transport
It's the A to B bit. Except if course it's not. It's much more complicated than that. And, equally, it can be so much better than that, too. It comes from the origins of "carrying across"" - somehow so much more redolent of misty waters, silent boatmen, spice-hunting explorers and stamping horses. Maybe it would do us no harm to think a little of both the energy involved in this, be it human, equine or fossil; and try and remind ourselves how to enjoy the adventure a little, and shake ourselves free from the muffling grey blanket of functional "movement of goods." Or people. Especially people.
Top Five Transport Tips?
1 Make sure you have the right websites on your website to help your visitors find a low impact travel option - we have lots of suggestions here!
2 Offer a discount, a smile or a reward (could just be a locally made chocolate!) to say thank you to visitors who arrive by a lower impact option. It makes all the difference.
3 Pack your room browser and website with fantastic ideas that involve NO CAR...loads of ideas here!
4 Make a point of seeing how you can go from a to be yourself...it means you'll know what you're talking about when you encourage others.
5 Use the several car-share options in Cornwall whenever you can...easy!
electric car sales have go faster stripes...
Electric car sales growth outstrips conventional market in 2012
can UN World Travel Organisation incite green change?
How tourism can cut emissions - UNWTO outlines strategies at COP18 Doha climate change conference
utterly brilliant bus marketing
First we brought you the Piano Staircase. Then we brought you the World's Longest Drop. Now we bring you - The Cool Bus. Awesome. We LOVE this.:)
carbon by airport...
Carbon by airport....where we go and how much it impacts on the climate...
wake up, wake up
Petition train services to Penzance...or lose them....
brave new transportation world?
Slowly, slowly, we can see a new transport architecture being built...
tamar valley: a grand day out
A Grand Day Out in the Tamar Valley!
greentraveller.co.uk
Green travel. From start. To finish. We love' em.
green car guide
2012 is being hailed as the year of the green car. Wise Up navigates you through what's on offer under the Government's Plug-in Car Grant...
car free travel roll out in the lakes
Lake District targets visitors with £7m green travel scheme
rail services consultation
rail passengers in the South West are being asked for their views on how their rail services should be run, Rail Minister Theresa Villiers has announced
a cracking idea, grommit...
North Devon has waves, and beaches, and no way for young surfers to get there. So they just figured it out, and made a way....fantastic!
green light for electric vans
Green grant to cut the cost of electric vans by £8000....
aviation
Aviation is the fastest growing source of transport greenhouse gas emissions and the most climate-intensive form of transport.
loco2
Europe by rail made easy
cycling - worth billions!
We all knew this. But it's great to be able to prove it.
carbon projects
Receive a charging station and raise green credentials
tamar valley: the book of the valley
A Tamar Valley book launched by Plymouth School Children and students..and it's a delight.
green with envy 2
Inspiring train journeys through Germany
cycling to boost tourism industry?
can cycling help to boost the tourism industry?
south west cycle routes linked 'could boost tourism'
Joining stuff up is good...very good!
green with envy
sometimes we read something which makes us green with envy!
electric end to end
They did it. End to end, in an electric car. Blimey.
car free idea:walkers are welcome
Planning a walking trip? Discover the 64 Walkers are Welcome towns and villages across Britain
template how to get here
this is how we tell our visitors to get to our office
car free idea: CoaST members' suggestions
CoaST members have loads of suggestions. Use this to add your own, and see what else is being suggested.
car free idea: KONUS
KONUS stands for the free use of public transport services for Black Forest visitors
car free idea: fal river links
A network of ferries, boats, buses and trains linking some of Cornwall's best attractions, walks and scenery
car free idea: alpine pearls
Tourism for tomorrow
transport cornwall
This carries some useful links to great sites - many of which you can carry on your own site
heath project
In 2007/2008 CoaST delivered the sustainable tourism "outputs" of a large, EU-wide project being run by Natural England called the HEATH Project.
slow travel
Have you ever come home more exhausted than you were before you left? Say no more... have a look at these links to those fantastic slow travel movements who can help you help your visitors travel in a more relaxing pace.
land ahoy
what a lovely experience it is to see the unspoilt stunning Cornish landscape passing by whilst relaxing on the boat
sustrans map
Sustrans is the UK leading sustainable transport charity. Sus-trans. Geddit? And they have loads of maps...
Eco-Drive
ecodrive is dedicated to promoting sustainable transport with a range of high quality, zero-emission electric cars - and all sorts of other vehicles....
