Vote for Buckie Active Travel

Buckie Residents to Vote to Spend Active Travel Budget

Moray Council’s Active Travel team are looking for Buckie residents to cast their votes on how £25,000 should be spent on cycle parking, cycle shelters, and repair stations in and around the area.

The community was asked about the types of bicycle stands, cycle shelters and repair stations they would like to see and where they should be placed as part of a consultation throughout February and March.

From 80 responses, 22 projects suggestions were made and a shortlist of 12 feasible projects was drawn up by a small steering group involving local residents and partners.

Residents can now vote online using the link https://forms.gle/EYXucnZnk6afyxAQ9  until 6pm on Sunday 16th April.

Projects with the highest number of votes will be funded using the £25,000 budget.

Please email ourchoices@moray.gov.uk if you have any queries or would like more information.

Active travel means moving around using your own effort – by walking, cycling or wheeling (e.g. like a wheelchair, mobility aid, tricycle or a children’s push scooter). It includes everyday journeys like going to school, to the shops or to work, as well as for exercise or recreation. Active travel is good for individual health and wellbeing, it helps to reduce carbon emissions and traffic congestion and helps mitigate climate change.

Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a way for communities to directly vote on how money should be spent in their area. Ideas are generated about how a budget should be spent; ideas are then checked to make sure they’re feasible and meet the funding criteria; the local community votes for their favourite options; and the projects with the most votes get funded.