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25th September 2023 Get Back on Board Get Back on Board Buses in Milton Keynes  Milton Keynes City Council is campaigning to save seven bus routes after operators said they would have no option but to reduce… 12th September 2023 Electric vehicle transport survey goes live! Milton Keynes City Council is running a survey on Commonplace and are looking for help to shape the future Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy! Although the term is often mostly… 6th September 2023 Boost your BetterPoints with the bus Swap car journeys for the bus and earn more! (BetterPoints scheme now closed) Milton Keynes has a vast network of buses to get you from A to B. More information… 22nd August 2023 Road Safety Week Road Safety Week is the UK’s biggest road safety event, coordinated annually by Brake, the road safety charity. Brake, the road safety charity, founded Road Safety Week in 1997 as… 18th July 2023 Milton Keynes Magical Mystery Tour A year in the life of Milton Keynes City Inspired by his love of discovering Milton Keynes by bicycle Thomas Gray and Grid Arts have created a short film that… 17th March 2023 Get Around Rewards Can you make changes to the way you Get Around MK? (BetterPoints scheme now closed) The Get Around rewards challenge ends on 31 October 2023, but you can redeem your… 30th September 2022 Top Tips for cycling in awesome Autumn! After the hazy days of Summer, the mornings may be darker, the weather may be cooler and the rain maybe falling, but there are lots of reasons to continue cycling… 7th April 2022 Milton Keynes Walking Festival Three days of walking events across the city for all ages and abilities organised by the The Parks Trust. The MK Walking Festival is an annual event consisting of a variety… 3rd August 2021 Milton Keynes Council leases first e-cargo bike MK Council leases first e-cargo bike to Olney entrepreneur and start-up Milton Keynes Council has leased its first fully electric e-cargo bike to a female entrepreneur who launched an online… 3rd August 2021 Get Around MK transport app launched New transport smartphone app launched for Milton Keynes A new smartphone app has been launched by MK Council to help local people and visitors make quick, clean and green transport… 20th July 2021 Bikeability – Learn to Ride Just an hour of one to one tuition should be enough to put many of you on your way to a world of two-wheeled exploration! Every year around 100 people,… 1st June 2021 Apply for school travel grants School Travel Grants  (We are now closed to new applications) Schools are able to apply for a ‘Travel Grants’ to… 8th March 2021 Cycle Parking Ride It, Lock It, Love It! (We are now closed to new applications) Milton Keynes Council are offering free cycle parking for businesses. Throughout the pandemic, cycling has been a… 1st February 2021 Travel Grants for MK Business Grants available to support Green Recovery at MK workplaces (We are now closed to new applications) Sadly, the Covid-19 crisis has placed unprecedented demands on everyone and has affected all… 22nd January 2021 Cycle parking for your workplace Ride your way to becoming a Cycle Friendly Employer (We are now closed to new applications) Throughout the pandemic, cycling has been a favoured mode of travel, helping key workers… 10th September 2020 Let’s make the return to work a green one The road to a ‘green’ recovery From this month we see more of Milton Keynes restart –  schools return and with the Furlough scheme to end in October and Government… 18th August 2020 E-scooter trials Electric scooters in Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Council has wheeled out a trial of E-scooters as part of an innovative national scheme, working with Lime,… 18th June 2020 #RestartMK – Return to Work A flexible and active approach to planning your workforce’s post lockdown commute. Whilst many workplaces have been working remotely during restrictions, now lockdown is slowly being eased, organisations may face… 4th June 2020 Electric cargo bikes coming to Milton Keynes An efficient, low-cost, clean 21st century last mile solution Milton Keynes Council is introducing 21 eCargo bikes to its vehicle fleet to help make council business travel more sustainable. The… 18th May 2020 March into May Competition March into May! Applications have now closed! We have an exciting competition running for all infant, junior and primary school students in Milton Keynes! What do you have to do… 31st January 2020 Top Up Locations Find your top up location Top up posts are available at The Point and Central Station Milton Keynes. You can also use the Swift app on your smartphone. 8th October 2019 Changing commutes can be positive Encouraging your staff to MK the switch and change their commute to work can be met by a number of hurdles. Getting your team past them makes the… 2nd October 2019 Why green commuting could change your life and how to get started For many, driving the commute to work can be as stressful as the working day itself. With the combination of traffic jams, rush hours, finding a parking space… 2nd October 2019 7 reasons why you should consider walking to work We understand! Getting to work quickly and easily is the main aim of most workers. Reduce the stress, stay warm and dry, enjoy an extra 15 minutes in… 2nd October 2019 Why you should hop on the bus Hopping on the bus to work can have dramatically positive effects on your health and on your local community. Staggeringly if one in twenty-five car journeys in the… 13th August 2019 Discover the benefits of sharing your commute We’ve hopefully all seen the successful Peter Kay comedy about car sharing, a boss forced to awkwardly share his travelling space with a co-worker. While, for many of us,… 13th August 2019 Free yourself from the gym, cycle to work Do you pay for gym membership? Be honest with yourself, how often do you go? A recent poll discovered that 11% of gym members don’t use their membership and… 2nd February 2018 Love to Ride Love to Ride. Be part of the International Cycling Campaign! Using different themes, Love to Ride encourage people to get out on their bikes, whatever the weather and wherever you…