Growing opportunities enabling more and more categories of people to get about by bike were a top feature of our ‘Diversity Rules’ public meeting … Continue reading #SpokesMtg … Diversity & Opportunity
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Our November 2018 traffic count, averaged over our 4 regular count points, found bikes forming 16.8% of all vehicles – the highest ever November percentage, up from last year’s 16.5%, and almost equalling the 16.9% in our summer (May) count. Our Winter 2018/19 Bulletin is out … showing how getting about by bike is becoming a realistic option for more and more people … Continue reading Spokes Bulletin 132 … Cycling for more people Who should be able to get around by bike safely and conveniently?? Continue reading #SpokesMtg 15 Nov – Cycling for All – Diversity Rules!! 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!! 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 |
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