Delivery plan
The Delivery Plan has been developed using the information gathered through the evidence review, from stakeholder engagement and the CAPS review.
The result is a series of actions for each of the strategic themes that have been identified in the Framework. The Delivery Plan outlines the actions that will be delivered during the timeframe of the Framework and identifies the stakeholders responsible for delivery, acknowledging that partnership working is essential to achieve our vision.
The Delivery Plan distinguishes between short term actions that can be delivered quickly or where substantial work is already underway, medium term actions that will be delivered by 2030 or within the life of the framework and actions for the longer-term.
Some of the things that we may want to do over the lifespan of this Framework may necessitate policy, delivery or legislative changes and this will be considered as we take forward work on the Delivery Plan.
Safe Cycling Infrastructure
| Action | Lead Delivery Partner | Supporting Delivery Partner(s) | Short, Medium or Long Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work with local authorities to prioritise investment in the creation of connected cycling infrastructure, protected from traffic and integrated with public transport | Local Authorities | Transport Scotland, Sustrans, RTPs, ScotRail, Network Rail, Access Panels | Short |
| Provide guidance and support to local authorities to ensure new ETRO powers are used to their full extent and continue to engage with stakeholders to ensure the regulatory environment is conducive to delivering cycling infrastructure at pace | Transport Scotland | SCOTS, Local Authorities | Short |
| Make it safer to walk, cycle and wheel across and along the trunk road network, both where it passes through towns and villages and where it links two or more settlements | Transport Scotland, Operating Companies | Local Authorities | Medium |
| Use the Scottish Government's compulsory purchase reform programme to consider whether powers to acquire land for the purposes of cycling infrastructure are fit for purpose | Transport Scotland, Scottish Government | Medium | |
| Provide ongoing development and governance of co-produced design guidance, including mitigation of unintended impacts on vulnerable road users and ensuring that infrastructure is suitable for non-standard cycles | Transport Scotland | SCOTS, Sustrans, Local Authorities, Access Panels | Short |
| Develop a national approach to the creation of quiet road/cycle friendly roads with everyday journeys prioritised | Transport Scotland | RTPs, Local Authorities, Sustrans | Medium |
| Update design and asset management guidance to enable national, consistent principles of infrastructure | Transport Scotland | SCOTS, Sustrans | Short |
| Support communities to close roads to allow for community events such as Play Streets, School Streets and Car Free Days and to transition successful schemes to more permanent arrangements | Local Authorities | Transport Scotland, Sustrans, Living Streets | Medium |
| Support the deliverables set out in Scotland's Road Safety Framework 2030 under its Active and Sustainable Travel Strategic Actions, ensuring that road safety remains a key focus of active and sustainable travel in Scotland | Transport Scotland | Police Scotland, Local Authorities | Medium |
Effective Resourcing
The delivery of more and safer cycling infrastructure alongside other complementary measures requires the provision of an appropriate level of funding and resource.
| Action | Lead Delivery Partner | Supporting Delivery Partner(s) | Short, Medium or Long Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increase active travel budget to £320 million or 10% of the transport budget, whichever is greater, by 2024-25 | Transport Scotland | Medium | |
| Ensure the appropriate level of resource, including for staffing and maintenance, is in place to develop and deliver active travel strategies which prioritise cycling for transport appropriately | Local Authorities | Sustrans, RTPs, Transport Scotland | Medium |
| Work with manufacturers, social enterprises and industry vocational partners to increase cycle and cycle parts production and recycling in Scotland with a focus on green skills and materials research and development | Transport Scotland | EST, Cycling UK, Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership, Cycling Scotland, Scottish Enterprise | Medium |
Fair Access
Prioritising equity of access to cycles and cycling opportunities is essential to enable everyone to cycle for their everyday journeys, including multi-modal trips that use public transport networks.
| Action | Lead Delivery Partner | Supporting Delivery Partner(s) | Short, Medium or Long Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expand access to cycles, including adaptive cycles, e-cycles and cycle share, and provide funding for improved storage and parking | Local Authorities, Transport Scotland | Active Travel Delivery Partners, Access Panels, ComoUK | Short |
| Review funding criteria to ensure that fair access and improving accessibility is given an appropriate level of priority | Transport Scotland and Sustrans | Local Authorities | Short |
| Improve quality and level of service of carriage of bikes on trains and require rural & island bus services to carry cycles, where appropriate | Transport Scotland | RTPs, Local Authorities, ScotRail, Bus Operators | Medium |
| Support cycling journeys to and from public transport hubs as part of a multi-modal journey | Sustrans, Local Authorities | ScotRail, Network Rail | Medium |
| Develop a partnership approach to deliver free bikes to children of school age targeted at low income households | Transport Scotland | Short |
Training and Education
Creating an environment in which children can learn to cycle at school and continue to cycle throughout their lives is important to increase cycling journeys and reduce the reliance on the private car in later life. Travel behaviour change programmes are identified as vital to complementing the new infrastructure that will be delivered. Providing training in cycling to adults will support behaviour change and help to create a feeling of enjoyment for adult cyclists.
| Action | Lead Delivery Partner | Supporting Delivery Partner(s) | Short, Medium or Long Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide a comprehensive cycle training offer for all life stages, including learning to ride in pre-school, learning to ride on-road through school bikeability training, and for adults of all ages, including cycle awareness training and accessible cycles | Transport Scotland, Cycling Scotland | Education Scotland, Local Authorities, Sustrans | Short |
| Use high profile events to inspire people, especially young people to cycle | CWC23 | Transport Scotland, Scottish Government | Short |
| Promote the Highway Code and implement requirements for cycle training | Transport Scotland | Local Authorities, Cycling Scotland, Road Safety Scotland | Short |
| Provide local authorities with resources, including guidance and best practice examples, to enable effective local community engagement | Transport Scotland | Sustrans, Cycling Scotland, Local Authorities | Short |
| Engage the business sector to embed active travel in wider corporate culture including through the use of cargo cycles as the normal choice for local deliveries | Sustrans, Local Authorities | Local Authorities, FTA | Short |
| Develop a long-term communications plan that represents cycling as something that anyone can do, including with assistance/adaption and is a transport mode that brings many benefits to Scotland | Transport Scotland | Scottish Government, Active Travel Delivery Partners | Medium |
Network Planning
There is an ongoing need to expand the evidence base for investment in cycling and to demonstrate the multiple benefits of cycling through research, evidence gathering and knowledge sharing
| Action | Lead Delivery Partner | Supporting Delivery Partner(s) | Short, Medium or Long Term |
|---|---|---|---|
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Produce active travel strategies for each local authority area, setting out plans to improve active travel networks and facilities to 2030 Strategies should be in line with regional transport strategies, include detailed mapping and use an evidence-led approach to network planning |
Local Authorities | SCOTS, RTPs (Regional Transport Partnerships), Sustrans, ScotRail, Access Panels | Medium |
| Produce digital active travel mapping ("a network blueprint") for Scotland, which is informed by local authority transport strategies | Transport Scotland | RTPs, Local Authorities, Active Travel Delivery Partners, ScotRail | Medium |
| Work with other policy areas to introduce localised active travel networks as part of a larger package - eg 20 minute neighbourhoods, transport interchanges - to create efficiencies | Local Authorities | ScotRail, Network Rail | Medium |
| Support the travel demand management measures contained within the national 20% car km reduction route map | Transport Scotland | Local Authorities | Short |
| Review how active travel/cycling schemes are appraised - broaden the benefits to include social, economic and equality benefits | Transport Scotland | Local Authorities, Active Travel Delivery Partners, Public Health Scotland | Medium |
Monitoring
| Action | Lead Delivery Partner | Supporting Delivery Partner(s) | Short, Medium or Long Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expand and where possible align monitoring and reporting of cycling levels at local, city, regional and national level and share learning | Transport Scotland | Local Authorities, RTPs, Cycling Scotland, Sustrans, | Short |
| Continuously monitor and evaluate the impact of active travel investment and embed learning in future investment decisions | Local Authorities | ATDPs, RTPs | Short |
| Conduct research on the social, environmental and economic factors influencing network planning, for example pandemic recovery and climate change impacts | Sustrans | Medium |