The new Future Transport Fund, announced in the draft budget, was fleshed out somewhat today by Transport Minister Keith Brown – but does not redress the Scottish Government’s drastic cuts to active travel investment. Continue reading Future Transport Fund
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Around 350 people turned up for the budget protest today – an inspiring gathering of highly motivated citizens… Continue reading Budget protest: photos & report
Unless the draft SNP budget is amended, cuts in walking/cycling investment look to be even worse than Spokes predicted, with only some 67 pence of every £100 transport spending likely to go to active travel. Please contact your MSPs and join the lunchtime protest on Weds 11 January [click on the graphic and see end of this article]. JAN 9 LATEST – See our new BUDGET PROTEST HANDOUT [pdf 774k]. Over 250 people now signed up to come, including from around Scotland!! Continue reading Jan 11 Budget Protest Click on the seasonal concept you’re interested in …
In a report on the draft 2012-13 Scottish budget, MSPs from all parties, including the ruling SNP, have forcefully endorsed the outcry from numerous individuals and organisations over the severe proposed cuts to active travel. The cuts come alongside a £100m rise in trunk road spending – a trunk roads increase which is more than 5 times the total of cycling investment. But will SNP Ministers listen? Will they even pay attention to their own 2011 election manifesto? With the budget not finalised until January, make your feelings known now! Continue reading Budget: MSPs support Spokes For the whole of December, Princes Street is free of traffic and free of tram works!! It’s a brilliant opportunity to do some Christmas shopping by bike, and experience (with your kids if you have some) a small taste of how Princes Street could be in the future! … Spokes has commissioned an Original Buff printed with an extract of the Spokes has prepared answers to SNP justifications of the government’s big cuts to cycling and walking investment in the draft 2012-13 budget, now being consulted on… Continue reading Budget 2012-13 : SNP arguments News of the Spokes traffic count has reached the Scottish Parliament, and the results have been praised by Transport Minister Keith Brown MSP… Continue reading “I am aware of the rising number of cyclists in Edinburgh” [Updated 25.11.11] The November Spokes rush-hour traffic count has beaten all records for bike use, whilst the number of cars is the lowest we have ever recorded … Continue reading More bikes/ less cars in Edinburgh rush hour – and why? |
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