The Active Way

Let's give a big shoutout to the awesome P6 students from Canongate for totally rocking their Bikeability Level 2! This morning, they were absolute stars as they cruised around St. Andrews with confidence and safety despite the challenging Scottish weather. We led the two groups on different routes around town, stopping by the duck pond and the skate park for a quick drink. Amazing job, everyone - you should be super proud of yourselves! Oh, and we also made sure to check the air quality along the routes. Happy Air Day!

Fife Council Transition University of St Andrews Canongate Primary School, St Andrews

Petition
A key section of the cycle path between St Andrews and Guardbridge is not safe – for cyclists or pedestrians. We are gathering signatures to demonstrate to Fife Council the need to prioritise investment in improvements without further delay. Petition:

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Improving the safety of the cycle path between St Andrews and Guardbridge

We have now completed Stage 1 Feasibility for the project in April 2024. This is the first stage assessing where paths should go and where they could go, along with a lot of technical surveys and assessment of permissions required. We have plans for town wide network of paths for walking wheeling and cycling. These enable us to discuss the proposed paths in more detail with stakeholders such as landowners, the Local Authority, and the community.
We are planning community engagement activity, including an event later this year to discuss this and the rest of the project with the communities on the route.
We continue to work with landowners to secure agreement for the proposed path routes.

In February this year, Transport Scotland announced a decision to wind up the Sustrans Places for Everyone funding programme over the next year and a half, finally closing in September 2025, and not providing any new construction funding from now. Transport Scotland's replacement is a new construction fund that will be distributed direct to Local Authorities only and not community organisations. Our approach is to liaise closely with Council officers to ensure they are stakeholders in these design stages, and that local support means the project has to be considered seriously for construction.

We applied in May 2024 to our funder Sustrans Places for Everyone to move to Stage 2 Concept Design, which is the first stage of creating design drawings and working out the details. We expect to hear about the result of that funding application in late June or July, and we will update when we do know. We understand that it will be a competitive round, so fingers crossed. 🤞

Wow, what an awesome day we had back in March! Over 300 people joined us for the Skateboards & Bikes Festival to enjoy the amazing cycle stunt team, skate workshops, yummy refreshments, the cool smoothie bike, and live music from our talented Madras students. The bike mechanics were super busy all day doing minor repairs, making sure everyone's bikes were in top condition, and over 20 children swapped their bikes or received a new one!

The Easter eggs were a hit, and the kids had a blast decorating their bikes. Most importantly, the community came together, enjoyed the outdoors, the new skate park, and all the wonderful benefits of active travel, including cycling, wheeling, skating, and walking!

Feeling inspired to bring more active travel into your daily routine? The Active Way Project, an initiative by Transition and Whole Cycle Ltd, is working to improve the connectivity of our neighbourhoods, pathways, and streets in St Andrews. Their various proposals for street design improvements are set to transform our community. Show your support and stay updated on upcoming events and developments by signing up here: https://theactiveway.org.uk/

We are absolutely excited about our upcoming Skateboards & Bikes festival this Easter Sunday!

This event promises to be a thrilling experience for all!

You can look forward to a variety of activities including an air bike stunt show, Kids bike swap, skateboarding workshops, free bike health checks by Dr. Bike, arts and crafts, Easter eggs, live music, and refreshments.

The best part? The event is completely free and open to everyone! To find out more information, kindly visit the Skateboards & Bikes Festival page on the Transition St Andrews website at
https://transitionsta.org/event/spider-park-active-travel-and-bike-swap-event/

We can't wait to see you there!

POP UP E-BIKE EVENT this Wednesday.

Come and try one of their fleet of e-bikes, adapted cycles and e-cargo bikes with cycling instructors on hand to help you safely try them out or go for a ride!
For more details see the post from Transition University of St Andrews below:

Want to do The Ride Thing? Come and try one of our fleet of e-bikes, adapted cycles and e-cargo bikes with cycling instructors on hand to help you safely try them out or go for a ride! We can also demonstrate bike repairs, offer advice on safe and active travel, and discuss cycle routes. Helmets will be provided. All you need to do is wear something suitable for riding a bike and dress for the weather.
When? Wednesday 27th March - 10am – 12pm at the North East Community Hub, Albany Park and 1pm – 3pm at the Gateway Building, North Haugh.
See you there!

EXCITING Free event organised by Transition, University of St Andrews and St Andrews Botanical Garden. 🌍

Join in with a Glow Cycle Ride!! ✨🚲😀🦔🐾

This Saturday, 23rd March
Location: St Andrews
7:30 pm - Cycle Ride
8:15 pm - Torchlit tour and Storytelling session in the Botanic Garden.

Everyone welcome. Click on the link for more info and to sign up:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/earth-hour-glow-ride-torch-lit-tour-and-storytelling-tickets-861474201527?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR1e0bnHjuy1JSLHcsQPZBvMHUB02_2YAl1-jk6_pORvNAop9CR9YVmCOJo

Hello everyone!

Show your love for nature and join us for ! Millions of people around the world take part by switching off the lights and doing something positive for our beautiful planet. 🌍
We are thrilled to invite you to a Torchlit tour and Storytelling in the dark at the Botanic Garden, and if you love cycling, join us for a Glow Ride beforehand in Town! 🦔🐾🚲🌟

When: Saturday the 23rd of March
Time: 7:30 pm Glow Ride
8:15 pm Torchlit tour & Storytelling

The event is free and we welcome everyone to join us and experience the magic of Earth Hour. To secure your spot, please book below as soon as possible, as we have limited spaces available.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/earth-hour-glow-ride-torch-lit-tour-and-storytelling-tickets-861474201527?aff=oddtdtcreator

St Andrews Botanic Garden

Wouldn't it be amazing to have a safe and enjoyable network of high-quality routes for cycling, walking, and wheeling that connect communities in Fife? Walking, cycling, or wheeling is not only good for your physical health but also your mental health. It's a low-cost and eco-friendly way of travelling. 🤩🤩

If you're interested in seeing this happen, you can help Fife Council shape its Active Travel Strategy and Action Plan by taking the survey below.

Make sure your voice is heard:

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7a4053288bab402e9a723706e5496d2e/page/Storymap/

(survey link at the end of the page - consultation ends this Sunday)

Could you be our next winner?

We’re giving everyone who completes our short survey a chance to win a £75 voucher via a random prize draw.

All you need to do is visit https://bit.ly/3MEQVu0 and tell us what you think of the suggested improvements to the local path network in St Andrews.

Sandy Bond (pictured) won a voucher during a previous round of public consultation. This time it could be you!

Tell us what you think of proposed improvements to the local path network and be in with a chance to win a £75 voucher!

In the time it takes you to make a hot drink you can complete our short survey and be entered into our random prize draw.

Visit https://bit.ly/3MEQVu0 today to enter.

Don’t miss your chance to win a £75 voucher and have your say on the future of local travel!

If you haven’t yet told us what you think of the proposed improvement to paths in St Andrews, now is the time.

Visit https://bit.ly/3MEQVu0 and complete our short survey to be entered into our random prize draw.

Help us shape the future of active travel infrastructure in St Andrews for a chance to win a £75 voucher!

We’re looking for local people to visit https://bit.ly/3MEQVu0 and tell us what they think of our new path route options.

You’ll see maps of the local area with highlighted changes to roads and paths which aim to make it easier and safer to walk, wheel and cycle.

A winner will be drawn at random from completed entrants.

Your chance to win £75 voucher!

Complete our short survey https://bit.ly/3MEQVu0 letting us know what you think of our path route proposals for improvements to public paths in and around St Andrews.

Everyone who completes the survey can be entered into our prize draw which will be drawn at random when the survey closes.

Route intervention 6 - Hallow Hill Crossing of Kinness Burn and SW town

Features 5 specific points of intervention along the route including improving the bridge and converting steps to a ramp.

Have your say on this route and others here:
https://form.jotform.com/plumpie/path-interventions-proposals-May23

Route intervention 5.2 - One way on Canongate

Vehicles proposed either eastbound only or westbound only with segregated cycle paths both ways.

Have your say on this route and others here:
https://form.jotform.com/plumpie/path-interventions-proposals-May23

Route intervention 5.1 - One way on Doubledykes Road and Argyll Street

Doubledykes: vehicles proposed eastbound only. Segregated cycle paths both ways.

Argyll Street: vehicles proposed westbound only. Segregated cycle paths both ways and larger pavement.

Have your say on this route and others here: https://form.jotform.com/plumpie/path-interventions-proposals-May23

Route intervention 4 - Viaduct & Petheram Bridge up to Strathtyrum

Features 10 specific points of intervention along the route including new off road shared use path and ramp access.

Have your say on this route and others here:
https://form.jotform.com/plumpie/path-interventions-proposals-May23

Route intervention 3 - North Haugh to Harbour and Abbey Street

Features 12 specific points of intervention along the route including widening of paths and new crossing arrangements.

Have your say on this route and others here:
https://form.jotform.com/plumpie/path-interventions-proposals-May23

Route intervention 2 - Observatory, Hospital, to East Sands and Harbour

Features 13 specific points of intervention along the route including traffic calming and signage.

Have your say on this route and others here:
https://form.jotform.com/plumpie/path-interventions-proposals-May23

Route intervention 1 - Madras & Strathkinness High Road to Viaduct Walk

There is no map for this route yet because we are working with the university and will look to integrate these routes within their development plans.

New routes that could better strategically link Madras, David Russell Apartments, St Andrew West, and Strathkinness with the town, avoiding the use of Buchanan Gardens and Hepburns Gardens.

Have your say on this route and others here: https://form.jotform.com/plumpie/path-interventions-proposals-May23

What does path route intervention mean?

Amongst other things, it means:

◦ Signage and traffic calming on selected roads
◦ Junction & crossing improvements
◦ Improvements to existing paths such as surfacing, widening and signage
◦ New paths
◦ Creation of one way streets with reallocation of road space to cycle lanes

These are just some of the features of our proposed route interventions for St Andrews.

Find out more and let us know what you think at the link below:

https://form.jotform.com/plumpie/path-interventions-proposals-May23

📍 Event Tomorrow📍

We’re pleased to be able to publish the route intervention options that have been developed to improve infrastructure for walking, wheeling and cycling.

These options have been designed using information from local people collated during previous rounds of consultation.

To find out more and let us know what you think of the proposals, come along to the first of our on-street lunchtime sessions tomorrow.

You’ll find our team at Church Square from 12.30pm – 1.30pm.

If you can’t make it tomorrow, you can still view the suggested route interventions and provide feedback at the link below.

https://form.jotform.com/plumpie/path-interventions-proposals-May23

This brave resident of St Andrews uses the ramp handrail to reach the Viaduct Walk. As a Town, we should do better and provide safe paths for all.

"Stop for our sake idling is a mistake"

Idling cars outside schools exposes children to toxic pollution levels and puts them at unnecessary health risks.

Primary schools in St Andrews have participated in an awareness campaign to help reduce air pollution around schools from idling cars.

Pupils were asked to create a design to encourage residents to switch off their engines at school pick-up and drop-off.

See the winning design below.

Transition University of St Andrews Fife Council

The Active Way is a community led project that aims to make it easier, safer and more fun for everyone to walk, cycle and wheel on a daily basis in and around St Andrews.

To be the first to hear about new phases in the project, visit our website at the link below and sign up to receive occasional email updates.

https://theactiveway.org.uk

The Active Way is a Places for Everyone project funded by Sustrans that aims to better connect the neighbourhoods, pathways and streets of St Andrews so that it’s easier to engage in active travel.

Keep up to date with the latest developments of the project by visiting our website at the link below.

https://theactiveway.org.uk/blog/

We are delighted to see our recent map based consultation featured in a best practice spotlight by the Maptionnaire team.

You can read what they had to say about our effective use of the online tool to involve local people at the link below.

https://maptionnaire.com/best-participation-practices/planning-public-consultation-active-travel-st-andrews

Have your say on the future of transport in Fife. It is open for comment until 2nd April.

https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/roads,-travel-and-parking/local-transport-strategy?fbclid=IwAR0-0NUhFMCBwtvZAEEWjxRN48nqaY0UfDP1s2dI990_OqXGwmWwJ1ucjSU

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Speeding is considered an issue in many residential areas of town with cars and vans seen as the main problem vehicles.

This was just one of many areas of concern raised by local people when responding to your recent map based consultation.

Visit our website at the link below to view and download our report of the full results of over 300 responses.

https://theactiveway.org.uk/consultation-results/