Here are our most popular tweets from the last 12 months, measured by the number of retweets (RTs). What will we see in 2016??
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It’s interesting to see that the most popular tweets – overwhelmingly – were about loss of existing facilities rather than opening of new ones. There is no doubt, for example, that Edinburgh Council’s planned East-West cycleroute is far more significant for the future of cycling in Edinburgh than was the banning of cycling on the Waverley Station ramp. Yet guess which tweet was the most popular?
The answer may lie in whether or not the closure of an existing facility seems reasonable, rational and well justified to the existing users. This may well explain the very strong feelings aroused by banning cyclists during the Forth Bridge closure with little evidence of serious consideration, scrapping of Edinburgh’s Saturday and offpeak bus lanes and the closure of the Waverley Station ramp.
Tweets calling for support for positive actions nonetheless are also amongst the top tweets – notably for the Pavement & Double Parking Bill and for Edinburgh Council’s 20mph plans.
82RT Forth Bridge closure – keep it open to bikes
44RT Council to cut Saturday & offpeak bus lanes
36RT Forth Bridge closure – Spokes letter to the Minister
35RT Support the Pavement Parking & Double Parking Bill
34RT Spokes public meeting – Cycling, Transport & Climate
32RT Bikes on Tram – a UK first for Edinburgh
30RT Spokes submission on CargoBikes to Parliament ICI Cttee
29RT Waverley Station ramp closure – please respond to Parliament Inquiry
28RT Please support Edinburgh Council 20mph plans
28RT Spokes public meeting on bike/rail
25RT Household Survey finds 11.8% Edinburgh bike commuting
25RT Abellio Bike Hire begins at Haymarket
24RT Edinburgh Council, East-West cycleroute consultation
24RT Go to PoP by tandem to become a top politician!
23RT Cycling injury per trip is less for women and when cycling is common
21RT PoP2015 – Minister promises 15/16 cycle cash will equal 14/15
20RT Spokes Bulletin no.123 – “What’s happening & what you can do”
19RT Spokes Midlothian Map published
18RT Cllr Lesley Hinds delighted opening the Innocent-Meadows route
17RT Spokes Summer Competition – My Favourite Bike Ride
17RT Council to allow more traffic near footway at child casualty peak time
17RT Spokes Bulletin 122 – Two cheers & one boo for Edinburgh
… and of course many other tweets RT’d by fewer people. Find our favourite tweets (by Spokes and others) here.