Sustrans

Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable and inevitable. Our vision is a world in which people choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and our environment.

We work to maintain and extend the National Cycle Network providing links to shops, schools, work and to other towns and cities. We work with schools, children and young people to increase cycling to school and create networks of safe routes to schools to give families real alternatives. Our work with people at home and at work gives them the information and advice they need to make active and sustainable choices for more of the journeys they make every day. In communities, Sustrans enables people to redesign their street so traffic moves more slowly. We also engage in community focused activity, including lead cycle rides and walks. Our campaigns and influencing work highlight the changes in practice and policy that could and can be achieved. Our mission is to influence practice and shape policy so everyone can travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day. Our main aim is to transform the UK’s transport system and culture, so that: •    The environmental impacts of transport, including its contribution to climate change and resource depletion, are significantly reduced; •    People can choose more often to travel in ways that benefit their health; •    People have access to essential local services without the need to use a car; •    Local streets and public spaces become places for people to enjoy In order to achieve this transformation, our objectives are: •    To make local environments safe and more attractive for walking and cycling; •    To support and encourage individuals to make more sustainable and healthy travel choices, through motivational and information programmes; •    To influence policy and practice by communicating the outcomes of our own work, and the benefits of sustainable and healthy travel, to a wide audience.