Temporary Changes to Bus Services on Alexandra Park and South-West Drive due to roadworks
Due to roadworks closing access to Alexandra Park from the perimeter road there will be changes to bus services on Alexandra Park and South-West Drive on the following dates:
- Friday 24th June
- Saturday 25th June
- Friday 1st July
- Friday 8th July
On the above dates services 3 and 4 will continue on the A6 to enter the campus at the Alexandra Park entrance off Hazelrigg Lane. They will stop at the Cartmel South bus stop at the bottom of Alexandra Park before proceeding to the Chaplaincy Centre via South-West Drive. There will be a new temporary bus stop on SW Drive (northbound) opposite the main entrance to the Management School until Monday 11th July. Therefore, during the above dates the following bus stops will be out of service (notices will be placed at these stops):
- SW Drive at the netball courts
- Alexandra Park Graduate / Lonsdale College
- Alexandra Park Cartmel West Avenue
At all other times University bus services will operate as normal.
There will be two-way vehicle traffic on most of Alexandra Park Drive along the west side on the above dates to keep vehicle access open although there will be no vehicular access from the perimeter road to Alexandra Park.
Temporary Changes to Bus Services for the Race for Life Event – Sunday 3rd July
On Sunday 3rd July between 08:00 and 13:00 University buses will service all stops on Alexandra Park ONLY and enter and depart the campus from the Alexandra Park entrance off Hazelrigg Lane. The Chaplaincy Centre bus stop will not be in service during these hours. This is due to road closures for the Race for Life event, including Bigforth Drive and North-West Drive. The suggested bus stop for those attending the Race for Life is the bus stop on the A6 at the University entrance. Participants and supporters are asked to travel to the event by public transport and Stagecoach are putting on extra buses especially for the event. Once Bigforth Drive reopens at the end of the race bus services will return to normal and the Chaplaincy Centre bus stop reopened.
Staff Travel Survey – March 2011
As part of our ongoing commitment to improving facilities for staff, visitors and students, in October 2010 the University introduced major changes to our travel and parking policies.
The changes introduced are intended to provide staff benefits that improve the quality, choice and value for money of different transport options to our site. The changes support the University’s Strategic Plan and Environmental Policy to manage the environmental impacts of travel and enable the site to grow and function effectively without the negative consequences of excessive parking demand and congestion.
We are keen to understand how you feel about the new arrangements and are asking staff to participate in a survey to understand the travel patterns and views of staff following these changes. Importantly, we want to identify what improvements you would like to see made to ensure we can offer you the most benefit. Your view is important, and all staff are encouraged to take part.
The survey has now closed and the headline results will be published here in June.
Car Parking Changes for October 2010
As the University launches its new Travel Plan to encourage greener travel, the new academic year 2010/11 will see changes introduced for car parking. This will affect both students eligible for a parking permit and students wishing to use visitor pay & display facilities. For more information please click here. This webpage will be updated regularly over the summer vacation as arrangements are finalised.
Successful Sustainable Travel Day
The Sustainable Travel Day on Tuesday 9th March was a massive hit, with over 200 cyclists and walkers claiming a FREE sustainable commuters’ breakfast at the Management School Hub breakfast bar! Click here to read more...
Thanks for your support! – National Bike Week 18th – 26th June 2010
Cycling News
The first edition of our Women on Wheels newsletter is out now:
This handy guide to cycling for women in the Lancaster District includes features on:
- Cycling and Health
- Local profiles
- What to wear
- Getting Started
- ...and more
download your copy here (pdf)
Estate Management gets one third of its office staff cycling or walking to work
Click here to view the LUTV video on YouTube.
The sun shone brightly on a classic early Spring day for the University’s Green Day as part of One World Week 2009 on Thursday 12th March. As many staff and students as possible were encouraged to cycle or walk to the campus. The Estate Management Office in University House managed to get 32% of its staff commuting to work by foot or by bike. Mark Swindlehurst, Director of Facilities, led the challenge by example by cycling a 20-mile return commute on his new bike purchased through the University’s Cycle to Work Scheme.
Eight staff took part in the group commuter cycle ride from the Millennium Bridge, led by Matt Moran, Lancaster City Council’s Workplace Cycling Officer. Half of those in the ride were from the Estate Management office.
Everyone that arrived on the campus by foot or by bike between 08:30 and 09:30 in the morning received a £10 Gift Certificate for the Plough Inn at Galgate. Hundreds of vouchers were given out by Phil Longton, Travel & Environment Co-ordinator.
Over 70 pre-registered members of staff that had pledged to cycle or walk into work that day enjoyed a free breakfast in the Conference Centre and free entry to a raffle draw, which awarded 13 of them with prizes! 18% of those that had pledged to cycle to work that day either never or rarely cycled to work, including 5 staff from the Estate Management office. Many of these in Estate Management are now cycling to work more regularly and are enjoying the many benefits that this brings.
Bike mechanic, Colin Stone, was busy all day in the sunshine helping to ensure that everyone’s bike was in tip-top condition for their ride home.
Throughout the day in Alexandra Square cyclists could pick up free high-visibility vests and cycling information. Lancashire County Council were distributing free information on sustainable transport and safer bus travel. The Green Party were promoting their green policies and the Green Living Society were promoting themselves, including the new wormery and organic garden on campus. There was an organic Lancaster food market and a water pump to help people appreciate how hard work it is to pump a bucket of water. In the George Fox Building staff and students tried out the Smarter Driving Simulator provided by the Energy Saving Trust to learn how to drive in a more environmentally friendly and fuel efficient manner. They also received free energy efficient light bulbs and advice on domestic energy saving.
A highlight of the day took place at 2pm in the Elizabeth Livingstone Lecture Theatre. Guest speaker Donnachadh McCarthy, a successful carbon-negative home-owner, gave a fascinating talk about his ultra low carbon lifestyle and about the very urgent need for all to reduce their carbon emissions due to the frightening realities of climate change and sea level rise.
The next University Cycle Day takes place on Wednesday 17th June – National Bike to Work Day. The Estate Management office staff will be aiming for a 50% cycling and walking rate on that day.
New Cycling Safety Commercial Launched
Click here to view the new cycling safety awareness commercial launched by 'Transport for London'. For more information on their campaigns click here.
