This page looks at: Car-sharing; Cycling; using Public Transport; and anything else you can think of to get from A to B

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Rob and Kev have bought a (partially recycled) bike trailer from Camcarts: http://www.camcarts.co.uk/ You are welcome to borrow the trailer but you'll need a bracket on the back of your bike. The brackets cost £10 so if think you'd like to use the trailer then let us know in the next week and we'll order one for you. If you decide later that you want to borrow it, I think the brackets don't incur a delivery charge so you could order one separately later. Contact KevWalters or Rob If you remember Sheffield's 'We Want our Buses Back' campaign from a couple of years ago, it is being relaunched soon in expectation of big fare increases likely to be announced by First Buses in December and increases already implemented on some fares by both First and Stagecoach. To keep in touch with the campaign, you can join the WWOBB email list be contacing: alistairtice@yahoo.co.uk The campaign aims to bring back some public control of the fares private bus companies charge.

Car Sharing

Bardy is investigating the possbility of a local car sharing scheme. At some point there will be a public meeting to gauge interest, and share ideas. If you have any information on types of car sharing schemes, or would like to be involved in planning the meeting, contact Bardy. This is some of the information that's been collected so far:

• CarPlus (rethinking car use): There’s also a pdf with a section on insurance (too large to attach here (7 MB) (GT Email 06/02/08)
• Liftshare website
• Whizzgo - pay as you go cars
• There is a statement from the Association of British Insurers on carsharing insurance attached to the bottom of the page (GT Email 10/01/08)

Cycling

• For pictures from the GT Cycle Picnic on 4th May 2008 see Events Jul07-Jul08
• For information on cycling training from Pedal Ready, see: http://axelrod.plus.com/ppmw/index.php/Training and also Sheffield City Council website: http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/cycling-and-walking-and-prow/cycling/cycle-training
• Child's bike free to good home (for 10yrs approx). Contact Helen
• Child's 'Tagalong' (attaches to back of adult bike) Contact Helen

Public Transport

• Traveline Public Transport: Journey Planner, Yorkshire - good for working out bus routes, but also includes local train links