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[H3] 1. Follow Spokes

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[H3] 2. Vital links

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Considerate Cycling
Ed Council – 'Report It' page
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Local cycling links/info
SfP/TS post-Covid ETROs
Tramline crashes – reporting

[H3] 3. Events MM.DD

* With Spokes stall or sales
*? Stall is provisional
06.18 Water Of L. public mtg
06.27 Edin Critical Mass
06.27* Climate Fest
09.09* AGM [provisional]
09.16* Cycling Scotland conf
11.19* Spokes Public Mtg
Farmers Mkt – *occasional
Transform Scotland events

[H3] 4. Bike Rides

a Spokes Sunday Rides
b Mellow Velo
c Virtually all local bike rides
d Routes & Rides web page

[H3] 5. Updates yymm - Spokes info

17.01 Advertising policy
17.01 Running a bike sale
17.01 Safety links
17.02 press letters
18.01 Bike businesses
18.03 Shops parking/access
19.07 Storage: tenements
19.11 Cycling inspiration
19.11 Talks by Spokes
20.07 Considerate cycling
20.09 Spokes local groups
20.11 Bike theft/security
21.07 Other Spokes's
22.07 Videos
23.06 Bike Breakfast
23.11 Spokes maps
24.02 Spokes Factsheets
24.04 Spokes history
25.01 Report it !
25.06 Spokes competition
25.08 E-bikes
25.11 Traffic count
25.12 Cargobikes
26.02 Spokes public mtg
26.03 Maps Group mins
26.04 Bulletins, no.1 to latest
26.06 Current consultations
26.06 Member circular
26.06 Planning Group mins
26.06 Resources Group mins

[H3] 6. Updates yymm - National info

15.12 Forth Road Bridge
18.01 Inspirational papers
18.10 Legal questions
19.09 Bikes & buses
19.12 Scotland AT policies
20.01 Broken glass
20.01 UK Transp Policy
20.08 Floating bus stops
20.09 Helmets
20.09 Scot Infra Commission
20.09 Scot RoadSafety policy
21.03 Bike lane obstructions
21.07 Presumed Liability
22.01 Bike storage: gardens
22.03 Pavement parking
22.10 Community project ££
23.01 Sheriffhall rbt
23.02 20mph / lower speeds
23.02 Crash maps
23.07 Technical resources
23.08 Online maps
23.12 Holyrood Park
24.01 Local transp't research
25.02 ScotGov budget
25.07 Bike/rail issues
25.11 Sc Gov policy t'pt+pl'g
26.01 Climate<->transport
26.02 Election (local or nat'l)
26.06 Current consultations

[H3] 7. Updates yymm - Local info

13.01 Path/road gritting
15.10 Bike Life, Edin + UK
18.01 Workplace cycling
18.02 E-mobility & EVs
19.09 Astley Ainslie site
20.07 Leith St & St James
20.08 Waverley future
21.01 Council web links
21.04 Parking enforcement
21.05 Kids & schools info
21.10 Roadworks
21.12 Bus lanes
22.01 Bike storage: gardens
22.01 Bike storage: onstreet
22.01 Lothians news
22.02 Bike Hire
22.02 Climate/LEZ/pollution
22.04 Car/bike parking stds
22.04 Junctions Review
22.04 Major PANs / Pl Apps
22.10 Community project ££
23.01 CEC Business Plan
23.01 Sheriffhall rbt
23.02 20mph / lower speeds
23.02 Crash maps
23.02 Roseburn-Canal
23.04 Setts/cobbles
23.07 Canal
23.08 Bike parking
23.12 Holyrood Park
24.01 Local transp't research
24.01 Maintenace schemes
24.03 Tram Leith extn
24.05 Meadows-GeorgeSt
24.11 Leith
24.12 Edinb cycle policy
25.01 CCWEL, west-east link
25.01 Edinb transport policy
25.04 Parks rules
25.06 Bike buses
25.07 Meadows-Canal
25.10 Queensferry
25.11 Edin Planning policies
25.11 Midlothian
25.11 Tram, incl. crashes
25.12 East Lothian
26.02 City Centre
26.02 Edinburgh South
26.02 Edinburgh West
26.02 Election (local or nat'l)
26.02 Travelling Safely (SfP)
26.04 Edinburgh East/ Porty
26.04 One-way streets
26.05 West Lothian
26.06 CEC Transport Cttee
26.06 Current consultations
26.06 Edinb South Central
26.06 Edinburgh North
26.06 Tram: Granton-BioQ

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Welcome To Spokes
Welcome to the online home of Spokes, the Lothian Cycle Campaign… Continue reading Welcome To Spokes

[H2]
Toucans closed on major bike routes
The toucan crossing of Marchmont Road on the Bruntsfield to Meadows arterial bike route has been closed, to allow cars unfettered passage through nearby roadworks. This follows a not dissimilar example at the Buccleuch Street crossing at the east of the Meadows. Forcing cyclists and pedestrians to take their chances with traffic at these long-established crossings of major bike routes is not good enough – and better examples elsewhere in the city have shown it is unnecessary.
Spokes has been in extensive correspondence with the Council over the Buccleuch Street crossing and we now have written, joint with Living Streets, over the even more unacceptable example at Marchmont Road – see full text below.
Continue reading Toucans closed on major bike routes

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Tram Consultation – next steps
The Council has published the results of its 2025 consultation on a north-south tramline between Granton and South Edinburgh. A proposed business case (presumably with the next iteration of plans) is to be published this autumn, for councillor decisions at the 10 September Transport and Environment Committee (TEC).
However, rather to our surprise, the Council has provided feedback on main issues raised in the consultation. So, although we must wait till September for definite proposals, these responses do give slightly more clarity on what officers are currently thinking. Feedback on the 3 top issues raised in the Spokes consultation response is included in this article. In summary…
Bridges corridor – although our concerns are recognised, and ameliorations being investigated, it looks like tramline crashes and injuries will remain a strong likelihood [Update: Spokes deputation to TEC 18.6.26]
Roseburn corridor – there is positive news on the Roseburn pinch point and a possible bridge over the mainline railway
Orchard Brae corridor – significant bike facilities to reduce dangers on the tramlined roads seem unlikely
Continue reading Tram Consultation – next steps

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Princes Street – update
A major council workshop of some 100 councillors, officers, experts and community representatives (including Spokes) to discuss the future of Princes Street and the Waverley Valley was held on 8 June. Specifically on Princes Street, the discussion boiled down to two alternatives: the officers’ preferred “Ambitious Pragmatism” solution which comprises footway repaving and some other enhancements (as below); or “Complete Rethink” which means rethinking the roadspace, to give much improved pedestrian space and segregated bike lanes.
Paul Lawrence, the Council’s Chief Executive, stated that officers will now consider all points raised at the workshop and prepare a set of options for councillors to take decisions in September.
Continue reading Princes Street – update

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… like Amsterdam
“Why can’t we do it like Amsterdam” is the opening line of an inspirational new song and video by Edinburgh musician and cycling activist Dan Abrahams, supported by Spokes. The catchy song, which risks becoming your next earworm, continues.. “when I ride, I’m free ..”
Continue reading … like Amsterdam

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Spokes traffic count May 2026: Bikes up everywhere!
Our regular May traffic count, at Lothian Road and Forrest Road, found bikes up everywhere: northbound and southbound, morning rush hour and lunchtime. With car numbers fairly static compared to last year, bikes rose to 19.2% of all vehicles in the morning and 12.3% at lunchtime, our highest post-pandemic figures. At Forrest Road, morning bikes formed 31% of all northbound vehicles, almost one in three.
Parallel counts by Spokes Porty members found the highest ever number of bikes during both time periods, whilst analysis of automatic counter data by Edward Tissiman (below) has found substantial 2026 bike use growth on Leith Walk.
Interestingly, car single-occupancy in our central area count fell to its lowest ever level, although that was not the case at Portobello.
Continue reading Spokes traffic count May 2026: Bikes up everywhere!

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#Holyrood2026 : Travelling Backwards
The Holyrood election on 7 May is critical to active travel and wider transport policies and budgets for the next 5 years.  Is there a local project being planned that you’re looking forward to? – in Edinburgh, say Meadows to George Street, or Portobello to Musselburgh? When and if such projects will happen depends largely on the existence and size of the Scottish Government active travel budget.
Sadly and shockingly, in view of the climate crisis, the cost of living crisis, and the need for healthier lifestyles to help the NHS crisis this year’s manifestos mark a massive deterioration in active travel policies as compared to the 2021 election – or even 2016.
Post-election: Great article from Transform Scotland, summarsing the election outcome for all aspects of transport – generally pretty negative – and how things can hopefully be improved
Continue reading #Holyrood2026 : Travelling Backwards

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Spokes Bulletin #140, year 2026
Our 2026 printed Bulletin – all 10,000 copies – is here! With most communication now electronic, there’s still great value in an occasional printed Bulletin which can be picked up in bike shops, libraries, etc. The novelty of a print Bulletin also adds to its impact, for example on politicians – all Edinburgh and Lothians councillors, MSPs and MPs get copies.
Continue reading Spokes Bulletin #140, year 2026

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SpokesMtg: #Holyrood2026 Hustings – Report
Our March 16 Spokes/CUK hustings whilst polite and friendly throughout, revealed some clear policy differences, particularly on how, if at all, to tackle car numbers in the city. Perhaps not surprisingly, there was more agreement on the multi-faceted value of cycling as a means of getting around, whilst the issue of illegally ridden modified e-bikes featured prominently in questions.
Continue reading SpokesMtg: #Holyrood2026 Hustings – Report

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Local Place Plans: have your say!
Under recent legislation, local communities (either geographic or based on a common local interest) can produce a ‘Local Place Plan‘ (LPP) which the Council must then take into account in preparing its development plan for the whole local authority. Many communities in the Lothians have already produced LPPs, and several in Edinburgh are now doing so. You have an opportunity to put in comments – or, through a community group, to initiate a new LPP.
Continue reading Local Place Plans: have your say!

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Favourite Bike Rides (edn 3) – here!!
Spokes has published a new booklet of Favourite Rides. The rides are based on entries from our 2025 Favourite Rides competition. They feature not just the wonderful rides themselves, but also brief bios and explanations from the contributors, adding greatly to the appeal of the booklet.
Continue reading Favourite Bike Rides (edn 3) – here!!

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COMPETITION
2010 path art comp: all entries
2010 path art comp: entry forms etc
2015 Spokes competition: My Favourite Bike Ride
2012 comp: My Favourite Place by Bike: all entries
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Oddities
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Cyclenation Nov 2011
Submissions on wider AT or transport policy
National
Local policies wider than active travel, but relevant
Edinburgh City Council, Transport & Environment Cttee (TEC)
Submissions on local AT issues
East Lothian
Useful Planning & Roads Decisions/Actions
Edinburgh
Bike Storage residential, including onstreet secure ‘hangars’
Bike storage at work
A90 & Forth Bridge
Road maintenance policies – Edinburgh Council
Leith Walk, including Picardy Place
Old Town & Royal Mile
Holyrood Park
Edinburgh ‘Travelling Safely’ post-pandemic street schemes
Canal
One-Way streets
Infrastructure 1990s & first decade 2000s
Onroad bike facilities
Bike Parking
Onroad problems
20mph & lower speeds
West Edinburgh
East Edinburgh
City Centre, incl. CCWEL & Princes Street
Council Elections
Individual planning proposals not covered elsewhere
North Edinburgh
Newhaven Rd Sth bridge closure 11 weeks from 22.6.20
Royal Infirmary & Old Dalkeith Road
South-central Edinburgh
Edinburgh covid street schemes
South Edinburgh
CEC transport & planning policy relevant to AT
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Edinburgh Cycle/AT Forum
Leith
Current consultations
West Lothian
Midlothian
Lothians (EL+ML+WL) + Regional
Current PAs & PANs
Public Transport
Tram issues and development
Reporting tramline crashes
Rail
Tramline Granton to Bioquarter
Bus
Tramline extension to Leith & Newhaven
Advice / Factsheets
Helmets
Bike storage: gardens
e-bikes
Cycling inspiration – why cycle?
Road policing
Everyday cycling with/for kids
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Bike crashes
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Security
Supermarket/Shops parking/access project
Bike storage: tenements & flats
Storage project documents
Storage project – updates
Workplace cycling
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Inspirational papers and documents
Cycling fatalities, Scotland
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[H2] Spokes
The Lothian Cycle CampaignPosts

[H3] 1. Follow Spokes

bluesky – @spokes.org.uk
facebook – Spokes Lothian

[H3] 2. Vital links

. See links tab for more
Considerate Cycling
Ed Council – 'Report It' page
Ed Council – other links
Ed Council – Transport Cttee
Local cycling links/info
SfP/TS post-Covid ETROs
Tramline crashes – reporting

[H3] 3. Events MM.DD

* With Spokes stall or sales
*? Stall is provisional
06.18 Water Of L. public mtg
06.27 Edin Critical Mass
06.27* Climate Fest
09.09* AGM [provisional]
09.16* Cycling Scotland conf
11.19* Spokes Public Mtg
Farmers Mkt – *occasional
Transform Scotland events

[H3] 4. Bike Rides

a Spokes Sunday Rides
b Mellow Velo
c Virtually all local bike rides
d Routes & Rides web page

[H3] 5. Updates yymm - Spokes info

17.01 Advertising policy
17.01 Running a bike sale
17.01 Safety links
17.02 press letters
18.01 Bike businesses
18.03 Shops parking/access
19.07 Storage: tenements
19.11 Cycling inspiration
19.11 Talks by Spokes
20.07 Considerate cycling
20.09 Spokes local groups
20.11 Bike theft/security
21.07 Other Spokes's
22.07 Videos
23.06 Bike Breakfast
23.11 Spokes maps
24.02 Spokes Factsheets
24.04 Spokes history
25.01 Report it !
25.06 Spokes competition
25.08 E-bikes
25.11 Traffic count
25.12 Cargobikes
26.02 Spokes public mtg
26.03 Maps Group mins
26.04 Bulletins, no.1 to latest
26.06 Current consultations
26.06 Member circular
26.06 Planning Group mins
26.06 Resources Group mins

[H3] 6. Updates yymm - National info

15.12 Forth Road Bridge
18.01 Inspirational papers
18.10 Legal questions
19.09 Bikes & buses
19.12 Scotland AT policies
20.01 Broken glass
20.01 UK Transp Policy
20.08 Floating bus stops
20.09 Helmets
20.09 Scot Infra Commission
20.09 Scot RoadSafety policy
21.03 Bike lane obstructions
21.07 Presumed Liability
22.01 Bike storage: gardens
22.03 Pavement parking
22.10 Community project ££
23.01 Sheriffhall rbt
23.02 20mph / lower speeds
23.02 Crash maps
23.07 Technical resources
23.08 Online maps
23.12 Holyrood Park
24.01 Local transp't research
25.02 ScotGov budget
25.07 Bike/rail issues
25.11 Sc Gov policy t'pt+pl'g
26.01 Climate<->transport
26.02 Election (local or nat'l)
26.06 Current consultations

[H3] 7. Updates yymm - Local info

13.01 Path/road gritting
15.10 Bike Life, Edin + UK
18.01 Workplace cycling
18.02 E-mobility & EVs
19.09 Astley Ainslie site
20.07 Leith St & St James
20.08 Waverley future
21.01 Council web links
21.04 Parking enforcement
21.05 Kids & schools info
21.10 Roadworks
21.12 Bus lanes
22.01 Bike storage: gardens
22.01 Bike storage: onstreet
22.01 Lothians news
22.02 Bike Hire
22.02 Climate/LEZ/pollution
22.04 Car/bike parking stds
22.04 Junctions Review
22.04 Major PANs / Pl Apps
22.10 Community project ££
23.01 CEC Business Plan
23.01 Sheriffhall rbt
23.02 20mph / lower speeds
23.02 Crash maps
23.02 Roseburn-Canal
23.04 Setts/cobbles
23.07 Canal
23.08 Bike parking
23.12 Holyrood Park
24.01 Local transp't research
24.01 Maintenace schemes
24.03 Tram Leith extn
24.05 Meadows-GeorgeSt
24.11 Leith
24.12 Edinb cycle policy
25.01 CCWEL, west-east link
25.01 Edinb transport policy
25.04 Parks rules
25.06 Bike buses
25.07 Meadows-Canal
25.10 Queensferry
25.11 Edin Planning policies
25.11 Midlothian
25.11 Tram, incl. crashes
25.12 East Lothian
26.02 City Centre
26.02 Edinburgh South
26.02 Edinburgh West
26.02 Election (local or nat'l)
26.02 Travelling Safely (SfP)
26.04 Edinburgh East/ Porty
26.04 One-way streets
26.05 West Lothian
26.06 CEC Transport Cttee
26.06 Current consultations
26.06 Edinb South Central
26.06 Edinburgh North
26.06 Tram: Granton-BioQ

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Selected letters and submissions to the Scottish Government, MSPs, and other national bodies.  There are also many useful submissions from Sustrans Scotland and Transform Scotland.
Sheriffhall roundabout – for specifics, see our South Edinburgh page, but see below [1706] for general trunk road issues raised by this
Permitted development rights (PDR) for front-garden sheds/containers – Spokes campaign – see our Bike Storage: Gardens page.
2511 Scotland Climate Change Plan 2026-2040 / Draft for consultation / Consultation page / Background documents & respondent info form / Submission by SCCS of which Spokes is a member / Transform response / Spokes response /
2505 Programme for Government 25/26 Scot Govt PfG abolishes peak rail fares, but is worryingly non-transport on active travel, and scraps the 20% traffic reduction commitment / Spokes commentary, with links / Bluesky post /
2502 Just Transition Plan for Transport Scot Gov plan (first edition) to move to sustainable transport, including to achieve their commitment to 20% car-km reduction / Draft Plan / Consultation Page / Spokes response [easiest to read] / Spokes response [online auto-generated pdf] /
2501 Scotland United for Climate Action, Scottish Parliament reception 7.1.25 / Spokes briefing for MSPs / Reception programme and speaker bios /
2412 Scot Gov budget 25/26 / Draft budget – Spokes report / Spokes letter to Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop MSP / Letter from Fiona Hyslop, prompted by a Spokes member contacting Daniel Johnson MSP / Spokes letter to Cab Sec / Official response to letter / Letter from Angus Robertson MSP, prompted by a Spokes member / Updated Spokes report on the budget following renaming of the budget line from ‘active’ to ‘active and sustainable’ /
2408 Scot Gov AT budget – new ‘Transformation’ approach to using the AT budget.
Infrastructure cash will be largely via Transport Scotland rather than Sustrans. Bulletin 1 [2401] / Bulletin 2 [2402] / Bulletin 3 [2404] /
[2407] Living Streets obtained info on sums dispensed from the 24/25 AT budget / FOI response letter / Sums allocated /
[2408] Note in the above that no Tier 2 cash yet allocated – and now it is at risk due to Scot Govt freeze on ‘non-essential’ spending /
2312 Scot Gov budget 24/25 Draft budget, Spokes comments /
2310 Scot Gov AT policy queries – we contacted Active Travel Minister Patrick Harvie MSP about matters including those below / Response /
Transformation Project – info on using the AT budget effectively
20% car-km reduction by 2030 – progress?
Pavement & double-parking ban – implementation date
Building Standards – can they include bike storage requirements?
RSO/TRO processes – action to tackle the delays
2309 Programme for Government 23/24 – The PfG document / Spokes article /
2306 Local Living & 20-minute nbds – draft planning guidance / consultation page / Spokes response /
2212 Scottish Budget 23/24  Spokes article / tweet /
2212 STPR2 Final [see also 2201 below] Summary report (48 pages) / Full report (156 pages) / Appraisal summary for Edinburgh & SE Scot / Recommendation 3 – Village & town AT /  Link to other Appendices,Recommendations etc /
2211 NPF4 Revised draft (National Planning Framework) for approval by Parliament (see also 2111 below)
2209 Scot Gov: Cycling Framework & Delivery Plan for Active Travel 2022-2030  Consultation page / the document / annex (overview of related policies) / Spokes response / tweet /
2208 A Modern and Sustainable Ferry Service for Scotland  Scottish Parliament, Net Zero Committee, Inquiry   Consultation page   Spokes response   All responses (searchable)
2205 Permitted Development Rights (PDR) for town centre changes & EV infrastructure [a very complex consultation]  Consultation page  Consultation document  Living Streets Scotland response  Spokes email endorsing LS response
2201 STPR2 – Strategic Transport Projects Review [see 2102 for previous stage including spokes response] Again this time there are many documents – only the most relevant are below.   Consultation p1  Consultation p2
Summary report – the most important document
Strategic Environmental Assessment – also a ‘must read’ before responding
Draft technical report
Appraisal summary for Edinburgh & S.E. Scotland
Consultation form  pdf  word
Useful immediate thoughts from  Transform   Prof Iain Docherty   Calum C    Spokes tweet
Responses by  Spokes  Transform
2201 20% Car-km Reduction Commitment by 2030, Route Map [see also 2012 & 2109 below] Consultation page  The Route Map  Route Map Technical Annex  Spokes preliminary article [see part 2]  Spokes response (nicely laid out)  Spokes response (official format)
2112 Pavement Parking Regulations  ScotGov consultation [ends 11.3.22] on the regulations to be adopted to implement the prohibition on pavement parking in The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (which also covers double parking & parking across dropped kerbs).  Consultation / Living Streets initial concerns / Spokes response
2112 Tactile Paviours [see also 1907 below]  New government guidance on use of paviours – doesn’t seem to have paid attention to our 1907 consultation submission
2111 ETRO Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders  [also 2106, 2010 & 1910 below]  Traffic Regulation Orders (Procedure) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021, SI 2021/348 comes into force, making it easier to introduce ETROs and to convert them to permanent TROs. / Explanatory Note / A big step forward, but more needed, requiring primary legislation.
2111 NPF4 – National Planning Framework 4 – draft version [2011 & 2004 below for earlier stages]  NPF4 draft document (The 18 ‘National Developments’ in NPF4  include National Walking, Cycling, Wheeling network; Edinburgh Waterfront and Rapid Transit Network Edinburgh & Glasgow).  There are 2 NPF4 consultations…
Scottish Government NPF4 consultation [ends 31.3.22]  Spokes response
Scottish Parliament Committees NPF4 consultation [ends 10.1.22] Spokes response: reader-friendly version  Spokes response: full automated version   Committee response (asks to rebalance roadbuilding v Sust travel; references our response on holistic tramline design to avoid bike casualties)
2110 Scottish Building Regs: energy aspects  Consultation – it includes EV provision in new buildings, so an opportunity to seek national standards for bike storage.  Spokes unfortunately didn’t manage a response, but we …
Wrote separately to the Active Travel Minister / letter 28.10.21 / Response /
Suggested to Green councillors an amendment to Edinburgh Council’s draft response – it was accepted by Transport Cttee / However although the government’s consultation analysis commented briefly on the role of e-bikes (para 8.1.4) it omitted to comment on the issue of bike storage in Building Regs /
2110 Scot Gov Aviation Strategy  Consultation page  Consultation document  SCCS response  Transform response  [no Spokes response]
2109 Scot Gov 20% traffic reduction target & relationship with growth of EVs  Spokes email to Graeme Dey, Transport Minister  Government reply
Scottish Budget 22/23 (Covid recovery)
2108 Pre-budget consultation by Financ

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* With Spokes stall or sales
*? Stall is provisional
06.18 Water Of L. public mtg
06.27 Edin Critical Mass
06.27* Climate Fest
09.09* AGM [provisional]
09.16* Cycling Scotland conf
11.19* Spokes Public Mtg
Farmers Mkt – *occasional
Transform Scotland events

[H3] 4. Bike Rides

a Spokes Sunday Rides
b Mellow Velo
c Virtually all local bike rides
d Routes & Rides web page

[H3] 5. Updates yymm - Spokes info

17.01 Advertising policy
17.01 Running a bike sale
17.01 Safety links
17.02 press letters
18.01 Bike businesses
18.03 Shops parking/access
19.07 Storage: tenements
19.11 Cycling inspiration
19.11 Talks by Spokes
20.07 Considerate cycling
20.09 Spokes local groups
20.11 Bike theft/security
21.07 Other Spokes's
22.07 Videos
23.06 Bike Breakfast
23.11 Spokes maps
24.02 Spokes Factsheets
24.04 Spokes history
25.01 Report it !
25.06 Spokes competition
25.08 E-bikes
25.11 Traffic count
25.12 Cargobikes
26.02 Spokes public mtg
26.03 Maps Group mins
26.04 Bulletins, no.1 to latest
26.06 Current consultations
26.06 Member circular
26.06 Planning Group mins
26.06 Resources Group mins

[H3] 6. Updates yymm - National info

15.12 Forth Road Bridge
18.01 Inspirational papers
18.10 Legal questions
19.09 Bikes & buses
19.12 Scotland AT policies
20.01 Broken glass
20.01 UK Transp Policy
20.08 Floating bus stops
20.09 Helmets
20.09 Scot Infra Commission
20.09 Scot RoadSafety policy
21.03 Bike lane obstructions
21.07 Presumed Liability
22.01 Bike storage: gardens
22.03 Pavement parking
22.10 Community project ££
23.01 Sheriffhall rbt
23.02 20mph / lower speeds
23.02 Crash maps
23.07 Technical resources
23.08 Online maps
23.12 Holyrood Park
24.01 Local transp't research
25.02 ScotGov budget
25.07 Bike/rail issues
25.11 Sc Gov policy t'pt+pl'g
26.01 Climate<->transport
26.02 Election (local or nat'l)
26.06 Current consultations

[H3] 7. Updates yymm - Local info

13.01 Path/road gritting
15.10 Bike Life, Edin + UK
18.01 Workplace cycling
18.02 E-mobility & EVs
19.09 Astley Ainslie site
20.07 Leith St & St James
20.08 Waverley future
21.01 Council web links
21.04 Parking enforcement
21.05 Kids & schools info
21.10 Roadworks
21.12 Bus lanes
22.01 Bike storage: gardens
22.01 Bike storage: onstreet
22.01 Lothians news
22.02 Bike Hire
22.02 Climate/LEZ/pollution
22.04 Car/bike parking stds
22.04 Junctions Review
22.04 Major PANs / Pl Apps
22.10 Community project ££
23.01 CEC Business Plan
23.01 Sheriffhall rbt
23.02 20mph / lower speeds
23.02 Crash maps
23.02 Roseburn-Canal
23.04 Setts/cobbles
23.07 Canal
23.08 Bike parking
23.12 Holyrood Park
24.01 Local transp't research
24.01 Maintenace schemes
24.03 Tram Leith extn
24.05 Meadows-GeorgeSt
24.11 Leith
24.12 Edinb cycle policy
25.01 CCWEL, west-east link
25.01 Edinb transport policy
25.04 Parks rules
25.06 Bike buses
25.07 Meadows-Canal
25.10 Queensferry
25.11 Edin Planning policies
25.11 Midlothian
25.11 Tram, incl. crashes
25.12 East Lothian
26.02 City Centre
26.02 Edinburgh South
26.02 Edinburgh West
26.02 Election (local or nat'l)
26.02 Travelling Safely (SfP)
26.04 Edinburgh East/ Porty
26.04 One-way streets
26.05 West Lothian
26.06 CEC Transport Cttee
26.06 Current consultations
26.06 Edinb South Central
26.06 Edinburgh North
26.06 Tram: Granton-BioQ

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Submissions by Spokes to local councils or other local bodies
Only significant Spokes submissions are shown here; not the frequent letters/emails sent to the council on a wide range of local cycling-related issues.
Some other submissions are under Local Issues.  Generally speaking the Local Issues page covers submissions on specific locations and/or specifically related to cycling policy and Edinburgh Council’s Active Travel Action Plan.  See also our bus page (including bus lanes),  Bike Storage page, tram documents page.
Paragraphs in red include the final approved Council document
Edinburgh Council Transport Committee – links to reports & Spokes notes
2511 Planning Design Guidance [also 2501] Final versions published
Edinburgh Design Guidance – includes Council parking standards (car & bike) in new developments (p62-68)
Householder Guidance – confirms (rather grudgingly!) the permitted development rights for bike sheds in front gardens (p12) – see also our web pages on this.
Developers Contributions & Infrastructure Delivery Guidance – interesting chapter on active travel project contributions
2510 City Plan 2040 – first stage consultation, gathering info for ‘Evidence Report’ [also see para 2111 re City Plan 2030] / Consultation page / Council CP2040 page / Spokes response /
2503 Parks Management Rules / Consultation page / Draft rules / Spokes response /
2501 Planning Design Guidance Consultn on new versions of the documents below, to take account of National Planning Framework 4, City Plan 2030, City Mobility Plan, and other factors including adapting to climate change and “enabling sustainable transport.”
Edinburgh Design Guidance – Spokes response
Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Guidance
Guidance for Householders
2408 Workplace Parking Levy [see also 2311 below] The Lib Dems changed from WPL tentative support to opposition, as a result of which the WPL was voted down at 23.5.24 Transport Committee and the decision was ratified at 29.8.24 Full Council / Spokes written deputation /
2402 Future Streets – Circulation Plan, Mobility Plan, ATAP Final versions approved at 1.2.24 TEC
Spokes website article & links (see 2nd half of article)
TEC paper 7.1 City Mobility Plan 1st Review This includes the entire Active Travel Action Plan (ATAP) as appendix 6 !
TEC paper 7.2 Our Future Streets: Circulation Plan and part2 Including what modes will have priority on what streets; ‘liveable neighbourhoods’; City Centre options; and the maps below. Pages 10-38 of the ‘Technical Summary’ included in this report explain the ‘Streetscape Allocation Framework’ (SAF) which was used to devise the circulation plan and hence the network maps below (sizes 3MB-6MB)
Cycling Network map, Fig 3.9, p28. An ultra hi-res version (67MB) is here.
Integrated Network citywide, Fig 11(a), p30
Integrated Network city centre, Fig 11(b), p31
City Centre, option C (the TEC-agreed option), Fig 5.4, p61
Spokes public meeting re Future Streets (article includes background)
2311 Workplace Parking Levy – consultation on the principle of Edinburgh having a WPL / Background / Spokes response to earlier Scot Gov consultn on WPL regulations / Consultation page / Spokes response /
2304 City Mobility Plan – consultation on delivery [following from 2301 below] / Consultation page / Spokes response /
2301 [Draft] Action Plans to deliver the City Mobility Plan [2102 below]
Spokes submission to TEC 2.2.23
Active Travel Action Plan 2023 ATAP [NB: ATAP is covered on this page]
Public Transport Action Plan 2023 PTAP
Parking Action Plan
Road Safety Action Plan
Air Quality Action Plan AQAP
Circulation Plan [under development – 2210 below] Feb 2023 update
2212 Council Business Plan 2023-2027  Plan approved by Council 15.12.22  The Business Plan is appendix 2 to the Committee report. The transport stuff is in section 7, which is covered in detail on pages 39-40 of the Plan, and with further references in other sections such as section 8, climate.
2210 Edinburgh Circulation Plan
2210 Plan principles / Spokes deputation
2212 First draft plan / Spokes deputation / Tweet with deputation picture /
2212 Post-deputation Spokes paper to TEC councillors / tweet /
2210 Thriving Greenspaces 2050  Policy on parks & greenspace  Draft policy / Consultation page / Spokes response
2203 Modal Share targets The 11.11.21 TEC proposed a new approach to mode share targets, as part of the Mobility Plan, with 30% car-km reduction but a reduced bike-share target (also poor for walk). Spokes [Spokes deputation] & Living Streets argued against setting individual sustainable mode targets. The 31.3.22 TEC Business Bulletin accepted our points and suggested alternatives, to be looked at further.
2201 Edinburgh LEZ  Final Scheme for objections, prior to submission to Scot Govt.   Proposals report   Statement of Reasons   Consultation Statement  Council LEZ web page  May 31, 2022 – LEZ begins
2111 City Plan 2030, the Local Development Plan, draft for comments/objections.  There is also a searchable map.  [2002 below for earlier stage] / Spokes response  / Transform Scotland response / [2404] report of Examination in Public /
2110 Edinburgh LEZ  ‘Final Scheme‘ Committee Report [but despite the consultations the law now requires this to be put out for objections]
2106 Edinburgh LEZ [see also 1907]  Scot Gov LEZ info  CEC LEZ consultation document  CEC consultation page  Spokes response
2106 Edinburgh Draft 2030 Climate Strategy  Consultation page  Draft document Executive Summary  Spokes response   Report of consultation
2106 Regional Prosperity Framework (2021-2041) “draft plan for building the economy of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region – everything from transport & housing to education, digital inclusion, economic development, climate change” Consultation page  Draft Plan  Spokes submission
2102 CEC Mobility Plan [see also 2001 below] Committee report 19.2.21 with finalised City Mobility Plan.  Also agreed the 2 addendums pictured here.   Final published City Mobility Plan  CMP Implementation Plan
2002 CEC Choices for City Plan 2030 (formerly called Local Development Plan)  Consultation page  Draft plan [link to 15MB pdf]  Spokes response
2001 CEC Mobility Plan (formerly called Local Transport Strategy  Consultation page  Draft Plan [pdf]  Spokes response [pdf]  Transform Scotland response [pdf]
1912 CEC Citizen Climate Survey – background ideas and understandings prior to launching City Climate Commission.  Consultation page  Spokes response (awaited)
1911 CEC Sunday carparking strategy – this follows on from the Parking Action Plan [1510 below].  Traffic Regulation Order  Spokes response  Disappointingly the plan has been accompanied by easing of yellow-line parking outside the centre, also bringing significant safety questions.
1909 CEC City Centre Transformation [CCT] – Full Council Meeting 19.09.19  Spokes deputation speeches  Deputation photo tweet  CCT Delivery Plan [pdf]  Spokes Transformation tweet  Council news release [link]  Committee report [link to 21MB document]   Final approved strategy (as also in Cttee report)
Chap 1, p1-9
Chap 2, p10-23

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2010 path art comp: all entries
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2015 Spokes competition: My Favourite Bike Ride
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Spokes History
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Cartoons
Pedal on Parliament
Talks by and/or about Spokes (incl infrastructure rides)
Oddities
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Submissions on wider AT or transport policy
National
Local policies wider than active travel, but relevant
Edinburgh City Council, Transport & Environment Cttee (TEC)
Submissions on local AT issues
East Lothian
Useful Planning & Roads Decisions/Actions
Edinburgh
Bike Storage residential, including onstreet secure ‘hangars’
Bike storage at work
A90 & Forth Bridge
Road maintenance policies – Edinburgh Council
Leith Walk, including Picardy Place
Old Town & Royal Mile
Holyrood Park
Edinburgh ‘Travelling Safely’ post-pandemic street schemes
Canal
One-Way streets
Infrastructure 1990s & first decade 2000s
Onroad bike facilities
Bike Parking
Onroad problems
20mph & lower speeds
West Edinburgh
East Edinburgh
City Centre, incl. CCWEL & Princes Street
Council Elections
Individual planning proposals not covered elsewhere
North Edinburgh
Newhaven Rd Sth bridge closure 11 weeks from 22.6.20
Royal Infirmary & Old Dalkeith Road
South-central Edinburgh
Edinburgh covid street schemes
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CEC transport & planning policy relevant to AT
Roadworks & cycling
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Leith
Current consultations
West Lothian
Midlothian
Lothians (EL+ML+WL) + Regional
Current PAs & PANs
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Tram issues and development
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Rail
Tramline Granton to Bioquarter
Bus
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Advice / Factsheets
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Bike storage: gardens
e-bikes
Cycling inspiration – why cycle?
Road policing
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Considerate path & road use
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Cycle lane obstructions
Bike crashes
Lobbying councils
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Security
Supermarket/Shops parking/access project
Bike storage: tenements & flats
Storage project documents
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Workplace cycling
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[H3] 1. Follow Spokes

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[H3] 2. Vital links

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Considerate Cycling
Ed Council – 'Report It' page
Ed Council – other links
Ed Council – Transport Cttee
Local cycling links/info
SfP/TS post-Covid ETROs
Tramline crashes – reporting

[H3] 3. Events MM.DD

* With Spokes stall or sales
*? Stall is provisional
06.18 Water Of L. public mtg
06.27 Edin Critical Mass
06.27* Climate Fest
09.09* AGM [provisional]
09.16* Cycling Scotland conf
11.19* Spokes Public Mtg
Farmers Mkt – *occasional
Transform Scotland events

[H3] 4. Bike Rides

a Spokes Sunday Rides
b Mellow Velo
c Virtually all local bike rides
d Routes & Rides web page

[H3] 5. Updates yymm - Spokes info

17.01 Advertising policy
17.01 Running a bike sale
17.01 Safety links
17.02 press letters
18.01 Bike businesses
18.03 Shops parking/access
19.07 Storage: tenements
19.11 Cycling inspiration
19.11 Talks by Spokes
20.07 Considerate cycling
20.09 Spokes local groups
20.11 Bike theft/security
21.07 Other Spokes's
22.07 Videos
23.06 Bike Breakfast
23.11 Spokes maps
24.02 Spokes Factsheets
24.04 Spokes history
25.01 Report it !
25.06 Spokes competition
25.08 E-bikes
25.11 Traffic count
25.12 Cargobikes
26.02 Spokes public mtg
26.03 Maps Group mins
26.04 Bulletins, no.1 to latest
26.06 Current consultations
26.06 Member circular
26.06 Planning Group mins
26.06 Resources Group mins

[H3] 6. Updates yymm - National info

15.12 Forth Road Bridge
18.01 Inspirational papers
18.10 Legal questions
19.09 Bikes & buses
19.12 Scotland AT policies
20.01 Broken glass
20.01 UK Transp Policy
20.08 Floating bus stops
20.09 Helmets
20.09 Scot Infra Commission
20.09 Scot RoadSafety policy
21.03 Bike lane obstructions
21.07 Presumed Liability
22.01 Bike storage: gardens
22.03 Pavement parking
22.10 Community project ££
23.01 Sheriffhall rbt
23.02 20mph / lower speeds
23.02 Crash maps
23.07 Technical resources
23.08 Online maps
23.12 Holyrood Park
24.01 Local transp't research
25.02 ScotGov budget
25.07 Bike/rail issues
25.11 Sc Gov policy t'pt+pl'g
26.01 Climate<->transport
26.02 Election (local or nat'l)
26.06 Current consultations

[H3] 7. Updates yymm - Local info

13.01 Path/road gritting
15.10 Bike Life, Edin + UK
18.01 Workplace cycling
18.02 E-mobility & EVs
19.09 Astley Ainslie site
20.07 Leith St & St James
20.08 Waverley future
21.01 Council web links
21.04 Parking enforcement
21.05 Kids & schools info
21.10 Roadworks
21.12 Bus lanes
22.01 Bike storage: gardens
22.01 Bike storage: onstreet
22.01 Lothians news
22.02 Bike Hire
22.02 Climate/LEZ/pollution
22.04 Car/bike parking stds
22.04 Junctions Review
22.04 Major PANs / Pl Apps
22.10 Community project ££
23.01 CEC Business Plan
23.01 Sheriffhall rbt
23.02 20mph / lower speeds
23.02 Crash maps
23.02 Roseburn-Canal
23.04 Setts/cobbles
23.07 Canal
23.08 Bike parking
23.12 Holyrood Park
24.01 Local transp't research
24.01 Maintenace schemes
24.03 Tram Leith extn
24.05 Meadows-GeorgeSt
24.11 Leith
24.12 Edinb cycle policy
25.01 CCWEL, west-east link
25.01 Edinb transport policy
25.04 Parks rules
25.06 Bike buses
25.07 Meadows-Canal
25.10 Queensferry
25.11 Edin Planning policies
25.11 Midlothian
25.11 Tram, incl. crashes
25.12 East Lothian
26.02 City Centre
26.02 Edinburgh South
26.02 Edinburgh West
26.02 Election (local or nat'l)
26.02 Travelling Safely (SfP)
26.04 Edinburgh East/ Porty
26.04 One-way streets
26.05 West Lothian
26.06 CEC Transport Cttee
26.06 Current consultations
26.06 Edinb South Central
26.06 Edinburgh North
26.06 Tram: Granton-BioQ

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See also…
Edinburgh overall transport policy
Local policies wider than AT, but relevant
CEC Transport & Environment Cttee
Edinburgh Council Cycle Forum
Edinburgh Council links including locations of bike routes, parking & family network
Bike storage in gardens – our factsheet, now in Council Guidance
2412 Active Travel projects and delays / Active Travel Investment Plan (ATINP) as at December 2024 (see here for updates) / 241220 Response to Cllr Booth question on delays and reasons for delays /
2402 ATAP 2024 – final The Council’s Active Travel Action Plan, ATAP, is now a document called Delivering Actions for Active Travel within the Implementation Plan of the City Mobility Plan 2021-2030
2307 ATAP 2023 [also para 2302 below] Consultation page / Draft ATAP / Spokes response / NB – the draft ATAP and our response are part of a wider set of CMP (City Mobility Plan) Delivery Plans – see para 2302 here.
2305 ATINP [also 2110 below]- AT Investment Programme as at April 2023
2304 Setted Streets [also 1803 below] Transport Cttee 20.4.23 agrees to revisit setted streets policy [SNP amendt to paper 7.2, agreed].  Also question re proposed Lawnmarket re-use of rounded setts for heritage reasons.
2302 ATAP 2023 – draft for consultation – Spokes initial response, to TEC  2.2.23.  NB – the draft ATAP and our response are part of a wider set of CMP (City Mobility Plan) Delivery Plans – see para 2302 here.
2205 Council election – Spokes briefing to newly elected/re-elected councillors.  NB for our election material see  election article / manifestos comparison
2204 Major Junctions Review of safety for vulnerable road users [see also 2011]  Spokes submission to consultants + Spokes ranked junctions list [format .xlsx]
2203 Cycle Parking Standards [see also 2102] The new council Cycle Parking Factsheet (factsheet C7 of Edinburgh Design Guidance) was published in early 2022, having been approved by Planning Cttee on 1.12.21.  We objected to this Planning App, being the first we noted where the factsheet should be relevant – but seemed not to be used.
2202 Cycle Hire scheme – consultation on previous scheme  Spokes response
2110 AT Investment Programme – Report to 14.10.21 Transport Cttee   CEC press release
2102 Cycle Parking Standards – Edinburgh Street Design draft Factsheet  Spokes comments
2011 Major Junctions Review (of safety for vulnerable road users) Motion setting up project + [2106] update / Inspired by Cllr Miller motion
2005 Spaces for People [covid urgent schemes] – Spokes initial response.   Once the Council started rolling out schemes, we created this covid SfP page for project details and Spokes responses
2004 Covid19 Lockdown – initial ideas to Council on policy and individual suggestions from Spokes [pdf]
1809 ATAP report 16/17 and plans 18/19  TEC Report 7.3, 9.8.18 [link to pdf] Appendix 2 is spreadsheet of 18/19 projects status
1809 ATAP Priority Actions update document [pdf]  i.e. current status of appendices A,B,C in ATAP.
1803 Setts/cobbles Finalised strategy  [link to 12MB pdf Committee Reeport, March 2018][follows on from 1710, 1701 below] Big Spokes success – extensive discussion of cyclist issues (unlike the initial report) and useful final principles (p35 of Appendix 2) which will be incorporated into the forthcoming Street Design Guidance factsheet on Setted Streets.
1802 Cycle/AT project delays  Spokes letter to Transport Convener Cllr Lesley Macinnes  Website article  tweet
1710 Setts/cobbles  Spokes response [pdf] to Council consultation [follows on from 1701 below]
1708 Spokes meeting with Cllrs Lesley Macinnes & Karen Doran – new Convener & Deputy of the Transport & Environment Committee.  Advance discussion paper.   Summary of meeting outcome.
1701 Setts/cobbles  Spokes letter asking for Committee report to be amended to take account of cycling and walking [the Committee agreed to postpone the report for consultation with cycling and walking groups]
1701 Cycle facilities in road renewals  Spokes letter re Council 17/18 road renewals programme + policy on cycle weighting in prioritising renewals
1604 ATAP 2016 [pdf] now published.  Also on council website here [link to pdf].
1601 ATAP 2016 Revision  Council ATAP report [pdf] with new near-final ATAP as appendix. Note that the Transport Cttee approved our amendment to be more explicit about main road segregation and gave permission for further ‘drafting’ changes.  The finalised document is still to be published.
1510 Bike Life Edinburgh report [pdf] as part of Sustrans UK Bike Life project.  Final (UK) report on uses of the project.
1405 Coloured surfacing Council response [doc 38k] to Spokes paper [1304 below]
1401 Local Transport Strategy 2014-19 contains many policies on and relevant to cycling.  See item 1401 on our Council transport policy page.
1312 Cycling policy motion This motion [see item 9.3] [pdf 37k] from Cllr Jim Orr [responsible for cycling policy] was passed by the full council on 12.12.13.
1308 ATAP 2-Year Review Outcome of review [pdf 1.2MB]  Revised map of family network [pdf 670k]
1305 Bike parking/infra in Planning Applications CEC letter responding to Spokes complaints  [our letter lost]
1304 ATAP Actions Review – Spokes ATAP review paper [pdf 80k] commenting on future directions for ATAP
1304 Coloured Surfacing – Spokes coloured surfacing paper to CEC [pdf 102k] seeking review of the new ‘Coloured Surfacing Protocol’ which uses solely the red-chip method to color cycle lanes.
1301 Draft Public and Accessible Transport Action Plan [PATAP] [doc 5.9MB]  Please comment by 15.3.13 – address on last page.  We are very unhappy with this document as no proper integration with cycling – see notes in Spokesworker 24 February 2013.  Spokes response [txt 1k]; CTC response [doc 16k].
1301 Progress on ATAP has fallen behind – a report is due out in a few months.   However the council decision to allocate 5% of its transport budget to cycling (planned to rise a further 1% annually) means a big rise in investment, plus – crucial to the timescale! – more staff on cycling.  Sadly, government cycling investment (which mainly feeds through to councils), despite a few small boosts, is still only hovering around 1% of total transport spending.
1301 Interview with Council Leader Andrew Burns  video interview by Edinburgh Innertube Map.
[H4] Active Travel Action Plan – developments up to 2011
The City of Edinburgh Council [CEC]  Cycle Action Plan forms part of a wider Active Travel Action Plan [ATAP].  The process has been guided by an ATAP Board on which Spokes was represented.
Overall we are pleased with the Plan, although not all our points were included and there are some disappointments.  Also speed of implementation post 2010/11 will depend critically on future funding decisions by the Scottish Government and by the Council – it will be up to Spokes and concerned individuals and other organisations to lobby hard on this.
The Action Plan, the Committee Report, and other related documents are downloadable below…
1202 CEC Bicycle Incident Analysis Report [pdf] Analysis of crashes involving a bike.  Lot of useful info – e.g. 72% of contribu