Active Travel Information

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Walking, Cycling, Connecting Communities

This annual conference aims to support and engage with decision makers in creating healthier, more attractive, resilient and sustainable communities through the promotion of active travel. 

The event is organised by Paths for All, Living Streets, Sustrans and Cycling Scotland.  More information and presentations from 2011 and previous years are on the conference website.

Information on the planned 2012 conference will be available in due course and you can register your interest on the website.

Walkipedia

Walkipedia - published by Paths for All and Living Streets - provides an up to date, one-stop source of information on walking in Scotland.  The comprehensive literature review is intended to meet the need for reliable and easily accessible information about walking.

Opportunities for Delivery on National Indicators & Outcomes – SOA Supporting Evidence

This Paths for All publication helps demonstrate that outdoor access development helps meet the outcomes and indicators in local authority Single Outcome Agreements. It should also help shape priorities and indicators in future revisions of SOAs. The reference tables will also be of interest to Community Planning Partnership Coordinators, Planners, Greenspace Officers, Cycling Officers, Health Walk Coordinators etc.

Choose Another Way

Choose Another Way is an initiative of the Scottish Government and its partners to encourage more sustainable transport choices through the implementation of travel plans.

Cycling Action Plan for Scotland

The Action Plan aims to provide a framework to help create an environment which is attractive, accessible and safe for cycling.

Scottish Planning Policy

Statement of Scottish Government policy on land use planning.

Cycling by Design

Cycling by Design is published by Transport Scotland for use by practitioners throughout Scotland. The primary focus of the document is the establishment of guidance to ensure consistent and appropriate design. Transport Scotland requires those working on trunk road projects to follow the guidance within Cycling by Design. It is commended to local authorities and others.

Smarter Choices, Smarter Places

A Transport Scotland project in partnership with COSLA.  Designed to increase active travel and public transport use and tackle transport emissions.  Work on infrastructure improvements and planning of behaviour change campaigns was carried out between September 2008 and April 2009. The public phase of the work was launched in each of the seven project areas in May 2009 and continued until March 2011.  Interim results will be published in 2011.

Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG)

The Guidance represents best practice transport appraisal guidance.

Central Scotland Green Network

One of the ten key goals proposed for the CSGN is 'to deliver a network of high-quality routes for active travel and recreation throughout Central Scotland'.