Active Travel Strategy

The Council adopted Glasgow's Active Travel Strategy 2022-2031 at the City Administration Committee on 24^th February 2022.

As part of a step change to how we move around Glasgow, the Active Travel Strategy (ATS) aims to achieve significant modal shift across the city to walking, wheeling and cycling and to deliver on its vision that:

"walking, wheeling and cycling will be the first and natural choice for everyday journeys, for people
of all ages and ability, to travel locally to schools, to shops, to work, or to the city centre."

The ATS further defines how active travel contributes to the transport needs of the city, while helping deliver on carbon neutrality and social equity.

The strategy supports the City's ambitious commitments by 2030 to:

A minimum 30% reduction in car kilometres travelled.
'Vision Zero' of no deaths or serious injuries on our roads, streets, footpaths or cycle ways.
Achieve Net Zero Carbon.

The strategy is framed by three policy and action areas:

Connectivity, people and place: rebalancing our streets and spaces - with a focus on networks and infrastructure in our street environments. See City Network.
Unlocking Change: enabling everyone to walk, wheel or cycle - focussing on training and education and working collaboratively. See Travel Behaviour Change Strategy.
Thinking Differently: encouraging, motivating and sustaining change - focussing on communication and promotion and inspiring people through larger events and other activities. See Cycling and Urban Sports Strategy.

The Active Travel Strategy works closely in tandem with the Liveable Neighbourhoods programme. They form part of a suite of transport plans and strategies under the overarching Glasgow Transport Strategy, which together will:

Create a modern, resilient and sustainable transport system for Glasgow.
Help transform the city into a more inclusive, liveable and attractive place for residents, businesses and visitors.