February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day. For local authorities and companies working to increase active travel uptake, kindness isn’t just a nice gesture – it’s essential community and colleague infrastructure that makes sustainable transport accessible and welcoming. Why Kindness Matters for Active Travel Research shows that acts of kindness can help improve mental…
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New rewards app encourages walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport use across the region BetterPoints has launched in West Yorkshire to encourage people to walk, wheel, cycle and use public transport more often. Funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as a pilot, the BetterPoints app is free to download, and scheme is open to…
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We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected as one of the semi-finalists in TMF Sustainable Cities Venice Challenge: Embracing Sustainable Mobility. Over 120 innovators worldwide submitted solutions that increase the use of low and zero-carbon transport modes in Venice. We will receive $50,000 grant to develop our solution during this stage of…
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The INFUZE project takes a community co-design approach to offer alternatives to private car ownership and BetterPoints is delighted to join the mission. Led by the University of Leeds Institute for Transport Studies, the study brings together other research and expert partners in mobility, low carbon transport, inclusion, and behaviour change. Over a five year…
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BetterPoints has been shortlisted for Healthcare Engagement Project of the Year in this year’s Modeshift National Sustainable Travel Awards, for its game-changing travel surveys work with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. The Trust linked its annual Travel Survey with the BetterPoints Sheffield behaviour change programme, which rewards sustainable choices. Staff who complete the survey in the app…
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Sheffield City Council offered a free one-day travel pass to people signed up to the BetterPoints Sheffield programme in the run-up to Christmas. The council wanted to encourage more people to try using the buses and trams, and to reduce congestion during the Christmas shopping period. The programme awards points for travelling more actively and…
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We are thrilled to report that BetterPoints programmes observed a 20 per cent reduction in short car journeys across nine research trials – double the early indications of a ten per cent drop! The trials also showed that reductions in short car journeys persisted after the campaigns ended. This is great news for anyone wanting…
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‘I have absolutely changed the way I travel since joining BetterPoints‘, says Lukasz from Brighton & Hove’s Move for Change programme. ‘For my job, I sit at my desk most of my days – but I never really thought about walking there and back. ‘Now I’m regularly walking into town. Leaving the car at home…
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‘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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We get a lot of positive stories from BetterPoints users. Maybe they have lost weight by walking, wheeling or cycling, or discovered local treasures, or saved money that would otherwise have paid for petrol, or even fallen in love with their partner all over again. Almost always, though, they add something along the lines of…
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Chris uses his car so infrequently now that the garage didn’t believe his low mileage was genuine. ‘When I took it for its MOT, I’d only done 2,000 miles in the last year. The mechanic thought I’d clocked it!’ Chris did most of his travelling by car or moped before he discovered Leicestershire’s Choose How…
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BetterPoints is delighted to be working with Sheffield City Council on a new campaign designed to inspire greener and healthier journeys. The council wants to encourage people to try sustainable transport options. BetterPoints Sheffield, which launches this month, will reward everyone who lives, works or studies in the city to earn rewards for getting around…
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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.
