Being able to cycle more (9 people); feeling safer or more confident cycling (8 people); feeling better or healthier (7 people); getting family or friends onto bikes (6 people) – many such inspiring and touching personal transformations were related by entrants to our summer competition. Continue reading #SpokesComp 2018 – Cycling Lives Transformed!!
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The new Spokes West Lothian and Livingston Cycling and Walking Map has been launched, at an event organised by West Lothian Council depute convener, Cllr Kirsteen Sullivan. Continue reading West Lothian 2018 #SpokesMap Whilst Edinburgh City Council is planning a transformation for cycling (and more) we hope you have had a cycling transformation already! So, for our 2018 summer competition, we’d like to know what has brought the biggest positive transformation in your cycling life in recent years. Continue reading #SpokesComp: My Cycling Transformation Leith Street has reopened to traffic [1, 2] after its 10-month upgrade. But for all the hype about improvements, and there are indeed some welcome improvements, it remains basically the same – multiple lanes of mixed traffic, cyclists travelling uphill surrounded by lorries, cars and buses; and heavily-used footways which at the top are way below Council standards. Continue reading Leith Street Limbo It is time for both Edinburgh and Glasgow Councils to create people-friendly central areas, including major restrictions on motor traffic – and both cities intend to do so. This was the main theme to emerge from our 100-strong June 13 public meeting, addressed by top decision-makers from both cities. Continue reading #SpokesMtg: City Centre Transformation Edinburgh City Council’s June 20 Transport & Environment Committee has moved the CCWEL project on to the next stage and agreed some small but useful improvements to resurfacing policy – both by 7-4 votes, opposed by Conservatives and Lib Dems. Continue reading 7-4 decisions on West-East route & road resurfacing policy Another hugely enjoyable Bike Breakfast for the many people who came along on their way to work – but with a serious message for the politicians. Continue reading Spokes Bike Breakfast 2018 : Bike use at tipping point? Our Summer 2018 Bulletin is out … with new research on why Edinburgh has outstripped the rest of Scotland in boosting cycle use, but hints that this may be slowing. Will the City Centre Transformation, Bike Share scheme, and other big projects be implemented boldly enough to ensure continued momentum? And, of course there’s loads more in the Bulletin, not least our funding support for community cargo bikes … read on!! … Continue reading Spokes Bulletin 131 … Edinburgh’s cycling future Another great Pedal on Parliament has been pedalled, walked and scooted! Continue reading #PoP2018 |
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