About

 

Way to Work is the essential sustainable travel resource for Scottish workplaces.

 

The Way to Work website supports employers and employees to transform commuting and business travel.

 

 

Explore Way to Work to find funding and training opportunities, inspiring case studies, accreditations and motivational challenges, expert advice, the latest news and events, and other helpful resources. 

 

Funded by Transport Scotland, Way to Work is delivered by a partnership of 15 organisations working to accelerate the Scottish Government’s vision for sustainable transport and the commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2045. 

 

What is active and sustainable travel and what does it mean for workplaces? Find out here.

 

 

Way to Work Partners

CoMoUK

 

CoMoUK aims to develop the use of shared transport in Scotland and encourage people to consider using these options to travel to work, rather than their own cars. We support and advise anyone interested in shared transport and would love to hear from you, particularly if you want to set up a workplace ride share scheme.

visit CoMoUK's website

Cycling Scotland

 

Cycling Scotland is the nation’s cycling organisation and offers a range of training and behaviour change programmes so that anyone, anywhere in Scotland can get cycling and enjoy the benefits this has to offer.

 

visit Cycling Scotland's website

Energy Saving Trust

 

Our expert advice can help you travel more sustainably across a range of different low carbon transport options. From providing information on how to save money and carbon, to how to access a variety of support and funding, our experts’ tips should be your first stop to achieving a greener journey.

visit Energy Saving Trust's website

Healthy Working Lives, Public Health Scotland (PHS)

 

Healthy Working Lives helps employers to create and sustain a healthier and more motivated workforce. We offer practical information and advice that helps organisations to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of their employees. This includes offering web based tools, templates and training, and advice from local Health Boards.

visit the Healthy Working Lives website

Liftshare

 

Liftshare’s mission is to solve the world’s mobility problems through sharing. Our award-winning technology supports our corporate client’s sustainability objectives, reducing their carbon footprint, empowering staff to travel more sustainably, and reducing the amount of parking required and congestion around site.

visit Liftshare's website

Living Streets Scotland

 

Living Streets is the UK charity for everyday walking. We want a nation where walking is the natural choice for everyday local journeys. Think of us as the friendly experts in your area who are looking forward to helping you work on developing an easy, value for money walking project.

visit Living Streets' website

Paths for All

 

Paths for All’s workplace walking team offers support to workplaces to encourage staff to move more in-and-around the working day. Our programme includes the Step Count Challenge, a fun, sociable way of encouraging colleagues to walk more, the Walk at Work Award, an accreditation that recognises and celebrates employers who are encouraging everyday walking, and online training which will give you the knowledge, skills and ideas to promote walking in your workplace.

visit Paths For All's website

Regional Transport Partnerships

 

The 7 Regional Transport Partnerships (RTPs) bring together all 32 local authorities and other key regional stakeholders to take a strategic approach to transport in each region of Scotland. Your RTP can provide support and advice on travel planning, travel information, active travel and sustainable transport. The RTPs, Local Authorities and Transport Scotland work closely to ensure that transport policy and development in Scotland is properly co-ordinated.

find your local partnership

Sustrans Scotland

 

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. In Scotland we work in partnership with a range of public and private sector employers to deliver projects which engage with all levels of organisations, to enable active and sustainable travel to, from, and for work.

visit Sustrans' website

TravelKnowHow Scotland

 

TravelKnowHow Scotland offers organisations across Scotland FREE practical support to transition to net-zero. Working in partnership with individual organisations to understand current travel patterns and develop meaningful and bespoke measures to encourage more active and sustainable travel that will help reduce environmental impact, improve the health and wellbeing of the workforce and contribute to net-zero targets.

visit TravelKnowHow Scotland's website

Forth Environment Link

 

Based in Forth Valley, we support employers and employees in becoming net zero champions. Providing free, personal advice we can help reduce travel to and for work, thereby creating a carbon neutral commute and saving on business mileage. We encourage people and businesses to walk and cycle for every day journeys, to improve health for the individual and the environment for the community.

visit Forth Environment Link's website

Cycling UK

 

In Scotland, Cycling UK run a number of different projects, all with one core aim: to support more people to cycle regularly for transport, leisure and adventure. From Shetland to the Scottish Borders, Cycling UK is making a difference in every local authority in Scotland, empowering people to start riding a bike.

visit Cycling UK's website

ScotRail

 

As the country’s national rail provider, we work hard to continue to build the best railway Scotland has ever had. Everything we do at ScotRail is geared towards creating a low carbon sustainable railway that is pivotal in supporting local economies and connecting communities across Scotland.

visit ScotRail's website

West Coast Motors

 

With around 600 staff and a fleet of 270 buses and coaches, West Coast Motors incorporates City Sightseeing Glasgow, City Sightseeing Bute, Glasgow Citybus, Kintyre Express, West Coast Tours, Scotline Tours – and Borders Buses, who have introduced Scotland’s first friendly bike route from Berwick to Edinburgh, as well as having bike friendly buses on their X62 and X95 services.

 

visit West Coast Motors' website

Transport Scotland

 

Transport Scotland is the national transport agency for Scotland. We seek to deliver a safe, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable transport system for the benefit of the people of Scotland, playing a key role in helping to achieve the Scottish Government’s Purpose of increasing sustainable economic growth with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish.

visit Transport Scotland's website