http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: What SG "Strategic Objectives" (should) mean en Wed, 13 May 2026 13:42:40 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10544#post-115462 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 19:37:51 +0000 chdot 115462@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10500&amp;page=2#post-115423">cc wrote this on the CAPS thread</a> -</p> <p>"<br /> they're not interested in improving peoples' health, or in making local shops far more profitable, or in making children do better in school, or adults perform more effectively at work, or in building the strength of local communities and making areas less crime-ridden, or in solving transport problems and getting rid of traffic jams, or in vastly lowering family transport costs, or in raising the general happiness of the population, or in attracting far more inward investment... makes you wonder just what those in power really do care about.</p> <p>"</p> <p>Scottish Government says -</p> <p>"</p> <p>Wealthier and Fairer<br /> Enable businesses and people to increase their wealth and more people to share fairly in that wealth.</p> <p>Smarter<br /> Expand opportunities for Scots to succeed from nurture through to life long learning ensuring higher and more widely shared achievements.</p> <p>Healthier<br /> Help people to sustain and improve their health, especially in disadvantaged communities, ensuring better, local and faster access to health care.</p> <p>Safer and Stronger<br /> Help local communities to flourish, becoming stronger, safer place to live, offering improved opportunities and a better quality of life.</p> <p>Greener<br /> Improve Scotland's natural and built environment and the sustainable use and enjoyment of it.</p> <p>"<br /> <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Performance/scotPerforms/objectives" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Performance/scotPerforms/objectives</a></p> <p>'Cycling' seems to tick all the boxes. </p> <p>That seems to be the problem - politicians and their civil servants seem unwilling/able to work across transport, sport, education, environment, health, economic development (etc.) 'silos'. </p> <p>Can CCEers offer some examples/suggestions that closely cover the SG Objectives? </p>