Journeys by active travel

Scotland’s National Performance Framework (NPF) had included a ‘journeys by active travel’ indicator. Following the latest statutory review of the National Outcomes, and the subsequent Scottish Parliament inquiry, the Scottish Government has committed to a period of reform of the NPF. The current 11 National Outcomes are still in operation as is the duty on public bodies ‘to have regard’ to them. National Outcomes and Indicators are not being updated on the NPF website until the reform project has concluded.

This indicator is also included in the monitoring and evaluation framework of the National Transport Strategy.

In 2025, 54% of journeys under two miles were on foot. [Table TD4c and Figure 12]

Figure 12: Percentage of journeys under 2 miles by main mode, walking, 2012 to 2025

In 2025, 1.5% of journeys under five miles were by bicycle. [Table TD4d and Figure 13]

Figure 13: Percentage of journeys under 5 miles by main mode, cycling, 2012 to 2025