Tackling climate change and peak oil means reducing the oil dependence of our transport. First and foremost, this means promoting alternatives to the use of private motorised transport. The transport group is actively promoting such alternatives.
The Rickshaw bicycle at an Open Day at Down to Earth farm.
Celebrate cheap rail travel! Megatrain trip to see Container City at Trinity Buoy Wharf, Sept 18th
They are having an Open Weekend on Sept 18th and 19th where there will be performance, exhibitions and talks. Container City is a development of converted shipping containers which also incorporates artists studios and theatre space. There is a cafe in a converted container as well as an vintage American Diner. We also plan to have an evening meal in a Cuban restaurant near Waterloo.
Visit www.megatrain.co.uk to book your ticket - we are using the 1155 train to get there, with people travelling back at 1839 and 2039.
And some things for you
- Plan door-to-door journeys without the car, and calculate the carbon footprint of any journey, by visiting http://www.transportdirect.info
- See a homebuilt rickshaw bicycle used for a wedding - visit http://www.lukeandchristelle.co.uk/video/rickshaw.wmv
