What initiatives it has introduced osupport (a) cycling and (b) the cycling infrastructure in (i) Dumfries and Galloway and (ii) nationally…

The Scottish Government has introduced a range of initiatives to support (a) cycling and (b) cycling infrastructure in (i) Dumfries and Galloway and (ii) nationally since 2007 as detailed in the following tables.
Initiatives have been assigned to the year in which Scottish Government grant funding was first awarded. In some instances the initiative may have been first announced and applications sought in a previous year and a number of initiatives will have continued over a number of years. Because of this the following tables do not show all initiatives taking place in a given year.
In (i) Dumfries and Galloway the following initiatives and projects have been introduced in each year since 2007
(a) Cycling
Year
Initiatives Introduced with Scottish Government Support
2007

2008

2009
- Dumfries Smarter Choices Smarter Places 3 Year Pilot Project (including a range of cycling behaviour change projects)
- Bikeability Scotland (cycle training for primary school pupils)
- Dumfries and Galloway College Dumfries Campus (grant from Cycle Friendly Employer Scheme)
2010
- Dumfries and Galloway College Stranraer Campus (grant from Cycle Friendly Employer Scheme)
2011

2012
- Moffat CAN Cycle (grant from Cycle Friendly Communities Scheme)
- Support for an i-bike officer to develop the programme in Dumfries and Galloway schools
2013

2014
- Support and advice on the development of an Active Travel Strategy for Dumfries and Galloway
- Dalbeattie Community Partnership “Get Active Dalbeattie” (grant from Cycle Friendly Communities Scheme)
- Dalbeattie Clinic (grant from Cycle Friendly Employer Scheme)
2015
- Cycling Dumfries “Bike Message Challenge” (grant from Cycle Friendly Communities Scheme)
- Action for Children “Second Time Around” (grant from Cycle Friendly Communities Scheme)
2016
- Barony College Intern Programme (grant from Cycle Friendly Campus Scheme)
- Gatehouse of Fleet YMCA “Wheels of Fleet” (grant from Cycle Friendly Communities Scheme)
- Better Lives Partnership “Children’s Bike Club” (grant from Cycle Friendly Communities Scheme)
- “The Biker Buddies” (grant from Cycle Friendly Communities Scheme)

(b) Cycling infrastructure
Year
Initiatives Introduced with Scottish Government Support
2007
- Funding for improvements to cycle infrastructure on Garroch Loaning, Dumfries
- Funding for improvements to the Newton Stewart to Moss of Cree cycle route
- Funding for improvements to the Stranraer to Cairnryan cycle route
2008
- Funding for improvements to cycle routes to Annan Academy and Kecklegirth Primary School
- Funding for improvements to the Newton Stewart to Moss of Cree cycle route
2009

2010
- Funding for improvements to NCN7 to resolve flooding issues in Fleet Forest, near Girthan
2011
- Funding for improvements to the St Mary’s Industrial Estate Link path in Dumfries
2012
- Funding for improvements to the New Abbey Road to MacMillan Bridge cycle route in Dumfries
- Funding for a feasibility study into the development of a cycle route from Dumfries to Mabie Forest
2013
- Funding for improvements to the Mill Road/Mill green cycle path in Dumfries
- Funding for the final design and construction of a cycle path from Dumfries to Mabie Forest
2014
- Funding for the Queen Street street design project in Dumfries
- Funding for design/feasibility study work on proposed upgrades to NCN7 on Forestry Commission Scotland land near Gatehouse of Fleet
- Funding for design/feasibility study work on a proposed cycle route on Moffat Road in Dumfries
- Funding for design/feasibility study work on a proposed cycle route from Glasgow Street to College Street in Dumfries
2015
- Funding for design/feasibility study work on proposed active travel links to Dumfries General Royal Infirmary Hospital in Dumfries
- Funding for design/feasibility study work on a proposed cycle link from Moffat Road to Dumfries High School and Marchfield in Dumfries
- Funding for design/feasibility study