Pedal power is still overwhelmingly the preferred method of transport for University of Cambridge staff – according to the 2009 Travel for Work Survey.

The survey, now in its ninth year, records how workers in the district travel to their place of employment.

And Cambridge University continues to lead the way in staff opting to get on their bike with some 39 per cent of journeys to work made by cycling - opposed to an average of 17 per cent across the other workplaces surveyed.

Only 22 per cent of journeys were made by people driving alone to work – compared to 50 per cent from other organisations taking part.

Paul Milliner, Senior Planning Officer for the University’s Estate Management department, said: “The University continues to support sustainable travel, and a cycle to work scheme was introduced in 2009 as well as discounts on train season ticket fares. The Travel  for Work Survey results show that our measures are effective.”

As well as the high levels of cycling, the 2009 totals show that 11 per cent of journeys to work were made by walking, nine per cent by bus, seven per cent by car sharing and five per cent by train.

In total, 74 organisations took part in the survey

The Travel for Work Survey also looked at travel times for University staff. Most journeys (41 per cent) fell into the 1-20 minutes bracket with 21-40 minute journeys accounting for 36 per cent of staff’s time.
 

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