Aberdeen Friends of the Earth

About 1,700 early deaths in Scotland can be attributed to air pollution each year, according to official data ☁️

This and beyond, protect your health and the planet by walking, wheeling, cycling and using public transport when you can 🚶

Find out more simple actions you can take to clean up our air via the Global Action Plan 👇

https://orlo.uk/ZRdg6

Could German 'TramTrains' bring back rail services to north-east towns? Train expert David Spaven is among those who have highlighted the stark contrast between the quality of services in Britain and Germany, France and Belgium.

Did you get a chance to have glimpse of the talented street artists around the city centre lately? Don't worry if you haven't yet, we have a handy map on our website that shows the locations of this year's walls and previous years' works.

So get out and about and witness some masterpieces being created by the world's most talented street artists as part of Nuart Aberdeen. Save this post, put your walking shoes on and seek out the artists who’ve started their pieces. 🥾🥾

Be sure to say hello to all our volunteers and crew and grab a bite to eat or refreshment from any of the great bars, restaurants and cafes in the city centre too.☕️

To download the map, visithttps://aberdeeninspired.com/files/ABZ24_Digi-Map.pdf

Did you know that transport accounts for over a third of Scotland’s carbon emissions?

Active travel – walking, wheeling and cycling – decreases air pollution and can also save you money!

We're working with Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council to develop an active travel network that will help more people choose to travel by walking, wheeling and cycling - when appropriate, when they want to, and to ensure that the option they choose is available, attractive and safe.

Your views play a key part in helping us shape it.

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Happy World Bicycle Day everyone🥰.

Phew, we've just finished celebrating National Walking Month, and now we're delighted to be enjoying , and of course is coming up next week too!

Cycling brings us good health, a freeing joy, the freedom to travel and explore. It's sustainable, cost effective and good for us! We love it, and we know so many of our followers do, too. 💜💚🚴

https://www.un.org/en/observances/bicycle-day

Senior Project Officer This is an exciting opportunity to join Sustrans as part of the Strategic Partnerships team, working in partnership with one of five local councils to facilitate a strategic approach to active travel infrastructure development and delivery in the council area, as well as providing support with activ...

Aberdeen's L*Z comes into force tomorrow! ⚠️

Drivers with non-compliant vehicles face fines for driving inside the zone of up to £60 for the first offence.

Make sure you know which streets are included by checking where the zone covers here: https://tinyurl.com/2yy5c86c

NEW: Campaign sees 1 in 3 walking more and driving less

The results are in from our walking campaign A Wee Walk Works Wonders.

In the target areas of Moray/Aberdeenshire and Renfrewshire, they've found:

🥾 30% are walking more for short journeys, instead of driving

🥾 86% are more motivated to walk

🥾 Local residents are saving £280,000/month due to the increased number of walking journeys made as a result of the campaign

Find out more about the campaign's success here 👇

https://transform.scot/2024/05/21/campaign-sees-1-in-3-walking-more-and-driving-less/

Paths for All Transport Scotland Aberdeenshire Council Moray Council East Renfrewshire Council Living Streets Scotland Ramblers Scotland

Nestrans has launched a consultation on its draft network for active travel across the north east of Scotland.

View the draft network and have your say here: https://www.nestrans.org.uk/projects/cycling-walking-safety/regional-active-travel-network/

Transport is the single largest polluting sector in Scotland.

So, this we're disappointed to see the latest decision from The Scottish Government to weaken its climate commitments.

Read our response on the implications for sustainable transport 👇

https://transform.scot/2024/04/18/climate-targets-scrapped-transform-response/

Very happy to support this open letter to Humza Yousaf with Stop Climate Chaos Scotland.

❌ The recent Climate Change Committee (CCC) report said Scotland’s climate targets are “no longer credible”.

📈 As a result, we're calling for The Scottish Government to redirect the huge amount of public spending that is *still* going into climate-damaging investments.

🚗 In transport, we're seeing vast cuts made to public transport investment whilst high-carbon road-building spend is protected.

⏰ These spending priorities must change and the Climate Change Committee report must be Scotland's wake up call.

Read the letter here:https://www.stopclimatechaos.scot/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Final-letter.pdf

⚡️ 🔌 EV TRIAL ALERT 🚨 During April and May we will be running specific trials looking at EV charging behaviours and how we can manage these to help you get rewards and save energy. If you own an electric vehicle that is less than five years old and have a home charger, we would like to invite you to participate.

As an early adopter of this trial, you will be at the forefront of shaping the EV strategy, helping balance energy and plan for the future of EV energy usage.

You will earn rewards for not charging your EV during specified times, usually 30-60 minutes per time. There may also be some giveaways for those taking part and we look forward to announcing these very soon. If you're already an app user, then look out for emails and notifications to opt in. If you are not an app user, download the app and use referral code 2030 to opt in to the trial.

Climate Week North East starts this Friday, 15th March, with a fantastic range of events happening across and

Love to Ride are hosting cycling events in and at Duthie Park in Aberdeen, featuring Dr Bike sessions with Adventure Aberdeen and Tyred n Cranky, bike try outs with Grampian Disability Sport, and The Aberdeenshire Bothy, and confidence building sessions with Sustrans Scotland.

Full details below and be sure to check out all of the other fab events too

FirstGroup on the road to achieving net zero bus fleet target with £150m finance package https://aberdeenbusinessnews.co.uk/firstgroup-on-the-road-to-achieving-net-zero-bus-fleet-target-with-150m-finance-package/

Transport Myths: Sorting fact from fiction - Transform Scotland A recent blog from the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT, Transform Scotland’s equivalent south of the border) tackled five common transport myths to sort fact from fiction. Transform policy advisor...

The is just over a week away!

Here's another 10 birds to add to your watchlist. From the common to the rare - every piece of data counts!

Not yet signed up? Don't worry there's still time! Join the count here: https://bit.ly/488srm4 🐦

Give us your views via a consultation on the new bus priority road layout in the city centre - the consultation closes on 23 January 2024.
The consultation is at https://orlo.uk/XjBtk
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