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We are Scotland’s national cycling charity. Working with others, we get more people cycling, more safely and easily in a better environment. Charity no SC029760

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A new pilot project is giving hundreds of old bikes a new lease of life, by redirecting unwanted, damaged bikes from @glasgowcc.bsky.social recycling centres to be repaired and redistributed to local communities. 🚲

Find out more: cycling.scot/news/pilot-p...
Michael at Polmadie Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Glasgow, holds one of the bikes donated to the centre, in front of a large yellow skip and van belonging to community charity St Paul's Youth Forum.
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We’re one of more than 60 organisations supporting the Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026.

It calls on all political parties to support key commitments, on long-term investment, infrastructure, linking active and public transport, and creating safer streets:
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Front page of 'A Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026', featuring the logos of 68 signatory organisations. The cover features images of people walking and cycling, with the subtitle: "Thriving places, healthier communities, and saving lives". A full list of signatory organisations and more information about the manifesto can be found via the associated link in this post. Page two of the Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026. A full text version is available via the link. This page includes several paragraphs of text introducing the manifesto's aims, followed by a list calling on all parties in the next Holyrood election to support these five commitments: 1. Investment: Provide long-term investment to transform our local high streets and communities, committing at least 10% of the transport budget to active travel funding. 2. Long term commitment: Multi-year budgets will accelerate delivery of national strategies on walking/wheeling and cycling, offer better value-for-money and give more people access regardless of income and background. 3. Infrastructure: Transform our communities, enabling anyone, especially younger people to travel safely on foot or by bike, including through well maintained, accessible networks of walking or cycling routes and reorganised street space, creating better, greener local spaces. 4. Link active and public transport: Integrate walking and cycling infrastructure with public transport in rural areas especially, to provide alternatives to the car, reduce congestion for all, and effortlessly link longer journeys together. 5. Safety: Reduce road danger by reducing traffic speeds in our communities, taking dangerous drivers off the road and by creating more accessible streets for all, implementing the pavement parking ban, reinforcing the new highway code and making welcoming spaces everyone can use and enjoy. A full text version of the manifes to document can be found via the link in the post.
January 26, 2026 at 8:15 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
A new pilot project is giving hundreds of old bikes a new lease of life, by redirecting unwanted, damaged bikes from @glasgowcc.bsky.social recycling centres to be repaired and redistributed to local communities. 🚲

Find out more: cycling.scot/news/pilot-p...
Michael at Polmadie Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Glasgow, holds one of the bikes donated to the centre, in front of a large yellow skip and van belonging to community charity St Paul's Youth Forum.
January 23, 2026 at 8:45 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
Great to hear the impact of early-years Play on Pedals sessions in East Renfrewshire!

In 2024-25, more than 10,000 nursery-age children took part in these sessions across Scotland, built around fun play on balance and pedal bikes. Starting, for many, the beginning of their cycling journey. 🚲🙂
'They love it' - More than 200 nursery kids gain cycling skills through new scheme
Hundreds of East Renfrewshire nursery children gain cycling skills through Play on Pedals, a Cycling Scotland and Enjoy East Ren.
www.barrheadnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
The 2026/27 budget and spending review shows a 4-year commitment to investing in active travel infrastructure, creating thriving places, healthier communities & saving lives. The pledge to Bikeability is also welcome, helping children build the skills and confidence to cycle on our roads.
Scottish Budget 2026 to 2027
The Scottish Budget sets out the Scottish Government's proposed spending and tax plans for 2026-27, as presented to the Scottish Parliament
www.gov.scot
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
Our office has re-opened for the New Year, and we're looking forward to continuing our work with others across Scotland to get more people cycling, more safely and easily in 2026.
A young girl smiles as she rides a bike on a residential street as part of a Bikeability Scotland cycle training session. People cycling together on a new physically separated on-street cycle path. A group of teenage girls smile as they cycle together through a park in winter. A woman puts a helmet on a young boy who smiles at the camera as he holds his bike. In the background, someone can be seen retrieving a bike from an on-street cycle storage unit, in a residential area.
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
🎄 Our office is now closed for the year and will re-open on 5th January. Everyone at Cycling Scotland wishes you a Merry Christmas and happy festive period, and we look forward to riding into a new year together.
Photo of a man dressed for winter in a heavy red jacket and woolly hat, riding a cargo bike carrying a Christmas tree over snow covered ground.
December 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
E-bikes help more people travel in a healthy and sustainable way. However, illegally modified e-bikes and unlicensed e-motorbikes pose serious safety risks due to the dangerous speed they can travel at, and risk of fire from unregulated batteries. 1/2
Cover of the Westminster All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking report published in June 2025, titled "Unregulated and Unsafe: The Threat of Illegal E-Bikes". The cover image features several pedal cycles which have been modified into e-bikes using conversion kits, including potentially excessively large and unregulated battery packs.
December 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
🎄 Tis the season! Have you collected your #TreeByBike this year? Share a photo if you've been making the most of the benefits of pedal powered pick-ups at this time of year.

🚲 fresh air, exercise & skipping congestion
🌍 no pollution
✨ guaranteed joy
urchaidh.bsky.social Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social · Dec 7
Volunteers and cargo trikes from @portyenergy.bsky.social's bike library out delivering some @bethanychristiantrust.com Caring Christmas Trees in Porty yesterday
#treebybike
Three cargo trikes in line abreast, loaded with a wrapped Christmas tree each to be delivered. Each trike is piloted by a smiling rider, and two of the three also have a young passenger.
December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
When you're driving, slow down around people on bikes. Don't take any risks. Leave space for a life. #GiveCycleSpace
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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New data shows that since @mayoroflondon.bsky.social
launched the Direct Vision Standard lorry safety scheme in London we've seen:
📉a 50% fall in people killed & seriously injured by HGVs
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️six fewer fatalities every year

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November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
"I'm really glad we had this chance. I used to be the only one of my friends who couldn’t ride a bike, but now I can."

Dumfries and Galloway celebrates #BikeabilityScotland success, as one of latest Scottish local authorities to deliver on-road cycle training at all primary schools: buff.ly/8TiUBFo
School pupils check their bikes in the playground ahead of a Bikeability Scotland cycle training session. Pupils of Springholm Primary School in Dumfries and Galloway take to local roads on their bikes as part of a Level 2 on-road Bikeability Scotland cycle training session. School children can be seen smiling as they cycle towards the camera, on a rural road.
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
As educators, cycling instructors are making a big difference. Last week offered a chance for instructors from across Scotland to gather in Stirling for a day of learning, celebration and reflection on the impact of their work. Thanks to everyone who was able to take part!
A group of cycling instructors take part in an outdoor training session at The Barracks in Stirling. The group can be seen standing outside a stone building with their bikes as they are spoken to by a trainer. Cycling instructor training event takes place inside The Barracks in Stirling. Several dozen people can be seen sitting in groups as they listen to speakers at the front of the room. Cycling instructors from across Scotland take part in a workshop to share learning and discuss aspects of their work.
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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In 2024, 1,671 people were killed on UK roads and 28,804 were seriously injured. Do you think this is acceptable? This week is #RoadSafetyWeek and we’re calling on the Government to take action to prevent road death and injury.

Read the full news story here:
www.brake.org.uk/how-we-help/...
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
When you're driving, slow down around people on bikes. Don't take any risks. Leave space for a life. #GiveCycleSpace
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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geocycle.bsky.social
This.

This right here is why proper cycling infrastructure is an investment in our communities and our future.

It is only the beginning. This route isn’t even fully finished.

When we stop imagining and start doing, change happens.

@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social
@edi.bike
@chasbooth.bsky.social
8am on a frosty morning. The morning light not yet showing the sunrise. A small child wearing a pink puffy coat & matching helmet with a Hey Dougie backpack rides a small 16” wheeled bike with streamers on the handlebars. She’s on a newly built bike lane about to cross a bridge. For context, her mother runs alongside on the pavement just out of frame. There is a road marker showing a bike indicating this segregated cycle lane is for two wheels only. And this little girl is alone on the path riding towards the future.
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
🏆 Congratulations to the 2025 #BikeabilityScotland Award winners!

In a year when more than 53,000 pupils took part in Bikeability Scotland cycle training, the annual awards celebrate the stories behind the statistics: cycling.scot/news/bikeabi...
Pupils from Bikeability Scotland 'School of the Year' for 2025, Williamston Primary in West Lothian, pictured with their bikes. Bikeability Scotland 'Instructor of the Year' for 2025, Lindsay Cameron, pictured with her bike at a local rail station. Bikeability Scotland 'Annual Achievement Award' winner for 2025, cycling instructor Kieran Power, pictured with his bike on a city street.
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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cyclingscotland.bsky.social
There have been recent examples of reporting that confuses safe and legal e-bikes with illegally modified bikes - with images of electric motorbikes even being captioned misleadingly as "e-bikes".

Our recent blog explains the distinctions and the importance of getting the language on e-bikes right.
The truth about e-bikes: Why the distinction between legal and illegal matters
Our latest blog explores what the differences are between legal and illegally modified e-bikes, why it matters and what needs to happen to stop illegal e-bikes being driven unlawfully on our roads and...
cycling.scot
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
Our 2024-25 annual report shares our impact in helping more people to cycle.

➡️Record no. councils delivering on-road #BikeabilityScotland training in all primary schools
➡️Tackling transport poverty with range of Access to Bike projects
➡️Monitoring cycling increases across Scotland
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A man and woman smile and talk as they cycle together on a protected cycle lane on a neighbourhood street. A bus stop and trees can be seen in the background. White overlaid text on the left of the image reads: "Annual report & accounts 2024-25", with the Cycling Scotland logo below.
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
Cycling is soaring in Scotland, with the latest data showing new dedicated, connected routes are having an immediate impact👇

➡️ More bikes than cars in rush hour on Glasgow's #SouthCityWay
➡️ 90% annual growth in cycling on Edinburgh's #CCWEL
➡️ New Stirling lanes helping more people to travel by bike
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
🚲 "One of the big reasons we do it is confidence. It’s life skills. It gets them to appreciate something a bit different. A lot of our kids have challenges with resilience. It’s brilliant for that."

- Blaine Robertson, PE Specialist at Ferryhill Primary, on #BikeabilityScotland cycle training
A small bubble image of a school pupil giving two thumbs up to a cycling instructor during a Bikeability Scotland cycle training session. Overlaid text reads: "Confidence unlocked. Bikeability Scotland is the national cycle training programme for school children."
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
There have been recent examples of reporting that confuses safe and legal e-bikes with illegally modified bikes - with images of electric motorbikes even being captioned misleadingly as "e-bikes".

Our recent blog explains the distinctions and the importance of getting the language on e-bikes right.
The truth about e-bikes: Why the distinction between legal and illegal matters
Our latest blog explores what the differences are between legal and illegally modified e-bikes, why it matters and what needs to happen to stop illegal e-bikes being driven unlawfully on our roads and...
cycling.scot
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
🚲🩺 For the last two years, Kirsty - an NHS health visitor in Glasgow - has cycled to work and to appointments in the community.

"I've found cycling is much quicker than driving... it gives you the headspace you need and time to reflect and think about how best I can support the families."
Kirsty, an NHS health visitor in Glasgow, smiles as she stands with her bike outside the health centre where she works.
October 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
📰 STV News coverage of recent all-mode traffic surveys, showing continued, substantial growth in people travelling by bike, where Scotland is building new, high quality cycling infrastructure. 🚲📈

Including more bikes than cars in morning rush hour, recorded for the first time on one Glasgow route.
October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America.
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When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America
Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.
momentummag.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
cyclingscotland.bsky.social
🚲 "Cycling makes me feel really good. It’s good for your body and it makes me feel happy."

We spoke to pupils at Tayside Primary in Dundee, to hear their excitement at being out on their bikes and gaining the skills and confidence to cycle on-road through #BikeabilityScotland cycle training.
October 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM