Greener Travel Promotions

Street events can be used to promote greener travel options.

After street parties a survey of residents can be used to offer local travel
information. Streets Alive has carried out this service for councils with the following results:

• 28% of 3000 households took information, over 2 pieces each
• very high participation rate, including hard-to-reach households
• personal service offering local information

In 2010 we are promoting cycling as part of the Bristol Cycling City with the council. We have facilitated 15 street parties in Bristol which cycling advisers attend and after which they carry out house to house surveys offering information and support.

Also, see our special Guide to Sharing a Car with a neighbour which we are about to launch widely with a well known sharing website.

Our car free days attract 1000s of people and these are a chance to raise travel
issues with the public using creative ways, including with local artists:

Travel Bunting	Cycle Tree
Wacky Bike Trials
'Bottom Gear' street show in a community commissioned by Streets Alive. Contact us to book them	Alongside these, local travel information is offered by the council and local travel groups
Signs Project
Street Flora

These are often carried out as part of the national In Town Without My Car Day
- see www.itwmc.gov.uk and www.22september.org