SRITC Virtual Cafe

Register now to secure your FREE ticket to attend the final SRITC Virtual Cafe: BYOC of 2022 on Rural Mobility in the Midlands.

February Virtual Cafe will be dedicated to the Dingle Peninsula, located in the south-west of Ireland, which has been designated as the decarbonisation zone for Co Kerry. Transport (at 54% of the total) is the greatest single user of energy on the Peninsula and a national Sustainable Mobility Pathfinder project is underway to develop reliable, realistic, easy-to-access and affordable alternative modes of travel that will reduce high levels of private car dependency currently inherent in rural areas.

Recognising that standalone measures will not be sufficient to enable decisions to car shed, the project is working to unlock solutions through the integration of measures including effective, sustained and meaningful community-engagement, enablement of modal shift, enhanced sustainable public transport and infrastructure, and analysis and evaluation of effectiveness of measures for rural areas.

Register now to secure your FREE ticket to attend SRITC's March 2023 Virtual Cafe: BYOC. This month we will be joined by Charles Musselwhite, Professor of Psychology, holding a Chair in the Psychology Department at Aberystwyth University. He is going to talk about the health side of transport issues people face in rural areas.

You can expect to hear the answers to the following questions by the end of the Cafe:
• We all know that mobility can be extra challenging in rural areas but how do such challenges effect people’s physical and mental health?
• How do we maximise the health benefits of living in a rural area when mobility can be so restrictive?
• How does this play out among different groups of people living in rural areas and does it widen health inequalities?
• And finally, can rural areas be resourceful and use their sense of community and social capital to maintain health?

June Virtual Cafe will outline a research case study by the James Hutton Institute in Argyll and the islands, which is exploring the role of transport in relation to rural and island repopulation. We will outline the project and would love to hear about transport-related issues or initiatives in the area and their impact on the everyday lives of residents.

Mark your calendars for an engaging and inspiring SRITC's September Virtual Cafe: BYOC focused on "Highlands and Islands communities and rural transport."

Join some local community and climate action groups to hear more about not only what they are doing, but also some of the challenges they are having. Grab your FREE ticket and sip your coffee while we explore sustainable solutions and community-driven initiatives.

Speakers to be announced soon! Secure your spot today using the button below.

Register now to secure your FREE ticket to attend SRITC's October Virtual Cafe: BYOC on Aviation.

Register now to secure your FREE ticket to attend SRITC's November Virtual Cafe BYOC on Electric Vehicles (EVs).

Register now to secure your FREE ticket to attend SRITC's January Virtual Cafe: BYOC with Rother District Council and Transport East.

Register now to secure your FREE ticket to attend SRITC's February Virtual Cafe: BYOC focused on redefining rural transportation through the power of design thinking with 'Car Club in a Box' initiative.

Register now to secure your FREE ticket to attend SRITC's March Virtual Cafe: BYOC on tourism mobilities in Iceland.