Purpose

This document reports on Transport Scotland’s Active Travel capital investment in infrastructure for the financial year 2023-24. This expenditure was primarily provided through the following funds and delivery partners:

• ATIF Tier 1 - provided to all 32 LAs
• ATIF Tier 2 - – available to LAs, RTPs and NPAs;
• Places for Everyone (PfE) - distributed by WWCT to a range of delivery

Partners. This fund was wound down in 2025;

• National Cycle Network (NCN) – implemented and distributed by WWCT to a range of delivery partners;
• Ian Findlay Path Fund (IFPF) – distributed by Paths for All to a range of delivery partners; and

As road authority for the trunk road network, Transport Scotland also has responsibility for Active Travel infrastructure delivery on trunk roads, with a number of projects funded through the Trunk Road Casualty Reduction Programme. Road safety schemes with Active Travel elements on local roads were funded through the Road Safety Improvement Fund, which was supported by the Active Travel budget.

Reporting on the programmes referenced above provides improved insight into the delivery of Active Travel infrastructure, both within a single year and also in aggregate and for comparison as the new delivery system for Active Travel matures.

While this document reports on the primary Transport Scotland-funded Active Travel infrastructure programmes in 2024-25, there is Active Travel infrastructure funded through other programmes nationally, regionally, and locally. As such, this report should not be considered a comprehensive record of all Active Travel infrastructure funding across Scottish Government. Active Travel infrastructure funding in Scotland may also be provided through a number of other Scottish Government and UK Government programmes (e.g. Region and City Growth Deal funding, Islands Programme). These programmes have their own distinct approach to capturing outputs and reporting, and as such are not included here.

For example, Scottish City Region and Growth Deals are packages of funding agreed between the Scottish Government, the UK Government, and local partners. They are designed to bring about long-term strategic approaches to improving regional economies, aiming to help harness additional investment, create new jobs, and accelerate inclusive economic growth. Deals are implemented by regional partners and overseen by the Scottish City Region and Growth Deal Delivery Board. Each deal is tailored to its region, and comprises a programme of interventions to support positive, transformative change.

Some City Deal projects contain Active Travel elements, with deals structured such that the management of project delivery is devolved to local partners. Transport Scotland and Scottish Government does not have detailed information on these projects.

Other funding programmes, such as the Islands Programme, also deliver schemes with Active Travel components.