North Lanarkshire Council

There are currently 132,620 households in North Lanarkshire and 44% of these have one of more cars, according to the 2001 Census. That equates to a minimum of 58,353 cars, each driving to and from their destination daily in North Lanarkshire.

There are 321,100 people living in these households according to the June 2001 Mid Year Estimates, GRO (Scotland) 2001. Of these, 125,300 are in some form of employment, and 67,662 (54%) of them work in the North Lanarkshire Council area. In addition, there are 167 schools, with a total roll of 51,941 children and 3 Colleges, with a total of 17,095 students in attendance.

Do you walk or cycle to work, college or school? Unfortunately there are no statistics for this question, but a reasonable guess would be that a minimum of one in 10 do so on a regular basis. That means a lot of traffic on the roads of North Lanarkshire and very few using alternative modes of transport.

On the healthier side (but still statistical), the council's 15 main sports centres had a total of 2,567,177 users during 2001/02, so there are lots of people who are willing to pay to keep fit! Figures quoted here are for comparison purposes only. We will update them following the next Census in 2011.

Planning a trip into town this weekend?
Going out for lunch or for some serious retail therapy?

Whatever your plans, the chances are that you won't be the only person driving into town and you'll probably encounter traffic queues and have difficulty finding a parking space. It's frustrating but it needn't be a fact of life.

For some journeys into town there are real alternatives to the car. Let us show you how easy it can be to choose another way.

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