Appendix 1 – Review of local and regional active travel strategies

Grateful thanks to Matt Davis at Sustrans Scotland for preparing this.

Aberdeen City Council

Strategy document

Aberdeen Active Travel Action Plan 2017-2021

Key objectives

To foster a cycling culture in Aberdeen by improving conditions for cycling in Aberdeen so that cycling becomes an everyday, safe mode of transport for all

Targets

An increase in the proportion of adults cycling as their main mode of travel to work and children as their main mode of cycling to school

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

A decline in the number of accidents and casualties involving people walking and cycling

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

Make improvements to the cycle network, in line with the  priorities for the next 5 years as set out in the proposals map

Aberdeenshire Council

Strategy document

Walking & Cycling Action Plan 2009

Key objectives

Objective 1: more walking and cycling to and from school

Objective 3: To promote walking and cycling as alternative transport modes Objective 4: To encourage and facilitate walking and cycling as leisure and tourist activities

Targets

% of pupils travelling to school in Aberdeenshire by active travel modes.

Number of pedestrians /cyclists killed, seriously injured and/or slightly injured.

Mode share of walking and cycling for trips to work by Aberdeenshire residents.

Frequency of walking and cycling in the previous seven days just for pleasure or to keep fit.

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

Objective 2: To improve the safety of walking and cycling in Aberdeenshire – but no quantified target

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

Through the Core Paths Plan, seek to develop new walking and cycling routes, both on and off-road (1) within Aberdeenshire towns; (2) connecting Aberdeenshire towns; and (3) linking into Aberdeen City.

Establish Peterhead as a Cycle Demonstration Town (CDT)

Ensure pedestrian and cyclist needs are taken into account in all new development and transport schemes from the outset by undertaking pedestrian and cycle audits.

Angus Council

Strategy document

Angus Active Travel Strategy

Key objectives

Encourage and enable more people to walk and cycle more often

Targets

No quantified targets in the plan

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

No quantified targets in the plan

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

Create good off-road networks, and improve attractiveness of streets as places to walk and cycle Prioritise auditing and enhancing active travel networks in Angus' main settlements (7 Burghs) - Seek to develop inter-burgh cycle routes (based on priority routes identified on the network map) - Ensure active travel networks are signed

City of Edinburgh Council

Strategy document

Active Travel Action Plan 2016 refresh

Key objectives

increase number of people walking and cycling both as means of transport and for pleasure

Targets

  • 10% of all journeys by bicycle by 2020 15% of journeys to work by bicycle by 2020
  • increase cycling to primary school

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

Reduction in casualty rate for walking and cycling (per km travelled) by 50% from 2010 to 2020

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • citywide signed 'QuietRoutes' cycle network - suitable for unaccompanied 12 year old - traffic‐free paths, quiet roads or segregated cycle paths
  • Complete updating of Edinburgh Street Design Guidance, including training, during 2016

Dumfries & Galloway Council

Strategy document

Active Travel Strategy

Key objectives

to see active travel being the normal choice for short, everyday journeys

Targets

  • 6% of people cycle to work
  • 12% of people regularly cycle (daily) as a means of transport by 2017

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

improve the safety of walking and cycling in Dumfries and Galloway, and contribute to national road safety targets

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • audit 16 main towns (population > 1500) and improve active travel links within them
  • develop active travel infrastructure / links between communities
  • Audit existing walking and cycling links to public transport interchanges within the 16 towns and key rural points

Dundee Council

Strategy document

Dundee Cycling Strategy

Key objectives

enable and encourage more people to cycle more often

Targets

  • To increase the number of journeys made by bike annually in Dundee by 200% by 2026
  • To increase the number of Dundee residents cycling monthly or more often by 100% by 2026
  • To increase the number of children who cycle to school by 100% by 2021

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

For the number of cyclist casualties in road crashes in Dundee, as reported by Police Scotland data, to be no higher in any year than the 2010-14 average

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • Create a signed network of strategic high-quality continuous cycle paths and lanes - segregated from general motor traffic where possible - include links across or around key barriers to cycling

East Dunbartonshire Council

Strategy document

Active Travel Strategy 2015-2020

Key objectives

Facilitate an increase in everyday and leisure journeys made by walking and cycling in East Dunbartonshire

Targets

  • Annual increase in the percentage of people cycling to as a main mode of travel and children cycling to primary school
  • Increase travel to work/study percentage rates for cycling (in next Census)

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

 No quantified targets in the plan

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • Deliver new active travel routes identified in audits of the main settlements of Milngavie, Bearsden, Kirkintilloch and Bishopbriggs
  • Deliver proposed inter-settlement active travel routes
  • Create an East Dunbartonshire circular active travel route, connecting the majority of settlements

East Lothian Council

Strategy document

Active Travel Improvement Plan 2018-24

Key objectives

To make active travel the first choice for all users who must undertake a journey

Targets

LTS: Increase households owning a bicycle to 55% by 2024. Reduce levels of car use and increase use of sustainable modes including walking, cycling and public transport by 2024.

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

In comparison to the 2012-2016 average, achieve a: 40% reduction in people killed by 2024; and 55% reduction in people seriously injured by 2024.

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • Segregated Active Travel Corridor (east/west connecting settlements between Musselburgh & Dunbar)
  • Work with Area Partnerships to develop local active travel action plans in main towns
  • complete NCN route 76 around the coast
  • other key routes as per the proposals map

East Renfrewshire Council

Strategy document

Active Travel Action Plan

Key objectives

Increase active travel to schools

Improve connections to public transport

Increase Active Travel to Work and key destinations and for recreation

Targets

No quantified targets in the plan

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

No quantified targets in the plan

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • deliver the 5 identified strategic cycle corridors (primarily segregated or off-road)
  • create signed local cycle networks in the key urban areas of Barrhead, Clarkston, Giffnock, Newton Mearns and Thornliebank (on quiet roads/off road paths)
  • develop a National Cycle Network route through East Renfrewshire

Fife Council

Strategy document

Local Transport Strategy Walking and Cycling Chapter

Key objectives

To encourage walking and cycling for short trips and as part of an integrated journey to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Targets

WCT1 - Halt the decline in walking

WCT 2 - Maintain walk trips to work at 15%.

WCT3 - Increase cycling to key Public Transport Interchanges by 10% by 2011

WCT4 - Increase cycle usage on key monitored routes

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

 No specific targets in plan

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

 Detailed implementation plan for all modes

Glasgow City Council

Strategy document

Strategic Plan for Cycling, refreshed 2016

Key objectives

Create a vibrant Cycling City where cycling is accessible, safe and attractive to all

Targets

  • Increase cycling to/from the City Centre (roughly double number of daily journeys by 2025)
  • Increase number of children cycling to primary school from 3.5% to 7% by 2025

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

 No specific safety related target

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • Increase the overall length of the Glasgow cycle network from 310km (2015) to 400km (2025) and to 590km thereafter
  • Develop a signed integrated network of cycle routes including: - City Ways high quality, direct radial cycle corridors to/from city centre - Quietways ensure quieter, local roads are suitable for cyclists and well linked together - Avenues integrated network of pedestrian and cycle priority routes in the City Centre

Inverclyde Council

Strategy document

Inverclyde Active Travel Strategy

Key objectives

Make active travel a realistic, convenient and attractive choice for everyone to make everyday journeys.

Targets

  • Increase in % of adults (aged 16-74) travelling to work/study by bicycle
  • Year on year increase in cycling trips across monitoring cordon sites in Inverclyde

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

A reduction in the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured (per million km cycled)

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • complete a signed network of strategic, high-quality, continuous cycle routes, which are segregated from general motor traffic where possible
  • improve trunk roads (A8/A78 corridor) and crossing points for active travel

Midlothian Council

Strategy document

Midlothian Active Travel Strategy 2018-2021

Key objectives

to aid the increase of walking and cycling journeys, especially for commuting and short trips to local facilities

Targets

By 2021:

  • 1.5% people cycle to work regularly
  • 33% of Midlothian rail station users walk or cycle to the station
  • 15% of pupils cycle to primary school and 2% of pupils cycle to secondary school

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

reduce walking and cycling KSIs to 5 by 2021 (2018 - 2021 average)

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • increase length of active travel network by 10 miles
  • create/improve the active travel routes identified in the strategy proposals maps in main settlements (Penicuik, Loanhead, Roslin & Rosewell, Bonnyrigg, Danderhall & Shawfair, Dalkeith, Newtongrange and Gorebridge)
  • construct Roslin to Peebles cycleway (up to Scottish Borders Boundary)

Moray Council

Strategy document

The Moray Council Active Travel Strategy 2016-21

Key objectives

Increase the number of active travel journeys made within Moray

Targets

Increase the modal share of both walking and cycling  journeys to work and school

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

 No specific targets in plan

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

Continue to develop active travel infrastructure to provide a cohesive and continuous network across Moray including urban and rural areas.

Orkney Islands Council

Strategy document

Orkney’s Green Travel Plan

Key objectives

To increase the modal share in active and sustainable travel  i.e. walking, cycling and use of public transport for everyday journeys

Targets

 No specific targets in plan

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

 No specific targets in plan

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

Improve the current walking and cycling infrastructure by joining up ‘missing links’ to create a safe, effective and efficient active travel network

Perth & Kinross Council

Strategy document

Active Travel Strategy

Key objectives

encourage more people in Perth and Kinross to walk and cycle more often

Targets

  • Increase the number of journeys made by bike
  • Increase the proportion of residents cycling monthly  or more often in Perth and Kinross by 50% by 2028

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

 No specific targets in plan

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • deliver links between selected settlements as shown in the network map
  • develop a Perth City cycling masterplan to identify key routes into the city centre

Renfrewshire Council

Strategy document

Renfrewshire Cycling Strategy, 2016-2025

Key objectives

to get more people in Renfrewshire cycling more often

Targets

  • 7% of journeys to work by bike by 2025
  • 10% of children travelling to school by bike by 2025

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

A reduction in the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured (per million km cycled)

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • upgrade deficient cycle routes to Cycling by Design standards or better
  • large expansion in the cycle network through the creation of new cycle routes (identified in proposals maps in the strategy)

South Lanarkshire Council

Strategy document

Cycling Strategy 2015-20

Key objectives

We will enable cycling to become a viable  transport option for more of our residents

Targets

  • To increase the proportion of commuters cycling to work, year on year
  • To increase levels of cycling to school, year on year
  • To increase the frequency of cycling for recreational purposes, year on year

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

To reduce the number of cyclists killed, seriously injured  and slightly injured, year on year

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • Cycle networks proposed for main settlements of East Kilbride (£3million), Hamilton (£5 million) and Rutherglen/Cambuslang (£3 million)
  • other proposed cycle routes as listed in appendix 1 of the strategy

Stirling

Strategy document

Walking and Cycling to a Healthier Stirling: Active Travel Action Plan

Key objectives

 No specific objective found in Plan

Targets

  • Increase in percentage of pupils cycling to school
  • Increase % journeys by bicycle

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

Reduction in percentage of children killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents.

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • Complete a suitable network of cycle routes to serve the key destinations through the Stirling area
  • Complete and improve the National Cycle Network (NCN) routes through Stirling, as well as core leisure and tourist routes
  • long list of costed route improvements in the 'Cycle Network Schedule (Appendix E) - phased delivery planned through to 2037

West Lothian Council

Strategy document

Active Travel Plan for West Lothian 2016-2021: Making Active Connections

Key objectives

to increase the number of people travelling actively in West Lothian.

Targets

No specific quantified target 

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

No specific quantified target

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • create a comprehensive active travel network including:
    • deliver a network of strategic active travel connections between settlements (quiet roads, off-road paths & cycle lanes)
    • Develop Active Travel Network Plans for main towns (Livingston, Linlithgow, Broxburn/ Uphall, Bathgate/ Blackburn, Whitburn and Armadale)

Hitrans

Strategy document

Regional Active Travel Strategy 2016-21

Key objectives

to deliver increased levels of cycling and  walking across the HITRANS area

Targets

Increase mode share of cycling to work and school,  in each HITRANS local authority area, between 2016 and 2021

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

 No specific quantified target

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

Published Active Travel Audits/Masterplans for Inverness and 16 main towns set out prioritised infrastucture and behaviour change proposals for each settlement

Nestrans

Strategy document

Active Travel Action Plan 2014-2035 AcTrAP

Key objectives

To increase active travel mode share and work towards achieving the National vision for cycling by 2020.

Targets

  • To increase active travel mode share on journeys to work to 25% by 2021
  • To increase the proportion of children travelling actively to school in the north east to 60% by 2021

Road safety targets related to cycling and walking

  • To reduce the number of cyclist and pedestrian casualties in the north east and ensure that the proportion of all casualties does not exceed 20%
  • To reduce the number of cyclist and pedestrian casualties in the north east and ensure that the rate per thousand population does exceed 0.4

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

  • To develop a strategic network of active travel routes linking Aberdeen City and the main towns in Aberdeenshire (9 strategic routes identified in the plan forming a regional network)
  • In partnership with the Local Authorities, develop local active travel networks focusing on: - Aberdeenshire Integrated Travel Towns (Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Ellon, Inverurie, Huntly & Portlethen); - Aberdeen City Centre; - Transport interchange hubs - School catchment areas.
  • Work with Sustrans to ensure the National Cycle Network is developed and improved throughout the region

Tactran

Strategy document

from active travel section of RTS

Planned key improvements to infrastructure to achieve objectives

AT2: Improved Walking and Cycling Links within the Region Develop walking and cycling links to and within town and city centres and to employment, health facilities, services, leisure and tourism activities. AT3: Regional Walking and Cycling Routes Establish routes of regional priorities and close gaps in the regional network for walking and cycling in line with expansion of the NCN, national long distance paths, tourism strategies and local active travel strategies. AT4: Improved Walking and Cycling Links to Education Facilities. Promote walking and cycling links to schools as well as further and higher education facilities. Promote continuation and expansion of school travel plans, Cycling Friendly Schools and Campuses.

Argyll & Bute Council, Highland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar using HiTRANS Strategy