Investing in cycling, walking and safer streets in Angus

Angus Council has been granted £191,000 by Transport Scotland from its Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets (CWSS) programme to support local projects over the coming year.The councils want to hear where residents think that money could best be spent.Projects that benefitted from CWSS funding last year included, foot path upgrades at Keptie Pond, Arbroath; Lordburn Park, Forfar; and King George’s Field, Ferryden; as well as the upgrading of existing steps at St David’s Street, Brechin; bus stop improvements and a footway link at the House of Dun; and cycle stands for Angus schools.Transport Scotland has a long term vision setting out how Scotland will look in 2030 should their active travel initiatives be successful. It is linked to the National Walking Strategy and Cycling Action Plan for Scotland 2017-2020 and the newly published Active Travel Task Force report which makes recommendations for overcoming barriers to the delivery of innovative and new walking and cycling infrastructure.