About us

The Active Travel Coalition is an alliance of health, medical, environmental and cycling campaigners aimed at enabling families to make the switch from the car to active travel modes

We share the goal of enabling people of all ages to switch to active travel and reap the health benefits of walking and cycling for everyday trips.

Convened by Cyclist.ie the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network, the Coalition is supported by such organisations as the Irish Heart Foundation, the Irish College of General Practitioners, the Irish Pedestrian Network, Irish Doctors for the Environment, the HSE’s Strategy and Research Office, the Association for Health Promotion Ireland and Friends of the Earth.

Cyclist.ie is a member of I-PARC, the Physical Activity Research Collaboration, and of the Climate and Health Alliance.

The Active Travel Coalition is entirely independent, voluntary and non-profit. We have no commercial or other connection with governmental, political or commercial entities.

Our Goals

  • Ensure everyone has access to active travel options.
  • Get more people walking, cycling and wheeling for daily journeys
  • Promote the mental and physical health benefits of active travel

Our Objectives

  1. Ensuring Active Travel i.e. everyday walking and cycling, is included in Public Health spending
  2. More and better submissions by Public Health groups on transport initiatives
  3. Coherent policies on Active Travel by all Government Departments, especially Transport and Health
  4. Best practice Health Impact Assessments on transport and other new developments

Read our full manifesto in PDF here.