Our Summer 2017 Bulletin is out … highlighting the Edinburgh Council election result which should guarantee the city’s UK-unique cycle budget policy … our traffic counts showing a 10-year car decline & bike growth in the city centre peak period … Spokes is 40 this autumn!! … and, of course, there’s much more … read on!! …
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Spokes Bulletin 128 is on its way to Spokes members, to 1200 decision-makers across Scotland* and to a further 10,000 other interested individuals through bike shops, libraries and so on throughout Edinburgh, Lothian and beyond.
*including all 129 Scottish MSPs, all 132 Edinburgh+Lothians councillors, transport consultants, health officials, etc, etc
You can also download a pdf of Bulletin 128 on our Spokes Bulletin page. Articles & pictures in B128 include [with links for more info] …
- Edinburgh 10% cycling budget looks safe following Council elections
- Spokes traffic counts – 10 year trend of car down & bike up [please RT!]
- Spokes is 40 this autumn – see supplement below
- Scottish government – cycling an afterthought after ‘big’ decisions …
- … e.g. Sheriffhall roundabout, HST bike/rail space cutbacks
- Pedal on Parliament – big Glasgow turnout too!
- 2017 competition – low cost ideas to boost bike use
- Election manifesto promises – don’t forget them!
- Police Edinburgh initiatives – #OpClosePass & Average Speed Cameras
- Haymarket bike info board – innovative Spokes design
- And in the printed Bulletin… Spokes 40-year Bikeography centre-page supplement [pdf]
- And in your mailing if you are a Spokes member…
- Edinburgh Festival of Cycling printed programme
- Poster – Bike Breakfast 2017
- Poster – Public Meeting, Tackling Road Danger – & tweet [please RT!]
- … and more
Everyone joining Spokes in the next few weeks will be posted the above inserts along with the new Bulletin
Having more members helps us – and we hope to help you in return by keeping you in touch with what’s happening and what you can do about it! You’ll get a roughly-monthly email in addition to the thrice-yearly Bulletin.
We have spares of the new Bulletin for bike leafletting at workplaces, shops etc – let us know if you could use a supply. Many Spokes members take a regular supply of each issue for their local workplace, shops or other useful destinations.