Transition Exeter

Transport Group

The Transition Exeter Transport Group is pursuing a transition in Exeter to sustainable forms of transportation. This will help mitigate climate change, and build resilience against the threat of peak oil, a threat that is being so keenly felt right now. Exeter is well placed to do this. It is a compact city with good walking and cycling routes, and the city centre is well served by public transport.  We have many exciting projects on the table, including:

• Working for changes in legislation, using the Sustainable Communities Act.
• Carfree Day: An exciting project to attempt to close down a major arterial traffic route temporarily and replace it with a street fair.
• Commuter Challenge: Testing how long different modes of transport take to complete various commuter routes around Exeter, and to disseminate the information effectively to change behaviour.
• Historical Journeys: A project to link existing sustainable commuter routes (footpaths, cycle paths etc.) with local history to add new dimensions to the way we interact with our commutes, perhaps with a permanent treasure hunt element (like letterboxing on Dartmoor).
• Corporate Games: Engaging with large employers in Exeter and establishing a competition between them to attempt to promote and increase usage of sustainable modes of transport.
• Pub Quiz: Organise low carbon pub quizzes around Exeter.
• Lobbying and grassroots action: Meeting with representatives at the Councils and cross fertilising with other local campaigning groups (e.g. Exeter Cycle Forum) to address key local issues.

Please see our Google Group for our most recent activities. We hope to integrate the group into this website shortly. All are welcome to our meetings, which now take place at the Monthly Action Meeting.  We would love more people to help us develop our vision and strategy, help to implement some of our ongoing projects, or to support any ideas you may have. For further information on any of our projects or open meetings, please email transport@transitionexeter.org.uk, or contact Sue Kay on 01392 204253.

Critical Mass is a cycling event happens monthly.