The new mayor set sustainable travel as a civic goal during his first official engagement. Brighton and Hove Mayor Cllr Mohammed Asaduzzaman made his pledge at the opening of a bike marking event at the Amex stadium in Falmer on Tuesday. The bike marking and registration was organised by the Southeast Communities Rail Partnership to highlight active and sustainable travel projects.
Cllr Asaduzzaman with the bike marking team (Image: South East Community Rail Partnership) Cllr Asaduzzaman said: “It’s a privilege to be here to support your sustainable travel initiative. "This is my first engagement this morning - I cannot miss it. We all will be working together to make sure in our city as a whole we are promoting sustainable travel for every single transport policy.
” More than 20 cyclists from the area as well as students and staff from the universities of Sussex and Brighton had their bikes marked and registered on the day. The details are added to a national database promoted by the Bike Register national database and supported by all police services. Read more: 'Let’s make this the best small city in the world' The event was part of Community Rail Week, which showcases the innovative projects and initiatives from across the community rail movement around the theme of ‘More Than A Railway’.
Jools Townsend, chief executive of Community Rail Network, said: “Community rail partnerships and thousands of ‘station friends’ volunteers the length and breadth of Bri.
