| Cars are one of the biggest sources of pollution in the UK - there are currently over 24 million cars on our roads, contributing to congestion and poor air quality across the country.
Use your car less - why not walk, cycle, use a bus or a train? There are numerous cycle and bus lanes to make travelling easier and quicker. Suffolk County Council’s Travel Plans web page can assist and advise you more.
If your employer, school or college does not have one, try to get them to set up a ‘Green Travel Plan’. This could involve loans for Travelcards, providing cycle storage facilities and showers, car sharing schemes or ‘green fuelled’ car pools, or school ‘walking buses’. Visit the ACT Travelwise website for further advice on Green Travel Plans.
Car Share
As part of Suffolk's commitment to reduce congestion and pollution, Suffolk County Council, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce and Suffolk ACRE are working in partnership in association with liftshare to set up Suffolk Car Share website, which is managed by Suffolk ACRE. This aims to promote all forms of transport and integrate both public and private transport modes. It's about maximising people's travel options whilst also reducing the number of cars on the roads, cutting pollution, saving money and protecting the environment.
SuffolkCarShare.com is absolutely free to use and has been built and designed for every possible user. Whether you are a driver/passenger or if you would simply be interested in finding an alternative to getting about and beating some of the daily parking and congestion problems that many of us face, then this is the site for you.
A number of communities and local authorities are starting car share clubs. Find out more from the CarPlus website. |