Green Transport Month in Steyning

July is Green Transport Month in Steyning! The aim of the week is to raise awareness of the impact travel has on the environment, to make people stop and think about the way they travel on every journey and provide information on greener travel options. Visit our shop window display in Steyning High Street in July to find out more about how to be greener, richer and fitter!

Look out for the Green Transport information displayed in the window of Cameo the hairdressers (next to the Co-op in Steyning High Street) and in Steyning Library. Find out more about greener travel options around Steyning and how to win a Seven Day Saver ticket, worth £16, valid on Brighton and Hove buses!

Why is transport such an issue?
Transport is a big environmental issue as the carbon dioxide emitted from personal travel makes up almost a quarter of UK’s carbon emissions. Vehicle exhaust emissions are a major source of air pollution in some areas, particularly around busy road corridors. Pollutants include carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, benzene, and particulate matter. Transport is a major health issue as vehicle emissions affect people’s health, increasing risks of asthma and respiratory diseases. Greener travel options such as walking and cycling can improve fitness and health. Transport is also a big financial issue with the costs of car parking, and petrol and diesel, escalating rapidly.

Two wheels are better than four and two legs are pretty good too!
If you take car to get to the local shops, school or work, why not walk or take a bike sometimes? Cycling and walking cut your carbon footprint significantly as you are not burning fossil fuel to get anywhere - just calories! They are also also free! Cycling can be a very pleasant and healthy way of travelling both locally and further afield. I certainly enjoy my bike journeys from home in Steyning to work in Worthing! Take a look at the guide to cycling in and around Steyning, Bramber and Upper Beeding displayed during Green Transport Month to find out the best local routes to enhance your cycling experience.

Top six facts you may not have known about our local buses.
1. Commuters - there are now half-hourly buses to Shoreham/Brighton during peak times.
2. Shoppers - the 106 to Worthing now runs every 2 hours.
3. Night birds - the Coastway 700 bus from Brighton to Shoreham now runs throughout the evening and late night until 3.30am.
4. Day trippers - Southern Saver covers bus and return train for £12.50 per adult (£6.25 bus ID Holders) for journeys to London or any other Southern train destination.
5. Parents – kids 0-4 travel free.
6. Kids – children aged 5-18 can get bus ID cards - these are free and give very good value, travel for 20p with an adult, or 50p on their own for non-school journeys. Apply on form available from schools, 1stop travel in Brighton, or post online form available at www.buses.co.uk.

A journey shared is the cost halved.
Find someone travelling your way so you can share your journey – saving money, cutting your carbon footprint and having fun! Share with a colleague, friend or neighbour or use Liftshare which is the largest car-share network in the UK. It’s free - just sign up at www.liftshare.com, add your journeys and find someone to car-share with. You can also search for a BUDi to share your bike, walking or taxi journey. For more information on how it all works, go to www.liftshare.com.

Steyning 10:10 and Greening Steyning Campaign.
Steyning’s Green Transport Month is being organised by Steyning 10:10. Steyning 10:10 is a group of local people aiming to help the whole community thinking about what we can do to reduce our impact on the environment and cut our carbon emissions. Then taking action so that together we can make a real difference. The group is running the Greening Campaign in Steyning, Bramber and Upper Beeding.

To find out more please e-mail: 1010steyning@gmail.com or go to www.1010steyning.org.

Sustrans is the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity. Their vision is a world in which people choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment. They work on practical, innovative ways of dealing with the transport challenges that affect us all.

For more information about Sustrans and the National Cycle Network, call 0845 113 00 65, email: info@sustrans.org.uk or visit : http://www.sustrans.org.uk/.

So before you travel stop and think is there a greener option?

Don’t forget to take a look at our Green Transport Month display in Cameo hairdressers window during July to find out more!

Sophie Goodall, Environmental Specialist.

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