Changing how we get around can not only reduce our carbon footprint but improve the health and wellbeing of our families and community. Increasing the use of cycling and improved public transport can help reduce our reliance on cars. Where cars are required we can start to migrate to electric vehicles (EVs).

EVs and other electrified transport is part of a wider transition towards electrification of much of our end-use of energy (see The Future Is Electric).

What can you do?

• Employees and employers: Take full advantage of the Government’s Cycle to Work Scheme.

• Consider cycling instead of driving sometimes.

• Use public transport when you can and when it is safe to do so (wear a mask to keep yourself and others safe).

• Make use of the cycle track from Nailsworth to Stroud with its great new surface. Walkers, runners and cyclists can all use it - so respect each other’s space - and use a bell in good time when approaching walkers and runners on a bike.

• Respect the speed limit when driving, which will help reduce pollution, and make it safer for other road users.

• Have a bike in the garage that needs a service? Then pop along to Five Valley Cycles in town, who offer a range of servicing options.

• Thinking about getting an electric bike? Why not ask Dan at Edemo bike shop in town, who can provide excellent advice.

• Thinking of changing your car? Then take a look at Electric Vehicles (EVs), as choices are increasing all the time.

• Take part in our Mobility and Transport survey. NailsworthCAN are collecting ideas for how Nailsworth might look and feel in the future and now is the chance for you to have your say. The aim is to incorporate the feedback into a plan of action by the end of the year. Please take a few minutes to fill in our survey below.