http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: councillors - Recent Posts en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:08:02 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-69218 Sun, 06 May 2012 23:58:12 +0000 lionfish 69218@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>spytfyre: I don't know much about community councillors? Do you not think they'll be interested? Or is it just 'cause they're volunteers etc, they'll be too busy? It's maybe worth a shot! But it might be more hassle than it's worth, to contact them... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68875 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:04:48 +0000 SRD 68875@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Kezia Dugdale ‏ @kdugdalemsp</p> <p>Interesting things happening in Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart - Greens could knock out tories #edelect </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68868 Fri, 04 May 2012 12:48:03 +0000 spytfyre 68868@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD - community cooncillors? are you 'avin a larf? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68864 Fri, 04 May 2012 12:43:13 +0000 SRD 68864@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yes, both andrew burns and gavin corbett are regular cyclists so no big push to get them out (if they get in!), which is why i thought to include community councillors as more of a challenge! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68831 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:12:08 +0000 minimoth 68831@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>All looks good. Just have to wait to see who the councillors will be!</p> <p>Getting the community councillors would be good. Why not try the MSP and even MPs as well?</p> <p>Does anyone know how to change the name of the tread? It would be better if was citywide? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68552 Thu, 03 May 2012 10:17:16 +0000 spytfyre 68552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD hopefully one of our councillors will be Gavin Corbett :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68538 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:24:03 +0000 SRD 68538@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>maybe we should invite our community councillors as well... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68537 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:20:12 +0000 recombodna 68537@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great idea. Should be no problem getting a polwarth run together we are Edinburgh's 'Quartier velo' after all. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68536 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:17:31 +0000 wingpig 68536@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote><em>"Any volunteers to support rides from other parts of the city?<br /> Anyone got a spare bike if a councillor doesn't have one?"</em></blockquote><br /> The "spare bike you can use" thing will be going in my letter to whoever gets into Ward 13. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68534 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:08:57 +0000 minimoth 68534@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sounds really good. I live in Ward 9 (I learnt this morning while voting ;) ). Will have to wait and see who our councillors are and then speak to them. 3.5 miles isn't too bad. </p> <p>How could we get other wards to do the same? Any volunteers to support rides from other parts of the city?</p> <p>Anyone got a spare bike if a councillor doesn't have one? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68360 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:29:10 +0000 chdot 68360@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Combining wards and ride to Bike Brek sound good! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6371#post-68357 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:18:07 +0000 lionfish 68357@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As suggested on <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6334" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6334</a></p> <p>These wards are roughly Slateford, Gorgie, Craiglockhart, Dalry, Stenhouse, Shandon, Sighthill, Broomhouse</p> <p>**Just ideas (feel free to change them!)**<br /> After the council elections, we'll contact all our councillors in these two wards next week, to organise a date for a cycle into town. I guess it makes sense to try to emulate a normal 'commute' as far as possible (so from the ward into the town centre.</p> <p>The route?<br /> from ~Gorgie road to the Spokes Bike Breakfast? on 20th June (I think).<br /> <a href="http://g.co/maps/ansnm" rel="nofollow">http://g.co/maps/ansnm</a> (about 3.5 miles, could start further up Gorgie road to shorten route, if necessary).</p> <p>All the other wards should do something similar and we'll all rendezvous at the bike breakfast! That'll give a bit of an incentive for the councillors (the potential for lots of good publicity with the cycle community, and so make them more likely to agree).</p> <p>Need to think of a list of particular "points of interest" - i.e. particular local issues on the route that are of most concern (particular bits of parking on bike lanes, or whatever)</p> <p>What do people think? Which route would you suggest? Should it be done separately for the two wards? Brain storm :)</p> <p>size of ride: I don't know how many of us are in these wards: More would show the councillors how we feel!(ironically lots of us would allow a feeling of safety in numbers and I'd like the councillors to get a taste of solo riding in Edinburgh too :P). </p>