In Portsmouth, most of our carbon emissions come from travel and transport. Cars aren’t just bad for the climate, they are also expensive, poor for our health, noise pollution, and safety too.
We can reduce the footprint from cars by:
- saving money and not owning a personal car. Join a car club; rent when you need to, or share trips with your friends and neighbours
- make time and plan to walk, cycle or wheel to your destination. Cycling and walking have been shown to directly contribute to a range of physical and mental benefits too.
- choosing public transport
- if you need a car, consider less impactful options like small sizes, driving conscientiously or even electric
Local help
There’s plenty on offer in Portsmouth to help you use cars a little less. Portsmouth is relatively small and flat, making it perfect for walking, cycling, wheeling, and catching ferries.
You can:
- play around with how far you can get with 15 minutes walking or cycling in your Portsmouth neighbourhood
- join an existing or request a bike hangar on your road
- find walking groups, guided and self-walks in Portsmouth
- charge an electric vehicle using our electric charge points
- try getting back into cycling, finding a group, feeling more confident, or finding the best routes
- visit free workshops run by Southsea Cycles to learn how to maintain your bike
- find out about low-cost travel
- join Portsmouth’s car club and rent an EV to help save you costs, reduce car ownership in the city and improve air pollution
- apply for School Streets to give children a safer walk to school
- apply for temporary road closure and organise a safe Play Street with your neighbours
- find free bus travel to Queen Alexandra Hospital and St Mary’s Community Health Campus for older persons bus pass and proof of a medical appointment
- find discounted young persons bus fares for up to age 19
- download the Breeze App to use Voi e-scooters, Beryl Bikes and buy train tickets all in one place