BetterPoints is powering a new active travel incentive programme in Arbroath, Scotland, following our success in Falkirk. The new programme encourages residents and employees in the Angus coastal town to switch to more active travel such as walking and cycling, for the benefit of health, quality of life and the environment. These are substantial ‘win-wins’…
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The UK Government recently announced the allocations for Tranche 2 of its Emergency Active Travel Fund. An important difference from Tranche 1 is the emphasis on monitoring reports and the requirement to provide them. BetterPoints has a track record of helping local authorities both to increase uptake of their active travel initiatives and generate detailed impact reports. At the forefront of mode-shift…
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Brighton and Hove City Council has commissioned BetterPoints technology to promote and measure active travel in the city. It will also monitor temporary infrastructure such as pop-up cycle lanes, extended pedestrian areas and Park Active car parks. The 12-month long BetterPoints programme is open to all residents and employees in the city, as well as…
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8 October was Clean Air Day, ‘the UK’s largest air pollution campaign’. And, as if we’d planned it, the number of active or sustainable travel journeys made by BetterPoints users had just passed 10 million. To mark Clean Air Day, we created a special medal for users of our app who walk or cycle today.…
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As Bike to School Week kicked off yesterday (28 September), the UK government announced £2 million to get more young people and their families physically active: support to help more children cycle or walk as part of their journey to school in-school cycle repair scheme to ensure children’s bikes are fit for the road. Half…
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