2. Ucycle Nottingham

4. 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

5. Ucycle Nottingham - Sustrans

6. Sustrans is the charity that’s enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day.

7. National Cycle Network (2010)

8. Sustrans… creates better environments creates healthier, happier communities creates healthier, happier young people creates healthier, happier and more productive employees empowers volunteers run campaigns & influence policy.

9. Ucycle Nottingham – University of Nottingham

10. University of Nottingham - Ucycle Overview Seen a 50% increase in cycling. Significant increase in cycle facilities across all campuses Cycle parking convenient to most buildings

11. University of Nottingham - Ucycle Life Cycle 2 Go Greener week May fest community day Everything you want to know about cycling Ride to Uni dayDr bike Bike Maintenance Workshops UoN Ucycle forum meetings 1027 staff and students on the mailing list New Facebook and twitter pages Numerous bike sheds built 2 in progress Sheffield stands installed

12. University of Nottingham - Ucycle On-going Challenges Sustainability of Ucycle bike hire going forward Bike Security Improving the whole cycling experience

13. Ucycle Nottingham – Nottingham Trent University

14. At NTU we have made subtle changes to the way we run the Ucycle scheme. All maintenance is done in-house Hire is £35 per annum Hire is open to staff and students Bikes are hired via the NTU online-store We also now fit bolt through axles as standard – After extensive research by our intrepid test- pilot, as you can see above.

15. Ucycle Nottingham – Nottingham Trent University An additional 90 Restricted access compound spaces have been installed A new drying and storage room has been installed on our City site Upgrades have, and continue to be made to our showering and changing facilities across all sites. Improved cycle infrastructure across our estates regeneration program.

16. Ucycle Nottingham – Nottingham Trent University What do our hirers think?

17. Ucycle Nottingham – South Nottingham College

18. Working with Sustrans to promote and develop sustainable transport initiatives for students and staff Since merging with Castle College now one of the biggest FE institutions in the country Based over 14 main campuses across the county OFSTED: “Responsiveness to the needs and interests of learners, employers and the local community is outstanding as is the college’s approach to education and social inclusion”

20. Success Stories -Dr Bike -Bike Maintenance -Freshers’ Fair -Renovation of UPS bikes -Student Conference (Champions) Challenges -Continued exposure and promotion -Infrastructure -Catering for diverse needs across all our campuses

21. Ucycle Nottingham – New College Nottingham

22. Ucycle at New College Nottingham New College Nottingham (NCN) is based over 5 campuses across Nottingham, with around 800 staff teaching and supporting almost 20,000 FT and PT students. The FE officer is based at NCN Thursdays and Fridays, working closely with primary project contacts within Learner Engagement and Campus Services.

23. Highlights Dr Bike Bike maintenance classes ‘Pedal 4 Prizes’ reward system Identifying passionate individuals and good news stories to help spread the word. Cycling feedback and information stalls Cycling information uploaded onto internal portals

24. Challenges Exposure - Finding the right avenues to get your message across successfully. Attendance – Getting staff and students to turn up to things you have planned or they have signed up for. Dealing with a variable target audience – Learning how to work best with a variety of programmes, demographics, academic levels, etc.

25. Ucycle Nottingham – Nottingham Universities Hospital Trust

26. Ucycle Nottingham – The Results speak for themselves

27. Zero emission vehicles arrived years ago.