Bike Loan Scheme Case Study

Helping pupils get on their bikes

The key points to this case study are:

• creating access to cycling for those unlikely to participate otherwise
• increasing physical activity
• positive relationships with the school and police.

The School Bicycle Loan Scheme was initially introduced by Glasgow City Council’s Land Services to St Mungo’s Academy in September 2005.

Glasgow City Council is committed to increasing the use of sustainable travel for school journeys in order to reduce reliance on the private car and improve levels of physical activity.

Cycling to school regularly is a simple and practical way of achieving this; however, currently only one per cent of Scottish school pupils cycle to school regularly.