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Active travel still suffers from a low profile, says Scots study

ACTIVE TRAVEL

Andrew Forster
25 November 2016
 

Walking and cycling still suffer from a low profile among key decision-makers in Scotland, according to a review commissioned by Transport Scotland.

“Active travel does not enjoy a consistently high profile amongst key decision-makers,” says the report by consultant SYSTRA-JMP. “In part this is due to the evidence of the benefits of investing in active travel projects has in achieving economic, health, social and other outcomes being weak. 

“But even when evidence...

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