Formerly known as Bike Life, this is the UK's biggest ever study of walking, wheeling and cycling.
Every year, walking and cycling in Perth results in:
Craigie-Lee, Chair of the Perth & Kinross Cycling campaign By-Cycle, talks about her love of cycling.
I’m a teacher who lives in Perth and works in Blairgowrie. I cycle to keep fit and get out into the countryside.
I usually go out on half-day rides on long routes. Almondbank and the National Cycle Network route 77 are my favourites.
I use the National Cycle Network a lot, whether it’s small sections or the longer ride out to Dunkeld. It feels like you’re immediately out in the countryside without having gone far.
In Perth, a lot of the painted on road cycle lanes tend to get parked in. The traffic is always busy. That’s why I wouldn’t feel confident cycling to work.
This compares to 41% of people who use a car, 7% who use public transport, and 5% who cycle at least five days a week.
The survey also found 51% of residents want to see more government spending on walking and wheeling, with 66% of respondents supporting building more cycle tracks along roads, physically separated from traffic and pedestrians.
Nearly two-thirds of residents (63%) said increasing space for people socialising, walking, and cycling on their local high street would improve their local area.
A total of 77% of Perth residents support the creation of more 20-minute neighbourhoods where amenities and services, such as shops, green space and GPs are located within a 20-minute return walk or wheel of where they live.
See Perth's vision for walking, wheeling and cycling.
This is the second time we've assessed cycling in Perth. Download the previous report: