The Spring Spokes Bulletin praises Edinburgh City’s remarkable “5% + external funding” budget decision [also rising by 1% a year] as a model for other Scottish Councils…
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Despite a promise in the SNP manifesto to “increase the proportion of transport spending on … active and sustainable travel” the draft budget looks set to slash investment in cycling and walking – alongside a huge increase in trunk roads spending. […] What does Scotland’s remarkable election result, with an overall SNP majority, mean for cycling as a form of transport in Scotland?? … […] Without a major change of policy after May’s Holyrood election, the Scottish Government will fail to meet its praiseworthy and potentially achievable target for 10% of trips to be by bike in 2020… […] Work has just started on phase 1 of this long-overdue route, vital for commuters, tourists and day-trippers… […] 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… […] Edinburgh Council’s Active Travel Action Plan [ATAP], incorporating the Cycling Action Plan, has been finalised and agreed by the Council’s Transport Committee. […] The latest Spokesworker has loads of news and things to do… […] The Spokes Spring public meeting on March 23 is your opportunity to hear about and give input to Edinburgh’s Cycle Action Plan… [Later: for reports on the meeting and the survey held at it, see 23.3.10 here] […] 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. […] |
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