In Town Without My Car day on Saturday 22 September is the culmination of the annual week-long European Mobility Week campaign, which aims to encourage people to consider using sustainable modes of transport as an alternative to their car.

To mark European Mobility Week, Metro is holding five prize draws for people to win free bus and train tickets, cycling vouchers and a great GPS navigation device for walking. Entry to the competition is free and very easy. You simply enter the prize draws you would like to win and provide your contact details.

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Metro's travel tools include the green Journey Planner box, and the purple real-time 'Find your next bus' and 'Train departures' boxes on the right of every page on this website.

There are also downloadable bus timetables and rail timetables , bus maps & guides as well as information on cycling and walking.

Once they are underway, travellers can Keep in Touch through Metro's Twitter feed and Facebook page for updates and travel alerts to make their journeys easier and our MetroLine call centre is available on 0113 245 7676 between 7am and 10pm seven days a week.

Improvements

"As well as the online tools, transport improvements such as the recently-opened A65 Quality Bus Corridor in Leeds, additional bus lanes improved shelters and stop information on routes into Wakefield City centre and the roll out of traffic light priority for buses across West Yorkshire were also designed to make it easier for people to travel without their car," said Metro Chairman Cllr James Lewis.

"While for some types of journeys, the car will be the best option, these initiatives and current projects such as the NGT Trolleybus network, new rail stations at Apperley Bridge and Kirkstall Forge, the new southern entrance to Leeds Rail Station, smartcards, work towards a locally managed rail franchise for the North, and the development of a better framework for West Yorkshire's bus services through Quality Contracts, will help provide people with an attractive, reliable alternative."

Find out more about Metro's projects.