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
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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? SpokesWorker 27.10.09 is now on the SpokesWorker page above, with more on the Scottish budget, and lots of small news items – Botanics, Forth Bridge, tenement bike parking, 10:10 climate campaign, funding sources for local bike projects, and more. Continue reading SpokesWorker 27.10.09 The draft budget again effectively freezes investment in active travel – although that actually masks a slight fall in cycling investment from its existing tragically low level. Spokes has responded to Edinburgh Council’s Public Realm Strategy Consultation. Continue reading Public Realm Strategy omits cycling Final proposals for the Old Dalkeith Road bus and bike scheme have been published. |
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