Almost £170,000 is to be spent to encourage walking and cycling in Dundee.
The city council has drawn up plans for a grant from the Scottish Government to support its local transport strategy.
Improvements to footpaths and lowering kerbs will account for £50,000.
A council report explains: ”Dundee has a good network of footways and footpaths, but they are not always accessible to vulnerable pedestrians, ie the elderly and children.
”Lowered kerbs and improved footways at suitable points can significantly improve walking opportunities for this sector of Dundee’s community. This project will improve accessibility and reduce danger to the most vulnerable in our society.”
Another £68,000 will be used to upgrade pedestrian crossings.
”Improvements to existing pedestrian crossings began in 2006/07,” the report explains. ”This includes the provision of tactile paving and the standardisation of pedestrian crossing facilities throughout the city.
”This includes changing the remaining pelican crossings to the puffin type, which is particularly welcomed by the visually impaired.”
Another £40,000 has been earmarked for ”missing links” in the city’s cycling network, with the remaining £10,000 to be spent on projects to be identified by the outdoor access strategy group.
The council is keen to get more to walk or cycle to improve public health and reduce harm to the environment.