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Bulletin 108 : Cycle funds up in 10/11

The autumn Spokes Bulletin shows a recovery in Scottish cycling investment in 2010/11, almost to its previous high – but there are fears for 2011/12 and beyond…

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Quality Bike Corridor & 20mph consultation [updated 15 Nov]

Edinburgh Council is consulting on its proposed ‘Quality Bike Corridor’ between Princes Street and Mayfield/ Kings Buildings. Running in parallel is a consultation on a 20mph zone for a wide area of south central Edinburgh.

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Canal consultation [updated 17 Dec]

Edinburgh City Council is consulting on the future of the Union Canal between Ratho and the City Centre…

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Bike storage survey for non-cyclists!!

Are you a non-cyclist, or a very occasional or a would-be cyclist? If so, do you live in a tenement or flat, where bike storage causes problems for you? – including problems caused by other people’s bikes?

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Spokes tenements storage survey

“No storage facilities in flat, and would be unable to keep in the stair. Would love to have a bike!”

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Railway path attacks [updated 8 & 14 Oct]

A cyclist has been injured on the Davidson’s Mains path by children who dropped a tree sapling or branch on her from the footbridge between Silverknowes Neuk and House o’ Hill Avenue.

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CEC Active Travel Action Plan

Edinburgh Council’s Active Travel Action Plan [ATAP], incorporating the Cycling Action Plan, has been finalised and agreed by the Council’s Transport Committee.

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Tenements/flats – bike storage survey – CLOSING

Spokes is looking to future developments in our bike storage in flats and tenements project. As part of this we need to identify how our forthcoming information materials can be used to best effect …

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12 month cycleroute closure

The Roseburn path beside Balbirnie Place, including its connection to Russell Road, is to be closed for 12 months from Sept 20, to allow construction of the tram bridge over Russell Road. Stop Press: [24 Sept] the closure of Russell Road (and of the cycleroute??) has been postponed – unknown for how long.

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CEC Cycle Action Plan – Spokes response

Spokes has responded to Edinburgh Council’s draft Cycle Action Plan…

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