Active travel National Indicator

Scotland’s National Performance Framework includes a ‘journeys by active travel’ National Indicator, which monitors the proportion of short journeys that are made by the two main active travel modes: walking and cycling.

50.6% of journeys under two miles were on foot in 2023. [Table TD4c and Figure 20] This compares to 46.2% in 2022. This increase is statistically significant at the 95% level.

A line chart showing the percentage of journeys under 2 miles where the main mode was walking. The percentage is fairly steady since 2012 although 2023 shows an increase on 2022.
Figure 20: Percentage of journeys under 2 miles by main mode, walking National Indicator, 2012 to 2023

2.1% of journeys under five miles were by bicycle. This is the same as 2022. [Table TD4d and Figure 21]

A line chart showing the percentage of journeys under 5 miles where the main mode was cycling. There was a slightly increasing trend 2012 to 2018. The percentage has been higher in 2022 and 2023 following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Figure 21: Percentage of journeys under 5 miles by main mode, cycling National Indicator, 2012-2023