http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: MSPs known to cycle, 2026 en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:35:18 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21929#post-384258 Wed, 13 May 2026 19:17:36 +0000 gembo 384258@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@bakky that seems fair enough like she took the time to go to. The Bike Station which is nice but i fear she told them she lived in a tenement and would like infra before she felt safe enough which as Illustrious Leader says is OK </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21929#post-384248 Wed, 13 May 2026 13:47:35 +0000 chdot 384248@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think it’s safe to say she is not a ‘regular bike user’</p> <p>Obviously, as ‘we’ say, ‘personal choice’</p> <p>As with anyone else, there may be personal reasons. Being a ‘public figure’ doesn’t mean that ‘the public’ needs to know ‘everything’</p> <p>It could be reasons that affect many people - ‘lack of safe infrastructure’!</p> <p>It may also be that as a high profile politician in highly divisive times, she has been advised (or chosen) not to</p> <p>I think it’s safe to say that now she is MSP for the centre of Edinburgh she will continue to be supportive of cycling and anything that encourages more people to ride bikes more often</p> <p>Perhaps she will come to PoP on a Voi - unless she really doesn’t ride (for whatever reason)</p> <p>…</p> <p>Nice constituency </p> <p>Bit of Roseburn Corridor, most of new route to the canal and start of Innocent </p> <p><a href="https://www.boundaries.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Edinburgh_Central.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.boundaries.scot/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Edinburgh_Central.pdf</a></p> <p>Plus Meadows and most of the PoP route </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21929#post-384247 Wed, 13 May 2026 13:11:24 +0000 bakky 384247@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm not sure I actually confirmed so, but a couple of her videos lately at BANZAI cargo bike hub and Bike Station, so... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21929#post-384222 Tue, 12 May 2026 18:23:04 +0000 gembo 384222@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does Lorna Slater take to a bike? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21929#post-384195 Mon, 11 May 2026 17:23:57 +0000 bakky 384195@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Help Pedal on Parliament target invites to known MSP cyclists, which also helps shortlist a potential political speaker...</p> <p>Comments enabled <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aJWus_p1mJxv7-SZDiJeCIFwEhQhcWJuim2p_4O6Wro/edit?usp=sharing">on this sheet</a> or drop them in here. So far I have:</p> <p>Kate Campbell - SNP (great speech at Spokes hustings)<br /> Simita Kumar - SNP<br /> Sanne Dijkstra-Downie - LD<br /> Holly Bruce - Greens<br /> Ariane Burgess - Greens<br /> Maggie Chapman - Greens<br /> Patrick Harvie - Greens<br /> Mark Ruskell - Greens<br /> Lorna Slater - Greens </p>