Cycling trips in Glasgow have risen by 74% in two years, new figures show.
The increase is based on data from the same 88 automatic cycle counters used in previously published updates, providing a consistent year-on-year comparison. These counters recorded 6,373,241 cycling trips between January and August this year, up 30.4% on the same period in 2025 and 74% higher than in 2024.
A broader snapshot from Glasgow’s wider network of 138 counters recorded 11,160,367 cycling trips between January and August this year, further underlining the scale of cycling activity now being seen across the city.
The latest figures follow a Cycling Scotland report published earlier this month which highlighted the continuing success of the city’s high-quality, protected cycle lanes, including three Glasgow streets recording their highest ever cycling modal shares - Clyde Street (13.6%), Garscube Road (6.2%) and Victoria Road (16.6%).
While their analysis of counter data on London Road’s East City Way showed that cycle traffic had more than doubled in the two years since delivery of major route improvements.
Glasgow’s Voi bike hire scheme is also supporting more people to make journeys actively, with more than 1.6 million hires recorded since its launch in November 2025.
The increase comes alongside continued investment in safer, better-connected routes across Glasgow. Recent projects, including the first phase of Connecting Battlefield and the Avenues programme, have delivered improved cycle corridors, upgraded footways, safer junctions and more attractive public spaces - helping make active travel easier and more appealing for everyday journeys.
That momentum is set to continue following the announcement earlier this month of £9.3m investment in active travel infrastructure, with construction due to start soon on the latest phases of Connecting Battlefield, Connecting Yorkhill and Kelvingrove, and East City Way. Further schemes are also progressing through design and development, including Anderston Plaza, which will create a new active travel route linking the new Argyle Street West Avenue cycle lane with existing cycling infrastructure on Elderslie Street, alongside future ‘Connecting’ projects.
Cllr Angus Millar, City Convener for Transport and Climate said: “These are fantastic figures for Glasgow and show the real momentum building behind active travel in the city. A 74% rise in cycle trips over just two years is a powerful sign that more people are choosing to travel by bike for everyday journeys.
“That shift is being supported by investment in safer, better-connected routes, with new and improved cycle corridors, upgraded footways, safer junctions and better public spaces making active travel a more practical option.
“With more projects nearing completion and further routes moving through design and towards construction, we will continue to build a network that makes walking, wheeling and cycling easier, safer and more accessible for everyone.”
The council’s new active travel delivery programme Connecting Glasgow is prioritising the delivery of 54km of strategic walking, wheeling and cycling routes by 2032. This includes a 23km inner orbital route and 31km of new ‘spoke’ routes linking communities with key destinations, helping to close network gaps, improve access to schools and local centres, and create safer, greener streets across the city.