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Bikes & Public Transport: #SpokesMtg

Spokes campaigns for cycling “within a sustainable transport context,” not purely cycling for its own sake. We need to live in places which are safe, pleasant and easy to get around, and free from climate or toxic pollution. This means quality public transport and active travel provision, with private motor traffic a last […]

Programme for Bike-Reduced Government

The Scottish Government’s latest annual Programme for Government policy document (PfG, September 2026) has only one mention of active travel – a graphic which is one of the most misleading we have encountered for a long time

Highly misleading graphic from the 2026 PfG

Anyone looking at the PfG graphic would come […]

Spokes and Me: #SpokesComp results

Our 2026 competition brought out a cornucopia of experiences, ideas and reminiscences. It is incredible to read not just how cycling and cycle facilities locally have changed over the years, but how individual lives have changed too, sometimes substantially, thanks to Spokes being around.

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City Centre: bikes now 1 in 3 in rush hour

A Spokes traffic count in George Street and Princes Street on 24 September found bikes forming over 30% of all vehicles in the morning peak period, and over 20% at lunchtime. Other findings suggest a major boost to bike travel thanks to the Council’s Voi bike hire scheme.

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