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Provided through the Active Travel Transformation Fund, the £20 million funding will be utilised to facilitate the implementation of ambitious active travel infrastructure projects across Scotland in partnership with local authorities.

Scottish government invests £20 million in active travel infrastructure

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The Scottish government has announced that it has allocated £20 million as part of its active travel funding for 2023/24 to enhance walking, cycling and wheeling for everyday transportation. The Active Travel Transformation Fund will directly provide the investment to local authorities, regional transport partnerships and national park authorities in collaboration with Transport Scotland. This funding aims to support the implementation of ambitious active travel infrastructure projects throughout Scotland.

“I am delighted to announce our latest £20 million investment through the Active Travel Transformation Fund. We’ve worked closely with local authorities to ensure this new approach works for them – making it easier to deliver more ambitious infrastructure projects faster than ever before,” said Minister for Active Travel Patrick Harvie. 

The Scottish government’s target is to allocate at least £320 million or 10% of the transport budget to active travel by 2024/25, re-affirming its dedication to sustainable and eco-friendly transportation options.

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Glasgow City Council and Convener for Transport Councillor Angus Millar said: “It’s great to see the Scottish government backing our plans to deliver safe and comprehensive active travel infrastructure for Glasgow. All of our projects aim to provide improved public spaces that support active travel and public transport so we can move away from relying on the vehicles that fuel climate change. The push to develop the Connecting Battlefield project, in particular, will ensure safer, segregated cycling infrastructure all the way from the community, along the South City Way and into the city centre.”

The new £20 million fund, in addition to the existing funds like Cycling Walking Safer Routes with an annual budget of £35 million and ongoing support for Sustrans Scotland’s Places for Everyone programme, contributes to the Active Travel Transformation Fund . This particular fund is dedicated to assisting local authorities in strengthening their capabilities and speed, ensuring that the increased investment translates into tangible changes in communities.

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We work to influence and encourage people to adopt active travel behaviours through our funding, support, projects and partnership work..

Good infrastructure for walking, wheeling, and cycling is important, but people also need encouragement, support, and guidance to change their behaviour and switch their journeys from car to sustainable modes. 

Our Smarter Choices, Smarter Places programme, supported by Transport Scotland, provides funding for local authorities and public, third and community sector organisations to develop and deliver projects to encourage walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport across Scotland.

Our Community  Active Travel Grants are for community path projects that will make it easier for people to walk and cycle when making short everyday journeys such as to shops, school, work or to connect to public transport links.

We work together with our partners and Transport Scotland to make Scotland an active nation where everyone can choose to walk, wheel or cycle for short journeys. Below is a summary of our projects and those run by our partners that can help your community to change their travel habits:

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Walking is the simplest activity to encourage and promote in the workplace. It fits easily in and around the working day. 

Our Step Count Challenge  - is a fun, sociable way of encouraging teams of five to walk more by tracking and recording their daily step count.

Walk at Work and Workplace walk leader training  - courses equip you and your colleagues with the knowledge, skills and confidence to get your workplace walking more.

The Walk at Work Award  - an accreditation award that recognises and celebrates employers who are encouraging everyday walking in their workplace.

  • Way to Work  - this site guides Scottish employers and employees to information on walking, cycling, car sharing and public transport, and features the latest sustainable travel news. Paths for All are members of this partnership of ten active and sustainable travel organisations, funded by Transport Scotland who created Way to Work to supports employers to help staff to travel in more active and greener ways.
  • Cycling Friendly Employer - Cycling Scotland offer this   award to help staff to choose cycling as a healthy, sustainable, and accessible way to commute.

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  • Net Zero Nation - this website from the Scottish Government supports people to make changes to how we live, travel and work. The aim is for Scotland to reach net zero emissions by 2045 and build a better, fairer world.
  • Cycling Scotland Training - includes Bikeability Scotland which gives children the skills and confidence to cycle safely on the roads, Essential Cycling Skills resources which help boost the confidence of those new to or returning to cycling and Play on Pedals which teaches pre-school children about the basics of bikes, safety and helmets. 
  • Walking to School – WoW  - Our partners Living Streets Scotland run the Walk once a Week programme for schools – supported with funding from Paths for All's Smarter Choices Smarter Places programme. WOW is a pupil-led initiative where children self-report how they get to school every day using the interactive WOW Travel Tracker. If they travel sustainably (walk, cycle, or scoot) once a week for a month, they get rewarded with a badge. 
  • SustainableTravel.scot - This online tool, hosted by Paths for All, shows anyone looking for funding, advice and information on active and sustainable travel which agencies can help. It's a signposting site focusing on projects, organisations and agencies that are funded through Transport Scotland’s Active and Sustainable Travel Team. The site is designed to help individuals, organisations, public sector, schools, businesses and individuals clarify their thinking and access information that is relevant to them.

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The Scottish Budget for next year (2023/24) has been published by the Scottish Government, with headlines about tax increases for higher earners and an alleged leak of the figures to the BBC leading to a good deal of anger among MSPs.

In his speech to Parliament , Deputy First Minister John Swinney said that “decarbonising transport remains one of the key challenges we face in reaching net zero” and that the Government would “invest nearly £200 million in active and sustainable travel”.

The current funding level for active travel in Scotland is £150m, so the figure presented in Parliament is significantly higher. However, last year’s figure did not include sustainable travel, as it does this time around, so we have to dig deeper into the numbers.

Our analysis of the budget lines shows funding for ‘active and sustainable travel’ will be increased to £196.5m – hence the ‘nearly £200m’ line used by Mr Swinney.

This figure is reached by adding the following budget lines:

  • Support for active travel: £165.3m
  • Support for sustainable travel: £7.3m
  • Cycling Walking and Safer Routes: £23.9m – active travel funding which goes to directly to councils

At this point we don’t know what the £7.3m support for sustainable travel pays for, but it could include some funding for active travel. What we can be sure of is that next year the Government is planning to invest at least £189.2m in cycling, walking and wheeling, the highest annual budget yet.

As a low-cost form of transport, cycling can help to ease the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on people’s lives Jim Densham, Cycling UK’s campaigns and policy manager for Scotland

It’s a welcome £39m uplift in investment by the Scottish Government at a time when there are huge financial pressures on government and household budgets. As a low-cost form of transport, cycling can help to ease the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on people’s lives.

Crunching the numbers

We have seen the money allocated for active travel in Scotland more than double in the past five years, which shows that Government remains committed to enabling more people to cycle for local everyday journeys.

Graph showing Scotland's active travel budget allocations since

However, budget day can be both a source of joy, with increases in the budget, but also frustration as we scratch our heads working out which figures to quote.

In previous budgets, just like this year, the Government’s headline figure for spending on active travel hasn’t always matched what we see in the budget lines. This year it hasn’t helped that Mr Swinney’s change in language makes it difficult to draw a precise comparison to the previous budget.

We will be asking the Scottish Government to provide an exact figure for spending on active travel, and to detail the breakdown of the active travel budget.

Looking ahead to next year

The figure of at least £189.2m for the next financial year (2023/24) is a stepping stone on the way to a much bigger commitment the following year (2024/25).

The yellow bar in the graph above shows the big jump in funding that the Scottish Government has already committed to in the Bute House agreement with the Scottish Greens. In that deal it promised to spend 10% of the total transport budget, or at least £320m, on active travel by 2024/25.

So, this time next year I hope to be reporting to you that the Scottish Government has kept this promise and provided an unprecedented boost to active travel. For Cycling UK, and many other campaigners across Scotland, this commitment is non-negotiable.

The expectations of next year’s big announcement provide another reason why we must have clarity on the budgetary figures for active travel. We want to be sure that what we hear from ministers matches up with what we read in black and white and there are no discrepancies.

Spending 10% of the transport budget on active travel will bring Scotland in line with our European neighbours who have invested significant sums for decades and seen huge growth in cycling levels.

These are early days, but it’s exciting that we may be seeing the first glimmers of a new dawn for cycling in Scotland.

We know that investment in cycling infrastructure is excellent value for money and provides many worthwhile benefits to people, local economies and the environment .

We now need local councils and partners to spend the increased budget well to enable active travel throughout Scotland, and plan ahead for the £320m to come the following year.

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Active travel involves getting around in a physically active manner, whether it’s by walking, wheeling, or cycling. It’s a healthy and ecofriendly way to travel, taking care of your wellbeing while being kind to the environment and your wallet.  

The Scottish Government is committed to making active travel the go-to choice for everyday short journeys by 2030, as outlined in their active travel framework . 

Read on to learn more about the benefits of active travel and the funding available to help you get started. 

The benefits of active travel

1. active travel saves you money.

In the UK, everything is getting more expensive due to the cost of living crisis – from energy to food to travel – putting extra strain on people’s budgets. One of the main benefits of choosing active travel is that it’s not just a lifestyle choice, it’s also a smart money move.  

For instance, the average Scottish driver spends £20 a week on fuel – imagine what else you could do with that money. By ditching your car, you also reduce expenses like vehicle tax, maintenance and insurance costs, which add up to around £969 per year. So, go ahead and grab yourself some trainers or a cycle and start saving. 

2. Active travel makes you healthier

Incorporating active travel into your daily routine doesn’t just get you from point A to point B – it also unlocks a range of health benefits. Regular physical activity is linked to: 

  • lower mortality rates 
  • a reduced risk of heart problems 
  • decreased chances of experiencing depression 

These advantages span across all age groups, supporting children in maintaining a healthy weight and acting as a safeguard against hip fractures as we age (Sustrans, 2017). 

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Source: this diagram is an adaptation of a government diagram available from GOV.UK . 

3. Active travel improves air quality

In Scotland, transport is the biggest contributor to climate change, responsible for over a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. And cars alone contribute 41% to transport emissions. By reducing our reliance on daily car journeys, we’re not just reducing congestion. It’s a direct route to a healthier, fairer, and greener Scotland (Net Zero Nation, 2023). 

The NHS considers air pollution to be the biggest environmental threat to health in the UK. Choosing to walk or cycle instead of drive is a simple but impactful solution. Each time you chose active travel you’ll save an average of 270g in carbon (CO2) emissions per mile. And replacing car journeys with public buses goes even further, reducing CO2 emissions by 43%.  

As we take these steps towards a cleaner future, we play a crucial role in shaping Scotland’s environment and moving closer to the goal of achieving net zero emissions. 

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What funding is available for active travel in Scotland?

Making the transition to active travel has never been more accessible. The Scottish Government provides funding for eligible households through grants administered by us. You can get: 

  • A £2,000 cash grant for scrapping an older vehicle. 
  • Up to £1,000 towards the cost of active or shared travel options through the Travel Better grant.  

For more information, or to see if you’re eligible, find out more about the mobility and scrappage fund .   

Hear from Scottish residents who’ve embraced active travel

Learn from three individuals who’ve transitioned to active travel and other sustainable modes of transport thanks to the mobility and scrappage fund: 

Adopting active travel in Scotland has real benefits. It saves you money, improves your health, and contributes to a cleaner environment. With the Scottish Government’s support and accessible funding, making the switch has never been easier. So, whether walking, wheeling or cycling, it’s a smart move for your wallet, your wellbeing, and the planet. 

Sustrans (2017). The contribution of active travel to health improvement . 

Net Zero Nation (2023). Travel less by car . 

If you don’t meet the eligibility criteria for the mobility and scrappage fund, you may be interested in the following options to buy an ebike or electric vehicle: 

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Extra £20m funding for active travel infrastructure.

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The Scottish Government has launched extra investment to make walking, wheeling and cycling for everyday transport easier than ever before.

The Active Travel Transformation Fund will provide £20 million directly to local authorities, regional transport partnerships and national park authorities – working in partnership with Transport Scotland – to deliver construction-ready active travel infrastructure schemes across the country.

Minister for active travel Patrick Harvie announced the funding during a Scottish Parliament debate on Active Travel transformation, having visited Glasgow City Council’s Connecting Battlefield project earlier in the day.

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Mr Harvie said: “I am delighted to announce our latest £20m investment through the Active Travel Transformation Fund. We’ve worked closely with local authorities to ensure this new approach works for them – making it easier to deliver more ambitious infrastructure projects faster than ever before.

“Later this summer, Scotland will be the cycling centre of the world with the first ever cycling world championships being hosted here. I want to make sure that the excitement around those elite events is matched by our ambition for everyday walking, wheeling and cycling. That is why I am just as excited about what we can do to deliver more safe, segregated and accessible infrastructure and make it easier for more people to do so.

“The is all part of our record funding for active travel in 2023/24 and we remain committed to investing at least £320m or 10% of the transport budget for active travel by 2024/25.”

The new £20m fund is on top of existing funds such as Cycling Walking Safer Routes with an annual budget of £35m and ongoing support for Sustrans Scotland’s Places for Everyone programme. The Active Travel Transformation Fund focuses on helping local authorities build up capacity and pace to make sure increased investment is resulting in change on the ground.

The following is a list of partners supported through the Active Travel Transformation Fund for 2023/24. The funding allocated to partners might be subject to further scrutiny in advance of issuing a formal award letter.

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Section 5 - Promoting greener, healthier travel choices

5.1 - active travel.

64. The Scottish Government is committed to a long term vision for active travel [32] that encourages promotes walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing in preference to single occupancy car use for movement of people, and encourages efficient and sustainable freight.

65. Support is available through a variety of initiatives, such as:

  • Safer Routes to Schools - Sustrans [33] will help fund and deliver improvements to school routes to make them safer and better places for people to walk and cycle
  • Bikeability [34] - Cycling Scotland deliver cycling training to school children to give then the skills and confidence needed to cycle safely to school
  • WOW [35] (Walk Once a Week) is a programme run by Living Streets that encourages and rewards children to walk to school
  • I Bike – a series of interventions at local authority school clusters to support and encourage cycling to school
  • Cycle / Scooter storage – Sustrans provide grants to allow schools to build secure cycle and scooter parking areas

5.2 - Road Safety Scotland

66. Road Safety Scotland [36] , in its education function, has developed a suite of learning resources for 3-18 year-olds made freely available across Scotland. In collaboration with the Scottish Government's Marketing and Insight Unit and a number of partner agencies, it also ensures that major at-risk groups or behaviours are tackled through publicity and/or social marketing campaigns.

67. Road Safety Scotland develops and maintains high-quality resources written by teachers for teachers and linked to Curriculum for Excellence, made available online to allow access to resources for use with children and young people aged 3-18. These include:

  • For Early Years, the 'Out and About' buggy book for 0-3 years and 'Go Safe with Ziggy' resource for 3-6 years;
  • For Primary (First and Second Levels), 'Streetsense2' and the 'Junior Road Safety Officer' scheme, which operates in most of the 32 local authorities across Scotland;
  • For Lower Secondary (Third and Fourth Level), the main resource is 'Your Call';
  • For Upper Secondary (Senior Phase), the main resource is 'Crash Magnets'.
  • Additional digital resources include: a section of the website for pedestrians with additional support needs; a section for those about to embark on a driving career; a reaction timer; and an app which uses a gaming platform to enhance child pedestrian training.

68. Current or planned social marketing activities includes campaigns relating to speeding; country roads; motorcyclists; young drivers; drink-driving; drug-driving; fatigue; seatbelts and driver distraction.

69. Road Safety Scotland also produces leaflets aimed at parents of young or new drivers and is a key partner in the Scottish Good Egg In-car Safety Campaign, which seeks to ensure that all children travelling in cars are properly restrained.

5.3 - Eco-Schools

70. The Eco-Schools Scotland programme comprises seven elements incorporating eight environmental topics, one of which is transport. [37] Participating schools can apply for a bronze, silver or green award, depending on how many of the seven elements they have achieved.

71. Objectives of the transport topic can include:

  • encouraging and enabling parents and children to walk, cycle and use public transport;
  • setting up a working group with school, parent, local authority, community, police, and transport representatives to run a school travel or 'safer routes to school' project;
  • writing and implementing a school travel plan;
  • running an effective road safety awareness programme for pupils;
  • raising awareness of the damage caused by transport to the environment and people's health, and;
  • providing adequate support and information about travelling to school for pupils and staff who wish to walk, cycle or use public transport.

5.4 - Clean air

72. Not only does reliance on private cars contribute significantly to traffic congestion, it also has an impact on overall levels of air pollution. All but two of the current Air Quality Management Areas in Scotland have been declared on the basis of transport-related emissions of air pollutants, and any reduction in private car/vehicle use for travel to school could play a useful role in improving local air quality.

73. Vehicle idling outside schools whilst dropping off or picking up pupils also has air quality implications. Under regulation 98 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 [38] it is an offence to leave the engine of a parked vehicle running unnecessarily. The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 [39] provide local authorities with powers to enforce this legislation and to issue fixed penalties to drivers of parked vehicles who refuse to comply. The Scottish Government has issued guidance to local authorities on making use of these powers. [40]

74. 'Switch Off and Breathe', an initiative operated by the East Central Scotland Vehicle Emissions Partnership, provides useful information and guidance on air pollution for members of the public. The Partnership's website has a section dedicated to schools, with a particular focus on discouraging idling in the vicinity of schools. [41]

75. Further air quality information developed specifically for schools is available on the websites for Air Quality in Scotland [42] and SEPA [43] , and the Scottish Government's overall approach to air quality policy is set out in its air quality strategy 'Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 – Towards a Better Place for Everyone'. [44]

5.5 - Zero Emission Transport

76. The transport sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in Scotland. In the context of a global climate emergency, and youth climate strikes taking place across Scotland and the world, the Scottish Parliament set legally binding targets to reduce greenhouse gases by 75% by 2030, and 100% by 2045, compared to 1990 levels [45] .

77. As the average life of a new diesel vehicle is around 15 years, action needs to be taken now to ensure Scotland meets its climate targets and ends Scotland's contribution to climate change. Local Authorities have a key role to play and are working to reduce corporate emissions as well as taking action locally through the range of services they deliver and procure. Local Authorities are encouraged to consider ways to remove greenhouse gas emissions from school transport, recognising the public sector is a significant consumer and therefore local policy is an important factor for influencing vehicle choice among operators. Zero-emission buses are increasingly price competitive with their diesel counterparts over their whole lives and that this trend is expected to continue.

5.6 - Planning for new schools

78. The Scottish Government publishes a range of guidance for local authorities to help promote well-designed schools. The publication 'Learning Estate Strategy' [46] - and its guiding principles provide a platform for investment in the learning estate across Scotland and set out our strategic approach for managing the learning estate, including consideration of the transport needs of local communities who will use the school site.

79. The Scottish Government has also published guidance for local authorities reporting on the condition [47] and suitability [48] of the school estate. These documents seek to further improve the consistency and robustness of the reporting of the Condition and Suitability Schools Core Facts data.

80. Scottish Futures Trust [49] and Architecture and Design Scotland [50] have produced a wealth of information available for use when planning for new schools. The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 [51] was passed by the Scottish Parliament in June 2019. This will determine the future structure of the modernised planning system.

6.1 - Coronavirus Pandemic

81. Guidance for local authorities, schools and transport operators on requirements during the Coronavirus pandemic is available on gov.scot [52]

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Active Travel Funding in Scotland

The government announced that local authorities could bid directly for a range of active travel funding based on how they encourage proposed schemes.

Local authorities focusing on active travel in Scotland can receive funding from the government to maintain these changes. These are done to encourage behavioural change across the nation, and several partners are offering to fund for active travel schemes.

The active travel fund is part of a larger government behaviour change plan to promote new forms of transport in specific communities.

Active transport like cycling or walking is encouraged across the country, and this fund is available to make it possible in more places across the nation.

This guide shares what you need to know about the active travel fund and whether your county council is eligible.

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Active Travel Funding refers to financial resources allocated by governments or organisations to support and invest in projects, initiatives, and infrastructure that promote and encourage active travel modes, primarily walking and cycling.

This funding is aimed at improving the conditions for pedestrians and cyclists, enhancing safety, and creating more sustainable and healthier transportation options.

Active travel funding is typically part of broader efforts to reduce dependence on motorised vehicles, address traffic congestion, improve public health, and mitigate environmental impacts.

Key aspects of Active Travel Funding include:

Infrastructure Development: Funding is often used to develop and improve infrastructure that supports active travel, including the construction of dedicated bike lanes, pedestrian pathways, bike-sharing systems, bike racks, crosswalks, and other facilities.

Safety Measures: Investments are made in safety enhancements, such as traffic calming measures, improved signage, pedestrian signals, well-marked crosswalks, and measures to separate cyclists and pedestrians from motorised traffic.

Education and Promotion: Part of the funding may be allocated to educational campaigns and initiatives that promote active travel, raise awareness about its benefits, and encourage individuals to choose walking and cycling for their daily transportation needs.

Research and Planning: Funding may support research, data collection, and planning efforts to identify areas with high potential for active travel, assess existing infrastructure, and develop strategies for its improvement.

Community Engagement: Involving local communities in the planning and decision-making process is an important component. Funding can support community engagement efforts to ensure that projects align with the needs and preferences of residents.

Environmental Considerations: Active Travel Funding may be tied to environmental goals, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, and enhancing urban sustainability by reducing car dependency.

Accessibility: Ensuring that active travel infrastructure is accessible to people of all abilities is a priority. Funding may be used to implement accessibility features like curb cuts, ramps, and tactile paving.

Evaluation and Monitoring: Ongoing evaluation and monitoring of active travel projects are crucial to assess their effectiveness and make necessary improvements. Funding may support these evaluation efforts.

Active Travel Funding can come from various sources, including national and regional government budgets, grants, public-private partnerships, and special programs dedicated to promoting sustainable transportation.

The allocation of funds often depends on government policies and priorities related to transportation, public health, and environmental sustainability.

The specific initiatives and projects funded by Active Travel Funding can vary widely from one location to another, as they are tailored to the needs and objectives of the community or region receiving the funding.

Fund Active Travel Scotland

Following the unprecedented amount of walking and cycling done in local authorities through the pandemic, the government wants to encourage more of this positive behaviour.

This is why the UK government is working to grant local authorities funding as part of the active travel fund, an initiative to keep Britain moving.

The Scotland funding package is one of many behaviour change projects the government is working on and is designed to encourage community groups across the country to partake in active travel for their everyday journeys.

Active Travel Grants Scotland

The active travel grant will work to promote active travel by funding walking infrastructure plans, cycle parking, and other cycling facilities across the nation in any interested local authority.

With the Active Travel Fund, local authorities can reallocate road space for walking and cycling, and there have been three schemes to date:

Tranche 1: Supported the installation of temporary projects during the pandemic, such as for social distancing needs

Tranche 2: Supported the creation of longer-term projects

Tranche 3: Intends to fund the creation of longer-term projects in a bid to encourage cycling and walking in low-traffic neighbourhoods across the country.

We are currently working with the third instalment of this fund, with grants already being awarded to local authorities across the nation to support long-term projects. More locations are yet to receive funding, and this scheme will continue until the end of 2022.

What Funding is Available to Local Authorities?

In the third Active Travel fund tranche, which is currently running, the government wants to continue encouraging innovative projects to improve the safety of walking and cycling in any local area.

There is now more money available which can be used for longer-term projects in Scotland and aims at setting permanent change in regions across the country about how residents travel, moving the public towards more active methods.

Following the success of the first round during the pandemic and supporting the construction of accessible lanes for cyclists and walking infrastructure, the Active Travel Fund continues to support the development of more cycling and walking lanes.

The fund will be used in all new schemes that improve safety for more people who want to cycle or walk in their local area, such as creating cycle paths.

This will be given to local transport authorities to support the construction of any cycling and walking infrastructure, including developing detailed design plans and any other project phase.

Money given as part of this fund must be used to support projects that encourage local cycling and walking, as it aims to get all kinds of community groups active and away from public transport or personal vehicles.

Active travel schemes are designed to encourage residents across the nation to undertake more local journeys by foot or bike instead of relying on public transport. To do this, there must be safe cycle and footpaths, which cost a lot to develop.

The fund is part of an overall larger initiative offered by the government related to behavioural change, which we have already seen being offered out.

In early 2022, the Department of Transport confirmed that there would be another phase of the funding scheme following locations that had already begun working on new transport ideas to support social distancing during the pandemic.

Now money is being offered to support longer-term schemes, encouraging the development of permanent cycle and foot paths across the nation.

With this scheme, cyclists in Scotland can travel safely through towns thanks to bike paths, and there are other options for residents to travel locally whether they cycle or walk.

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The Active Travel fund is open to any county council working towards the behaviour change scheme, as outlined by the government. A large part of this scheme is encouraging active transport, such as cycling or walking locally instead of driving.

Under this scheme, a fund is available to support the development of cycling and footpaths, infrastructures and road space which can ensure these options are safe for residents.

This fund started during the pandemic to support temporary cycle lanes and footpaths, and now the third part of the scheme is to be rolled out for longer-term projects.

Towns are producing cycling and walking infrastructure projects to support the locals' needs and move towards a healthier future.

These potential schemes now have a longer timeline thanks to this additional funding, meaning there will be better chances to cycle or walk locally from here on out.

Contact local authorities to see whether you can apply for this fund and how it will improve your area.

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Walking, wheeling and cycling are the least carbon-intensive ways to travel.

However, walking currently accounts for only 5% of the total distance travelled in England. Around 49% of trips in towns and cities under 5 miles were made by car in 2021, with around a quarter of all car trips in England less than 2 miles.

Many of these trips could be walked, wheeled or cycled, which would help to reduce the 68 megatons ( Mt ) carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emitted from cars in 2019. This would benefit local economies, as well as improve people’s health.

More active travel will also make roads quieter, safer and more attractive for people to walk, wheel and cycle – a virtuous cycle.

As we decarbonise transport, making all cars, public transport and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) zero emission is part of the solution, but relying solely on zero emission road vehicles isn’t enough.

Road traffic, even on pre-COVID-19 trends, was predicted to grow by 22% from 2015 to 2035, much of it in cities where building new roads is physically difficult and disadvantages communities.

As set out in the second cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS2), the government wants walking, wheeling and cycling to be the natural first choice for shorter journeys or as part of longer journeys.

Local authorities can play an important role in increasing walking, wheeling and cycling. Through influencing planning and taking a wider, strategic view of travel infrastructure across their area, authorities can ensure that active travel infrastructure connects residents to services.

As local leaders, authorities have a wide sphere of influence and can lead by example in adopting, promoting and providing infrastructure to enable and encourage active travel with their staff.

Authorities can also work with local businesses, industrial estates and business improvement districts to design specific interventions and behaviour change programmes to enable active travel with their employees and customers.

The primary actions for local authorities are to:

  • develop Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs)
  • develop and implement Travel Demand Management Plans
  • plan for and improve active travel infrastructure
  • promote behaviour change to enable active travel

What active travel means

Active travel refers to modes of travel that involve a level of activity.

The term is often used interchangeably with walking and cycling, but active travel can also include trips made by wheelchair, mobility scooters, adapted cycles, e-cycles, scooters, as well as cycle sharing schemes (adapted from the definition in the Future of Mobility: urban strategy .

Wheels for Wellbeing explains that cycling includes a wide range of cycle types, including:

  • recumbent tricycles
  • cycles for 2 (tandem, side by side, wheelchair tandem and duet bikes)

Recent changes in active travel

The 2021 National Travel Survey found that the number of walking trips remained at a similar level to 2020, which is below the level seen in recent years prior to the pandemic. Whilst overall levels of walking have fallen in recent years, people are choosing to walk further, with walking trips of over a mile remaining higher than pre-pandemic years.

Cycling decreased back towards pre-pandemic levels, following a peak during 2020. The National Travel Survey reported that:

  • 47% of people over 5 years had access to a pedal cycle, the same level as 2020
  • less people (a decrease of 27%) cycled for part of their trip, and the average number of trips by cycle decreased by 27%
  • following the peak of average miles cycled per person in 2020, average miles decreased by 37% in 2021 – bringing it back to pre-pandemic levels

Wave 5 of the National Travel Attitude Survey focused on cycling with:

  • off-road and segregated cycle paths (55%), safer roads(53%) and well-maintained surfaces (49%) the most common measures that respondents said would encourage them to cycle more
  • 64% supporting the creation of dedicated cycle lanes, at the expense of road space for cars

E-cycles are growing in popularity and make cycling accessible to more people, build users’ confidence and enable cycling in more challenging terrain.

The definition of e-cycle includes all electrically assisted pedal cycles, electric cycles, e-bikes and e-trikes.

E-cycles offer assistance only when the rider is pedalling and must comply with the electrically assisted pedal cycles (EAPCs) regulations .

To be classified as an EAPC and not treated as a motor vehicle, when used on roads, a cycle fitted with an electric motor must comply with the requirements of the EAPC Regulations 1983. Specifically:

  • it must be fitted with pedals that are capable of propelling it
  • the maximum continuous rated power of the electric motor must not exceed 250 watts
  • electrical assistance must cut off when the vehicle reaches 15.5 miles an hour

Cycle sharing

Cycle sharing describes any setting where cycles can be borrowed by the public or an employee (for workplace schemes).

Cycle sharing schemes can be an effective way to re-engage people in cycling – in CoMoUK’s 2021 bike share report nearly half of the 4,000 respondents said that joining a scheme was a catalyst to them cycling for the first time in at least a year, and 24% of them had not cycled for 5 years or more.

CoMoUK offers more information and guidance on cycle sharing schemes and identifies different scheme types:

  • public – growing rapidly, these can include e-cycles. They integrate well with other modes of transport and are established in Belfast, Brighton, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool and London and smaller locations such as Hereford, Guildford, and Stirling. Existing schemes in the UK can be found on CoMoUK’s map
  • station-based – cycles are located at train stations and at various points across the town or city, at staffed or unstaffed hubs, docking stations or in a geo-fenced area. Some can be returned to any dock and others must be returned to the starting location
  • free-floating – where cycles can be left anywhere within the urban boundary, often with guidance on not causing obstructions when parking
  • cycle libraries – allow users to rent cycles for short periods and include cycle hubs in community locations (such as libraries and sports centres)
  • peer-to-peer – where owners rent their cycle out for a fee
  • pool cycles – generally housed at workplaces or community locations and borrowed by members of staff or the community. These schemes may share public facilities such as cycle storage

Implementing active travel: cycle sharing in Scotland

In 2020, the grant programme Paths for All, Smarter Choices, Smarter Places , in Edinburgh and Glasgow, worked to increase the uptake of cycle-sharing. This generated almost 18,000 new users and a 38% increase in trips in 3 months.

Users reported an improvement in their physical and mental health, and 10% went on to buy their own cycle. Further details are available from CoMoUK .

The benefits of active travel

Encouraging mode shift to walking, wheeling and cycling is one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing transport emissions, as outlined in the transport decarbonisation plan.

Walking, wheeling and cycling can decrease congestion, air and noise pollution, and both are linked to health and economic benefits.

Friends of the Earth produced a briefing on the role and benefits of segregated cycleways and e-cycles in urban areas. They report that improvements could deliver benefits for health, carbon and local economies, and make recommendations to maximise the effectiveness of funding.

Carbon emissions and air pollution

Sustrans, the national travel charity, estimates that 28,000 to 36,000 early deaths occur each year in the UK due to air pollution worsening heart and lung disease. They report that 80% of roadside nitrogen dioxide ( NO2 ) pollution is from road transport where limits are being broken.

As more of our short journeys (48% of all trips in urban towns and cities are under 2 miles) are walked or cycled, the carbon, air quality, noise and congestion benefits will be complemented by significant improvements in public health and wellbeing.

It is estimated that active travel can deliver between 1 MtCO2e and 6 MtCO2e savings from 2020 to 2050 in the transport decarbonisation plan.

In cycle share schemes, an average of 53kg of CO2e are saved per cycle share user each year according to CoMoUK’s 2021 bike share report .

Active travel can reduce the proportion of people driving children to school by up to 33%. Through projects such as the Big Pedal , 8.5 million car miles could be saved, resulting in a decrease of 2,500 tCO2e and reductions in NO2 levels.

Future active travel spending is expected to deliver £20 million to £100 million savings from air quality improvements as well as providing opportunities to improve green space and biodiversity.

Physical health

Physical inactivity costs the NHS up to £1 billion each year , with additional indirect costs of £8.2 billion according to a report by the Department for Transport ( DfT ) in 2014 on the economic benefits of walking and cycling . This report also highlights a link between adult obesity levels and travel behaviour as countries with the highest levels of cycling and walking generally have the lowest obesity rates.

In Growing Cycle Use , the Local Government Association ( LGA ) reports that if cycling rates were elevated to London levels across other UK cities, this would avoid at least 34,000 incidences of 8 life-threatening conditions between 2017 and 2040.

Regular commuting by cycle is linked to a lower risk of cancer or heart disease compared to other forms of transport. This may be partly due to cyclists and walkers being exposed to less air pollution than drivers and passengers inside vehicles on the same routes.

In the 2021 bike share report , CoMoUK found that 20% of cycle share scheme users said that if formed ‘all’ or a ‘major part’ of the physical activity they undertook.

Sustrans identifies further health benefits: a 3-mile commute will achieve recommended levels of activity each week.

The Energy Saving Trust reports that walking strengthens muscles, lungs, bones and joints.

Physical activity has also been shown to reduce incidences of heart disease, asthma, diabetes and cancer , as well as benefiting those with bad backs.

Mental health

Exercise can protect against anxiety and depression, according to the NHS . Any exercise is beneficial but exercising outdoors can have additional benefits.

Research in the British Medical Journal suggests that exercise can also help reduce stress . Guidance from the UK Chief Medical Officers’ on physical activity suggests that 30 minutes of moderate activity per day almost halve the odds of experiencing depression .

Gear Change states that completing 20 minutes of exercise each day cuts the risk of depression by 31% and increases worker productivity.

Economic benefits

Increasing active travel will reduce road congestion, particularly at peak times, leading to increased productivity and improved movement of goods and services. Sustrans estimates that congestion costs £10 billion per year in 2009 in urban areas, and that this cost could rise to £22 billion by 2025.

Living Streets’ Pedestrian Pound report outlined a range of economic benefits of walking, including that well-planned walking improvements can lead to a 40% increase in shopping footfall.

The LGA highlights how, after a Canadian council reallocated high street parking as bike lanes or cycle parking for a year, businesses benefitted from increased footfall (20% increase), spend (16% increase) and increased frequency of return visits (13% increase).

The Transport decarbonisation plan states that cycle manufacture, distribution, retail and sales contribute £0.8 billion per year to the economy and support around 22,000 jobs.

For organisations

As an employer, promoting active travel can help with corporate social responsibility, reduce the impact of business traffic (including commuting) locally and reduce demand for parking spaces.

Active travel can also improve the health and wellbeing of staff, increase productivity and motivation, and aid the recruitment and retention of skilled workers. More information is available on the Sustrans website .

Actions for local authorities

Local authorities are well placed to plan and provide space for inclusive active travel infrastructure and accompanying behavioural change programmes. For Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) and combined authorities, doing so is part of their responsibilities on highways and road safety.

The LGA , as part of their decarbonising transport series, produced guidance on how authorities can grow cycle use. They note that measures will be most effective if implemented as part of a comprehensive active travel plan, integrated with wider transport, climate and housing strategies.

The final evaluation report of the Cycle City Ambition programme makes suggestions for local policymakers and practitioners on the most effective ways to increase active travel. It found that improving infrastructure is effective in increasing cycling and improving health equity, but requires significant investment and may take some time for impacts to be fully realised.

Sustrans can assist local authorities to develop active travel policy and guidance. It can also help promote active travel and provide feedback on walking and cycling schemes. Its website has sections for professionals, policy, and a resource library to enable authorities to make the case for active travel.

Living Streets can offer specialist advice and support for local authorities on enabling walking, including school and community engagement and infrastructure design.

Wheels for Wellbeing is a national charity that supports disabled people to access and enjoy cycling. As part of its Infrastructure for All campaign , it has highlighted the most significant barriers to cycling for disabled cyclists, including inaccessible cycling infrastructure and inadequate facilities to secure adapted cycles.

It recommends that authorities looking to install or upgrade cycling infrastructure follow LTN 1/20 – Cycle Infrastructure Design Guidance or the London Cycling Design Standards inclusive cycle concept.

Wheels for Wellbeing has published a Guide to Inclusive Cycling that promotes best practice in designing inclusive cycling infrastructure.

Implementing active travel: Greater Manchester

Using funding from the Cycle Cities Ambition programme, Greater Manchester built 3 miles of cycle lanes along one of the city’s busiest bus routes in 2017 .

Infrastructure installed included a mix of on-road and fully segregated cycle lanes and shared-use paths, along with 26 bus stop bypass lanes for cyclists.

The cycling measures were planned as part of a holistic design to improve the environment and maximise opportunities for cycling, walking and improved bus travel along the corridor.

The overall scheme included widened footways and improved crossing facilities for pedestrians and the removal of general traffic from a section of the road at certain times of day, improving bus journey time reliability. Mitigation measures to address traffic displacement onto parallel routes were also introduced.

Surveys found that in 2018, cycling 2 miles from the city centre was up 85% against a 2015 baseline.

For 2018, analysis identified more than a million journeys along one section of the route, saving an estimated 873.5 tonnes of CO2 .

1. Develop a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan

Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) are part of the 2017 cycling and walking investment strategy .

Although not mandatory, their aim is to help authorities in England take a strategic approach to improving conditions for walking and cycling and ensure that consideration is given to walking and cycling within local planning and transport policies.

Developing an LCWIP will help an authority make a strong case for future investment in active travel infrastructure. DfT has produced guidance and tools on developing an LCWIP .

The main outputs from an LCWIP are a:

  • mapped network plan for walking, wheeling and cycling that identifies preferred routes, current and future travel patterns, and core zones for further development
  • prioritised programme of infrastructure improvements for future investment in the short, medium and long term that contributes towards meeting broader local goals
  • report that sets out the underlying analysis, including the barriers and enablers for walking, wheeling and cycling, and provides a narrative to support the improvements identified

As of September 2020, 45 of the 46 local authorities that took part in the original DfT LCWIP pilot scheme had submitted an LCWIP.

Cycling measures, infrastructure and networks identified in an LCWIP should follow the best practice guidance in Local Transport Note 1/20 on delivering high-quality cycling infrastructure.

Authorities can ensure that new infrastructure is inclusive by following the Wheels for Wellbeing guidance .

Wave 5 of the National Travel Attitudes Survey identified safety as a major concern among those who would like to cycle more often. One action to boost cycling is to provide dedicated road space for cyclists. The development of a network of high-quality, segregated cycling infrastructure, through inclusion in LCWIPs, will encourage growth.

The LGA notes that a mixture of measures is needed alongside segregated infrastructure to develop safe cycling networks , including vehicle speed and volume management.

To support the development of LCWIPs, Sustrans produced a report addressing 9 misconceptions about implementing cycling infrastructure.

For each myth, it provides evidence and sample messages to support a communications campaign and make the case for increased investment in active travel.

On 6 July 2022, DfT published the second statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS 2) , which covers the period between 2021 and 2025. The strategy includes new and updated objectives including:

  • increasing levels of walking and walking to school
  • doubling cycling
  • increasing the proportion of journeys in towns and cities that are walked or cycled

It also sets out the funding in place to achieve these objectives.

2. Develop a Travel Demand Management Plan

LTAs in England can assist in encouraging active travel by developing a Travel Demand Management (TDM) plan.

These aim to manage pressure on a transport network under times of heightened demand and uncertainty. An effective TDM plan can contribute data to the development of an LCWIP, as well as strengthen the case for investment.

The DfT toolkit for LTAs on developing TDM plans , produced by Mott MacDonald, can be used to support LTAs in developing TDM plans following COVID-19.

The toolkit also allows authorities to manage other scenarios where there are pressures on the transport network or times of higher demand. The toolkit includes worked scenarios, a template action plan and sample questions to answer during the data-gathering exercise.

To be effective, TDM plans need:

  • leadership, support and endorsement from all agencies within the LTA area
  • clear identification of the problem and size of the challenge
  • range of alternative travel options available
  • strength of message to influence travel
  • good communication channels to ensure messages reach their intended audience
  • focused approach with audience and mode segmentation
  • trust and credibility (from the audience) in the quality of information provided
  • consistent message across all stakeholders built around the core narrative
  • time and resources to implement the plan
  • ability to track and monitor impacts

Implementing active travel: TDM in the West Midlands

Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM) developed a TDM programme , including a strategy and delivery plan, in August 2020, in anticipation of pupils returning to school following COVID-19 lockdowns.

TfWM worked with districts and transport operators to implement measures designed to avoid a mismatch between travel demand and supply. Travel planners undertook surveys to identify schools in need of support and produced a toolkit and supporting communications material.

Implementing active travel: TDM in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire County Council developed a TDM plan to support modal shift from cars to active travel when schools returned from lockdown. It focused on behaviour change to raise awareness of transport options, particularly active travel and road safety.

A brand identity and core messaging were developed, along with a social media content plan to target specific demographics and signpost to resources such as Open North Yorkshire . Since then, 18% of trips have switched to non-car travel – 9% to active travel and 9% to public or school transport.

3. Plan for active travel

As planning and transport authorities, local authorities play a significant role in enabling residents to use active travel modes.

The government’s Transport decarbonisation plan contains a commitment to embed the transport decarbonisation principles in spatial planning and an ambition to make walking, cycling and public transport the first natural choice for journeys.

One of the commitments of Gear Change was the establishment of Active Travel England (ATE) . ATE launched as an executive agency in January 2022, with one of its stated objectives being to improve the provision of walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure.

ATE will be a statutory consultee in the spatial planning system, approve and inspect walking, wheeling and cycling schemes and support local authorities through the sharing of knowledge and good practice.

As the LGA reports, easy access to destinations such as employment, education, healthcare and leisure facilities, will encourage take-up , as will incorporating green routes, parks and water features into infrastructure. More direct and better connected routes and secure cycle parking at critical points to allow inter-modal journeys, help to extend the reach of cycling.

Sustrans’s Cycling for Everyone report looks at how to improve access to cycling and reduce inequality through improvements to governance, planning and decision-making. It includes recommendations on making cycling more inclusive encompassing scheme design, public engagement and user safety. Arup, Living Streets and Sustrans have also published a Walking for Everyone report, which provides information, advice and recommendations to make walking and wheeling more inclusive. Sustrans have also recently published the results of their Disabled Citizens’ Inquiry into active travel which provides a number of helpful recommendations for local authorities.

Implementing active travel: Levenshulme and Burnage Active Neighbourhood

Sustrans worked with Manchester City Council, Bespoke Transport Consulting, Transport for Greater Manchester and local community groups as part of the Bee Network to create the first ‘active neighbourhood’ in the Levenshulme and Burnage area of South Manchester. An active neighbourhood aims to prioritise the movement of people over motor traffic.

This scheme intends to create an Active ‘filtered’ Neighbourhood, using planters to reduce traffic in the area and encourage residents to use other forms of sustainable transport – particularly walking and cycling.

Consultations are currently underway and the scheme is expected to be completed by March 2022.

Levenshulme and Burnage Active Neighbourhood is now being managed by Manchester City Council.

4. Develop a behaviour change programme for active travel

Authorities can stimulate a shift to active travel for short journeys through effective communication, design and implementation of behaviour change interventions.

As local leaders, planning authorities, transport authorities and employers, authorities can demonstrate best practice by modelling approaches to increase walking, wheeling and cycling and promote the benefits of embedding active travel within staff engagement and carbon reduction plans.

Active Travel behaviour change interventions could include (but are not limited to):

  • cycle and e-cycle hire schemes
  • business grants to provide facilities or equipment
  • travel planning
  • cycling skills courses (for children, adults and families)
  • walking and cycling engagement events
  • school-focused initiatives
  • measures to improve cycle security
  • measures to tackle inclusion and accessibility barriers

Evidence shows that it is more effective to develop behaviour change and infrastructure projects together, rather than in isolation.

Developing and implementing a programme of behaviour change initiatives for staff and residents will enable use of new infrastructure and reduce reliance on cars.

Growing Cycle Use suggests that local authorities should embed cycling in local culture through integration into school, workplaces and towns.

Designing inclusive approaches that take advantage of, and build on, existing programmes that have high value for money, such as Living Streets’ Walk to School Outreach and Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival , and engaging with national events, such as Bike Week or Walk to School week, can drive uptake. Initiatives targeted at school-age children especially would help to create a local active travel culture from an early age.

Implementing active travel: gamification to encourage active travel

Research by Cardiff Metropolitan University has highlighted the benefit of combining infrastructure for active travel with novel behaviour change techniques. Beat the Street is an active travel engagement platform that encourages players to use active travel to move around their area, swiping their cards at consecutive locations to earn points.

Evaluation conducted by researchers on levels of active travel before and after intervention found that the number of players doing less than 30 minutes of activity per week decreased by 7% and those reporting more than 150 minutes of activity increased by 13%. The study also reported 53% fewer cars and vans in the morning commute and 33% fewer cars in the afternoon.

For further information on Beat the Street, contact [email protected] .

Cycle training

Providing cycle training for staff and residents can enable greater uptake of cycling through increasing confidence and skill of participants.

The national standard for cycle training describes the skills and understanding needed to cycle safely and responsibly and to enable others to cycle. Any cycle training to support safe cycling on the road should be based on the national standard.

Bikeability cycle training is the DfT -approved and funded method of delivering national standard training. It is a practical training programme, enabling trainees to cycle safely and confidently on today’s roads and learn basic cycle maintenance skills. It must be delivered by trained and registered instructors, registered and quality assured by the Bikeability Trust .

Your local authority may have an in-house team of registered Bikeability instructors or hold a contract with an independent training provider. Contracts are usually managed by road safety, active or sustainable travel teams.

Outside London, DfT provides funding to local highway authorities to deliver Bikeability in schools and the community. Grants for Bikeability training are managed by the Bikeability Trust.

In London, cycle training is funded by Transport for London (TfL) and the boroughs. Scotland and Wales have separate arrangements.

In some circumstances, DfT -funded Bikeability is managed and arranged via a school games organiser ( SGO ) host school, rather than by the local authority. The list of SGOs in receipt of Bikeability grants is available on the Bikeability website.

While Bikeability is primarily associated with children and the majority of Bikeability training is delivered through the school’s programme, the scheme also includes modules aimed at adults and family groups.

Since the programme started in 2007, more than 3 million children have received Bikeability training, and DfT and the Bikeability Trust are working together to develop plans so that every child and adult can take up an offer of training.

Promoting active travel to work

Authorities can lead by example by promoting active travel to their staff and working with local businesses to promote active travel to employees.

Research carried out by the behavioural insights team ( BIT ), working with DfT , sets out to develop policy options to convert high levels of cycling during the COVID-19 pandemic into more long-term travel habits .

The A Moment of Change: Guidance for local authorities on promoting an active return to work focuses on the cycle to work policy option from the BIT research, and provides a comprehensive toolkit to support local authorities in the design, implementation and evaluation of behaviour change programmes that promote an active return to work.

It covers developing, funding and choosing a model for a behaviour change programme, as well as suggested initiatives, case study examples of different interventions and resources to help build a business case and important messages.

Suggested actions from the guidance include:

  • ensure your policies support and promote active travel where appropriate
  • undertake a travel survey to find out how your staff currently travel and the barriers to active travel or public transport use
  • consider developing staff travel plans to identify practical lower-carbon commuting options
  • provide safe and secure cycle storage at your offices
  • provide e-cycle charging to encourage those with a slightly longer commute to cycle
  • provide access to showers for those who choose to run or cycle in. This can be in your office, or at a nearby leisure centre
  • appoint an active travel champion. They could organise a bike buddy scheme, coordinate participation in active travel challenges or organise bike maintenance sessions
  • sign up to a cycle to work scheme, such as Cyclescheme or the Green Commute Initiative . These are a form of employee benefits that allow staff to purchase cycles and accessories at a reduced cost, which is reclaimed through an employee’s pay

See the Sustrans website for more suggestions.

Tools and funding

Numerous tools from government and research bodies are available to assist local authorities in planning, implementing and assessing active travel infrastructure. They include:

  • Active Travel Portal brings together information for local authorities, including case studies, links to documents, policies and research
  • Healthy Streets Design Check : published by DfT to support authorities in applying LTN1/20 guidance. The tool measures existing streets and proposed designs to determine how healthy they are
  • Propensity to Cycle : a strategic planning tool to help transport planners and policymakers prioritise investments and interventions to promote cycling
  • Cycling Infrastructure Prioritisation Toolkit : a collection of tools that provides an evidence base for prioritising infrastructure to promote cycling
  • Place-Based Carbon Calculator : estimates a per capita carbon footprint for each lower layer super output area (LSOA), as well as showing roughly 15-minute travel times using different modes
  • Active Travel Toolbox : a collection of guides, tools and case studies to help local authorities deliver walking and cycling schemes in their area
  • Active Mode Appraisal Toolkit : a spreadsheet-based tool for assessing the overall benefits of walking and cycling interventions. DfT has produced guidance on its use
  • The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) published an introductory guide to 20-minute neighbourhoods for local authorities in March 2021

Active Travel Portal has a guide to the funding options available to local authorities, including annual allocations that can support active travel, as well as competitive funds.

The UK government’s capability fund was announced in January 2023 and allocated revenue funding to all local authorities (outside London) to enable more walking and cycling in their local areas through developing LTN 1/20 compliant infrastructure plans and undertaking behaviour change activity.

Guidance issued to all authorities as part of the capability fund allocation highlights the need to monitor and evaluate the impact of schemes delivered through the fund. Authorities are required to report their progress and share the findings of their evaluation with Active Travel England.

The capability fund has been followed by a capital grants fund , allocated to authorities based on the quality of the plans developed.

Funding for Bikeability Cycle training in schools and the community in England (outside London) is available from DfT and training is delivered by Bikeability.

Local authorities agree their funding allocation and training activities with the Bikeability Trust at the start of the calendar year.

Any local authority wishing to discuss their allocation should contact the Bikeability Trust in the first instance.

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Its time to get moving in new ways - towards a cleaner planet, improved personal health and better personal finances.

Across Scotland various organisations have been working on initiatives to help change how we travel. These initiatives focus on making daily travel sustainable, accessible and desirable. The impact so far has seen more people walking, wheeling or cycling for shorter journeys and choosing public transport or ride shares for longer journeys. But more needs to be done to reduce our carbon emissions and improve our health.

Through the financial support of Transport Scotland these organisations can provide funding, advice, information, training, ideas and inspiration to help individuals and organisations from the private, public and charitable sectors increase their uptake of active and sustainable travel. Explore the categories to see what we do, and follow the steps below to find out what's available to you.

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Paths, Cycleways & Route Building

Funding and advice is available to agencies that want to build and improve routes to encourage walking, wheeling and cycling

Public Transport & Ride Shares

Support and funding is available for projects that want to encourage people to use buses, ebikes, car clubs, community transport and car share for journeys that cannot easily be made by walking, wheeling or cycling.

Bikes, ebikes & adapted cycles

From toddlers to seniors, agencies can increase cycling rates with cycle training, installing bike racks and shelters, loans for ebikes, community bike libraries, cargo bikes for local deliveries, repair stations and bike maintenance.  

Active Travel Hubs & Info Centres

Active Travel hubs provide a single point for advice and information on getting around your local neighbourhood. They support business and organisations with technical knowledge and encourage more walking and cycling with their campaigns and challenges. They can be found in community centres, hospitals, public transport facilities. Journey planning tools for individuals and organisations can also be found online.

Campaigns, challenges and community programmes

Organisations can join in national programmes or develop their own local activities that are aimed at changing people’s travel behaviours using competitions and challenges from led-walks and led-rides to national award and certification schemes. These projects run nationally, or in local schools, businesses and communities.

Strategy, Planning & Research

For projects that are in the early stages there is support available for the developments of active travel strategies, feasibility studies, business cases, route planning, and design guidance with resource support through embedded officers

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Edinburgh's Sheriffhall roundabout: Flyover scheme should be halted say transport campaigners

E dinburgh's new £120 million Sheriffhall flyover should be halted and the funding redirected to active travel and public transport projects, campaigners have said.

The flyover scheme, which includes a redesigned roundabout , was allocated central government cash in the City Deal for the Capital and South East Scotland agreed in 2018, but no work has yet started on the project, which is designed to ease congestion at the busiest junction on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass.

Now transport campaign group Transform Scotland has published a report on City Deals across the country, claiming that more than 70 per cent of transport infrastructure investment in the deals – equivalent to nearly £1 billion – is funding high-carbon road projects which it says directly undermine Scotland’s 2045 net zero strategy, as well as increasing congestion and damaging public health.

The report, Dirty Deals, calls for a Scottish Parliament inquiry into the issue, an immediate halt to new road-building projects in Scotland, and reprioritisation of funding to reduce inequalities and promote active travel and public transport.

On the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal, the report says: "Transport spending in this deal is dominated by building a new roundabout at Sheriffhall (£107 million) and relief/spur roads for the A701 and A702 (£51 million). Together, these projects will significantly increase capacity for motor vehicles on and around the Edinburgh city bypass, at a time when the Scottish Government and local authorities have targets for reducing car use.

"There are also significant and much-needed active travel and public transport projects, including the West Edinburgh Transport Improvement Programme (£36 million), but they are overshadowed by the vast sums being spent to increase road capacity."

Transform Scotland says building new roads, particularly motorways and dual carriageways, benefits the better off who have access to cars. It points out that between 51 and 60 per cent of Scottish households at the lowest income levels have no access to a car, with Edinburgh among those worse than the Scottish average.

Transform Scotland director Colin Howden said: "The City Deals provided an opportunity for transformational investment in transport in our cities, but local and national politicians have instead blown the cash on a new round of road-building that will inevitably generate more traffic and higher emissions. 

"These politicians could have decided to reduce inequalities by investing in public transport and in our streets, but instead they decided to worsen inequalities and increase climate emissions by spending public funds on schemes that will further benefit the more affluent.

"We’re fed up with Scotland's political class mouthing empty platitudes about ‘net zero’ and ‘anti-poverty’ yet decade after decade making deliberate decisions to build new infrastructure that makes the country’s climate failure more and more certain, and neglects to provide fairer access to transport for the country’s poorest."

Edinburgh's Sheriffhall roundabout: Flyover scheme should be halted say transport campaigners

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