Glasgow will prioritise the delivery of 54km of high-quality walking, wheeling and cycling routes by 2032 – building on existing infrastructure and directing investment where it will impact the most.
A refreshed delivery framework ‘Connecting Glasgow’ 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 is the delivery of a 23km inner orbital loop around the city, linking communities such as Dennistoun, Maryhill, Govan, Shawlands and Calton to create a better‑connected city core.
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.
Together, these routes will help close network gaps and create joined‑up links to workplaces, local services and shops.
And the programme is not just about cycling. Connecting Glasgow will also deliver safer routes to schools, improved crossings and greener, more people‑friendly streets in neighbourhoods across the city.
The refreshed plan comes as cycling in Glasgow continues to grow. Journeys increased by 43% by this mode between 2024 and 2025, while use of the South City Way has risen by 85% since 2021. On Victoria Road, bicycles now account for more than one in six trips and have been observed outnumbering cars at peak times.
Public support is also strong, with recent research from the Glasgow Walking Wheeling and Cycling Index 2025 showing clear backing for safer streets and improved active travel infrastructure.
Connecting Glasgow will help meet this increasing demand while cutting vehicle emissions and supporting better health and wellbeing across the city.
Cllr Angus Millar, city convener for Transport and Climate, 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.
“Glasgow’s commitment to a citywide network of safe, connected routes remains clear, and by maintaining a strong pipeline of projects, we can move quickly as funding becomes available and respond to growing demand. This revised delivery framework identifies early priorities for the next few years, connecting more communities with protected routes to make active travel a more realistic everyday option for more Glaswegians.”
Work will now move forward to put the plan into action, with priority routes confirmed and early projects prepared for delivery.
The council will also continue to build a pipeline of ‘shovel‑ready’ schemes and submit bids for national funding to help bring improvements forward as soon as possible.
A summary of the 54km Connecting Glasgow routes to be prioritised by 2032 are set out in a report which was presented to the City Administration Committee.
