Work we fund
Grants
Better Buses North East
£4,000
Mar 2026
Developing a network of local and national campaigning organisations to build the case for bus franchising in the North East.
Climate Leadership Academy: Accelerating workplace parking levy
£19,303
Mar 2026
Helping local authorities learn how to develop and potentially introduce a workplace parking levy (WPL) to improve air quality and fund better public transport.
Putting children and families’ travel at the heart of new developments
£19,796
Mar 2026
A project bringing together children and developers to explore how new developments can enable children and young people to travel sustainably, actively and independently.
Moving ahead together
£9,690
Mar 2026
A project bringing together local organisations, decision-makers and communities to rethink how people in Harrogate and Knaresborough travel.
Transport access proposals to the Port of Liverpool
£12,100
Mar 2026
A technical report setting out how to achieve a reduction in road freight around the Port of Liverpool.
Transport for the Lake District
£22,024
Mar 2026
A project exploring what a world-class transport system for the Lake District would look like.
trainable: Discover places to visit within reach of train stations
£6,859
2025 - 2026
A website that helps people easily discover and plan fun and inspiring things to do within reach of a train station.
Switzerland in the Peak District
£36,500
2025 - 2026
A project looking at how the key characteristics of the Swiss rural public transport system could work in the Hope Valley.
Every kid deserves a school street
£15,000
Jun 2025
A campaign to increase the number of School Streets by providing resources and support, and sharing best practice.
KenEx tram
£12,500
Jun 2025
A proposal for a light rail tram connection across the River Thames between Grays (Thurrock) and Ebbsfleet (North Kent).
Integrated transport – what is the size of the prize for mayors?
£15,000
Jun 2025
A research project using network data and live travel times to model how an integrated network would increase the number of people who could use public transport to easily access the urban core of their city region.
Understanding public attitudes to sustainable transport in marginal constituencies
£19,974
2025 - 2026
Generating an understanding of how people in marginal constituencies experience and value different forms of transport.
The UK ferry and water transport sector: Past, present and future
£17,325
Jun 2025
Making the case for reliable, affordable and sustainable water transport as a basic right and lifeline for people living on islands across the UK.
Pledgeball: Our route to kick off
£26,470
2025 - 2026
Encouraging sustainable fan travel to football matches through community interventions.
Breaking barriers to sustainable transport – Addressing eco-ableism in public and active travel
£10,000
Mar 2025
Tackling the exclusion of disabled people from sustainable travel.
Safer, fairer streets without SUVs
£45,549
2025 - 2026
A campaign to counter the increasing prevalence of large, heavy, and polluting SUVs on British roads, particularly in urban areas.
Transport fit for the future of Cambridgeshire
£45,000
2025 - 2026
A campaign for a high-quality integrated transport system in Cambridgeshire.
Parking policies for local plans
£19,175
Dec 2024
Encouraging local authorities and the government to introduce ‘low car’ development policies.
Oxford Travel Options
£9,450
Dec 2024
A new online resource to help people who live in, work in or visit Oxford to travel sustainably.
Traffic reduction communications
£14,993
Dec 2024
Media campaign to build and demonstrate public support for traffic reduction and pay-as-you-drive.
Rural visitor bus services: What works?
£13,100
Dec 2024
A resource to better inform the design and successful delivery of visitor bus services in rural areas.
Children’s travel matters – it deserves to be measured
£16,860
Dec 2024
Campaigning for better data and measurement on school run journeys.
Improving public transport in the north of England
£14,493
Dec 2024
A campaign to shape and influence local and national policy so that more people use public transport.
It’s time for trams
£20,000
Jun 2024
A project to raise awareness of the economic, social and environmental benefits of trams.
Far North Line Community Rail Partnership (FNLCRP)
£20,510
Jun 2024
Promoting the Far North Line and other integrated transport modes in the Scottish Highlands.
West Yorkshire Needs A Tram
£10,000
Jun 2024
Building political and public support to deliver a region-wide integrated mass transit system.
Ahead of the Kerb
£30,608
Jun 2024
Challenging car dominance in Scottish cities by rethinking parking policy and who gets to use our public space.
Community-led transport integration
£25,000
Mar/Dec 2024
Empowering community-led transport integration.
Expect Cycles
£15,000
Mar 2024
Enhancing and decarbonising cultural and live music events through the use of eCargo BASSISbikes.
Transforming travel to primary school
£9,000
Mar 2024
Enabling every pupil at every school to get to school safely, easily and sustainably, regardless of how far away they live.
Stepping off the road to nowhere
£35,580
2022 - 2024
Encouraging a vision-led approach to transport planning policy.
A Climate Card for Britain?
£15,000
Mar 2024
Examining whether a European-style 'Klimat Card' ticket system should be introduced in Great Britain, with the aim of reducing car mileage.
Modal shift
£35,000
2022 - 2023
A project investigating the possible policy levers needed to help the UK achieve its necessary car mileage reduction targets.
She’s Electric
£10,000
Dec 2023
A campaign to show women that electric cycles can be useful vehicles for their everyday life.
Stop the Road Jack! (HIF1 Planning Inquiry, Oxfordshire)
£10,000
Dec 2023
A community alliance and campaign group working with advisors and Rule 6 parties to build the strongest possible case against the HIF1 road.
Transforming active travel in Liverpool through grassroots coordination
£13,000
Dec 2023
Developing and running an Active Travel Stakeholder Engagement Forum to improve the development and implementation of active travel schemes in Liverpool.
Reclaim Our Buses West of England
£59,936
2023 - 2024
A coalition-based campaign to bring the buses of the West of England into public control using the franchising powers vested in the Metro Mayor.
Shared transport vision for England and Wales
£22,400
Sep 2023
Analysing the realistic potential of shared transport.
Healthy Streets Scorecard
£37,724
2019 - 2023
A coalition of London-based campaigns aiming to create safer, cleaner and healthier streets.
Why we make the decisions that we do
£10,000
Sep 2023
Understanding the political decision-making process in relation to transport policies.
Pedestrian Pound 3.0
£15,000
Jun 2023
The Pedestrian Pound makes the economic case for investing in better streets for walking and wheeling.
Transport for fairer, greener and healthier communities
£60,000
2023 - 2024
Presenting the case and roadmap for rapid and deep reductions in transport emissions as part of the move to a fairer transport system.
York and North Yorkshire Integrated Bus Timetable
£9,000
Jun 2023
Exploring the potential for a network of connected high-quality inter-urban routes that would operate frequently at standard times throughout the day.
Rollsafe National
£20,720
Mar 2023
Popularising the use of green transport through green transport community councils
Scoot!
£11,083
Mar 2023
A project collecting data on the school run to understand how far pupils in London travel to school and how these are journeys made.
Pathways to Net Zero
£26,000
2021 - 2023
Raising government and public awareness of the vital importance of traffic reduction as part of the strategy to achieve net zero.
Road pricing support
£20,000
Dec 2022
A project to find, record and share the voices of Londoners who support per-mile road pricing.
Helping to deliver the Central Oxfordshire Transport Plan (COTP)
£54,726
2022 - 2023
A public information campaign to help deliver the Central Oxfordshire Transport Plan.
Parking Action Plan: a vision for our kerbsides
£14,259
Sep 2022
Promoting parking policy in order to reduce car trips, traffic, and car ownership, thereby creating more space for people, and fighting climate change.
Liverpool: Take Back Our Buses campaign
£10,000
Sep 2022
Campaigning for better buses in Liverpool and Merseyside, ensuring that services are run in the interests of everyone in the region.
Traffic Reduction campaign
£57,002
2021 - 2022
A campaign to advocate for the measures needed to deliver on the Scottish government’s commitment to reduce car use.
Amplifying the voices of disabled people in policy debates
£23,270
Jun 2022
Ensuring that the voices of disabled people are heard in policy debates on reducing car use.
Right Prices, Fair Fares
£26,709
Jun 2022
A project aimed at building support for car traffic demand management in Scotland.
Low Traffic Future
£200,000
2022 - 2026
An alliance aiming to shift the conversation around transport to highlight the benefits of reduced traffic.
Rollsafe
£11,885
Mar 2022
Providing underrepresented communities in London with e-scooters and helping them ride safely
Campaign for Better Transport
£1,683,250
2022 - 2026
Advocating for better, greener, fairer transport for all.
Good Travel
34,359
2021 - 2026
The UK’s leading eco attractions working together to develop incentives to help visitors experience great green days out without their car.
Pedal to the Pitch
£10,000
Dec 2021
Working with fans and clubs to encourage football fans to walk, wheel and cycle to football games.
Cleaner Air Market
£30,000
Dec 2021
A project showcasing how a working market can decarbonise its complex supply chains, reduce its contribution to local air pollution, and create a more accessible, equitable and sustainable market experience for all.
Municipal/regional franchising of multi-drop deliveries
£12,500
Dec 2021
Researching, developing and modelling the business case for a new market-based mechanism designed to encourage more environmentally sustainable operational behaviours in the last-mile freight market.
Save Rimrose Valley
£44,533
2021 - 2024
A campaign to fight National Highway's Port of Liverpool Access Scheme and prevent the destruction of Rimrose Valley Country Park.
Targeting traffic
£30,237
Jun 2021
Working with business groups to make sure that Scotland meets its traffic reduction targets.
Street Shift
£10,000
Jun 2021
Identifying what made the rollout of low traffic neighbourhoods in London controversial and assessing their place and value in reducing car usage in the capital.
Centre for London
£10,000
Jun 2021
A project to look at what can be learned from the controversy around LTNs and how to build public support for measures to reduce car dominance and promote active transport.
Futurechangers
£12,000
Mar 2021
Increasing the diversity of those involved with environmental activism.
Moving Bristol Forward
£48,800
2020 - 2021
A campaign calling for clean, affordable, accessible and efficient transport in Greater Bristol.
Stop the A38 Expansion
£10,207
2021 - 2024
Raising awareness of the damage that the proposed A38 road scheme will cause to the environment and wildlife.
Thames Crossing Action Group
£49,920
2021 - 2024
Representing thousands of people who are opposed to the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.
Travelling Light
£40,750
2021 - 2023
Delivering transformative and sustainable change in how local people and visitors travel in and to the Peak District's Hope Valley.
Parking transformed
£5,000
Mar 2021
Supporting local campaigners and groups to challenge local authorities to place parking more centrally in their policy toolbox.
Climate Action: Race to Zero Innovation awards
£10,000
Mar 2021
An award for five young people aged 16 to 35 for sustainable transport solutions they would like to implement.
Bike is Best
£5,000
Mar 2021
A campaign aiming to challenge the mindset of drivers, empower communities looking for car-free solutions, and educate people about the societal health and environmental benefits of cycling versus driving.
Going Car Free
£16,000
2020 - 2023
Promoting a public Going Car Free month by supporting regular urban drivers in Oxford to trial going car free right now, whilst campaigning for structural change so more people can go car free in the future.
A manifesto for decarbonising transport
£10,000
Dec 2020
The development of a credible and politically deliverable framework for decarbonising transport.
StreetFocus
£11,520
Dec 2020
A user-friendly interface to help people learn about planning applications and funding opportunities in their local area.
Flight Free Challenge
£10,000
Dec 2020
A campaign challenging people to take a year off flying to reduce carbon emissions and shift the norm away from aviation.
Car-free and low-carbon travel for Longdendale
£10,000
Sep 2020
Exploring options for low carbon travel instead of building new roads for Longdendale and Glossopdale.
Metroisation of railways
£6,400
Jun 2020
Connecting communities: Case study seminars on the "metroisation" of railways in Bristol and Rochdale.
What kills most on the road?
£10,000
March 2020
An analysis of road casualty data to show a more balanced perspective on safety, shifting the focus from vulnerability to danger.
Ending transport deserts
£40,000
2020 - 2022
Setting out what a comprehensive bus network for England would look like.
Frequent Flyer Levy
£33,500
2019 - 2020
A campaign to make regular air travellers pay more to reduce carbon emissions
A campaign to decarbonise manifestos
£32,242
Sep 2019
A campaign to get meaningful commitments to the decarbonisation of transport into the manifestos of each of the main political parties for the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May 2021.
UK2070 Commission – Inequality implications for transport
£6,000
July 2019
A report exploring how improving sustainable transport connectivity could help to address inequalities in the UK.
We Own It – Better Buses
£186,461
2018 - 2024
Improving bus services in key city regions through passenger-led campaigns for regulation
Action Vision Zero
£35,000
Jul 2019
Supporting groups and individuals campaigning to end death and serious injuries on the roads where they live.
Transport Action Network
£747,519
2019 - 2026
Supporting grassroots groups campaigning for more sustainable transport in England and Wales
Raising the public visibility of aviation emissions
£2,500
Mar 2019
A report looking at how to increase public understanding of how aviation impacts climate change.
Get Glasgow Moving: Campaign support
£30,000
Jan 2019
A campaign to scale-up grassroots support for sustainable transport in Glasgow.
Integrated community transport for Cumbria
£10,000
Sep 2018
Making the case for a sustainable model of integrated transport in Cumbria.
Shropshire bus campaign
£7,000
2017-2019
Exploring case studies from other European countries to see how English rural counties can have better bus services.
Transform Scotland’s transport
£20,000
Sep 2017
A project to inform and influence Scottish Government decision making in relation to the National Transport Strategy and the Transport Bill and Strategic Transport Projects Review.
Grassroots demand for integrated transport
£7,700
Jan 2017
Supporting local community organisers in South London to develop the tools, information and skills to more effectively advocate for integrated transport.
London Boulevard
£10,000
Jan 2017
A project to conduct a "healthy streets" audit of the main route between Oxford Street and Old Street in London.
Transport for New Homes
£228,500
2016 - 2025
Campaigning for new housing to be built close to existing town centres and public transport links.
Good Journey
£72,776
2016 - 2024
The UK's website for car-free adventures by train, bus, bike and foot. Get car-free discounts, and ideas for days out.
Alternative transport vision for the South East corridor
£31,895
Dec 2016
A report exploring sustainable transport alternatives to the car along the A27 corridor through Sussex.
Building a world-class bus system for Britain
£25,000
Dec 2014
A research project to explore what a world-class bus system for Britain would look like.