Exciting news on Events and Venues travel plan guidance coming soon!

Events and Venues Travel Plan guidance to be launched early 2025

Our guidance to support sustainable audience and spectator travel will be available via the Modeshift website early in 2025.

With support from the Events and Venues and sustainable travel sector we have developed a guidance package to help with planning which includes case studies from several organisations around the nuanced travel planning for a wide range of spectator and audience events.

We will also be developing our STARS Accreditation Scheme to include Events and Venues in Spring 2025.

At our recent Modeshift Convention held in Leeds, we hosted a panel discussion and were joined by organisations with experience of travel for events and venues who shared their experience and top tips.

A huge congratulation to David Watts from  Dragons RFC in Wales who won a new award category introduced this year, Sustainable Spectator Travel Event of the Year sponsored by Modeshift Corporate Premium Members, BetterPoints at this year’s Modeshift National Sustainable Travel Awards.

Dragons RFC launched an ‘Eco Dragons’ campaign for the 2023/24 season at Rodney Parade – with a key focus on transport and improving the way supporters travelled to games at Rodney Parade. Surveys carried out over a number of seasons identified that a lack of fans were using public transport to make the journey on match days. Read more about the award and Dragons submission here!

Image: David Watts Dragons RFC and Jack Windle of BetterPoints

Another award winner were Transport for Greater Manchester and Manchester City Football Club, who were awarded the Innovative Travel Project of the Year sponsored by Modeshift Corporate Premium Members, Love to Ride.

Image: Team from TFGM, Manchester City Football Club and award sponsor Love to Ride

The Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City Football Club, is situated just under 2 miles from Manchester city centre. Fixtures at the Etihad attract just under 54,000 supporters, locally, nationally, and internationally. On a matchday the area around the Etihad Stadium sees an increase in congestion on the highway, with 67% of supporters travelling to fixtures by private car,  they introduced a bespoke bus option for fans travelling to and from games.  Read more here!