The November Spokes traffic count shows bikes rising to 13.0% of all vehicles during the 8-9am rush hour, averaged over our 4 counting points – the fourth successive annual rise, and up from 12.5% in November 2008. Continue reading Shift to bike commuting continues
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In response to the Parliament’s Active Travel Inquiry Spokes calls for greatly increased funding for cycle projects, and improved ways of delivering the funding. Continue reading Scottish Parliament Inquiry – Spokes submission First Sunday of every month (Except if the First Sunday is January 1st, then the ride will take place a week later, on January 8th). Meet at 10am, at the Usher Hall, Lothian Road. Free guided bike rides along cycles paths and quiet roads to destinations in The Lothians, Fife or The Borders. Come along and experience the glorious Scottish countryside first hand with friendly people. Continue reading Spokes Sunday Bikes Rides A circular is going out to all emailable Spokes members in the next couple of days. Continue reading Members’ circular + missing white lines The Scottish Parliament has launched an Inquiry into Active Travel (walking and cycling) – this and much more is covered in Spokesworker 11.11.09 … Continue reading Spokesworker 11.11.09 A new underpass of the A8, at a critical location, will only allow bikes to be pushed – unless you object now!! Despite the extensive work that has gone into developing these proposals, councillors have decided on a major last-minute change. However, it is possible that the eventual net outcome will be beneficial to cycling conditions, for the reasons below. Continue reading Old Dalkeith Road – plans changed! Good news from Edinburgh Council, whilst at Holyrood the draft budget for 2010/11 yet again boosts trunk road spending whilst maintaining cycling investment at a miserable level. Continue reading Bulletin 105 – Late 2009 Spokes has written to Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Development John Swinney over the miserable level of funding for cycling in the draft Scottish budget 2010-11. Continue reading Budget – Spokes writes to Minister On 29 Oct Spokes leafletted 200 delegates (including main speaker, Cabinet Secretary John Swinney MSP, and many decision-makers from around Scotland) as they arrived at the SSN annual Sustainability conference at Dynamic Earth. Continue reading Is the Government serious? |
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