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.

recommended daily physical activity for children 1-5 years

Source: UK physical activity guidelines

Tags: Physical, mental and social health

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of soot pollution in the air was reduced outside a school in London through banning parents dropping children off by car

Source: Evening Standard

Tags: Economics & benefits

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of car drivers exceed the speed limit on 30mph roads

Source: Department for Transport

Tags: Planning, design & safety

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of National Cycle Network exists in Scotland

Source: Sustrans Scotland

Tags: Planning, design & safety

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reported taking more visits to the outdoors than pre-pandemic

Source: Enjoying the Outdoors - Monitoring the impact of Coronavirus and social distancing - Wave 3 survey results

Tags: Physical, mental and social health

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trips to the outdoors involved walking which is 86% of all trips to the outdoors (SPANS 2020)

Source: Scotland's People and Nature Survey

Tags: Community & participation

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say they support actions to encourage more people to walk or cycle instead of driving a car to reduce the UK?s carbon emissions.

Source: Public back action to encourage cycling and public transport

Tags: Behaviour change

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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

Tags: Planning, design & safety

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Equality Diversity and Inclusion

the number of healthy years of life added to the nation by the network of paths in England and Wales

Source: Ramblers

Tags: Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion

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in green space use were sustained, and possibly exacerbated, during movement restrictions

Source: Green space positively influences health and well-being

Tags: Behaviour change

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Climate and environmental protection

the number of commitments to sustainable transport that Scottish Government is currently failing on according to a new Transform Scotland report

Source: Transform Scotland

Tags: Climate & Environment

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the pecentage increase in pedestrian casualities in Scotland in 2022-23

Source: Scottish Transport Statistics 2023

Tags: Active Travel

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