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Ucycle Nottingham. Joanna Ward and Lisa Muller. Introduction – What’s Ucycle Nottingham all about ?. Establishing an exemplar project in Nottingham to promote cycling at the city’s two universities and at the regional teaching hospital. Aims.
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Ucycle Nottingham Joanna Ward and Lisa Muller
Introduction – What’s Ucycle Nottingham all about ? Establishing an exemplar project in Nottingham to promote cycling at the city’s two universities and at the regional teaching hospital.
Aims • Increase levels of cycling amongst staff and students • Increase awareness of the benefits of cycling amongst students and staff • Share best practice to ensure widespread take-up
Successes • Partnership working • Bicycle Business Mileage increased at the UoN from 5p per mile to 20p per mile • 460 Ucycle Hire Bikes • Staff Cycle scheme relaunched at NTU and NUHT • Getting cycling embedded in the day to day functions of the partners; e.g. improved on campus infrastructure, MayFest, advice sought on Transport Access Strategy at NUHT
Challenges • Partnership working • Communications – within organisations • Bike Hire • The weather ! • Engaging with champions at every level
Route usage Clifton Campus: • Annual usage estimate increased from 141,240 (2010) – 157,178 (2011) QMC: Annual usage estimate increased from 2,003,475 (2010) – 2,097,875(2011) University Boulevard: Respondents who had heard of Sustrans increased from 39% to 54%
Bike hire scheme • At the start of the bike hire 47% described themselves as ‘starting to cycle again’ 81% of these now consider themselves ‘experienced occasional or regular’ cyclists • 100% said they will continue to cycle in future “ I think it’s a great opportunity to explore more of the city and keep active, especially during stressful exam times” “Cheaper than bus pass! Helps maintain/improve fitness. Is useful for leisure activities, not just a means of getting to university”
Zero emission vehicles arrived years ago.