Nearly £39m has now been allocated to local authorities in Scotland for temporary active travel infrastructure through the Scottish government’s Spaces for People initiative.
Emergency measures, totalling £38.97m, either already implemented or being developed in towns and cities across the country, include widened pavements and pop-up cycle lanes.
With the fund now closed, the Scottish government said it will now focus on developing permanent active travel infrastructure, both in terms of new schemes and, where appropriate, building on the temporary infrastructure.
The permanent schemes will also be funded by the Scottish government and delivered by Sustrans through its Places for Everyone programme.
To further support local authorities to build permanent active travel infrastructure, the Scottish Government announced it is reducing the match funding rate for the Places for Everyone programme from 50% to 30%.
Scotland’s cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity, Michael Matheson, said: “Many local authorities are keen to learn lessons from the temporary infrastructure delivered through the nearly £39m we have provided.
“With this improved funding offer for permanent schemes, councils will be able to match their insight with their ambition and deliver high quality infrastructure to help us build an active nation and encourage healthier and more sustainable travel.”
