World Car Free Day
Tuesday 22 September
Main campus
World Car Free Day
Tuesday 22 September is World Car Free Day and we are happy to be taking a city-wide approach along with other local institutions including Newcastle City Council, Nexus, Stagecoach and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Sign the pledge
We are asking those who can, to sign the Car Free Day pledge and commute to campus on Tuesday 22 September using a car free mode of transport such as cycling, walking or wheeling, metro or bus.
By signing the pledge, you will be eligible to whole host of prizes that include:
- Eldon Square vouchers
- Family pass to Alnwick Gardens
- Credited POP cards
- A week of unlimited bus travel from Stagecoach and Arriva
- A newly refurbished bike from Recyke Y'Bike
- Coffee vouchers for The Grand
How you can get involved:
- We are asking all colleagues and students who can, to sign the Car Free Day Pledge and commute car free on the 22 September (there are lots of prizes you can win)!
- Attend the events taking place across the city - they include plenty of opportunities for Dr Bike sessions.
- If you have any un-used children's bikes, please donate them to the bike amnesty so they can be re-furbished by Recyke Y’Bike for our local communities.
- Visit the Sustainability Team and other organisations, including Nexus and NEI at the Civic Centre on the 22 September.
Sustainable commuting modes
If you would like to explore which sustainable transport options are available to you for commuting to campus, you can utilise the Travel North East: Journey Planner. To find out about infrastructure and facilities that the University provide to enable colleagues and students to commute sustainably, browse the Sustainable Campus: Travel pages.