Supporting Neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ People to Walk, Wheel and Cycle

That the Parliament welcomes recent Sustrans research, funded by Transport Scotland, into the experience of diverse groups of people in relation to active travel and the barriers they face; notes that, according to the research, neurodivergent people face barriers, including transport poverty, exclusion from decision-making processes, difficulties with journey planning with inconsistent systems, and the overwhelming sensory load of busy travel spaces; further notes that the research has identified that LGBTQ+ people experience fears over personal safety; believes that including diverse voices in street and infrastructure design, and providing secure, low-cost, secure cycle storage would reduce the barriers to active travel, and calls on the Scottish Government to commit to continued investment in making active travel journey planning easy to understand and consistent, as well as the provision of wider, more even footpaths, safer cycling infrastructure, including on routes to schools, and specific support for learning to cycle.