Sustrans

This is a well known national charity which is based in Bristol. It promotes more sustainable ways of travelling, focusing on cycling and walking so it makes perfect sense that it is based in Bristol. Bristol is one of those cycling cities where almost as many people cycle or walk to work as do drive (I’m not basing this on any hard fast stats but it certainly seems that way). The fund initiatives to boost cycling and walking, go into schools to persuade kids to do the green thing and pass the info on to their parents and they also produce literature on sustainable transport (the phrase which spawned the name). The organisation itself can be a bit clique and you’ll find it virtually impossible to get a job there but it is obviously needed and it is obviously doing well.

I actually found out about this charity from Unilocal!I was having a browse one day, spotted it as a friend of mine has already reviewed it, then decided to check it out!
Sustrans is all about finding SUStainable TRANSport, and focus not only on the environmental affects but also our own personal health choices.
Now, Bristol is meant to be Britain’s first cycling city, with all the bliming hills I’m not sure who thought that was a good idea but Sustrans, and organisations like them, are trying to make it work.
If your already a fan of the bike then the can offer lots of usual tips and have an online shop with reasonably priced accessories.

Bristol is not a particularly cyclist friendly city. Sustrans, a charity focused on promoting cycling based in the city, have done some great things to help out cyclists, but a few major problems remain.
Firstly, it’s ridiculously hilly. Cycling to somewhere like Lawrance Weston from the Cotham (I pick the route as it’s one I’ve had to do for the last couple of weeks) is a thirty minute endurance test involving not one but two über steep hills. There isn’t too much Sustrans can do about this though.
The second major problem is that whilst there are some excellent cycle lanes in the city, there are all too many that seem to have been designed with minimal thought put into it. My particular favourite is the lane running along Cumberland Basin, with car lanes either side, that just peters out unexpectedly. Glourious! I’ve always wanted to be marooned in the middle of a dual carriage!
Sustrans seeks to solve problems like this, building attractive, safe routes to make cycling a viable option for more people. With the health, cost, and environmental benefits of cycling (I can see you all going cross-​eyed as I creep into cyclist evangelist mode) they’re clearly a worth cause.

Bristol-​based charity behind the National Cycle Network shocker! Well, not a shocker, but pretty interesting all the same.
So, Sustrans stands for sustainable transport and therefore supports primarily bikes, but also steam trains, barges, walking etc etc.
Sustrans work with communities, local authorities and many other organisations to make non-​car related travel accessible to all.
In conjunction with the glorious Bristol to Bath cycle path (which I’ve also reviewed on this site), Sustrans is helping to make our city one of the greenest around. You might see the Sustrans guys and gals dotted around the cyclepath in their fluoro jackets and clipboars — they offer useful info about all your bicycling needs and are worth chatting to — from puncture repair to planning a route across the UK.
Cycling’s most definitely good for your health (although preaching about it too much may be bad for your health!!)