Transport

Cycling UK has launched a new project to get more people in rural and remote areas of Scotland walking, wheeling and cycling.

CoMoUK has funding to offer micro-grants of up to £2,500, to established Scottish community groups setting-up a new shared transport scheme – either bike, car or ride share.

Residents in and around Crawford & Elvanfoot, Glespin and Rigside & Douglas Water are being encouraged to complete a 'Make Your Way' sustainable transport survey which will help the communities reduce their carbon footprint and make everyday journeys by walking, cycling and travelling by public transport a more feasible option. 

Paths for All's Smarter Choices, Smarter Places (SCSP) Open Fund offers grants to help people change their behaviours and travel more sustainably.

Links between north and south communities on the Isle of Kerrera, near Oban, will be strengthened with the upgrade of a connecting track which will make it easier to travel across the island.

A consultation, seeking the views of those who travel to, from, in and around Abington, Douglas, Leadhills and Wanlockhead, is taking place as part of an ambitious feasibility study to improve active travel infrastructure in those areas.

In 2019, the Scottish Government launched a £2 million MaaS Investment Fund to support the testing of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) concept in Scotland. The first projects supported through Round 1 of the fund were announced in December last year. More information on the fund and Round 1 projects can be found here.

Communities in Carstairs Junction, Coalburn and Coulter are being asked to take part in a walking, cycling and wheeling mapping consultation between now and 18 October, to help create new active travel maps and wayfinding.

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