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Scottish Conservatives would cut active travel budget

Rhodri Clark
30 April 2026
 

A Scottish Conservative government would cut the active travel budget, “end the obsession with cycle lanes” and encourage councils only to build cycle lanes that do not impede on road space and are clearly segregated from pavements, the party’s manifesto says. 

It would also “make pedestrians safe by clarifying that pedestrian zones on pavements and in public spaces should be for pedestrians only”.

Savings from reduced spend on active travel would be...

+57% more

 

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