13 April 2010 NBTN members may book on to this masterclass for the discounted price of £125 +VAT. This ACT Travelwise Masterclass is in association with the University of Hertfordshire and w... Read on »
Sustainable Travel Workshop Birmingham: Wednesday, 10 February 2010 National Grid Read on »
Pioneering motorists will receive up to £5,000 to buy an ultra-low carbon car, and the roll-out of supporting infrastructure will begin in selected regions, the Government announced today. ... Read on »
Introduction Here, at last, is the latest edition of NBTN News! Many apologies for the time lapse between the last newsletter and this one - it’s been... Read on »
The Government wants to see access to cycle training for every child, creating a generation of new, safe cyclists according to Transport Minister Sadiq Khan. This is one of the aims of the 'Act... Read on »
The Cycling Star Alliance, a new group of best-of-brand suppliers is launching a competition to give away £25,000 of infrastructure and consultancy to two organisations that best demonstrat... Read on »
Here, at last, is the latest edition of NBTN News! Many apologies for the time lapse between the last newsletter and this one - it’s been a busy time with transferring over to Business ... Read on »
APPLY NOW! BITC/NBTN Regional Awards for Excellence in Sustainable Travel - closing date 31 March 2010 Does your organisation have inspiring examples of innovation and action in the area of comm... Read on »
The Department for Transport published the ”Public attitudes towards climate change and the impact of transport: 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009” report with the aim to provide the latest i... Read on »
As part of wider goal to better understand and take account of the views of businesses, DfT commissioned a review of existing UK research evidence on private sector business attitudes to transpor... Read on »
NBTN took its message to Hampshire in November 2009 as part of the county council’s Smart Commute Week, without even travelling there. The pioneering council has a reputation for “gr... Read on »
‘Living Streets’ are very active NBTN members and we’re great supporters of their work. The Living Streets Conference - Delivering the Active Travel Strategy: From Policy to Pra... Read on »
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership brings together over 350 organisations from across the government, the automotive and fuel industries, the environmental sector, academia, road user groups and ot... Read on »
The Institute of Advanced Motorists may initially not seem the most logical organisation to offer cycling information and training. However IAM, following some very detailed research, has produce... Read on »
traintaxi™ is a practical tool to help business travellers take the train instead of the car, by overcoming one of the main obstacles: information about how to bridge “those final few m... Read on »
Many cycle retailers have been very supportive of the Cycle to Work Guarantee Scheme and Evans Cycles is one of these. Evans Cycles ‘Ride2Work’ scheme now offers a one-stop-shop imple... Read on »
Cycling to work is a great way for people to get, and stay, fit and healthy. For businesses, a healthier workforce means higher productivity, reduced absenteeism and improved punctuality. The Cyc... Read on »
MVA AND MOUCHEL TO DELIVER DfT TRAVEL PLAN SEMINARS Securing Travel Plans through the planning process is the most effective and efficient way of implementing travel plans. MVA and Mouchel will as... Read on »
10 February - BITC / NBTN Sustainable Travel Workshop: Cycle to Work Guarantee Scheme, Birmingham 23 February 2010 - Read on »
Workshops on Sustainable Commuting and Business Travel: The Cycle to Work Guarantee A series of BITC / NBTN events are planned for this year with the first of these taking place during February ... Read on »
Up to £1000 available to South East businesses for smarter working Businesses with 5 to 250 employees in the Milton Keynes and Thames Valley area are being offered a new grant of up to &po... Read on »
BITC’s Health and Work Summit sponsored by NBTN and the Food and Drink Federation will take place on 11 May 2010 and NBTN members will be offered a discounted delegate rate. We are delighte... Read on »
View presentations and summaries here » Members bring ‘fresh’ ideas to develop NBTN Calls for... Read on »
East of England Travel Plan Forum The summaries and slides of the presentations delivered at the second East of England Travel Plan Forum on 3 November 2009 can Read on »
18 September 2008 - DfT publishes GB 2008 Edition, Public Transport Statistics See Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Read on »
We already know commuters regularly face more stress than fighter pilots[1], and with government statistics showing we now jump in the car for over ... Read on »
Delivering the Vision - Cycling and the Sustainable Door to Door Journey 22nd October 2008, Sadler's Wells, Central London Cycling has never been more popular in the UK. The DfT has increased i... Read on »
The Sustainable Travel and Transport Award 2008 is now open for applications; do consider applying in order to get recognition for the great work you’ve done to reduce travel during the cours... Read on »
National Travel Survey: 2007 Interview Data, see link below http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics... Read on »
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/ roadstraffic/speed... Read on »
The UK's first and only sustainable transport show and conference will take place at the East of England Showground, in Alwalton, near Peterborough, on October 22 and 23. The Sustainable Transport... Read on »
Search is on for green travel champions Is your company doing its bit to encourage more cycling to work? Do your people share car journeys? Does your company subsidise bus travel? Is the company d... Read on »
Buckinghamshire County Councils next annual conference will be held at Pinewood Studios on 30th October and will be addressing how flexible working practices link into travel plans, HR issues, redu... Read on »
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT 153 (TR-017) 25 September 2008 Transport Statistics The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: * Road Casualty Statistics G... Read on »
Easit has been running for four years in the South East, delivering initiatives to reduce congestion and pollution and generate greater use of sustainable travel modes. Their approach and methodolo... Read on »
The latest issue of Smartmoves is available in our Downloads section.
Carplus have recently carried out some research to see how car clubs can play a part in replacing company car fleets, and the grey fleet. The summary paper goes in to some detail on how companies c... Read on »
http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/news/2008/commute-smart-week-staff-travel-a-great-cost-to-cut/... Read on »
New initiatives to put Britain at the forefront of a green motoring revolution by encouraging a mass market in electric and hybrid cars have been announced today. With the potential to create up t... Read on »
Smart Commute Week 2008 http://www.ehampshire.org/matisse_smart-commute_week/c-81.html Monday 3rd Novembe... Read on »
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An extra £1 billion will be invested in major transport projects next year to stimulate the economy by accelerating Government plans to cut congestion and significantly increase rail capacity... Read on »
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http://www.theccc.org.uk/ The report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) urges the Government to commit unilaterally to reducing emissions of all gr... Read on »
Britain will benefit from major air, rail and road improvements as Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon today outlined radical new plans for the UK’s transport infrastructure, designed to support t... Read on »
Public experiences of home working and internet shopping. Full details here See Read on »
The first Annual Review from Travel Actively is available to download from at the Travel Actively Website here. Tra... Read on »
Energy Saving Trust monthly transport e-newsletter issue 26 reports: Employees and business pay the price for 'free' fuel Thousands of company car drivers across the UK continue to receive compan... Read on »
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Passengers on some of the country's busiest rail routes will benefit from the single biggest investment in Intercity trains for a generation, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon announced today. Agi... Read on »
In these tough times, business looks at the bottom line. And with increasingly high fuel costs, traffic congestion, commuting delays, distribution problems and missed deadlines travel hits your bo... Read on »
A centre to revolutionise the future of UK transport industry was announced today by Transport Minister Andrew Adonis. The £7.75m programme will be based at Imperial College London as well as... Read on »
You can now download the presentations from the Eastern Region Network event.
The Department for Transport has today published the following transport statistics... Read on »
Make sure your workplace and all your employees are registered by 20 April 2009 for this year's Walk to Work Week extravaganza. Registering is free, e... Read on »
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon today launched the Government's vision to promote ultra low carbon transport over the next five years. Central to the strategy... Read on »
This report describes a scoping study into the changing nature of car ownership and use within British society since the previous Car Dependence study, published by the Royal Automobile Club Founda... Read on »
The Departments for Transport (DfT) and Communities and Local Government (CLG) have jointly published a new document; Good Practice Guidelines: Delivering Travel Plans through the Planning Process.... Read on »
Employers can now pick up a step by step guide to improving their workforce’s health and productivity by encouraging staff to walk or cycle to work. Sustainable transport charity Sustrans to... Read on »
National Autumn Conference, Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony A Healthy Approach to Travel Options: helping organisations and individuals to thrive (23 and 24 November 2009 Newcastle-Gateshead) Cal... Read on »
Smarter Travel Workshop: identify new initiatives and actions we can take to change our own and our organisation’s travel behaviour. Smar... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics. Road Traffic and Congestion in Great Britain: Provisional Estimates Q1 2009 see Read on »
Large urban areas across England are being given the chance to bid to become the country's first Sustainable Travel City, Transport Minister Paul Clark announced today. Up to £29 million ove... Read on »
Pushing travel planning up the business agenda Welcome to the latest edition of NBTN News. The Network is constantly looking for ways to push travel ... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Public experiences of and attitudes towards parking Read on »
What are practitioners saying about Open University Travel Planning courses? Commissioned by Transport for London (TfL), The Open University designed its Travel Planning courses to help travel pla... Read on »
Employer Cambridgeshire County Council Salary £26,784 - £28,353 per annum Reference CT86 Location Cambridge Working Pattern Fixed term Hours 37 Closing Date 18 June 2009 The TRAV... Read on »
Bus and light rail statistics Great Britain: Q1 2009 Read on »
Transport Times Conference, 24 June 2009 Transport Times has long been at the forefront of innovative thinking in transport policy, and I am delighted to be making my first major speech as Secreta... Read on »
England's bus fleet will be helped to go green thanks to a new £30 million fund to encourage the purchase of low carbon buses. The fund is part of the Department for Transport’s wi... Read on »
WIG Events & Networks - www.wig.co.uk/eventsnetworks WIG Workshop: Smarter Transport - Workplace Travel Planning Wednesday 2... Read on »
Carbon emissions from domestic transport will be reduced by up to 14 per cent over the next decade as a result of the Government's carbon reduction strategy, published today by Transport Secretary ... Read on »
The 2009 Green Fleet Hero Awards are run by EST and celebrate organisations that are implementing innovative, energy-efficient, fleet policies. They aim to honor organisations who have successfully... Read on »
DfT appoints Business in the Community to manage business travel network The Department for Transport (DfT) today appointed Business in the Community to manage its business travel network and be ... Read on »
The Government will announce a major programme of modernisation and investment today to help create a 21st century railway, improve passenger journeys, cut carbon emissions and boost the econ... Read on »
Sadiq Khan, Transport minister, Department for Transport, replies to Local Transport Today’s article Your article of 17 July (“CO2 cuts from ‘smarter choice’ measures exagg... Read on »
The scheme, which has received initial Government approval, will see two new tram lines - one to Chilwell and Beeston and the other to Clifton. The extensions build on the success of the existing ... Read on »
Following Transport Minister Sadiq Khan’s announcement of the extension to the Nottingham Tram, the Department for Transport has confirmed Nottingham City Council’s Workplace Parking Le... Read on »
Rail passengers are set to benefit from lower rail fares from January 2010 following today's announcement that the Retail Price Index (RPI) stood at -1.4% in July this year. On the majority of rai... Read on »
Welcome to the NBTN Newsletter Welcome to the third and largest edition so far of NBTN News. With a dozen news items and reports, it’s... Read on »
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The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Bus and Light Rail Statistics GB: Q2 2009, Read on »
Cyclists will be allowed to ride in both directions on a number of one way streets as part of a series of measures to encourage greener travel. The pilot project in the London Borough of Kensingto... Read on »
Please find attached the final conference programme for the forthcoming AC... Read on »
The City of London Corporation has thrown open a challenge to all organisations from charities and family run firms to global multinationals and the public sector to compete for a ‘Green Gong... Read on »
The Department for Transport today published a new Official Statistics Opinions Survey on public experiences of and attitudes towards rail travel. A similar study was last carried out by the Office... Read on »
From the Department for Transport... Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis today launched a major £14m package to transform facilities for cyclists at rail stations and encourage healthier, gree... Read on »
Travel Plan Advisor Cambridge Travel for Work Partnership £24,646 - £26,276 Ref: CT157 Closing date: 16 October 2009. Interview date: 29 October 2009 This is a unique opportuni... Read on »
