Community & participation

Statistics such as the Scottish Household Survey and Scotland’s People and Nature Survey tells us how often we walk and how close we live to local spaces and places where we can walk. This section also holds guidance for helping you grade walking routes to make it easier for users to understand what exactly an easy walk is as well as how we can make our towns better places to walk to and through.

serious long-term health conditions prevented by every day walking, wheeling and cycling in the citites that take part in the Walking and Cycling Index

Source: The Walking and Cycling Index

Tags: Physical, mental and social health

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of all journeys by Dundee residents are on foot, well above the average of other Scottish cities

Source: Walking & Cycling: the benefits for Dundee

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Equality Diversity and Inclusion

the percentage of people from minority ethnic backgrounds in Scotland that have access to a bike

Source: Cycling Scotland

Tags: Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion

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pedestrian fatalities in 2022 on Scotland's roads (RRCS 2022)

Source: Key Reported Road Casualties

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of parents and residents support school street closures

Source: School Street Closures and Traffic Displacement

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A quarter of adults in Scotland

state that their ability to participate in outdoor recreation is limited by a long-term illness, health problem or disability

Source: Scotland?s People and Nature Survey: underrepresented groups

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of Scottish adults said being able to walk to local shops was important when choosing where to live

Source: Paths for All

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of disabled people would find fewer cars parked on the pavement useful to walk or wheel more.

Source: Walking for everyone

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visitor trips in Scotland included a short walk or stroll up to 2 miles (GBTS 2019)

Source: Strategic Framework

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Climate and environmental protection

20 minute neighbourhoods

are places that are designed so residents?can meet their day-to-day needs within a 20 minute walk of their home

Source: 20 minute neighbourhoods in a Scottish context

Tags: Climate & Environment

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the carbon emissions savings that could be made if every journey under three miles in Scotland in 2019 was made by active travel

Source: Sustrans

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the average increase in retail sales created by projects that improve walking, cycling or public transport access to shops.

Source: Create Streets

Tags: Physical, mental and social health

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