Sustrans Annual Review 2011

Sustrans Annual Review 2011
So simple.
Making smarter travel choices
possible, desirable and inevitable.
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This is what we do
At Sustrans we make smarter
travel choices possible,
desirable and inevitable. We’re
a leading UK charity enabling
people to travel by foot, bike or
public transport for more of the
journeys we make every day.
We work with families,
communities, policy-makers
and partner organisations so
that people are able to choose
healthier, cleaner and cheaper
journeys, with better places
and spaces to move through
and live in.

This is the difference
we made in 2011
The UK took to its feet (and pedals)
with a 15% increase in trips on the
National Cycle Network. In total,
484 million journeys were made
by 3.3 million individuals. The
health benefits of all this activity
are worth £442m.
340,000 pupils in 1,400 schools worked
with us resulting in an 80% increase
in the number of children regularly
cycling to school and a 100% increase
in those cycling every day.
20,000 households received tailored
travel information leading to increases
of up to 21% in walking, 31% in cycling
and 25% in public transport use, and
reductions of up to 11% in car use. The
largest personalised travel planning
programme in the UK began in Wales,
aiming to reach 100,000 households.
Even more artworks were added to
the National Cycle Network, including
15 portrait benches featuring
celebrities and local heroes chosen
by local people.
Over 4,000 people supported our free
range kids pledge calling for 20mph
speed limits as standard in residential
and built-up areas and greater
investment in walking and cycling
routes particularly to school.
It’s so simple... Sustrans’
straightforward and practical
solutions really work.
Last year we made it possible for more
children to walk or cycle to school than ever
before; we saw record-breaking numbers
of people using the National Cycle
Network; we enabled thousands of people
in workplaces and communities throughout
the UK to walk, cycle and use public
transport more; we worked with residents
to redesign their streets to suit their needs;
and we campaigned for slower speeds in
residential areas so that children can be out
and about and active from their front door.
None of this would be possible without the
ongoing support of our donors, funders
and corporate partners so, on behalf of
all the beneficiaries of our work, I would
like to thank you. We’re also grateful to
our dedicated and committed team of
volunteers who enable us to extend
the reach of our work.
We all lead busy lives, so we’ve kept this
Review simple. It’s designed as a snapshot
of our work that you can read on a train
journey or over a cup of coffee. We hope
it will inspire you, perhaps give pause for
thought on how, in this sophisticated world
of ours, it’s often simple measures that are
most effective.
And, of course, we’d love to tell you more
about what we do and to hear your ideas
on how we can work together in 2012
and beyond. So if you'd like to get in
touch, you'll find our contact details on
the back cover.
Malcolm Shepherd
Chief Executive, Sustrans
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Communities
“It’s quicker to walk to
the shops now so I'll
definitely walk more often.”
20,000 households were offered
personalised travel information
leading to increases in cycling,
walking and public transport use.
Sometimes the missing jigsaw
piece can make all the difference
We’ve been busy filling in the gaps
on the National Cycle Network – and
it’s often the missing link that makes
all the difference in people’s
decision to leave the car at home.
Many will remember the images
on national news in November 2009
of the devastating floods that hit
Workington and washed away all
of its bridges, cutting off an entire
community from the town centre,
shops, schools and workplaces.
We worked with Cumbria County
Council to replace the Navvies
bridge and were delighted to open
the new, purpose-built walking and
cycling bridge in September 2011.
As well as reuniting the local
community, the bridge forms part
of the popular Hadrian’s Cycleway,
drawing tourists to the area
throughout the year.
The new bridge in Workington
is just one example of more than
70 community schemes throughout
the country that are enabling people
to walk or cycle for more of their
everyday journeys.
We’ve helped neighbourhoods
design their own streets
We've worked with a number
of communities in different parts
of the UK to help them to redesign
their streets so that traffic moves
more slowly, children are able
to play outside and neighbours
can socialise.
In 2011, we continued working with
an entire neighbourhood, comprising
over 900 households in eight streets,
in the London Borough of Haringey.
When residents and primary school
children in Kirkcaldy decided to
make their local street, Katrine
Crescent, more people-friendly
and colourful, pupils set to work to
design a dazzling 'bugwall' artwork
as its centre-piece. Meanwhile in
Elgin, residents and pupils at
Greenwards Primary School and
Elgin High School redesigned
Cockmuir Place to give priority to
those on foot and bike. This
included replacing car parking
spaces with a grassed area where
people can socialise, and adding a
wide playful stepping stone
pavement designed by
artist Nicola Atkinson.
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From beneficiary to champion
Milly Skervin (left) decided to
start cycling thanks to advice from
Sustrans volunteer Teresa Griffith
(right). Since then, Milly has dropped
four dress sizes and has become
so convinced by the benefits of
cycling and walking that she too has
decided to volunteer to encourage
others to be more active. So far Milly
has publicised local walking and
cycling routes at work, and
organised lunchtime walks and a
ride for local children in Notting Hill.
“For me cycling is far more
than a hobby or a sport
– it’s my way of life!
Honestly, even if you just
look at the savings, that in
itself should motivate
anyone. In most cases the
hardest part is changing
your way of thinking,
and dealing with those
incapable of changing
theirs. But the rewards
are both endless and
meaningful.”
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“I thought the information
pack was excellent.
Because it was tailored
to what you asked for
it was really helpful.”
+21%
+31%
+12%
Broxbourne
-10%
Ipswich
-11%
Croxley
Green
-8%
Examples of the results achieved in our
personalised travel planning projects.
A little knowledge goes a long way
In 2011, we provided travel
information to almost 20,000
households in Broxbourne, Croxley
Green and Ipswich, resulting in
significant increases in walking,
cycling and public transport use.
We also began the largest
personalised travel planning
programme in the UK, aiming to
reach 100,000 households across
Wales over four years. Thanks to
funding from the Welsh Government
and working with local authorities
and our partner Socialdata, the
programme started in Cardiff
where we're aiming to reach
63,000 households.
There was further good news
for Wales when the First Minister
announced that there would be an
Active Travel (Wales) Bill. The Bill
is a landmark initiative that will place
a duty on Welsh local authorities
to provide walking and cycling
routes. The announcement follows
a five-year campaign by Sustrans
in Wales.
Fresh Air Miles events
Over the summer, more than a
thousand people took part in
Sustrans' Fresh Air Miles fundraising
events. There were almost a hundred
events aimed at families across the
UK including barbeques, picnics,
treasure hunts and bike rides.
Our volunteers are spreading
the word on active travel
We recruited and trained volunteers
to help people become more active
through walking and cycling for
everyday journeys. In 2011, these
volunteers offered advice and
ran walking and cycling activities
in communities, workplaces,
universities and schools for
over 1,900 people.
Our Active Travel Champions
programme has been granted the
prestigious London 2012 Inspire
mark, the badge of the London
2012 Inspire programme which
recognises exceptional and
innovative projects inspired
by the 2012 Games.
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The new national portrait gallery
In 2011, we installed 15 benches
on the National Cycle Network
featuring life-size steel portraits
of local people or celebrities
chosen by the community for
their contribution to the culture
and history of the area.
Last year, footballer Ledley King,
suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst,
Glastonbury entrepreneur
Michael Eavis (pictured) and
comedian Stan Laurel all took
their places on the National
Cycle Network. The National
Cycle Network hosts the largest
collection of public art in the
country and Sustrans has an
extensive contemporary art
commissioning programme.
Find out more about our work at www.sustrans.org.uk
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Health
“I now ride to the park
with my kids most
weekends. It’s given
me a real health boost.”
The estimated value of
the annual health benefit
to all users of the National
Cycle Network in 2011.
Enabling people to enjoy
healthier and more active
lifestyles
Sustrans runs cycle rides, walks
and other activities in communities,
workplaces and schools throughout
the country to enable people to
become more active and enjoy
healthier lifestyles.
Through this work we’ve helped
thousands of adults become more
active through cycling and walking.
In many places where we’ve worked
we’ve seen significant increases in
cycling and walking. For example,
there was an increase of 15% in the
number of people walking or cycling
for at least 10 minutes on five days
of the week.
70% of people who use the National
Cycle Network said that it increased
their level of physical activity. Using
the World Health Organisation’s
tool, developed with Sustrans, for
measuring the health benefits of
walking and cycling, the estimated
annual health benefit to all those
using the Network in 2011 was
worth £442 million.
Our work in communities,
workplaces and universities
has long-lasting results
We've worked in universities and
hospitals in Leeds, Lincoln, Luton,
Nottingham, Southampton,
Stockton and Cardiff, plus NHS
Trusts across Wales, to encourage
students and staff to cycle more by
offering bike loan schemes, cycle
training and maintenance classes
and advice. This has resulted in a
30% increase in the number of
people achieving 30 minutes or
more physical activity on at least
five days of the week.
In 2011, we worked with over 2,400
employees in 46 workplaces in Blyth.
The proportion of people choosing
to drive as their usual way of getting
to work decreased by 15%.
In our surveys, 99% of people
who took part in our community
and workplace-based activities
said they would continue to walk
and cycle in the future.
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Cycling the way to health
After cycling for the first time
in years whilst on holiday, Josie
Butler decided to buy a bike.
As she felt she needed some
company to increase her
confidence, she joined Silver
Cyclists, a group that meets
once a week for a two hour ride.
The group was part of a project
set up by Sustrans and Stockton
Borough Council that runs free
cycling courses for people
aged 50+. The courses include:
advice on buying a bike, bike
maintenance, route planning
and guided cycle rides.
In 2011, Josie’s cycling skills and
fitness improved dramatically and
she can now manage a 20-mile
round trip without feeling tired.
Having suffered from osteoporosis,
Josie was delighted when her
GP said that, partly due to her
increase in exercise, she no
longer needed medication.
“Cycling gives you
independence and the
group has given me the
confidence to do things
I wouldn’t have thought
of doing. I feel a lot better
and I’ve lost a bit of
weight too. The group was
very welcoming – it was a
good way to meet people
and make friends. I really
feel part of something
and I look forward to our
weekly rides.”
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Getting the
nation to work
“The new bridge is a key
route in to work for me.”
A quarter of all trips on the
National Cycle Network in
2011 took people to work
or education.
90%
of commuters agree
that they save money
by using the National
Cycle Network.
84%
of commuters use
National Cycle Network
routes because they
are convenient.
Transport is vital in enabling people
to find and sustain employment.
64% of Job Seeker’s Allowance
claimants do not have access to a
car and two out of five jobseekers
say lack of affordable transport
is a barrier to getting a job.
Although there is no definition of
‘Transport Poverty’, according to
government research the poorest
fifth of households can spend nearly
a quarter of their income on the cost
of motoring.
Improving accessibility by bike and
on foot to the places we need to get
to on a daily basis is one of the most
equitable ways we can tackle these
problems, ensuring the least
advantaged have access
to the learning and employment
opportunities they need, regardless
of where they live. For example, in
Wales we teemed up with Save the
Children, Age Cymru, and Citizens
Advice Cymru to highlight transport
poverty and call for a range of
measures to give people better
alternatives to car use.
In Scotland, following lobbying from
Sustrans and others, including civic
society, the Scottish government
retained two capital budgets for
cycling: it continued its £9m
ring-fenced Cycling, Walking and
Safer Streets sum, and it increased
Sustrans' grant funding to £25m
over the next three years. In
addition, Cycling Scotland also
retained their £1m a year revenue
funding for promotion of cycling
and cycle training through the
Bikeability scheme.
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Environment
“It's a nice sensation
knowing that I’m doing
something good for our
planet... every time I cycle.”
A potential 760,000 tonnes
of CO 2 was saved by
people using the National
Cycle Network.
The transport sector accounts for
27% of the UK's CO 2
emissions
but many of our everyday journeys
are short enough to walk or cycle.
We take a practical approach –
offering realistic solutions to
encourage people to walk, cycle
and use public transport more...
and it's working.
In 2011 there was a 15% increase
in the number of journeys on the
National Cycle Network
An incredible 484 million journeys
were made by 3.3 million
individuals.
If all the journeys made on the
National Cycle Network in 2011
had been made by a car, based
on average emissions, the
potential carbon dioxide saving
was 760,363 tonnes.
We're enabling everyday tasks
to be done on foot or by bike
10% of trips on the National Cycle
Network in 2011 were for shopping
and 28% were for work or education.
Reducing car use
Where we've worked with
households in Broxbourne,
Ipswich and Croxley Green,
providing people with tailored travel
information, we've seen impressive
reductions in car use:
• Broxbourne: 761 miles per
household per year – equivalent
to driving from London to
Copenhagen
• Ipswich: 544 miles per household
per year – equivalent to driving
from Cardiff to Geneva
• Croxley Green: 980 miles per
household per year – equivalent
to driving from Newcastle to Berlin
Our work in schools reduced
congestion on the school run
There was an 11% decrease in
everyday car journeys to school
where our officers worked.
Enabling political change
In England, the Department for
Transport announced that they
had received 73 bids from local
authorities for sustainable transport
projects in the first of three rounds
of bidding for funding from the Local
Sustainable Transport Fund, a fund
first proposed by Sustrans in 2009.
In London we launched our
manifesto for the future Mayoral
elections in 2012 ‘A quality of
life manifesto for transport in
our capital’.
Find out more about our work at www.sustrans.org.uk
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Children &
young people
“I used to go in the car to
football training but I cycle
there now.”
In 2011, we worked with 340,000
children in over 1,400 schools.
In these schools we doubled the
number of children cycling to
school every day.
Creating a school cycling
revolution
Sustrans works in schools
throughout the UK, running a wide
range of fun and curriculum-related
activities to encourage pupils to
be more active.
In 2011, 11.5 million school
commuting trips were made on
the National Cycle Network.
New traffic-free links were created
to more than 100 schools, making
them safer and more accessible for
240,000 pupils.
Parents and teachers in schools
where we’ve worked felt that cycling
to school helped children arrive
‘more alert and ready for action’,
with potential implications
for their educational attainment.
As a result of our work, parents feel
more confident about letting their
children cycle to school on roads.
The legacy of our work in schools
Even where there was little cycling
before, many teachers feel that
their school has a strong cycling
culture once our officers have
worked with pupils.
Our work in schools benefits
the wider community too: funders
say that the schools we work with
become examples of good practice
in the local area, raising the profile
of cycling and encouraging other
schools to think about travel.
100%
increase in children
cycling to school
every day.
80%
increase in children
regularly cycling
to school.
Before
4%
After
8%
Before
15%
After
27%
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Cycling every day
Regular cycling

Designed for communities, used
by communities
East Belfast’s 4th scout troop meet
at Knock Presbyterian church every
Thursday. The church sits
alongside the Comber Greenway,
a popular section of the National
Cycle Network that local people
use to walk and cycle between
the town of Comber and the heart
of East Belfast.
Since the route was built in
2008, the troop’s assistant leader,
Michael Jemphrey, has been taking
full advantage of its tranquil setting
to coordinate an array of activities
around the route’s seven-mile
stretch of traffic-free path.
As well as being a great outdoor
space for the scouts, Sustrans’
Comber Greenway is helping
to build the confidence, skills
and knowledge of the troop’s
11-14 year olds.
Last year, the scout troop were
able to use the greenway to work
towards a scouting badge that
would have been difficult to attain
had the church been completely
surrounded by busy roads, as
Michael Jemphrey explains,
“Our scouts had to learn the
basic bike check and then
complete a long cycle ride
that we organised along
the Comber Greenway out
towards the Giant’s Ring,
a prehistoric burial
chamber. We stopped
there, learnt a little about
the place and then cycled
back. 25 scouts completed
the challenge and were
awarded their Cyclist
Activity Badge.”
Find out more about our work at www.sustrans.org.uk
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“I told my mum how fun the
activities were and she
started hiring a bike to
cycle into work.”
Half a million bike and scooter
journeys made in the UK’s biggest
school cycling event
In March 2011, we held the UK’s
biggest school cycling and scooting
event called the Big Pedal, in which
almost 270,000 pupils made over
495,000 journeys by bike or scooter
over three weeks.
Free range kids
In July 2011, we launched our
campaign to enable children to
have more freedom from their
front door – to travel independently,
explore and play outdoors. Our
campaign website provided practical
resources and advice for families,
schools and children.
If each of these journeys replaced
a car trip, pupils’ efforts saved
530 tonnes of CO 2
– and there was
a potential saving to parents of over
£250,000 in petrol costs.
The campaign also called for 20mph
speed limits in residential areas and
dedicated investment in walking and
cycling infrastructure. This call
received backing from more
than 4,000 people in the space
of six months.
Following a proposal by Sustrans, the
Northern Ireland Executive published
its Programme for Government
which, for the first time, includes a
target to increase the proportion of
walking and cycling journeys to and
from school.
“My own childhood was
free range. In my early
teens I cycled everywhere
– 15 miles to friends, to do
the weekly shop when my
mum was ill, you name it
I did it. And when I wasn't
on my bike you'd still find
me outdoors. It was my
natural habitat.”
Miranda Krestovnikoff,
TV presenter and free
range kids ambassador
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Before
After
70% of parents now
think that their
child is competent
enough to cycle to
school on the road.

Our work in Scottish schools has
helped more girls cycle
Evidence shows that there is
a decline in children cycling
when they move from primary to
secondary school, and this decline
is particularly steep amongst girls.
This gender divide, established
from a young age, continues into
adulthood, with men far more
likely to cycle than women in
all age groups.
In Scotland, we’ve been working
with schools to increase the
number of children cycling and
specifically targeting female
secondary school pupils. Activities
have included guided rides for
primary school-leavers and events
for girls, sponsored by cosmetics
company LUSH.
These initiatives have been very
successful in increasing levels
of cycling. The percentage of
girls cycling to school increased
fivefold from 1% to 5% and there
was an increase of more than
40 percentage points in the
number of female secondary
school pupils cycling regularly
outside school.
“Definitely with the girls
it has become a little bit
cooler… before they were
fussy about their helmets
and their hair… and now
it’s ok. It’s definitely raised
the profile.”
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Award-winning social integration
For the pupils of Padiham Green
Primary School, the recently
developed Padiham Greenway
has transformed the journey to
school. The route, which follows
the course of a former railway
line from Padiham to Burnley in
East Lancashire, has brought the
National Cycle Network deep into
the heart of the local community.
“It's been a huge success.
My pupils use the greenway to
get to school, they use it during
school and they use it after
school,” said Mark Dixon,
Headteacher and Chair of the
greenway steering group.
A bench featuring the Padiham
witch Margaret Pearson, former
train driver Albert Smith, and
schoolboy Thomas Lund, who
designed the greenway’s logo,
was unveiled in 2011.
Also in 2011, the Padiham
Greenway won a European
Greenway Award in recognition
of its contribution to social
integration in a difficult
socio-economic environment.
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Thank you
We'd like to thank the people, project
partners, local authorities and trusts,
plus many other organisations, who
supported our work in 2011. You
helped us to offer people more choice
for healthier, cleaner and cheaper
journeys and create better places
to move through and live in. In 2011,
we were particularly grateful to:
Our volunteers
A massive thanks goes out to all our
fantastic volunteers across the UK,
for supporting and spreading the
word about Sustrans in their local
communities. There are over 3,500 of
them who are not only the eyes and
ears on the National Cycle Network,
but help promote and advocate active
travel in their workplaces, communities
and schools. Our volunteers help make
us who we are.
Our supporters
At the heart of all Sustrans' work
are our supporters. Their steadfast
commitment to a shared vision
demonstrated not only through
donations but also by volunteering
and supporting local campaigns make
them integral to all aspects of our work
and essential to our future success.
Our major funders
Charitable Trusts and Foundations:
The Barbour Foundation
Binks Trust
The Blair Foundation
The Colyer-Fergusson
Charitable Trust
The Craignish Trust
E T Mowle Charitable Trust
Freshfield Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation
Gilbert and Eileen Edgar Foundation
The Gunter Charitable Trust
John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust
The Northwick Trust
Peacock Charitable Trust
The Percy Hedley 1990
Charitable Trust
The Poling Charitable Trust
Serve All Trust
The Simon Gibson Charitable Trust
The Spear Charitable Trust
William Brake Charitable Trust
Arts and the Travelling Landscape:
Arts & Business
Arts Council England
Arts Council of Wales
Bristol City Council
Cotswold Water Park
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Lancaster City Council
Laser Process Ltd
Ove Arup and partners
The Ernest Cook Trust
Wellcome Trust
Worcestershire County Council
Businesses:
Association of Cycle Traders
Barcan Woodward Solicitors
Bath Ales Ltd
Bike Hub
Bike Trax
Concha Y Toro UK Ltd
Cyclepods
Go Ape
Inbro Ltd
Islabikes Ltd
Malton Amenity CIC
Pitchup.com
Rude Health
Saddle Skedaddle
Specialized (Globe Bikes)
Specsavers
Team M.A.D.
The Bicycle Association
Trek Bikes
Local Authorities and
other sources, including:
AEA
Ballymoney Borough Council
Belfast City Council
Big Lottery Fund
Bradford MDC
BRB (Residuary) Ltd
Campaign for Clean Air in London
Charity Adventure
Cheviot
Countryside Council for Wales
Cycling England
Cycling Scotland
Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Regional
Development (NI)
Department for Transport
Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development (NI)
Department of Health
Derbyshire County Council
Derry City Council
DOE Northern Ireland Environment Agency
DRD (NI) Roads Service
Department for Social Development (NI)
Environment Agency
European Regional
Development Funds
Forestry Commission
Haringey Council
Heritage Lottery Fund
Highways Agency
Kirklees MDC
Leeds City Council
Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership
Loch Lomond and Trossachs
National Park
London Borough of Redbridge
Metro
Natural England
Newtownabbey Borough Council
NHS East London and the City
NHS Westminster & Westminster
City Council
NHS Wiltshire
Omagh District Council
Peak District National Park Authority
Primary Care Trusts
Public Health Agency NI
Railway Heritage Trust
Regional Development Agencies
Regional Transport
Partnerships Wales
ScotRail
Scottish Government
Scottish Natural Heritage
Sewta
Sheffield City Council
Sport England
Sport Northern Ireland
Sport Wales
Strabane District Council
Swindon Borough Council
SWWITCH
Taith
The Times
TraCC (Mid Wales Transport Consortium)
Translink
Transport for London
Transport Scotland
Trent Vale Landscape Partnership
Welsh Assembly Government (including
via WCVA)
Wiltshire Council
York Greenway Champions
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Landfill Operators and Distributive
Environmental Bodies:
Fife Environment Trust
Glasgow City Council
Grundon Waste Management Ltd
Lancashire Environmental Fund
SITA Trust
The Ulster Wildlife Trust
Veolia ES Cleanaway Mardyke Trust
Viridor Credits
WREN
Other Partner Bodies include:
Association of Directors of Public Health
Active Belfast
Adrian Davis Associates
Belfast Harbour Commissioners
British Cycling
British Heart Foundation
British Heart Foundation Health Promotion
Research Group
British Heart Foundation National Centre
for Physical Activity
C3 Collaborating for Health
Caerphilly Healthy Living Centre
Campaign for Better Transport
Caravan Club
Carplus
Cavill Associates
Chartered Institute of Logistics
and Transport
Council for National Parks
CTC the national cyclists’ organisation
Cycling Opportunities Group Salisbury
Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council (EPSRC)
European Cyclists’ Federation
European Greenways Association
European Network for Health Enhancing
Physical Activity
Faculty of Public Health
Fitness Industry Association
Friends of the Railway Path
Frome's Missing Links
Groundwork
Intelligent Health
International Federation
of Pedestrians
International Physical Activity and
Environment Network
Joint Mobility Unit
Living Streets Scotland
London Cycling Campaign
Men's Health Forum
National Heart Forum
National Institute for Health and
Clinical Excellence
National Museum Wales
National Obesity Forum
National Obesity Observatory
NHS Sustainable Development Unit
Olympic Delivery Authority
Parliamentary Advisory Council
on Transport Safety
Pteg ( Passenger Transport
Executive Group)
Paths for All Scotland
Physical Activity Alliance
Polis
Ramblers Association Scotland
Royal Society for Public Health
Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Youth Hostel Association
South East Wales Biodiversity Records
Centre (SEWBReC)
Strawberry Line Association
The Design Council (CABE)
The Royal Parks
Transport and Health Study Group
Visit Scotland
Wessex Water
World Health Organization
Youth Hostel Association
Major Landowners:
Canal and River Trust
(British Waterways)
Canal trusts
Crown Estate
DCAL (NI) Inland Waterways
English Heritage
Environment Agency
Forestry Commission
Local Authorities
Local Wildlife Trusts
National Park Authorities
National Trust
Network Rail
Rail Property Ltd
and numerous private estates
Patrons:
Michael Beaumont OBE
Christopher Boardman MBE
The Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP
The Rt Hon Charles Clarke
Stephanie Cole OBE
Nicole Cooke MBE
Dr Adam Hart-Davies
Josie Dew
Sir Nicholas Goodison
Wayne Hemingway MBE
Dr Mayer Hillman
The Rt Hon Baroness Kinnock
of Holyhead
The Rt Hon Lord Kinnock of Bedwellty
Jan Morris CBE
Dr Alex Moulton CBE RDI FREng
Dervla Murphy
Steven Norris
His Grace the Duke of
Northumberland DL
Bill Oddie OBE
Jeremy Paxman
Jonathon Porritt CBE
The Lord Rogers of Riverside
Bettina Selby
The Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury
Jon Snow
The Rt Hon Lord Waldegrave of North Hill
The Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP
Key Contacts:
Malcolm Shepherd, Chief Executive
Andy Appleby, Finance Director
Huw Davies, National Cycle
Network Director
Julian Hall, Fundraising Director
Melissa Henry, Communications Director
Peter Lipman, Director, Projects
and Innovation
Tiffany Newman, Human
Resources Director
Jason Torrance, Policy Director
Andy Wistow, Director,
Nations and Regions
Our Board:
Marian Lauder (Chair to Oct 2011)
Chris Curling (Chair from Oct 2011)
Andrew Balfour (from Oct 2011)
Gordon Clarke
Les Cullen (to Oct 2011)
Nigel Gibbons
Anne Hyland (from Jan 2012)
Chris Payne
Bill Stow (from Oct 2011)
Lester Willmington
18 Sustrans Annual Review 2011

Financial review
Sustrans maintained a healthy
level of income in 2011/12 despite
a challenging economic climate.
This support enabled us to work with
families, communities, policy-makers
and partner organisations to make
smarter travel the obvious choice
for people throughout the UK.
The continued pressure on funding means
that to continue to deliver our work in the
future we need to expand our funding
base and we are actively seeking
partnerships to work on projects from
local schemes to city-wide programmes.
98% of our income goes into practical
project delivery – so working with
Sustrans is an excellent investment.
If you would like to help us achieve our
vision of a world in which people choose
to travel in ways that benefit their health
and the environment, we'd love to hear
from you. You'll find our contact details
on the back cover.
A full financial breakdown is available
from www.sustrans.org.uk
Where our money came from:
Total income 2011/12
£48,872,000
Charitable donations
£3,023,000
Big Lottery Fund for health
promotion and community projects
£14,936,000
Fees and grants from governments
£23,106,000
Other (including fees and
grants from local authorities,
PCTs and shop sales)
£7,807,000
How that income was spent:
Total expenditure 2011/12
£48,598,000
Creating and maintaining
routes for people to walk
and cycle more
£37,088,000
Enabling children and young
people to travel safely and
independently
£3,986,000
Giving people at home and at
work information and advice
so that they can choose to
walk, cycle or catch the bus
£1,063,000
Community street re-design
projects
£278,000
Increasing levels of active
travel amongst communities
and workplaces
£5,036,000
Voluntary fundraising
and marketing
£1,096,000
Governance
£51,000
£7,807,000
£23,106,000
£3,023,000
£14,936,000
£5,036,000 £1,096,000
£278,000
£51,000
£1,063,000
£3,986,000
£37,088,000

Get in touch
We've given you a snapshot of the range
of work that we do right across the UK.
Successful, value for money initiatives –
from infrastructure to behaviour change
– offering people real choice in the way
that they travel.
If you're interested in our work and would
like to find out more, we'd love to hear
from you.
Our fundraising team:
fundraising@sustrans.org.uk
Our business development team:
businessdevelopment@sustrans.org.uk
Sustrans Head Office
2 Cathedral Square
College Green
Bristol BS1 5DD
Tel: 0117 926 8893
info@sustrans.org.uk
Sustrans Cymru
123 Bute Street
Cardiff CF10 5AE
Tel: 029 2065 0602
sustranscymru@sustrans.org.uk
Director: Lee Waters
Sustrans London
70 Cowcross Street
London EC1M 6EJ
Tel: 0207 017 2350
london@sustrans.org.uk
Director: German Dector-Vega
Sustrans Northern Ireland
Premier Business Centres
20 Adelaide Street
Belfast BT2 8GD
Tel: 028 9043 4569
belfast@sustrans.org.uk
Director: Steven Patterson
Sustrans Scotland
Rosebery House
9 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 5EZ
Tel: 0131 346 1384
scotland@sustrans.org.uk
Director: John Lauder
For a Welsh language
version of our Annual
Review, please visit
www.sustrans.org.uk
© Sustrans 2012 ISSN 1755-3636 (print) 1755-3644 (on-line)
Registered Charity No. 326550 (England and Wales) SCO39263 (Scotland)
Design: Neo (weareneo.com) Illustrations: Alexandra Hayes
Images: Sustrans staff & Nicola Atkinson (Bugwall p4), Dave Charnley (Josie Butler p9)