As Paris prepares to host the Olympics next month, the city is working hard to boost everyday cycling. For example, to help ease congested streets, lower air pollution and reduce road danger, the French capital offers businesses a cargo bike subsidy. The city pays up to €1,200 towards a cargo bike, including e-bike models. Here in the UK, the cargo…
Watching someone roll by with visibly deflated tyres makes us wince. A car will guzzle more fuel and a bicycle will need more grunt. Oh, and it makes a pinch puncture more likely. Luckily, maintaining correct tyre pressure is a cheap, quick and easy task. Especially if you have the right tool for the job. A track pump makes the…
Bicycles are the most energy-efficient mode of human travel. However, a student from Surrey has created a device to make them even greener. This week, the Energy Institute awarded the Climate Change Award 2024 to sixth-form student Albert Read for his carbon cycle capture project. Albert built a bicycle accessory from upcycled household items that removes carbon dioxide from the…
Politicians like to talk. A lot. So it’s always interesting to take note of the topics they resolutely refuse to engage with. Fallout from Brexit is one. Road danger is another. You can be certain that if as many British soldiers were dying each year as the number of people killed on UK roads, the casualty figures would be front…
We launched Green Transport Week in 1993 to raise awareness about how travel affects our lives, not to mention the environment. Thirty years later, the issue has never been more important. Not only is transport contributing significantly to the climate crisis, but air pollution kills over 4 million people. Year in. Year out. At a local level here in the…
