Ucycle Nottingham

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Ucycle Nottingham

• Joanna Ward
• and
• Lisa Muller

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Introduction Whats Ucycle Nottingham all about
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• Establishing an exemplar project in Nottingham to
  promote cycling at the citys two universities
  and at the regional teaching hospital.

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Aims

1. Increase levels of cycling amongst staff and
   students
2. Increase awareness of the benefits of cycling
   amongst students and staff
3. Share best practice to ensure widespread take-up

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Successes

1. Partnership working
2. Bicycle Business Mileage increased at the UoN
   from 5p per mile to 20p per mile
3. 460 Ucycle Hire Bikes
4. Staff Cycle scheme relaunched at NTU and NUHT
5. Getting cycling embedded in the day to day
   functions of the partners e.g. improved on
   campus infrastructure, MayFest, advice sought on
   Transport Access Strategy at NUHT

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Challenges

1. Partnership working
2. Communications within organisations
3. Bike Hire
4. The weather !
5. Engaging with champions at every level

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Cycling levels
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Counts of parked bikes
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Route usage

• Clifton Campus
• Annual usage estimate increased from 141,240
  (2010) 157,178 (2011)
• QMC Annual usage estimate increased from
  2,003,475 (2010) 2,097,875(2011)
• University Boulevard Respondents who had heard
  of Sustrans increased from 39 to 54

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Bike hire scheme

• At the start of the bike hire 47 described
  themselves as starting to cycle again 81 of
  these now consider themselves experienced
  occasional or regular cyclists
• 100 said they will continue to cycle in future
• I think its a great opportunity to explore
  more of the city and keep active, especially
  during stressful exam times
• Cheaper than bus pass! Helps maintain/improve
  fitness. Is useful for leisure activities, not
  just a means of getting to university

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