These dedicated local champions are bringing active travel closer to you, offering everything from bike repairs and cycling lessons to friendly group walks and engaging community events.

By connecting with and supporting these amazing projects, you can meet new people, learn valuable skills, and help build a healthier, happier, and more sustainable community right on your doorstep.

Discover some of the fantastic active travel community projects making a difference in North Lanarkshire:

• Trackside Bikes (Shotts): Helping people get on their bikes! This project removes barriers to cycling by offering bike repairs, training, affordable bikes, and convenient loan schemes

• Climate Action Lanarkshire (Travel Focus): As part of a wider effort to tackle climate change, their "Travel" section specifically promotes walking, wheeling, cycling, and public transport as eco-friendly ways to move around. Find resources and information on local groups championing sustainable travel

• Get Walking Lanarkshire: Join a friendly group and boost your wellbeing! This partnership offers a programme of free health walks across North and South Lanarkshire, encouraging more people to walk regularly for better health and happiness

• Living Streets Scotland (Walking Connects): This project works with communities, including those in North Lanarkshire like Airdrie's Dunrobin Gardens, to improve local walking environments and empower residents to be more active. Their website shares inspiring stories and details of their work