In Northern Ireland, we support employers to encourage their employees to consider active travel in their daily routine.
What we offer
We engage with workplaces by delivering a range of events, activities, training, information and personal support to enable a shift towards active travel to work.
Our team co-ordinate a packed programme of activities to motivate and engage employees.
With the COVID-19 restrictions, we have adapted our delivery and programme to enable you to still consider active travel and the benefits of cycling and walking for your physical and mental health.
We are still delivering in small groups, one to one sessions and online offering:
- information webinars
- workplace pool bikes and e-bikes & free trials
- lunchtime led walks and bike rides
- bike maintenance workshops and free bike checks
- bike registration with the PSNI
- Cycle to Work Day events
- step challenges and competitions
- active travel planning for commuters
- assistance in developing a workplace Active Travel Plan
- recruitment and training of workplace Active Travel Champions
- Cycle-Friendly Employer accreditation advice and support
- Active Travel Challenge
- promote the PHA’s 5 steps to wellbeing.
Leading the Way with Active Travel - Belfast
You can avail of these free services if you work for one of the following:
- Public Health Agency (Belfast).
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
- Belfast City Council.
- Department for Infrastructure (Clarence Court).
- RQIA (Riverside Tower).
Leading the Way with Active Travel – North West
You can avail of these free services if you work for one of the following:
- Derry City and Strabane District Council.
- Public Health Agency (Gransha Park House).
- Western Health and Social Care Trust.
Workplaces in East Belfast
If you are an employer or employee in east Belfast, the Sustrans Active Travel Hub at CS Lewis Square is right on your doorstep, located at the intersection of the Comber and Connswater Community Greenways.
With a fleet of bicycles for attendees to use in our training sessions, we offer a range of free activities to encourage cycling and walking for everyday journeys, using local greenways.
Active Travel Champions support colleagues by sharing information, organising workplace activities, such as stalls at events, challenges, bike rides or lunchtime walks.
Promote active travel in the workplace
For employers and employees who do not work in Leading the Way with Active Travel organisations or East Belfast, we may still be able to provide practical support to enable you to promote walking and cycling for commuting and business travel to your colleagues.
Our Cycle Skills Team can offer cycle training packages for employees within your workplace. We can help you or your organisation learn to cycle safely and confidently on the road.
