[Latest!! There’s a preview of our public meeting in the new 3.4.13 Spokesworker]
Cycling as a form of transport needs to be seen in the wider context of local transport as a whole, and at our meeting on Monday 8 April Professor Iain Docherty will set the context by describing current trends and policies in local transport as a whole. Jim Eadie MSP will outline cycling developments at Scottish level, followed by Cllr Jim Orr describing the Edinburgh situation. There will then be a panel discussion, with questions from you the audience, chaired by Paul Tetlaw.
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