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First 18 organisations to get the Smarter Travel Mark announced!
The Smarter Travel Mark was launched by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in May this year and has received a lot of early interest, with 18 organisations already reaching the standard to attain the Mark. The Smarter Travel Mark was set up to recognise organisations that promote and facilitate active and sustainable commuting, making a...
EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK raising awareness on sustainable urban mobility
EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK is the European Commission’s flagship awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility. The main event takes place from 16-22 September each year, culminating in the popular Car-Free Day. Local authorities are encouraged to use the main week to try out innovative planning measures, promote new infrastructure and technologies, measure air quality, and get...
Smarter Travel Mark Awardees, Smarter Travel Student Awards Launched for the academic year 2023/24
Smarter Travel TFI Smarter Travel is a national voluntary behaviour change programme, supporting employers and third level institutions to implement voluntary Travel Plans. Smarter Travel Mark Congratulations to TFI Smarter Travel Partner Organisations: The Central Bank of Ireland Tallaght University Hospital and Cork City Council on achieving the Smarter Travel Mark in recognition of prioritising sustainable...
Smarter Travel Mark launched by Minister Eamon Ryan
The Pathfinder Programme delivers a new Smarter Travel Mark, which will recognise and celebrate workplaces and campuses that encourage sustainable travel. Organisations can now apply for the Mark at smartertravelmark.ie The Smarter Travel Mark launched by Minister Eamon Ryan The Smarter Travel Mark was launched today by Minister Eamon Ryan and is one of the...
Awards galore at the first virtual Campus Awards!
Watch the recording of the awards ceremony. This afternoon students from third level colleges around the country were awarded for running events, developing and designing marketing and engineering projects and creating videos, animations, radio ads and graphics for the National Transport Authority’s Smarter Travel Campus Awards 2020. The entries produced by students, promote ‘smarter’ modes...
Congratulations to the winners of CycleLocal
Congratulations to Henry J Lyons, DBFL Consulting and Limerick IT who were the winners of CycleLocal in the Best Large Organisation, Best Small Organisation and Best Campus categories. Staff in all three organisations met the weekly cycle trip targets and entered our many Creative Competitions. 37 organisations across the country participated in the 3 week...
Get on your bike from July 20th for CycleLocal
CycleLocal is a fun three-week cycling event designed to engage staff, build morale and increase activity. This is a team event where participants complete the trips on their own but share their experience with workmates and contribute to their team’s tally. Short cycles outdoor and indoor count as trips. Staff who are not signed up...
Smarter Travel Campus Awards 2020
The Smarter Travel Campus Awards 2020 invites students to create entries relevant to their course discipline to encourage and enable walking, cycling, public transport and carpooling. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a real life project that they can add to their graduate portfolio or CV, win an award, and have their work...