Welcome to the eleventh issue of Sustrans' Active Travel e-bulletin.  Active Travel works with policy-makers and practitioners to promote walking and cycling as health-enhancing physical activity.

>>> Active travel and women's health   The latest Active Travel information sheet reviews evidence regarding the benefits of physical activity for women. It concludes that physical activity is vital for women throughout the life course, to improve quality of life and reduce the risk to health from many non-communicable diseases.

>>> New Active Travel project in Central Lancs A new Cycle Officer has been appointed for the new Out and About project in Chorley and South Ribble in Central Lancs. The project aims to increase physical activity levels among 'hard-to-reach' groups, and will work with the local primary care trust and councils to provide a range of walking and cycling activities.

>>> New bike recycling centre in Luton  Active Bikes, Healthier People has established a new bike recycling centre in central Luton, where local residents can visit and obtain free bike loans. The project is providing 150 bikes for cycle training in 2 local schools during March. Children who successfully pass their National Standards will be offered a free loan bike.

>>> Wales: Active Travel Cymru News  The latest newsletter includes Active Travel Cymru's partnership project providing consultancy to 50 Sports Council-funded cycling initiatives across Wales, and the Wales Centre for Health's pool bike scheme.

>>> Contemplating cycling to work: attitudes and perceptions in different stages of change  A recent study has found that as people progress from contemplating cycling to work to actually doing so, their attitudes towards cycling become more positive and their perceptions of various personal and external barriers change. The Evidence! - Research on the benefits of physically active travel.

>>> Contact Us If you require further information on the work of Active Travel or copies of publications please email activetravel@sustrans.org.uk or call 0117 915 0328.

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Active Travel is supported by the British Heart Foundation and Department of Health. Active Travel Scotland is supported by the Scottish Executive.

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Our vision is a world in which people can choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment. Every day we are working on practical, innovative ways of dealing with the transport challenges that affect us all.