Developing an Active Nation
At Transport Scotland we want walking, wheeling and cycling to be the most popular travel choices for short everyday journeys. We are enabling people to make these choices through our sustained investment in active travel, with the numbers of people walking, wheeling and cycling increasing in places where this investment has been made.
Explore the articles below to discover how active travel is transforming communities across Scotland.
2024 Active Travel news
- Celebrating two years of the Ian Findlay Path Fund - Paths for All (27 Aug)
- Users see benefit of Formartine and Buchan Way improvements - Aberdeenshire Council (26 Aug)
- Increases in people travelling by bike recorded across Scotland - Cycling Scotland (15 Aug)
- £6.5m South City Way officially complete as route makes way through city centre - Sustrans.org.uk (19 Jul)
- Exciting news for summer active travel! - Angus Council (5 Jul)
- New research highlighting benefits of active travel projects in Scotland published - Sustrans.org.uk (17 Jun)
- Hands Up Scotland Survey 2023: Pupils cycling to school in Scotland at highest ever recorded levels - Sustrans.org.uk (May 2024)
- Gourock train station new active travel route is officially opened - Inverclyde Council (April)
- Residents want to walk, cycle, or wheel more - Aberdeen City Council (5 Mar)
- 'Big Year' for Active Travel in Glasgow in 2024 - Glasgow City Council (30 Jan)
- Work begins to link up communities in East Renfrewshire - Sustrans.org.uk (18 Jan)
2023 Active Travel news
- 13% of journeys on Victoria Road made by bike
- Scottish Government unveils legacy fund ahead of 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships | ScotRail
- Scottish Government extends funding for Scottish Cycling’s Rock Up & Ride programme
- New £1m Cycle Share Fund to open ahead of the UCI Cycling World Championships
- Latest milestone for Glasgow’s South City Way
- £20 million to get Scotland walking, wheeling and cycling
- £7 million to get Scots moving
- New vision for increasing everyday cycling across Scotland
- £3.6m boost for active travel in Glasgow
- 185 projects funded to create a cycling friendly Scotland
- Ian Findlay Path Fund makes first awards to support cleaner and greener communities