‘I now only use the car if the journey is not viable on foot’, says Nindy, who joined South Lanarkshire Council’s Think, Move, Breathe BetterPoints programme. Nindy had driven everywhere before. ‘I had no hesitation in jumping in the car on a short journey to the shops even when I could walk’, she says. Nindy discovered…
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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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It is less than three years since Ansons Consulting in Scotland partnered with BetterPoints, opening up the Scottish market for us and giving them a powerful platform to change travel behaviours in the country. In that short time, BetterPoints programmes have incentivised active and sustainable travel in Arbroath, East Renfrewshire, Falkirk and Glasgow, and a…
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BetterPoints is powering a new active travel programme for Renfrewshire Council. We have worked with East Renfrewshire Council before and so are delighted to add Renfrewshire Council to our list of clients, and bolster our ongoing partnership with Ansons Consulting as part of the delivery. The council wants Renfrewshire to be net-zero by 2030. While…
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Falkirk Council is leading the way in changing transport habits by commissioning an innovative behaviour change campaign, provided through another partnership between Ansons Consulting and BetterPoints. The programme is called Take the Right Route, using a well-established local brand which promotes walking, cycling and public transport. Participants can earn BetterPoints for active and sustainable travel.…
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With the start of a new school year comes the opportunity to establish new, healthy routines. Many of our clients are keen to help people in their area do just that with Walk to School Week, which we are supporting in a variety of ways with our app and platform. We will be delivering carefully…
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This World Heart Day, we’re taking a look at the benefits of active travel for heart health. The World Heart Federation is an umbrella organisation uniting patient, medical and scientific groups into a global cardiovascular community. They run World Heart Day to raise awareness about cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s biggest killer:…
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The new ‘Choose How U Move East Ren’ programme launched on 17 May and runs until 31 October. Powered by BetterPoints and in partnership with Ansons Consulting, it encourages walking, running, wheeling and cycling when travelling in and around the region. Throughout the programme participants will be encouraged to travel actively, supported by using the…
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Local authorities are discovering the power of BetterPoints behaviour change technology to motivate citizens and bring them onside with their ambitious transport plans. A lot of radical change is happening in active and sustainable transport in the UK right now. But, while some towns are leading the way, others are already abandoning their new, greener…
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Glasgow City Council is running a six-month BetterPoints programme with residents of the Easterhouse area, to help them move to more active and sustainable modes of transport. The campaign is designed to increase levels of walking, running and cycling. When COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed, it will promote positive attitudes towards public transport too. It contributes…
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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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Falkirk Council is leading the way in changing transport attitudes by selecting an innovative business engagement solution, provided though a new partnership between transport consultancy Ansons Consulting and behaviour change technology company BetterPoints. The collaboration will give businesses the tools to encourage staff to choose sustainable travel over car use, thereby reducing parking requirements and…
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We have put together two case studies for you that show how BetterPoints behaviour change programmes are more than paying for themselves, delivering high value and real change for local authorities in both public health and active/sustainable travel.
