a deadline of 14 March 2017 at 5 pm for applications. This call does have funds attached for costs including staff, associated with the Living Lab Demonstration.

TPM is an annual meeting place for all transport planners, highway engineers and urban transport designers to share knowledge, engage in constructive debates, and disseminate the latest thinking across the profession. The deadline for submitting an abstract is noon on Thursday 19 January 2017.