MODESHIFT CONVENTION LEEDS ARMOURIES 2024
MODESHIFT CONVENTION LEEDS ARMOURIES 2024
‘Making Sustainable Travel Journeys Easier’
This year Ruth and Flora from SAJ Transport Consultants / GetMe2 attended the annual Modeshift National Convention at the Leeds Armouries.
This year’s theme was ‘Making Sustainable Travel Journeys Easier’.
The two days were filled with talks, an awards dinner, presentations and speaking to amazing people who are creating a UK built for active and sustainable travel.
Hearing from the Experts
We attended several amazing talks throughout the 2 days including, vision-led planning, residential travel planning and accessibility for all.
Special mention to Pete Dyson who spoke about his research in behaviour change and developing transport for humans and Dr Patel for his inspiring experiences of navigating the world blind.
Make a Pledge to Active Travel when you visit the GetMe 2 Stand:
Did we get to see you at the convention? GetMe2 had their own stand, which involved spinning the wheel and getting participants to pledge an active or sustainable travel commitment. We had many people make some exciting pledges such as:
.Encourage a friend to go on a walk.
.Having a talking meeting and
. Try a cargo bike
Didn’t catch us at the convention, drop us an email at info@getme2.com to talk about the range of services GetMe2 and SAJ Transport Consultants provide.
There is also still time of make a pledge for yourself!
Awards Night
After day 1, we all got ready to celebrate those who have achieved incredible feats within the active travel world. GetMe2/ SAJ Transport Consultant got the pleasure to sponsor and present the Team of the Year award to Surry Council for their Feet First: Walking Training team campaign.
Data Based Design
On Day 2, Ruth Simpson gave us a talk on Planning for Access. This wasn’t your typical talk on junction design but provided some truthful and heartwarming stories about the importance of providing access for all.
We had an incredible time at this year’s convention learning about the incredible work indivudals are doing for active and sustainable travel. And we are looking forward to returning to Leeds in 2025!
If you would like further information on our involvement with Modeshfit we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch by emailing info@getme2.co.uk.