Glasgow to invest £6m to boost cycling in the city
The cash will help create more traffic-segregated cycle paths, increase traffic calming schemes and develop other safer routes for cyclists.
Scotland's largest city has pledged to spend £6 million in a bid to become the country's most cycling friendly.
The cash will help create more traffic-segregated cycle paths, increase traffic calming schemes and develop other safer routes for cyclists.
Glasgow City Council's executive committee has pledged the funds and approved a new cycling strategy - which aims to almost double the number of cyclists in the city to 15,000 a day by 2025.
The most recent figures show the average number of people cycling each day in Glasgow was 7,636 in 2012-14.
Bailie Elaine McDougall, the council's executive member for transport, environment and sustainability, said: “This new strategy outlines our plans to transform Glasgow into the most cycle-friendly city in Scotland.
“To achieve this will require substantial investment and it is our intention to invest £6 million over the next three years if we can get the Scottish Government and other stakeholders to do the same.”