Travel to School – Connect parents and carers survey launched!
Connect invites parents and carers to take part and share experiences and views! Take the survey here. The survey closes on 10 April 2025
The SPIN Project funding for Cairngorms National Park community and school active travel projects
The Cairngorms National Park Authority shared news (28 November 2024) about a funding award for the SPIN (Strathspey Pedal Initiative) Project. Read more here.
More children use active travel to school after ULEZ introduced
Child in the City (9 September 2024) share the results of this recent study: Children walking & cycling to school after introduction of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone
Studying physical activity in children’s environments
SPACES is a Scotland-wide, long-term, research study exploring how young people use, experience, and move within their environments. In this new video, Paul McCrorie explains what the SPACES study, its impact so far, and its future direction. A series of infographics provide an overview of each of the four research areas: Physical activity [...]
How just walking around – even when accompanied by an adult – is empowering for children
This article in The Conversation (21 March 2023) shares thoughts on the 15 minute city, research on how children use their neighbourhoods, and how autonomy and independent travel matters to children.
Encouraging sustainable travel behaviour in children, young people and their families
This Climate Exchange report (Heriot Watt University and the James Hutton Institute, September 2022) provides evidence to support the development of integrated policy interventions to increase sustainable travel among Scotland’s children and young people. Its recommendations include that inclusive infrastructure which delivers a transport network that promotes independent movement from [...]
Cities with more vegetation mean ‘better health behaviours’ in children
This Child in the City article (published 30-08-2022) shares the findings of a conclusion of a new partnership study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). This latest study found that children who live surrounded by more natural spaces are more physically active, spend less time doing sedentary [...]
Primary pupils cycle to school in bike bus
BBC News Scotland (28 May 2022) share a video about a "bike bus" launched by parents of primary children in the southside of Glasgow.
