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National report says Dundee is leading the way in share of people cycling

The figures are included in a new report on the state of cycling in Scotland.
The figures are included in a new report on the state of cycling in Scotland.

Dundee has one of the highest cycling rates in Scotland, according to a major new report.

Cycling Scotland’s Annual Cycle Monitoring Report (PDF link) found that 4.2% of people living in Dundee now choose cycling as their main mode of transport.

The report, which examines a range of data and statistics, found that the top three wards for cycling to work in the Dundee City area were West End (2.99%), Broughty Ferry (1.9%) and Maryfield (1.35%), while the percentage of children stating that they cycle to school is 2.7%.

Luke Phillips, Cycling Scotland monitoring and development officer, said: “Dundee has made great strides in encouraging more people to cycle and has great potential to go further with sustained investment in infrastructure, cycle training and other initiatives to encourage and enable people of all ages and abilities to enjoy cycling.”

Will Dawson, convener of Dundee City Council’s city development committee, said: “We have put in a considerable amount of work consulting and discussing with the cycling community in the city how we could help with infrastructure and other measures to increase bike use.

“So it is great to see those efforts paying off. But we are not complacent and currently working on a cycling strategy to boost bike use even more.”

Other areas reporting high levels of cycling as a main mode of transport include Edinburgh City (also 4.2%), Orkney Islands (3.4%), Highlands (3.1%) and South Ayrshire (2.2%).

Nationally, cycling as a main mode of travel in Scotland was estimated at 1.4% in 2014 while the volume of traffic was 339 million kilometres travelled, a 46% increase since 2004.