Cycle-friendly Campus
The University is certified as a Cycle-friendly Campus, with a rating of ‘excellent.’ The St Andrews Bike Users Group was initially set up to address issues around bike safety and cycle light use. This has expanded to become the main partnership and coordination forum for cycling in the University with strong links to the local police and community cycle campaign group – St Andrews Space for Cycling. The group meets quarterly with local councillors, police officers, local residents, as well as university staff involved in security, student welfare, training and environment. The group work to the Campus Cycling Strategy and plan funding and development around cycling, including the Cycle-friendly Campus Award.
Transition University of St Andrews coordinated a cycle maintenance program in which they collected over 140 abandoned bikes around the campus, repairing 30 of them to be used in the bike pool. A total of 157 recycled bikes were rented out, and 276 were repaired. To incentivise cycling for commuting, Bike to Work Breakfasts are held regularly as are trainings in cycle maintenance skills workshops. Cycle training skills workshops have been held in several local schools, and the university supported the Fife-wide Cycle Skills day which saw over 500 children attend.
Additionally, Transition is working with community groups on several initiatives including the Crail to St Andrews shared use path and the St Andrews Path Network to provide the public, staff and students safe options for active travel to work.