Thank you from Choose Cycling!

Choose Cycling operated in Derby as a pilot project between June and November 2007. Our aim was to make cycling, walking and taking the bus or train easier and more enjoyable. We offered clients a personalised travel planning service, which included cycle advice and training on a regular route, route planning, personal green travel plans and local green travel information.

Over the 5 months of this part-time project, we set up the Choose Cycling service from scratch, recruited and trained a team of consultants, promoted cycling, walking and Green Travel to 8 organisations and worked with them on Green Travel improvements. We trialled various events, including Green Travel stalls at the University and Derby's Ecofest and a bike ride on In Town Without My Car Day.

In total, we delivered the Choose Cycling service to 84 individual clients, which included 47 face-to-face personal green travel consultations.

All clients said the service was either very good or excellent.

Our final survey established that, after the Choose Cycling service, clients chose to reduce their car use by up to 83% - an average of 26%.

So, a big thank you to you all for making this possible. We have posted some feedback and photos from the last few months below so please do have a look.

We have many exciting plans to continue this work in the future ... so, watch this space ;)

kind regards

Sheridan and the Choose Cycling Team




"The consultation was great, the trainer very encouraging and really helped my confidence. It made me more aware of transport options and bus and cycling routes. In fact, I discovered new routes I didn't even know existed"




"Great tips for surviving the cold weather and for when cycling to avoid health problems and information on load carrying. The local information was excellent much more than i expected"

"The trainer was an excellent coach, full of helpful, supportive advice and guidance"



"I cycled in this morning and it went really well. It took me 25 mins door to door which is the same as the best time I can do it in the car - thanks again for the consultation - it's enabled me to replace three car journeys this week and do something I just wouldn't have considered before"



"Local information and maps very useful, particularly about integrating cycles with trains on my journeys (for when it rains!). The biggest support was actually doing the route together and getting help with taking a bike on the train for the first time"