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Transport and Travel in Scotland

Organisation:
Transport Scotland

Media type:
Statistics

Topic:
Active Travel

Setting:
Employees / workplace, Pupils & students / education, Leisure & recreation / tourism

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Covers a wide range of topics including personal and cross-modal travel (walking and cycling).

Key statistics

13%

of adults usually walked to work (TATIS 2020)

37%

of all journeys had walking as the main mode (TATIS 2020)

60%

of journeys under 2 miles were made by walking (TATIS 2020)

48%

of journeys to school were on foot (TATIS 2020)

14%

had used the bus in the past month (TATIS 2020)

28%

of households in large urban areas did not have access to a car (TATIS 2020

19%

of households have no access to a car (TATIS 2020)

1.1 km

was the distance of the average walking journey (TATIS 2020)

Wealthier people

more likely to drive or take train, less likely to walk or catch bus (TATIS 2020)

Scottish Transport Statistics is an annual publication which presents a comprehensive statistical picture of transport activity (National and Official). It covers a wide range of topics including personal and cross-modal travel (walking and cycling). It contains information from the Scottish Household Survey and the 2011 Census.

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Transport and Travel in Scotland

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Key statistics

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