Submissions by Spokes to local councils or other local bodies
Note 1: Only significant submissions are shown here; not the frequent letters/emails sent to the council on a wide range of local cycling-related issues.
Note 2: Some other submissions are under Local Issues – for example submissions related to Edinburgh Council’s Active Travel Action Plan.
1201 Edinburgh Local Development Plan : Edinburgh’s LDP will replace Edinburgh Local Plan – land use and development policy for future years, including many transport issues. This is an early consultation on ‘Main Issues’. Spokes LDP response [pdf 87k] Also: responses by CTC [pdf 297k] Transform Scotland [pdf 116k] Greener Leith [link]
1201 Edinburgh Southern Arc : Southern Arc Consultation – Spokes comments [doc 38k]. The Southern Arc ADF [area development framework] Covers Haymarket to Holyrood, Princes St Gardens to Meadows.
1112 SESPLAN consultation : Spokes/CTC response to SE Scotland Strategic Development Plan [doc 94k]. Sesplan determines land allocations for housing, business, etc, 2012-2032 and has big transport implications.
1012 CEC consultation on canal future : Consultation details [link]. Spokes response to canal consultation [pdf 40k]
1010 CEC Review of Prioritisation for Roads Renewal and Maintenance : Spokes response to stakeholder consultation [rtf 18k]
1008 SESplan Main Issues Report : The Sesplan Strategic Development Plan (SDP) will determine land allocations for housing, business, etc, 2012-2032. Spokes response to SESplan main issues report [pdf 206k].
1006 Politicians’ Ride handout : Spokes organised a ride for politicians and senior officials on 17.6.10. Our politicians’ ride briefing document [pdf 161k] describes the issues covered on the ride. For ride pictures see June 27 news item, politicians’ ride.
0910 CEC Public Realm consultation : Response by Spokes to City Council consultation on Public Realm draft strategy – which downplays transport/ accessibility issues and totally omits cycling. letter [pdf 130k]
0806 CEC City Design Exhibition omits cycling : Letter to Edinburgh’s new ‘Design Leader,’ Riccardo Marini. Following ‘Streetscape,’ the new fashion for the Council is ‘Design,’ and cycling looks set to lose out just as badly – or worse. The exhibition covers critical areas such as Lothian Rd, Haymarket, Waterfront – yet despite holding up cities like Copenhagen and Portland as exemplars, there is not a single mention of cycling! Letter to Riccardo Marini
