Active Travel and Cycling
Active travel initiatives continue to promote sustainable transport options for staff and students.
Cycle Maintenance and Training
- Bikes repaired: 455
- Cycling participants trained: 44 (including e-bikes and cargo bikes)
- Cycle maintenance training: 25 participants (including 2 achieving Velotech Gold standard)
- Bikes rented: 120 (primarily to students, with some staff usage)
The University delivered a range of engagement activities to encourage active travel and raise awareness of safe cycling practices:
- Social prescribing sessions: 20 participants
- Farmers’ Markets: 247 participants
- Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Festival: 550 participants
- Bikefest: 200 participants
The “Close Pass” campaign equipped 43 bicycles with safety indicators between November and February, followed by surveys with 90 cyclists and 38 drivers to assess awareness and impact.
Achievements
- Maintained the Cycle Friendly Campus (Excellent) award
- Bike to Work Breakfasts: 79 attendees
- E-bike training: 22 staff trained
- Cargo bike training: 22 staff trained
- Bikeability Level 2 training: Delivered to 34 P7 pupils across two local schools