Walking Advocacy, Policy and Data

By focusing on walking and wheeling, we’re helping to solve some of Scotland’s biggest challenges, from health inequalities to the climate-nature emergency.

Walking connects to a wide range of policy areas.

We help shape national policy by sharing our expertise and evidence. We respond to consultations, produce policy briefings and actively take part in forums, working groups and cross-party groups in Parliament. We also look for ways to make sure the voices of individuals and communities are heard, so their real-life experiences help shape decisions that impact them.

We work closely with academic institutions to support and promote the development of research and evidence on walking and wheeling.

Walking and Wheeling Report 2023

In 2023, we published the results from our national survey of attitudes to walking and wheeling in Scotland.

The survey provides a picture of how adults in Scotland are participating in walking and their attitudes towards it. It updates information last collected by us in 2019 and complements other sources of information such as the Scottish Household Survey and Scotland’s People and Nature.

We’re busy working on an updated survey and report which will be published in autumn 2025.

Walking and cycling data

We work closely with our partners Cycling Scotland to capture journeys on foot across Scotland.

The Cycling Open Data portal provides real-time walking and cycling data in one place. It pulls data from bike and pedestrian counters that are placed on walking and cycling routes across Scotland.

Get in touch

Want to connect about our policy, data and advocacy work? Complete our contact us form and a member of the team will be in touch.