Young Scots from poorer families should be given cash to help them buy bikes so they can take part in the country's cycling boom, the Scottish Greens have said.
Encouraging more children to cycle would also help them travel to school safely when classes resume in August, MSP John Finnie said.
The Greens are proposing funds be given to the approximately 120,000 pupils who already qualify for school uniform grants to help them purchase bikes and safety equipment such as helmets.Money for road building projects that have been halted during the Covid-19 crisis could be used the cover the costs, the party suggested.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood,
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