Image courtesy of Soirbheas

Our partner, Soirbheas, undertook a transport feasbility study and the outcomes are listed below. Loch Ness Hub will act as a community transpsort hub for the area. 

The key challenges identified were:

1. Taking children to school within Drumnadrochit without a fossil fuelled car
2. Taking children to school in Drumnadrochit from outside the village without a fossil fuelled car
3. Commuting to Inverness without a fossil fuelled car
4. Leisure travel to Inverness and around Glen Urquhart and Strathglass without a fossil fuelled car
5. Travel between Cannich and Beauly without a fossil fuelled car
6. Funding transport for school trips
7. Attending community groups without a fossil fuelled car

The proposed solutions include:

1. A Walking Bus within Drumnadrochit to encourage active travel for the primary school
2. Developing safer paths in Drumnadrochit and Balnain to allow for active travel and safer routes to school
3. Expansion of the EV charging network in Glen Urquhart and Strathglass
4. Increase Ride Sharing provision – formalising and expand
5. Car share scheme
6. Improving the Public transport information availability
7. Introducing e-bike hire to Glen Urquhart and Strathglass
8. Introduce a Community Transport Scheme
9. Establishing a Transport Hub

Summary Transport Feasibility Study for Glen Urquhart and Strathglass

Transport Feasibility Study for Glen Urquhart and Strathglass