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£30 fines can be awarded to cyclists jumping red lights
The council confirmed today that there are just under 500 Advanced Stop Lines installed at road junctions in Edinburgh, but they admitted that they do not have information about how many of those also...
Cycling for everyone in Edinburgh
While the Council is working on their bid to host the Grand Départ for the Tour De France in 2017, they are also looking at other ways of spending the promised 5% of their...
Cyclist identified as Tollcross man
Lothian and Borders Police can now identify the cyclist who died following a collision with a vehicle in the Scottish Borders on Monday 6 August 2012.
He is Mark Sanderson from Lochrin Place, Edinburgh.
The 53-year-old...
National acclaim for the capital’s I Bike scheme
An innovative scheme aimed at getting more pupils on their bikes, which was piloted at schools in Edinburgh, has won a Scottish Transport Award.
The 12 schools involved in the I Bike scheme have reported an increase in the number of children...
Police officers raising funds for Sick Kids
Three police officers are donning their cycle helmets this weekend to raise vital funds for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation (SKFF).
The courageous cops will tackle the 35 mile route from the National Museum of...
Edinburgh man’s 4000 mile charity bike ride across Australia
A retired Baberton Mains man is planning to cycle 4,000 miles across Australia to raise money for The Craig Gowans Memorial Fund and Radio Lollipop.
Andrew Dickson will arrive in Perth on Sunday 19 August...
Opinion – Trams and bikes – do they mix?
by Andy Arthur
So Princes Street in Edinburgh has been shut for around 2 or 3 years (I've lost count) and this is the THIRD attempt to lay the tram lines and surface.
The last two...
Postcode Challenge kick-starts summer holidays
Worrying about how to start off the school holidays on the right foot?
This week sees the end of the school term and the start of the summer holidays. Heaven for the children, a nightmare...
SPOKES Bike Breakfast 2012
The council provided the bacon sandwiches, orange juice and the coffee while cycling organisation, Spokes, organised people to attend the Bike Breakfast at the City Chambers this morning.
Feeder rides came from all areas of...
Cycling Safety Week
CYCLE SAFETY IN EDINBURGH STEPS UP A GEAR DURING NATIONAL BIKE WEEK
Efforts to promote cycle safety in Edinburgh will be stepping up a gear this week as the city’s road safety partnership, Streets Ahead,...
Transport Committee meeting June 2012
Councillor Lesley Hinds convened the first meeting of the new committee in the Dean of Guild Room this morning at the City Chambers. Although she admitted at the end that it had overrun against...
Pedal on Parliament moving forward
Representatives of cycling safety group, Pedal on Parliament, met with Scottish Government Transport Minister Keith Brown MSP, along with other MSPs and government officials today to discuss the key points of their eight point...
Pedal On Parliament going back to Holyrood today
Last month one of the biggest, and yet most peaceful, protests seen in Edinburgh for a while took place when over 3,000 cyclists rode their bikes from The Meadows to Holyrood to highlight the...
A Man, A Van and A Piano
Known to fans as 'the OlymPianist,' Anthony Hewitt is out to change the world. The musician and athlete has combined his talents into a unique fundraiser for music and children's charities.
He will cycle from...
Cycling accident in Drumbrae today
City cyclist Jemma Smith was knocked off her bike in Corstorphine at 7 o'clock this morning, only two days after taking part in the cycling safety protest, Pedal on Parliament, at the weekend.
Half a...
Who is cycling in Edinburgh?
More talk about cycling....
Pedal on Parliament will take place this weekend when a flash cycle will highlight the need for measures to allow safer cycling on our streets. Cycling is now being talked...
Talking about cycling with the Transport Convenor
Councillor Mackenzie speaking to cyclists at the Edinburgh Bike Breakfast June 2011
Cycling is becoming more popular as a means of transport, and as a way of keeping fit. Cycling on our city streets has...
Cycling is on the political agenda in Edinburgh
More news about the ways that cycling is being highlighted and discussed in Edinburgh.
Lib Dem candidate, John Knox, standing for election in the Liberton/Gilmerton Ward, is highlighting the fact that the Liberal Democrats want to...
Pedal on Parliament cycle ride
There has been a great deal of discussion about cycling in the capital over recent months, particularly since the current council administration allocated 5% of their transport budget to improving the lot of the...
Concert for Andrew
The Andrew Cyclist Charitable Trust receives support from four of Scotland's most exciting musical talents
The organisation has only been in existence since January, but its campaign to make Scottish roads safer for all road...
Road safety campaign rolled out
"Drive Safe, Cycle Safe", has been launched today by a multi agency group aiming to reduce the number of road traffic incidents involving cyclists on the city's roads and streets.
Streets Ahead Road Safety in Edinburgh,...
One man’s view on cycling in Edinburgh
by Kim Harding
I have been cycling for more years than I care to remember, I first started to ride a bicycle on the roads on my own at the age of seven. Even in...
LIVE – SPOKES Election Hustings 29 March 2012 at 7.30
The non party local cycling campaign group, SPOKES, is running a pre-election hustings tonight at Augustine United Church on George IV Bridge, and the doors open at 6.45p.m. We will be there to cover...
Council gets the Quality Bike Corridor rolling
WORK BEGINS ON NEW QUALITY BIKE CORRIDOR IN EDINBURGH
This week sees the start of work on the Council’s Quality Bike Corridor scheme, which runs between the Mound and the University of Edinburgh’s King’s Buildings...
Greens promote cycling debate at Holyrood
Green MSP, Alison Johnstone, lodged a motion on cycling this morning which promoted a well-mannered cross party debate on the issues of cycling safety and the improvement of planning regulations to allow introduction of...
Labour Transport Convener’s thoughts on Cycling in Edinburgh
by Councillor Lesley Hinds, Labour spokesperson on Transport and Labour candidate for Inverleith Ward.
Cycling in Edinburgh is increasingly popular, as a recreation and as a way of getting to work or just getting around...
Cycling – Green MSP wants changes made
CALL FOR ACTION ON FIFTY WORST JUNCTIONS FOR CYCLISTS
Ahead of a national meeting later today on road safety for cyclists, Scottish Greens have set out three key areas where The Scottish Government needs to...
Cycle for the Sick Kids
Keen cyclists across Midlothian are being encouraged to get on their bikes and pedal to success to raise funds for Edinburgh’s Sick Kids Friends Foundation (SKFF).
And it doesn’t matter whether you fancy yourself as...
Pedal on Parliament 28 April 2012
Following the deaths of two cyclists in Edinburgh since the beginning of 2012, a campaign group has sprung up to encourage safer cycling.
Pedal on Parliament invites cyclists, walkers, skateboarders, roller-skaters and anyone else who...
Cyclist had survived murder attempt
A cyclist who died after he collided with a taxi had previously survived a murder bid, it emerged today.
Bryan Simons, 40, was killed in the road accident on Monday, just days after the woman who tried...
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