17.11.11 Cycling policies in Edinburgh and Oxford [doc 29k] Both cities are developing a largely off-road network suitable for families and the less-confident, together with more bike-friendly conditions on roads used by the everyday more confident cyclist for commuting, shopping etc. Oxford calls it their Dual Network, whilst Edinburgh‘s Active Travel Action Plan refers to the two aspects as the Family Network and the Cycle-Friendly City.
23.3.11 Holyrood Election Hustings - we used an unusual format (in a vote at the end, the audience and speakers overwhelmingly liked it). After introductory 5-minute speeches the audience was split into 5 groups of 15 or so people, with each politician spending 10 minutes in each group, ending with 2-minute closing speeches to the whole audience. Notes were taken by 5 different Spokes members, who each followed one politician – therefore the style of the notes varies. Marco Biagi, SNP [pdf 47k], Sarah Boyack MSP, Labour [pdf 63k], Cllr Steve Burgess, Green [pdf 58k], Cllr Gordon Mackenzie, LibDem [pdf 71k], Cllr Cameron Rose, Conservative [pdf 17k]. Note that party manifestos had not yet been published – we will do a website news item when they are.
25.11.10 Bike Storage at Home and at Work – meeting to move forward with Spokes bike storage project. Presentations by project organiser Katherine Ivory [ppt 1628k], TPi consultant Neil Anderson [ppt 2041k], Bike Station BWTW organiser Gary Bell [pdf 2679k], Tollcross CCF project organiser Angela Hull – actual tenement parking installations [ppt 2394k].
23.3.10 Edinburgh City Council Cycling Action Plan – Transport Convener Cllr Gordon Mackenzie – report in Spokesworker 20.4.10. At the meeting a questionnaire was completed by 84 people. See the main points here and the full report here.
19.11.09 Future of Princes Street [pdf 122k]
17.9.09 How can Edinburgh meet its Charter of Brussels cycling target? [special extra public meeting, with consultant Richard Armitage] Report in Spokesworker 27.10.09.
25.3.09 Bikes, Buses, Trains and Trams – report in Spokesworker 26.4.09. [pdf 464k]
3.12.08 Transport & Cycling policy in Edinburgh – report in Spokesworker 19.1.09. [pdf 204k]
19.3.08 Climate Change, Oil Supply and Scottish Cycling Policy [txt 7k]
21.11.07 Transport in a New Era (Edinburgh) [txt 11k]
22.3.07 Edinburgh Council election hustings No report available, but here is our council election Spokesworker Special 22.4.07 [pdf 220k]