Active Travel
Reduce your environmental impact by walking or wheeling to travel and encourage others to do the same.
Using cycling, scooting, wheeling or walking for shorter journeys can make a big impact on helping to reduce air pollution in your local area. And, by leaving the car at home, you'll also be reducing your carbon footprint. Active travel also has great health benefits, helping you to achieve the recommended levels physical activity, as well as being beneficial for mental wellbeing.
Find links below to resources to support you with active travel for commuting or everyday journeys, and to help encourage others at your workplace, club or organisation to use environmentally friendly ways of travelling.
Wheels for Life - Lincolnshire's Bike Donation Scheme
Wheels for Life is county-wide bike recycling programme that takes in pre-loved bikes and brings them back to a usable condition, before distributing them to people who do not have the opportunity to enjoy the varied benefits of owning and using a bike.
Recycling bikes through this scheme helps the environment by reducing waste, whilst also promoting and increasing the ability of people to undertake active travel.
Active Lincolnshire are working with partners to take in donated bikes, partners who can refurbish them, as well as those who can assist us with referrals to give the bikes new homes and any other organisations or individuals in a position to back the project to ensure its long term sustainability.
Follow the link to find out how to donate a bike, or find out hw to access a bike for a person in transport poverty.
Let's Move Lincolnshire - Cycling
Find advice and inspiration on cycling in Lincolnshire on the Let's Move Lincolnshire website. From tips on getting started for beginners to advice on where to cycle and cycling groups and guided rides to join in the county.
Cycle Scheme
The Cycle to Work scheme is designed to help employees save money on a new bike for commuting allowing the cost of a new bike or cycle accessories to be spread over a period of tax free instalments.
If you're an employer it's easy to register and start promoting the scheme to your employees.
Love to Ride
Love to Ride is a cycle campaign which aims to get more people riding bikes.
By registering and downloading the free Love to Ride app, you can track your bike miles, see your carbon savings, set goals, and find help and support to ride more often.
Love to Ride run various challenges throughout the year to encourage cycling, including 'Cycle September' and 'Winter Wheelers'. You can sign up to the challenges as an individual or compete with your colleagues as part of a workplace team.
Sustrans
Sustrans is the national charity committed to making it easier for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle. The organisation is the custodian of the National Cycling Network, the UK-wide network of over 12,000 miles of signed paths and routes for walking, wheeling, cycling and exploring outdoors. Their website contains a wealth of advice relating to active travel, from articles on bike maintenance and commuting, to advice on supporting workplace travel and the design construction and maintenance of cycling and walking infrastructure.
Cycling UK - Journey Planner
Find a cycle friendly route for your active travel journey with this handy journey planner.
