Conference 2025

Theme: Investment in everyday cycling delivers results

The national Cycling Scotland Conference was held in Dundee on Wednesday 10th September 2025.

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP, delivered a ministerial address.

Keynote speakers included:

  • Mark Flynn, Dundee City Council Leader
  • Brian Deegan, Active Travel England Director of Inspections
  • Rebecca Morris, Vision Zero Communications Director
  • Jillian Evans, Head of Health Intelligence & Learning Health Systems, NHS Grampian
  • Glenn Lyons, Mott MacDonald Professor of Future Mobility at the University of West of England 

Our Conference was Chaired by Laura Young, award winning climate activist and environmental scientist.          

Conference 2025 overview

Our packed agenda included:

  • Keynote speeches from sector leaders and decision-makers
  • Breakout sessions on: the journey to building safe cycle lanes, cycle training and road safety, and the value of communicating progress
  • Led walk and cycle ride exploring Dundee’s new active travel infrastructure
  • Networking sessions throughout the day and an opportunity to meet exhibitors from across the sector

Each year, around 250 delegates including local authorities, Regional Transport Partnerships, Scottish Government, private and third sector organisations working in active travel and many others involved in supporting more people to cycle for everyday journeys.

This is my second time attending, and if anything I’ve come away even more inspired than last time!

Delegate feedback 2025 conference

Host city

The 2025 Conference was held in Dundee for the first time since 2018. Dundee is committed to supporting more people to travel by bike. Progress includes installing on-street residential cycle storage across the city, delivery of on-road Bikeability cycle training in every primary school and completing the Broughty Ferry to Monifieth off-road route. They are also developing plans for the Active Freeways programme to provide dedicated routes, connecting communities, including Ninewells, Lochee, Stobswell and Strathmartine to the city centre.