Low carbon transport

Transport makes up approximately 21% of Wandsworth’s emissions, choosing more sustainable transport options can significantly reduce your emissions and help to improve the borough’s air quality.

Cycling

Cycling is a great form of low carbon transport.

In Wandsworth, we have several initiatives to support and encourage residents to cycle more. These schemes aim to make cycling safer, more accessible, and more enjoyable for everyone.

Try Before You Bike scheme

We have partnered with Peddle My Wheels to run the Try Before You Bike scheme in Wandsworth.

The scheme is designed to encourage people to cycle, and to see if cycling is for them without investing in their own bike.

Individuals and families can rent new or nearly-new bikes, cargo bikes, or electric bikes for a monthly fee.

Find out more about the Try Before You Bike scheme. 

Cycling training courses

Free cycling training courses are available to children and adults who live, work, or study in Wandsworth.

All our courses are run by National Standards approved, trained and experienced instructors.

Find out how to register for cycling training courses.

Free bike hire for children with disabilities

Children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs can enjoy free hire of a range of modified and adapted bikes, trikes, tandems, and recumbent cycles at London Recumbents in Battersea Park.

Find out how to hire a bike with London Recumbents.

Bike building courses

Our Road Safety team offers free bike building courses to any secondary school in the borough.

Find out how to book bike building courses.

Bike safety checks

We have funded the Dr Bike service where qualified mechanics complete a free safety check on your bike.

There is no need to book, you can just turn up with your bike and wait for your safety check. 

Find out how to get a free bike safety check.

School travel plans

A school travel plan promotes active, healthy, safe and sustainable travel to school.

The main objectives of a school travel plan are to:

  • Improve health through encouraging active travel and reducing harmful emissions
  • Improve the environment through reducing congestion, reducing pollution and CO2 emissions and improving facilities for walkers and cyclists
  • Improve safety through highways engineering measures and increasing road safety education
  • Improve access and opportunity by developing pupils' skills for safe and independent travel

Find out more about school travel plans.