The Council has outlined its phased programme to improve cyclist tramline safety, with phase 1 being implemented in the immediate future… Continue reading Tramline safety measures
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30.9.17 Latest: Transport Cttee motion by Cllr Chas Booth asking for competition entries to be followed up by the Council Localities. See item 9.1 in the agenda and item 23 here in the approved minutes of the 5.10.17 Committee. Poorly-designed entry points to cycle routes, and 1-way streets which ban 2-way cycling, dominated the prizewinners in our summer competition seeking low cost ways to boost cycle use… Continue reading No-way and 1-way problems top our Low-Cost competition The Scottish Government has at last made a truly major shift on active and sustainable travel, with £15 per head cycling+walking annual investment from 18/19 onwards and a range of other initiatives… Continue reading Scottish Government activates active travel Big change needs big schemes – but many little things can be done quickly to make cycling life better. For example, a flush kerb, an employer initiative, signs, landscaping, blocking a rat-run, allowing two-way cycling in a quiet one-way street, maybe something really innovative. Ideas likely to cost up to a few £1000s, so not a new cycleroute or a roundabout rebuild. Continue reading Competition: Low Cost Actions to Boost Bike Use Plans are underway to try and improve the safety of Edinburgh’s tramline system for people travelling by bike… Continue reading Tramline safety update Aug 16 latest: Excellent Picardy Place article by Broughton Spurtle. Spokes has had a series of useful discussions with the organisers, Essential Edinburgh, over maintaining the George Street cycleroute during the Festival. Continue reading George Street – Festival bike route From a sustainable transport perspective – and indeed a general sustainability perspective – the £1,000,000,000 Edinburgh City-Region Deal disappoints badly… Continue reading City Deal curate’s egg – and the sad bit is transport On June 29 morning, Spokes was making 2 deputations – one at Edinburgh Council (on tramlines and city centre issues) and one at the Scottish Parliament (on Sheriffhall roundabout and wider trunk road/cycling issues). Watch both here… Continue reading Double deputation!! .. Tramlines/CityCentre + Sheriffhall A culture in which road danger is increasingly unacceptable, and progressively reduced, can be created by a multi-pronged approach using many policy levers – of which street design and infrastructure is at the top of the list. This was the over-riding message of our June 14 public meeting … Continue reading Tackling Road Danger – meeting report |
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