Breakout sessions

Steven Rome, councillor and Convener of Fair Work, Economic Growth & Infrastructure, discussed Dundee’s journey to support more people to travel by bike.

Deborah Paton, Head of Transport Strategy and Partnerships at Edinburgh City Council, spoke on the delivery of infrastructure in the capital, and Kevin Argue, Head of Service for Sustainable Transport brought the perspective from Glasgow City Council.

We were also joined by Iain Hamilton, Trunk Road Active Travel Delivery Manager at Transport Scotland.

This session was chaired by Rowena Colpitts, who heads up active travel engineering consultancy and social enterprise Transport Planning & Engineering.

Pauline Linn is an Education Support Officer 0-8 and the Play on Pedals Coordinator for Perth & Kinross Council Early Learning and Childcare. Pauline shared successes and challenges in managing the delivery and sustainability of Play on Pedals for children and families in Perth & Kinross.

Derek Napier is Outdoor Learning Manager from the Ancrum Outdoor Centre and works closely with Dundee City Council to co-ordinate the delivery of Bikeability Scotland training across primary schools in the city. He discussed the delivery of Bikeability Scotland from the perspective of a local authority.

Head of Operations from Lothian Buses, David Cameron, presented on how road safety training has been embedded into Lothian Buses internal training and how this contributes to improving the safety of people walking and cycling in Edinburgh.

Dr Nina Saunders is the Cycle Training Manager at Cycling Scotland, and provided context of how cycle training supports road safety, focusing on Bikeability Scotland.

Delegates had the opportunity to take part in roundtable discussions exploring:

• Road safety – facilitated by Inspector Michelle Burns, Police Scotland
• Local voices in active travel investment: consultation and community involvement – facilitated by Paul Downie, Active Travel Officer with Angus Council
• Opportunities and challenges to effective investment – facilitated by Michael Macfarlane, Development Officer at Cycling Scotland
• Value of communication success: making use of active travel data and case studies – facilitated by Nick Montgomery, Monitoring Manager at Cycling Scotland

Facilitated by Dundee City Council, delegates had the chance to explore active travel improvements to the waterfront through a walking/wheeling tour and a cycling tour.