Bike storage may be needed after all!
Following submissions by Spokes and several individuals, the Scottish government has accepted that its proposed bronze/ silver/ gold standards for sustainable buildings may be too weak on bike storage...
View ArticleSpokesworker 19.6.11: expert interview
Interview by European Cyclistss Federation (ECF) with Prof John Pucher – world expert on what works to get more people on bikes. For more on this… see Spokesworker 19.6.11 [pdf 153k]. Or find it on...
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Spokes Bulletin 114
Out now! – the latest on Scottish cycle policy & funding, Edinburgh council projects 2012 & 2013, new shared paths flyer, facts & theories on bike use & safety,… Spokes Bulletin 114 is...
View ArticleSpokes National Cycling Proposal
Spokes has proposed a major cycling project to the government’s NPF3 consultation, which seeks ideas for ‘developments of national significance’ … Our proposal [pdf 114k] is for one truly...
View ArticleCAPS Refresh : Spokes view
Responding to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Cycling Action Plan for Scotland, Spokes calls for political leadership and adequate funding if the government is to move towards its own...
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Spokes Bulletin 115
Out now! … Edinburgh Council budget 2013/14, Princes Street pedestrian/cyclist huge potential [Jan Gehl], two victories on garden bike shed removal orders, ‘everyday cycling’ pictures, and loads...
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Princes Street 1-way bike ban?
Radical council proposals for the future of Princes Street and George Street appear to include a ban on cycling eastbound in Princes Street. With tram works and tram funding now under control after the...
View ArticleF2F: Solway to Forth
There’s a great new idea for a ‘Firth to Firth’ holiday cycle route…on the lines of the other existing coast-to-coast routes such as C2C, Hadrians and Reivers These routes are not only great fun for...
View ArticleSpokes Gardens Bike Storage factsheet now in use
The Spokes factsheet on bike storage in gardens has been deemed ‘appropriate’ by Edinburgh Council’s Planning Committee and will now be referenced in the Council’s Planning Guidance to Householders…...
View ArticlePANs and PAs [not pandas!]
The Spokes website has successfully given birth to a new page (two, in fact) ! … Perhaps less exciting than you might hope – we are talking Planning Applications and their big brother, Proposal of...
View ArticleEdinburgh Local Transport Strategy 2014-19
[Update 14.1.14: The LTS was approved today by councillors and can now be quoted as Council policy]. The Council’s new Local Transport Strategy is a major document setting out a detailed policy...
View ArticleSpokes Bulletin 118
Out now! … Edinburgh progress in sustainable transport; Preventing Haymarket tramline crashes; Transport & Planning: failure in joined-up thinking; Council Local Transport Strategy supplement;...
View ArticleLeith Street cycling future – or not?
The cycling future of Leith Street is up for grabs in the St James Quarter proposals. A segregated cycleroute up from Picardy Place will end at Calton Road, with no connection to Princes Street… The...
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Super(?)markets Bikepark Project
Nipping down to your local shop or supermarket by bike can be so quick and simple. It provides your daily dose of physical activity and helps the city keep down congestion and pollution. So why do...
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