I’m Ashleigh and I am the lead for the Active Travel and Sustainable Transport subgroup.

I grew up on my bike, riding it around the neighbourhood to visit friends when I was a child. As an adult, who mostly drove for transport, I tried a bit of mountain biking, but what I really missed was just hopping on my bike to get from place to place.  After moving to Riverside in 2019, I decided to choose a bike over a car whenever it was possible, as Riverside is so central and well-connected to the rest of Stirling, and close to the bus and train stations. Having kids made using a bike for transport a little trickier, but over the years we’ve found a few different solutions that have helped us to get around by bike as a family, and my kids love using the bus and train.

The Active Travel and Sustainable Transport subgroup aim to encourage Riversiders to shift to walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport whenever possible, and to advocate for better public transport options, and safer, more accessible, pavements and streets.

I truly believe that our neighbourhood (and our city) could be a cleaner, greener, healthier and happier place to be if we walk, wheel and cycle shorter journeys whenever possible, and choose public transport for longer trips whenever we can.