Check out the impact across Scotland that Places for Everyone has had via this interactive map:
New research shows active travel projects are helping keep Scotland healthy
The latest data collected by Sustrans reveals new walking, wheeling and cycling links delivered through Places for Everyone have helped improve safety and health as well as reduced inequality and pollution.
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Major active travel network transforms the city of Stirling
Two new walking, wheeling and cycling corridors have officially opened in Stirling, transforming how people get around the historic city.
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£6 million street transformation complete in Greenock
Works to upgrade West Blackhall Street in Greenock are now complete following a £6 million active travel renovation.
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£6.5m South City Way officially complete as route makes way through city centre
Construction has concluded on the South City Way, people living and working in Glasgow can now travel to and from the city centre with ease via a direct and uninterrupted 3km protected cycleway.
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New £18 million path opens between Broughty Ferry and Monifieth
Celebrations were held this week to mark the completion of a brand new 2.5 mile walking, wheeling and cycling link between the coastal communities of Broughty Ferry and Monifieth.
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Construction starts on new multi-million pound accessible path network in Arbroath
Project partners gathered this week in Arbroath to celebrate the beginning of construction a new and ambitious £14m walking, wheeling and cycling network set to transform active journeys across the town.
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New multi-million pound cycling route in Edinburgh city centre officially open
Celebrations got underway this week to mark the completion of the City Centre West to East Link (CCWEL) in Edinburgh, a £23 million project set to transform walking, wheeling and cycling across the city centre.
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Work begins to link up communities in East Renfrewshire
Over £8 million of Scottish Government funding through Sustrans’ Places for Everyone programme is set to transform walking, wheeling and cycling connections between Barrhead and Newton Mearns as construction begins on the Balgray Active Travel Links project.
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Places for Everyone Evidence Library
Every year, Sustrans’ Research and Monitoring Unit analyses data collected from a wide variety of Places for Everyone projects in order to demonstrate the impact of our delivery work. Here, we present a collection of baseline and impact reports produced as part of this evaluation of the programme.
The active travel network delivering for young people in Stirling
Places for Everyone aims to make walking, wheeling, and cycling a safe and everyday option for children and young people across Scotland. Through smart intuitive designs and strategic route planning, the Walk Cycle Live Stirling project is doing exactly that.
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How smart infrastructure can help build a sustainable future
Active travel not only benefits our health but the natural environment, too. Here we take a look at some of the ways we can maximise our climate potential and deliver projects more sustainably.
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Improving active links with public transport across Scotland
As households across Scotland look to cut costs and make healthier, more sustainable journeys, we look at how Sustrans projects in Scotland are making it easier to leave the car at home by linking active and public transport.
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Celebrations as major Glasgow cycling route reaches city centre
Backed by Places for Everyone and propelled forward by the local community, the South City Way has created a direct and safe active travel connection between Queen’s Park and Glasgow city centre.
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The new shared-use path connecting communities in the Scottish Borders
Backed by Places for Everyone, a new 6km walking, wheeling and cycling route between Peebles and the village of Eddleston in the Scottish Borders is set to make active travel more accessible than ever.
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Kirkwall celebrates new green haven
Celebrations were felt all across Kirkwall as a new £670,000 community park and event space was officially unveiled.
Community-designed park opens on Orkney
Sustrans Scotland’s Places for Everyone and ArtRoots programmes have helped fund the creation of Arcadia Park, a place where local users can walk, wheel, cycle, and spend time outdoors.
Community Engagement Key to Flourishing Molendinar Success
Celebrations have been held in North East Glasgow as community led neighbourhood design plans reach completion
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Trial of Protected Junctions finds cycling numbers double along South City Way
Sustrans’ Research and Monitoring Unit publishes latest findings after Protected Junctions trial
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New path network opens to the public at Malls Mire woodland
Sustrans’ Places for Everyone fund has helped create a new and upgraded accessible path network to connect communities to their local greenspace in the southside of Glasgow.
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Residents key to transformation of Dumfries neighbourhood
Street Design community engagement helps neighbourhood become safer, more vibrant, and attractive place to live.
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Opening the Loch Indaal Way
A £1.4m Places for Everyone project aiming to create a vital walking, wheeling and cycling route on Islay is now complete.
First phase complete for £10.6m Inverness City Active Travel Network
Construction of the Raigmore Active Travel Link has now concluded, a major milestone within the wider Inverness City Active Travel Network project.
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Transformational active travel project soon to begin in Stirling
Over the next two years, two new walking, wheeling and cycling corridors will be delivered across Stirling as part of a £9.5million active travel project.
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20mph roll out in the Scottish Borders
As part of the Spaces for People programme, Scottish Borders Council rolled out a temporary 20mph scheme across 97 settlements. On Thursday 16th December 2021, it was announced that 20mph will be the default speed limit across towns and villages in the Scottish Borders.
£13.7 million Stockingfield Bridge celebrates first crossing
The construction phase of a new active travel bridge across the Forth & Clyde Canal in North Glasgow is now complete and is on track to open to the public in September.
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£2.1 million award for Greenock town centre active travel redesign
The restoration of West Blackhall Street, Greenock, as a bustling and vibrant hub has edged yet closer to reality with the award of new Places for Everyone funding.
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Construction begins on major active travel route in Edinburgh
Construction has begun on a new £19.4 million walking, wheeling and cycling route in the centre of Edinburgh.
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How a road closure in Glasgow has made locals feel safer and more connected
Opening Kelvin Way to walking, cycling and wheeling has created opportunities for exercise, play and connection during the pandemic.
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The community-led transformation taking place in Dundee city centre
The success of opening up Union Street in Dundee to walking, wheeling and cycling in the wake of Covid-19 has inspired the communities across the UK to reimagine their local spaces.
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Public health improvements for Glasgow transport hubs
Access points to Glasgow Queen Street and Central railway stations benefit from temporary Spaces for People public health improvements to help protect passengers against Covid-19.
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Safeguarding schools in Clackmannanshire against Covid-19
Clackmannanshire Council are introducing temporary measures around schools in order to help children, parents and teachers physically distance on the school run
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Aberdeenshire local businesses benefit from new temporary measures
Local businesses in Stonehaven are able to trade again safely thanks to physical distancing measures introduced by Aberdeenshire Council as part of their Spaces for People project.
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Creating accessible rural routes in Inverness
Through its Spaces for People bid, The Highland Council has made changes to make it easier for people with disabilities and additional mobility requirements to walk, cycle and wheel around Inverness.
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New community artwork is unveiled through Small Grants Fund in Glasgow
A new community artwork has been installed on Victoria Road in Govanhill using the Sustrans’ South City Way Small Grants Fund with three more still to come.
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Young artists create new mural on Glasgow’s South City Way
Sustrans’ South City Way Small Grants Fund has helped to support a Glasgow community association brighten its youth space with a new and iconic community mural.
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Off-road Midlothian walking and cycling link to support new housing development
A disused railway line linking two Midlothian communities has been transformed into a safe, traffic free walking and cycling route by Sustrans Scotland’s Engineering team.
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Cooperation paves the way for the Strathmore Cycle Network
Community development trusts in Alyth, Blairgowrie and Rattray, and Coupar Angus have been working together to encourage walking and cycling between their villages.
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Barriers to walking and cycling inspire new canal-side ramp
Barriers to walking and cycling, identified by residents in Clydebank, has led to a local community centre creating an accessible route to the nearby canal.
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Creating new neighbourhood links in Toryglen
Our Behaviour Change Team looks at how community organisations can use their experience and connections to lead the design process.
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Changing travel behaviour in Clackmannan Town
Behaviour Change Officer Chris James looks at how a local authority and a development trust worked together to change travel in Clackmannan.
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Reaching new audiences along the South City Way
The Sustrans Scotland Behavior Change team look at how supporting local organisations opens cycling up to new audiences.
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