http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cycling advice for MSPs en Sun, 17 May 2026 23:30:49 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1454#post-13705 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:24:00 +0000 chdot 13705@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has just updated its briefing paper <strong>"Cycling in Scotland" with Update 2010 </strong>(<a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/briefings-10/SB10-62.pdf">24 page PDF</a>)</p> <p>SPICe is a creature of the Parliament not the Government. This may seem subtle, but it's an important detail as it's about information not policy.</p> <p>It's a most impressive source of facts and data about the policies, practicalities and financing of cycling as transport in Scotland.</p> <p>It acknowledges that Spokes is the best source for spending stats! <em>"The SPOKES figures present the most detailed and comprehensive overview of annual public sector cycle expenditure available."</em></p> <p>SPICe has adjusted previous years' figures for current prices with interesting results -</p> <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/5035667893_350d5d47e1.jpg"></p> <p>though with the added caveat <em>"It is important to note that the figure for 2010-2011 was produced by SPOKES prior to the announcement of extra funding associated with CAPS and should be treated with caution until a new figure is released. SPOKES had assumed that the Scottish Government would announce £2m additional funding for 2010/11 at the launch of CAPS, £1.9m less than was eventually announced. However, the £2.8m local authority cycling capital expenditure for 2010-2011 assumed by SPOKES is likely to be considerably higher than will be allocated in the current financial climate. Given this, it is likely that any changes to the 2010-2011 total will be in the region of £1m to £2m at most, meaning expenditure is still likely to be lower than in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 at 2010-2011 prices."<br /> </em><br /> It remains to be seen if the 2011/2 spending reflects the general climate of 'spending cuts' or is in line with the investment required to meet the Scottish Government's “vision” that "by 2020, 10% of all journeys taken in Scotland will be by bike". </p>