Spokes Spring Public Meeting Announced

16/02/2010

The Spokes Spring public meeting on March 23 is your opportunity to hear about and give input to Edinburgh’s Cycle Action Plan…

Under newish Transport Convener Cllr Gordon Mackenzie and Transport Director Marshall Poulton, and with the best-staffed cycle team for a good many years, Edinburgh seems  to have a real new impetus on cycling policy.  Last year’s budget [2009/10] even had new money.  Edinburgh is the only UK council to have signed up to the Charter of Brussels with its target for 15% of trips by bike in 2020.   But many problems remain and the Action Plan will really need to translate policy into action if it is to achieve big increases in bike use.

What will be in the Action Plan, now being drawn up to meet council cycling targets??  What do you think of it??  Come to our public meeting to find out and to make your own views known.

The Cycle Action Plan is part of an ‘Active Travel Plan‘ which will also contain a section on promotion of walking as another form of transport.

Speakers:

Cllr Gordon Mackenzie, City Council Transport Convener
Phil Noble Active Travel Action Plan – Project Manager

Venue: St Columba’s by the Castle Church, Johnston Terr [blue door, not red door.   Beside Castle Rock Hostel].  Note – this is not our usual venue.
Date: Tuesday 23 March
Time: 7.30; open 6.45 for coffee, stall, chat.
More info: jackie.howlett3@googlemail.com  0131 664 0526.