Selected news from Spokes in Midothian
This page shows selected highlights – it’s far from comprehensive. See also…
2407 A7 Sustainable Transport Study / Stakeholder consultation / Spokes response /
2404 Midlothian Active Travel Strategy 2024-2034 / Consultation draft [11MB] / Consultation page / Spokes response /
2211 Midlothian speed limits policy – consultation document / Spokes response
2205 Council Election – Spokes Dalkeith welcome letter to new councillors
2202 A701 Relief Road / A 702 Link Road – second route-options consultation (see also 2109 below) consultation Spokes Dalkeith response Video (Midlothian Greens?): case against
2201 Active Travel Strategy A new strategy document is promised for 2022/23. See 1809 below for previous version. The Council is now consulting on how to get more people to travel actively, to give background for the strategy. Consultation page – survey & online mapping. Consultn map screenshot Spokes Dalkeith response
2111 A701 Relief Road / A 702 Link Road – consultn re issues for NMU (non motorised users) Spokes Dalkeith response
2109 A701 Relief Road / A 702 Link Road – consultn on 6 route options (see 1903 below for previous stage) Council letter Spokes Dalkeith response
2011 Midlothian Core Paths review consultation Spokes Dalkeith response
2011 Spaces for People road-closures consultation Consultation map-CrawleesRd map-OatslieRd map-B7003RoslinGlen Spokes Dalkeith response
2005 Spaces for People – early path-clearing
2004 Auchendinny housing development planning app 20/00089/DPP Plans will destroy Council’s proposed Auchendinny/Roslin cycleroute. Spokes response. Circular to local members [includes map]
1903 A701 future – Spokes comments to consultants
1809 ML draft Active Travel Strategy Consultation page Spokes response [pdf] Final Strategy, 2018-2021 [pdf 12MB]
1803 ML Green Network Guidance Consultation page Spokes response [pdf]
1704 Cycle Midlothian 2017 listing of cafes, attractions, bike shops, etc which welcome cyclists.
1612 Sherrifhall Roundabout options consultation – see 1612 on South Edinburgh page
1506 Cycle Midlothian 2015 listing of cafes, attractions, bike shops, etc which welcome cyclists. Cycling in Midlothian 2015 council brochure on cycling developments – routes, attractions, schools – from the Council cycling webpage.
1506 First Visit Scotland Cyclists Welcome restaurant award in Edinburgh or Lothians – the PaperMill [Lasswade] reported in Midlothian Council Travel News 8.6.15 [to get on the list for Travel News, email karl.vanters@midlothian.gov.uk]
1406 Midlothian Local Transport Strategy consultation – see item H in our 1406 all-Lothians circular
1310 Circular to Midlothian members [pdf 107k] – A701 dangers; Straiton-Burdiehouse path; Access Forum; New Spokes Midlothian map edition…
1303 Borders Rail development related to cycling – see our rail page.
1211 Midlothian cycle funding, facilities, projects [pdf 142k] Lengthy council report in response to questions by Spokes member Cllr Ian Baxter [we have changed the layout and order slightly for readability, adding subheadings etc, but the content is unchanged]. See related news item 12.1.13.
1209 Midlothian Local Plan – Sustrans comments [pdf 289k] on Main Issues Report
Midlothian Access Forum – minutes
NB – Spokes, Sustrans and CTC were previously represented by David Wardrop-White but there is currently [Sept 2013] no cycling representative
130218 Minutes [pdf 134k]
121119 Minutes [doc 259k]
120806 Minutes [doc 401k]
111031 minutes [doc 285k]
110503 minutes [pdf 138k]
110120 minutes [doc 251k]