What is promised for cycling in party manifestos for the May 5th Holyrood elections?? Read on… Continue reading Cycling in the Holyrood Manifestos
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The printed version of the new Spokes factsheet How to be a Cycling Family is now available – and the Bike Station is offering free training and support for local parents interested in giving family cycling a go! Continue reading Cycle commuting with kids – latest!! Cycling England disappears on 1st April 2011 under the UK government’s Bonfire of the Quangos – a tragic and ill-considered loss, casting doubt on the government’s supposed wish to grow cycle use, and on its ‘green’ agenda. Continue reading Cycling England killed: final message Without a major change of policy after May’s Holyrood election, the Scottish Government will fail to meet its praiseworthy and potentially achievable target for 10% of trips to be by bike in 2020… Continue reading Bulletin 109: transport spending out of kilter The new Spokes printed factsheet on domestic bike storage is now available [free] to interested individuals and groups… Continue reading Bike Storage: printed factsheet + feedback/news wanted Edinburgh’s City Centre Neighbourhood Partnership [ECCNP] is developing a new ‘community plan’ for the area, and seeks the views of anyone who “lives, works, studies in, or visits, the city centre” … Continue reading Edinburgh City Centre survey: now open to 14 March Following submissions by Spokes and several individuals, the Scottish government has accepted that its proposed bronze/ silver/ gold standards for sustainable buildings may be too weak on bike storage and need reconsidered. Thank you if you made comments to the consultation! Continue reading Bike storage may be needed after all! Work has just started on phase 1 of this long-overdue route, vital for commuters, tourists and day-trippers… Continue reading A90 path to QF and the North The Spokes Spring Public Meeting will be a hustings for the May 5th Holyrood elections – with an exciting line-up of speakers, and a new format to enable maximum testing of and engagement with each candidate!! Continue reading Spokes Holyrood Hustings 23 March Find out what’s happening in your and other local areas within Edinburgh – and help influence things – through the Neighbourhood Partnerships website… Continue reading Get involved in NPs [Leith & City Centre currently urgent] |
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