Sustrans is the great little charity behind the award-winning National Cycle Network, and community based projects working with kids, schools, people at home and at work, and with entire streets helping regular people like you to walk, cycle and use public transport more.
Every day we're busy working on innovative and practical solutions to the transport challenges facing us all and helping to create a world in which people can choose to travel in ways which benefit their health and the environment.
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The Sustrans Bike It project enables thousands of children to cycle to school every day. It helps schools highlight cycling in their travel plans, supports cycling champions and proves that cycling is a popular choice amongst children and parents.
It equips children with the skills they need to cycle, and parents with the peace of mind to let them.
There are now around 60 Bike It officers, each working with up to twelve schools across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with two ‘I Bike’ Officers in Scotland.
The officers work with their schools for at least a year to create a pro-cycling culture that then sustains itself – with support schemes like the Bike It School Mark in place to continue the project’s benefits.
Bike It operates in 443 schools in 55 local authorities and we estimate that it gives a positive cycling experience to nearly 89,000 children each year.
The project is made possible with the support of the Bike Hub and also funding from organisations including the Big Lottery Fund, Transport for London, Cycling England, the Welsh Assembly Government, NHS Primary Care Trusts and local authorities.
Sustrans' Bike It is supported by many local authorities, Primary Care Trusts and the following organisations:
Sustrans is a registered charity no. 326550 (England and Wales) SCO39263 (Scotland)