Research

Our research helps make the case for active travel. Read about the benefits of walking and cycling for the individual and society, covering topics from health and wellbeing to the environment and economy.

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Two female friends walking through high street with others walking in the background

Why we need to change direction on building homes

A woman leading a group of schoolchildren on bikes

School behaviour change interventions result in more young people walking and cycling, new report finds

Moving around: Findings from a dialogue on walking and cycling

By Jamie Hearing

A woman cycling an e-bike in Barry

Analysing the success of the E-Move community e-cycle project

The cover of the Disabled Citizens' Inquiry report, showing a group of people walking and wheeling down a street on a sunny day

Disabled Citizens' Inquiry: Giving disabled people a voice in walking and wheeling policy and practice

A child and and woman smiling while walking their bicycles through a busy fruit and vegetable market

The cost of living: Economy-boosting benefits of walking, wheeling and cycling

Two teenage girls laughing as they stand and talk next to their bikes

Enabling independent travel for young people

People walking and wheeling bikes through a busy train station

The relationship between transport and loneliness

A young girl in school uniform, a winter coat and a helmet rides her scooter.

Monitoring the impact of School Streets: safety and traffic displacement

Neighbours Talking In The Street ©2017, Jonathan Bewley

Walkable neighbourhoods: building in the right places to reduce car dependency

Man in wheelchair on shared use path

Walking for everyone: A guide to making walking and wheeling accessible, inclusive and desirable

How behaviour science could inform urban design interventions to promote active school travel

Two women wearing brightly coloured raincoats, chatting and walking with their bikes through a high street

Practical resources to help make walking and cycling for everyone

Lady smiling as she rides her trike through an archway

Cycling for everyone: A guide for inclusive cycling in cities and towns

A mum fastens her daughter's seat belt in the car after going shopping

Reducing car use: Views and behaviours of people who live and drive in towns and cities in Scotland

woman on folding bike zebra crossing

Common misconceptions about active travel investment

Man on bicycle on protected cycle lane, passing a bus stop

The role of transport in supporting a healthy future for young people

A Compilation Of Newspaper Headlines Regarding Active Travel

Active travel in the media: Exploring representations of walking and cycling in UK and Scottish online news'

man cycling urban London

The effectiveness of building spurs into linear cycling routes

A Woman Standing At Some Traffic Lights In Edinburgh

Active Nation: The health benefits of cycling and walking in Scotland

A women cycles through birmingham on a warm sunny day

Exploring gender and active travel

Sustrans staff member running a cycle training course with man on bike

Key walking and cycling statistics for the UK

Active Travel Toolkit - The role of active travel in improving health

Woman cycling on residential street wearing helmet and backpack

Active Travel Toolkit - Linking active travel and public transport to housing growth and planning

People walking and chatting

Active Travel Toolbox

Two cyclists on canal towpath in industrial area

Evaluation of the Cycling City and Towns and the Cycling Demonstration Towns programmes

Man cycling on road with car in background

Safety in numbers: Scottish cycling collision hotspots

Two cyclists in a protected cycle lane

Transport poverty in Scotland

A family walk together along a traffic free route surrounded by bushes

Measuring the impact of the Linking Communities 2013-14 programme

city plaza with fountains and people walking and cycling

Fit for Life report on Connect 2 programme

By Andy Cope

Little girl on scooter, two women walking dogs, one woman with pushchair and boy behind the group on cycle path

Tackling physical inactivity

Transport poverty in England

Two people chatting over coffee outside cafe with bikes

Active Travel Toolkit - Making the economic case for active travel

Children walking across a road while a woman pushes a buggy in the background

Children’s 20-minute neighbourhoods