http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “New fund to improve access to bicycles“ en Sun, 17 May 2026 18:23:39 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21352#post-369930 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 20:23:47 +0000 chdot 369930@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>22 August 2023</p> <p>A new £1m fund has been launched to support schemes that give people access to a bike they don’t own.</p> <p>Delivered by Cycling UK and funded by the Scottish Government, the Cycle Share Fund will get more people in Scotland cycling, by enabling access to a bike in an affordable, easy and convenient way.</p> <p>It will enable organisations to purchase cycles and equipment for schemes that provide people with access to a bike that they don’t own. It will support a range of delivery models including loan schemes, subscription services, hire schemes, bike libraries, pool bikes and bike shares.</p> <p>With support from Cycling UK, organisations which run or wish to run any form of cycle share scheme, including third-sector and community organisations, charities, schools and other workplaces, will be eligible to apply for funding.</p> <p>The fund will tackle barriers to cycling including the upfront costs of buying a bike, uncertainty around choosing the right bike or how to maintain it, or lack of a safe place to store a cycle.</p> <p>The application process will remain open until all the grant funding has been awarded; this will be 31 March 2024 at the latest. <a href="https://www.cyclinguk.org/cycle-share-fund">Find out how to apply on the Cycling UK website.</a></p> <p>“ </p>