Sustainable Travel

 Wherever you start your journey to campus, you can take a more sustainable transport mode to get here, and the benefits abound. Active travel boosts physical and mental health; discounts and schemes save you money; and it is all good for our city and world.

Events

Coming up on campus and online.

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24Apr

Yellow Course: Everyday + Advanced Bike Skills

Dates
Wednesday 24 April (17:00) - Wednesday 8 May 2024 (19:00)
Description
Skills development for cyclists. You will learn to ride confidently on single-lane roads and at simple junctions with mostly moderate motor traffic flows participants and then progress to ride and plan routes on more challenging roads and in varied traffic situations.
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15May

Blue Course: Basic Skills and Everyday Bike Skills

Dates
Wednesday 15 May (17:00) - Wednesday 29 May 2024 (19:00)
Description
Skills development for cyclists. You will master correct braking technique, signalling and use of gears. The course then develops skills and confidence for cycling on single-lane roads and simple junctions, preparing riders to deal with journeys such as short commutes and local leisure cycling.
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16May

Wondrous Wander: Old Joe to Selly Oak via UoB's Quaker Connections

Dates
Thursday 16 May 2024 (17:00-18:45)
Location
Old Joe Clocktower
Description
Learn, explore and connect in National Walking Month. Join Rhiannon Grant on a hometime walk to Selly Oak on the trail of the Quaker connections to early UoB history. Commuting by foot lets you interact with your surroundings like no other daily journey-discover something new at this special event.
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21May

Wondrous Wander: North Gate to Gough Road via the Story of Ida B Wells

Dates
Tuesday 21 May 2024 (17:00-18:45)
Location
North Gate
Description
Learn, explore and connect in National Walking Month. Join experts from the Black Heritage Walks Network on a walk to Gough Road highlighting the story of Ida B Wells. Commuting by foot lets you interact with your surroundings like no other daily journey-discover something new at this special event.
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11Jun

Green Course: Learn to Ride and Basic Skills

Dates
Tuesday 11 June (17:00) - Wednesday 19 June 2024 (19:00)
Location
Sport and Fitness Centre
Description
Skills development for complete beginner cyclists. You will learn how to ride a bike and progress to learn correct techniques for braking, signalling and using gears.

About the Service

Commuting is a choice we make every day. For something so routine and intermediary, our daily travel has enormous consequences on our health, our time and money, and the world we live in. Since 2008, it has been a university priority for staff and students to be 'smart movers' and choose sustainable transport to come to campus. That's because solo car jouneys contribute every day to our collective greenhouse gas emissions. It's also because the sustainable alternatives advantage our wellbeing, wallets and world:

We make choices based on realistic options. That's why the university-wide travel survey is at the heart of the sustainable travel plan. Understanding why staff and students make the transport choices they do, helps devise measures to make sustainable transport more attractive. The hire-bike scheme popular with international and exchange students and the 25% discount on monthly staff bus passes are just two examples.

The travel plan has had great successes since inception. Solo car driving dropped five percentage points 2008-2018, staff cycling is more than the double national average, and 2/3 of undergraduates walk or cycle to study. Like these members of our community, will you be a smart mover too?

Contact

For information, queries or advice on sustainable travel please contact Edward Shelley, the University's sustainable travel officer, by emailing sustainabletravel@contacts.bham.ac.uk

 

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