BetterPoints is delighted to be working with South Lanarkshire Council to help improve local air quality by reducing the number of polluting journeys. Think, Move, Breathe launched yesterday (Thursday 18 May). The campaign will use incentives, rewards and targeted engagement to encourage local residents to change their travel habits, reducing air pollution and lowering carbon…
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As year five of Leicestershire’s Choose How You Move Rewards programme draws to a close, we are delighted to announce it will run again for a sixth consecutive year. Choose How You Move Rewards is provided jointly by Leicester City and Leicestershire County Councils to encourage sustainable modal shift away from reliance on single-occupancy car…
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BetterPoints is delighted to be ramping up its Move for Change programme for Brighton & Hove City Council over a further two years, with a greater focus on engaging under-represented groups and expanding the programme through local businesses. The programme will also harness funds for Bus Service Improvement Plans to work more closely with local…
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Following a successful eight-month programme in 2022 that attracted high levels of engagement and achieved measurable modal shift, Milton Keynes City Council has commissioned a new seven-month Get Around Rewards programme which launches on 1 April. Once again, residents and workers in Milton Keynes will able to receive incentives and rewards for travelling actively and…
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We were alarmed to hear of UK Government’s intention to cut spending on active travel, including a two-thirds cut to promised capital investment in infrastructure from £308 million to just £100 million for the next two years. At the same time, the government reiterated ambitious targets for active travel in guidance published last week. These…
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Callum was physically active once a week, before he joined Hounslow Council’s A to B Actively challenge. He has now increased that to five days a week and enjoys a more active lifestyle. “I would always spend my evenings at home in front of the TV”, he says. “Now, I go out for a walk…
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Alice struggled with her weight and had a lot of mobility limitations, and pain in her back, feet and knees. Walking half a mile was hard and took three days to recover. In late 2019 she had a gastric bypass operation to help her lose weight, and she took up more active forms of travel.…
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The UK Government yesterday published a review of its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, one year on. Decarbonising transport: one-year-on review. The plan set out the UK’s ‘greenprint’ to create cleaner air, healthier communities and tens of thousands of new green jobs across the UK. The review reports that almost 7,500 extra electric vehicle charge-points have been installed, supporting…
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This week, a number of BetterPoints programmes are marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with extra prizes for travelling sustainably during the celebrations. Leaving the car at home will make the celebrations more fun for everyone, with less traffic on the roads and more time to soak in the holiday atmosphere. Prizes To encourage greener travel…
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Suzy was commuting by car five days a week until she joined Leicestershire’s Choose How You Move programme. She now makes that journey on two feet. Choose How You Move is run jointly by Leicester City Council and Leicestershire Country Council, to encourage people to replace car journeys with active travel – walking, wheeling, cycling…
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Today is World Health Day. The theme is ‘Our planet, our health’, a subject very close to our heart here at BetterPoints. It’s why our platform is purpose-built to encourage, promote and measure active travel: when people change their behaviour and travel actively – walking, wheeling, cycling etc – they are engaging in healthy physical…
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Jigna works for Leicester City Council and joined their recent Let’s Go workplace challenge. “Because of BetterPoints and the encouragement and incentives offered, I started walking a lot and resumed cycling”, she says. In March, more than 80 workplaces in Leicester & Leicestershire competed to see who could get the most staff to leave their…
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