Perspectives on accessible infrastructure in Arbroath
Voices from members of the disabled community are elevated in this new report which champions the need to redesign car-centric urban areas with accessibility concerns at the forefront, and diverse local groups involved in in the process.
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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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Key Finance Dates for 2024/25 current Places for Everyone Projects
Stay up-to-date on key deadlines for the 2024-25 financial year
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Funding for Places for Everyone ArtRoots projects announced
Following a record-breaking year of applications, the successful projects for the 2024-25 Places for Everyone (PfE) ArtRoots fund can now been revealed. The ArtRoots fund empowers Scottish communities to plan and deliver what they want and gives them the tools to make it happen, and this year was no exception. Assessed against select criteria, grants of up to…
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ArtRoots funding for Places for Everyone projects open
Applications for partners to enhance existing Places for Everyone projects through creative artwork installations are officially open until the end of October.
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New Stockingfield Bridge reaches quarter of a million journeys milestone
New research conducted by Sustrans has revealed that, two years after construction, Stockingfield Bridge in Glasgow is fast becoming a popular hotspot for walking, wheeling and cycling.
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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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Latest Places for Everyone annual impact report released
The 2022-23 Places for Everyone programme impact report has now been published, shedding light on the successes of the programme and its wider impacts on active travel across Scotland based on analysis conducted over the last year.
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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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Key updates for Places for Everyone community group partners
Important programme information for non-Local Authority community group partners to help identify routes to project delivery
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How can we improve our public spaces for Scotland’s teenagers?
In June 2023, A Place in Childhood published the findings of a report exploring how to design the built environment with and for Scotland’s young people. Six months later, Sustrans reflects on the findings and considers how this will inform infrastructure delivery going forward.
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Places for Everyone 2021-22 Report Released
Findings from the 2021-22 evaluation of Places for Everyone have now been published and are available to the public.
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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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Changes to Places for Everyone and 2024/25 decision making timeline
Key updates for partners on the programme and a timeline for applications, panels and awards
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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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July 2023 – Developed and Technical Design (Stages 3-4) and Construction (Stages 5-7) awards
Release of the 2023-24 Places for Everyone Grant Awards across Design and Construction stages for active travel infrastructure projects
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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Up to £6000 ArtRoots grants now available for Places for Everyone projects
Sustrans Scotland’s 2023/2024 Places for Everyone (PfE) ArtRoots grant is now open, and we would love you to consider applying.
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Active travel increases after path upgrades to Wishawhill Wood
Sustrans’ Research and Monitoring Unit have published a StoryMap evaluation of the Wishawhill Wood path upgrade. Their findings show active travel in the area has increased two years after construction finished.
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Analysis shows increase in active travel after project delivery
A comprehensive evaluation of the Places for Everyone programme up to the 20/21 funding year has been conducted by Sustrans’ Research and Monitoring Unit.
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Feb 2023 – Developed and Technical Design (Stages 3-4) awards
The most recent funding awards for Places for Everyone projects at Developed and Technical Design (Stages 3-4) have now been announced.Applications for projects at Developed and Technical Design (Stages 3-4) were presented to The Decision Making Panel in December 2022, with awards for successful projects being made in February 2023.See list of awards.The next set…
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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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Sustrans publishes evaluation of temporary active travel programme
The findings of a comprehensive analysis of the temporary active travel fund, Spaces for People, have been published by the Sustrans research and monitoring unit.
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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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Places for Everyone Application Information Session – Community Groups
With the deadline for Concept (Stages 0-2) approaching, we delivered an information session to community-led organisations, which had received a successful Expression of Interest outcome.
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Places for Everyone Application Information Session – All Partners
With the deadline for Concept (Stages 0-2) approaching, we outline key changes to the Places for Everyone application process and answer key questions from applicants
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Applications now open for Places for Everyone funding
Sustrans’ Places for Everyone programme is again accepting applications for new and continuing active travel infrastructure projects.
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Places for Everyone fund update
We will soon be opening to new and existing project applications this summer. Here’s everything you need to know.
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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Project Portal new version run-through
An updated version of the Project Portal is now available to better assist partners with the management of funding applications and overall project delivery.
£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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What changes to the Highway Code mean for different road users
UK-wide changes to the Highway Code are due to take effect from 29th January 2022, creating a new ‘hierarchy of road users’ which prioritises safety. So how will this affect active travel?
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Spaces for People research resources
A range of reports and results from consultations in relation to Spaces for People
Safe commuting in Edinburgh during Covid-19
Edinburgh has opened up active travel commutes for essential workers, helping to keep the city on the move during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Places for Everyone match funding changes support active travel projects in Scotland
What do you need to know? Following Transport Scotland’s announcement, Places for Everyone is pleased to be able to confirm a significant change in the match funding requirements for projects. All projects are now eligible to receive up to 70% funding towards construction costs. In addition, the 10% cap on pre-construction funding will now only…
How can mapping pavements help support physical distancing?
Using analyses of geographical data Sustrans are supporting pavement widening measures to give people more space for walking and wheeling throughout and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Why we need to adapt travel infrastructure for genuine sustainable travel choices
In order to respond fully to the climate crisis we need to reduce our dependency on cars altogether, not simply change the type of cars we use.
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Shoreditch Parklet – An urban jungle
A project doesn’t need to take up a lot of space to have a big impact on the local community and area. Join Sustrans Senior Urban Designer Feras Fathallah to see how turning parking spaces into a park created a new public space in central London.
£60 million investment in active travel across Scotland through Places for Everyone
The programme will see projects across Scotland benefit from funding to create safer, more attractive and healthier places to help increase the number of everyday active journeys made across the country.
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South Glasgow fund boosts local organisations
Community groups and charities across south Glasgow are celebrating after being awarded more than £100,000 from Sustrans Scotland as part of the construction of South City Way.
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Enlightening Candlemaker Row
Part of the Meadows to George Street Public Consultation, join us as we pedestrianise one of Edinburgh most historic streets for a FREE family fun day of buskers, circus performers and incredible art installations on Sunday 9 June, 10am – 4pm.
Connecting Woodside introduces 20mph zone
As the Glasgow area of Woodside becomes the latest in Scotland to adopt 20mph speed limits, Sustrans Scotland Community Links PLUS Project Co-ordinator Marie Davis takes a look at what the benefits of lower speeds mean for people on foot and bike as well as for local communities.
Edinburgh residents invited to feedback on Meadows to George Street active travel project
Following the launch of the Meadows to George Street project at Edinburgh’s Summer Summit on the 21st June, City of Edinburgh Council and AECOM in partnership with Sustrans Scotland are currently gathering views to help improve walking, cycling, public spaces and accessibility for all along the route.