http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Scottish capital bids to catch up on Hoy factor for tourism boost en Fri, 22 May 2026 06:53:32 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14413#post-181170 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:55:31 +0000 chdot 181170@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"but CCE can bring them together in a symbiotic synergy"</p> <p>'can' or 'could'?</p> <p>(Did you mean CEC?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14413#post-181168 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:53:49 +0000 gembo 181168@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's never clear how much officers talk to colleagues with overlapping interests. Ah, but CCE can bring them together in a symbiotic synergy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14413#post-181166 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:40:59 +0000 chdot 181166@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Report done for last week's Economic Committee -</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/46171/item_74_-_cycling_tourism_action_plan" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/46171/item_74_-_cycling_tourism_action_plan</a></p> <p>Mentions tourism report by Transform -</p> <p><a href="http://transformscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/The-Value-of-Cycle-Tourism-full-report.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://transformscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/The-Value-of-Cycle-Tourism-full-report.pdf</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14413#post-181158 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:01:13 +0000 chdot 181158@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"If tourist haven't come by bike, then they'll need an infrastructure of easy bike hire, well signed routes, possibly organised tours, and encouragingly safe cycle infrastructure."</p> <p>All of that. </p> <p>Lesley Hinds is 'determined' to get bike hire - <em>may</em> come with new bus shelter provider. </p> <p>Problem is that bits of the council believe that (some of) infrastucture is 'ok' (thinking QBiC and Family Network rather than Haymarket). </p> <p>Expect promotion of some of these later in the year. </p> <p>Of course 'tourism' is not the same part of the council as 'cycling'. </p> <p>It's never clear how much officers talk to 'colleagues' with overlapping interests. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14413#post-181156 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:53:44 +0000 shuggiet 181156@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh and the Hoy factor... Does that mean well signed routes to the Meadowbank Heritage Velodrome? I wonder.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14413#post-181154 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:51:13 +0000 shuggiet 181154@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In today's <a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scottish-capital-bids-to-catch-up-on-hoy-factor-for-tourism-boost.118723190">Herald</a>.</p> <p>"Edinburgh has failed to tap the cycling tourism market that could be worth £60 million a year to the Scottish capital.</p> <p>A plan of action has been set up after an Edinburgh City Council report revealed the city has missed out on "high value" tourism income related to leisure cycling, despite miles of cycle paths, canal, river and park and lochside routes in the city alone.</p> <p>It is thought it could help towards the city hosting a leg of the Tour de France after it lost out to Yorkshire last year.</p> <p>The first stage of the push will be promotional, with plans to show videos of the capital's routes online.</p> <p>It comes as some cyclists are locked in dispute with the council over allegations cyclists have suffered injuries as result of falls caused by tram tracks and potholes."</p> <p>I particularly like:</p> <p>"Hubs designed to encourage visitors to spontaneously explore the city by bicycle like Amsterdam, where heritage tourism has been linked with leisure cycling, are also being considered."</p> <p>Spontaneous exploration by bike...<br /> If tourists have come by bike, then they'll know where there are going largely.<br /> If tourist haven't come by bike, then they'll need an infrastructure of easy bike hire, well signed routes, possibly organised tours, and encouragingly safe cycle infrastructure. </p>