GLASGOW is to prioritise the delivery of 54km of walking, wheeling, cycling routes by 2032, the city’s council has announced.
A refreshed delivery framework will accelerate the rollout of active travel infrastructure across the city over the next six years – supporting a shift to healthier, more sustainable ways of getting around.
The plan brings together two major transport programmes – the City Network and Liveable Neighbourhoods, into a single, streamlined approach designed to speed up delivery and better coordinate investment.
This unified programme responds to a shift in national funding – from multi‑year to single year allocations for active travel projects, while maintaining Glasgow’s longer-term ambition to create a 270km citywide network of safe, segregated walking and cycling routes.
At the heart of Connecting Glasgow framework is the delivery of a 23km inner orbital loop around the city, linking communities such as Dennistoun, Maryhill, Govan, Shawlands, and Calton.
With key routes such as the South City Way already in place, and a further 7.9km of routes currently in design or under construction, completing the loop will require less than 16km of new protected cycle lanes, alongside targeted pavement and public‑realm improvements.
From this core, a further 31km of proposed new ‘spoke’ routes will extend the network to key destinations and neighbourhoods, connecting with existing infrastructure and planned Liveable Neighbourhood projects.
Councillor Angus Millar, city convener for transport and climate at Glasgow City Council, said, “The Connecting Glasgow programme prioritises a 54km network of safe, high‑quality routes that can be delivered in the coming years to better link neighbourhoods and improve public spaces at the heart of our communities.
“As protected active travel routes expand, more Glaswegians are choosing the bike for everyday journeys. This plan focuses on completing and connecting routes by 2032, prioritising projects first which can fill gaps in the network and build on the momentum we have seen with growing numbers of users.”
