Cycling Scotland

Link Housing Association is among 173 organisations to benefit from £1.79 million which has been allocated from the Scottish Government active travel budget.

Community organisations can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to organise free, beginner-friendly cycling events in 2021 thanks to a new scheme from Cycling Scotland. 

The first round a fund for registered social landlords in Scotland to encourage more people to walk and cycle for everyday journeys has been oversubscribed, providing funding for 46 projects from 33 social housing providers, a progress report into the initiative has revealed.

Cycling Scotland staff have been getting on their bikes in lockdown to support homeless people in Glasgow. Since April 8, nine staff have been delivering food and essential supplies to homeless people and asylum seekers temporarily housed in Glasgow hotels.

Cycling Scotland’s Cycling Friendly initiative has opened again for applications in 2020, meaning social landlords can apply to the £1.7 million allocation from the Scottish Government which supports more people to cycle.

Families in Foxbar have been given a cycling boost after Paisley Housing Association delivered some pedal power. Twenty four properties in Findhorn Avenue are now sporting high security bike lockers in their back gardens – ideal for encouraging people to get on their bikes.

An additional £350,000 of Scottish Government funding is now available for registered social landlords to make it easier and more accessible for people to walk and cycle as part of everyday journeys.

Eight walking and cycling organisations have called for an end to building new roads in Scotland and to provide more street space for people on foot and bikes.

Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) has received an £8,617 grant from Cycling Scotland’s Cycling Friendly Community Development Fund. The grant will be used to purchase bicycles and equipment and will encourage Glasgow veterans to take to the cycle paths.

Social housing providers are part of the 149 organisations who will receive a share of £1.8 million in funding from the Scottish Government to improve facilities for walking and cycling.

You can apply for up to £25,000 to make spaces more accessible for your tenants to walk and cycle.

A new fund to encourage more people to walk and cycle for everyday journeys is now available for registered social landlords in Scotland. The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) is working in partnership with Cycling Scotland, Living Streets Scotland and Sustrans Scotland to provide &