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Edinburgh Council Single Outcome Agreement

Posted by: DdF on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 01:25 AM 53 Reads

Can we make Edinburgh's SOA cycle-friendly??

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Various small things!!

Posted by: DdF on Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 01:01 AM 240 Reads

No big news items at the moment, but quite a lot of new stuff in downloads...

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Great Mound victory!! - Spokesworker 12.3.08

Posted by: DdF on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 01:46 AM 477 Reads

Edinburgh Council voted on March 13 for double-yellow lines on the Mound from Princes Street right up to George IV Bridge - the culmination of a major Spokes effort and, although a small scheme in itself, hopefully a sign of better things to come...

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Cycle Funding to Fall - Bulletin 99 & Spokesworker 18.2.08

Posted by: DdF on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 08:39 PM 491 Reads

Spokes research shows cycle project spending in Scotland is to fall in 2008/09 - at the same time as huge increases in England, and especially London. We also reveal a local mini-scandal over double-yellow lines on the Mound...

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European-scale cycle investment in London!! - Spokesworker 18.2.08

Posted by: DdF on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 01:16 AM 587 Reads

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has just announced an incredible programme of cycling investment - the first time ever a British city invests in cycling on the European scale...

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