http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "The Scottish Election: What Each Party Will Do For Cycling…" en Wed, 13 May 2026 03:26:39 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30658 Fri, 06 May 2011 08:26:52 +0000 chdot 30658@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"So is this now the "what does the SNP mean for cycling" thread?"</p> <p>No</p> <p>Reason 1 - deserves a <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2877">new thread</a>. </p> <p>Reason 2 - depends on final seat numbers. </p> <p>Obviously SNP will be able to form a Government easily and may not need any 'coalition partners' to get most votes through. </p> <p>More interesting is the fact that there will be a significant number of new MSPs who may or may not be interesting in things like cycling. </p> <p>If anyone knows any of the new crop <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2877">please post any intelligence</a> on 'cycle friendliness' - and perhaps send them a 'well done, hope you'll support measures that encourages walking and cycling'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30654 Fri, 06 May 2011 08:08:49 +0000 kaputnik 30654@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So is this now the "what does the SNP mean for cycling" thread? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30643 Thu, 05 May 2011 19:22:41 +0000 chdot 30643@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lot of bikes going to vote when I did.</p> <p>(They left their owners outside). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30642 Thu, 05 May 2011 19:09:10 +0000 SRD 30642@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"the postal turnout has been very low"</p> <p>Saw several others (coincidentally also on bike) also dropping off postal ballots at stations this am. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30640 Thu, 05 May 2011 18:55:45 +0000 Kirst 30640@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My second vote went to Margo. </p> <p>I've been opening postal votes this week, mainly because when they asked for volunteers they said there might be overtime. Unfortunately the postal turnout has been very low and there was no overtime at all. &gt;:-( I was only opening, not counting, but plenty of people have skipped voting in the referendum, and probably an equal number have used their list vote and their referendum vote but not their constituency vote. And I'm worried by the number of Edinburgh voters too stupid to understand "mark your ballot papers and put them in the small envelope, seal it, sign the declaration and put your date of birth on it, but don't detach it, and then stick the whole lot in the big envelope." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30638 Thu, 05 May 2011 18:07:15 +0000 LaidBack 30638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Extra votes for Brompton owners!</em></p> <p>Eddie Izzard sent me a letter asking for support. Did anyone else in the forum get asked by a 'celeb' to vote in a particular way? </p> <p><em>Recycling bank's been busy!</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30634 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:24:48 +0000 wee folding bike 30634@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Brompton came into the booth with me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30626 Thu, 05 May 2011 14:50:46 +0000 SRD 30626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Seems a good strategy to me. </p> <p>Earlier on this morning the Guardian had a 'how did you vote' blog, and all of the early comments were from Scotland and they had all voted green on their second vote. Me too. Anyone out there who didn't? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30625 Thu, 05 May 2011 14:39:16 +0000 kaputnik 30625@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I take it they weren't even bothering for 1st vote. Seemed a bit defeatest to me!</p> <p>Wasn't pleased to see a BNP option on the ballot, but democracy and all that I guess. Certainly hadn't bothered putting up any campaign signs! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30623 Thu, 05 May 2011 14:30:36 +0000 crowriver 30623@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh yes. Second vote Green: you know it makes sense! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30620 Thu, 05 May 2011 14:06:08 +0000 crowriver 30620@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No cycling racks at my polling station (a church hall) but then, it's just 2 minutes' walk from where I live... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30601 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:10:18 +0000 riffian 30601@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>no cycle parking at my polling station</em></p> <p>I wheeled my bike into my Polling Station (St John's Primary School, Duddingston Road) and leant it on the wall. </p> <p>No one batted an eyelid. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30598 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:00:01 +0000 chdot 30598@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"no cycle parking at my polling station"</p> <p>You could ask one of the canvassers to hold your bike... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30597 Thu, 05 May 2011 11:57:50 +0000 wingpig 30597@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Streetview shows no cycle parking at my polling station; disappointing, considering it's a primary school and ought to at least have one little bike shed tucked in a corner of the playground. Many railings, but they might be occluded by posters. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30587 Thu, 05 May 2011 10:26:05 +0000 kaputnik 30587@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Tory board outside the polling station also had "NO2AV" on it. Which I found a smidge hypocritical as they seem happy to rely on proportional representation returning them the lion's share of their seats in the Scottish Parliament. Cake. Eat it. Can't have. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30586 Thu, 05 May 2011 10:26:04 +0000 SRD 30586@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lots of cyclists voting at Polwarth (no racks, but plenty of railings, and a brompton inside). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30583 Thu, 05 May 2011 10:14:56 +0000 Dave 30583@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's not looking good for the SNP. I voted for them last time around because I wanted to poke Labour in the eye, but despite having some policies I wholeheartedly approve of (scrap the trams, ahem, ahem) their lack of vision beyond short-term populism dismays me.</p> <p>Our constituency is a straightforward tactical between labour and lib-dem, but for the second vote, I really don't know. Green maybe. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30581 Thu, 05 May 2011 10:09:57 +0000 kaputnik 30581@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Plenty of cycle racks at front door of James Gillespie's this morning! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-30579 Thu, 05 May 2011 09:55:08 +0000 chdot 30579@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> CyclingScotland: The Scottish Election: What each party will do for cycling… <a href="http://bit.ly/gBXq4f" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/gBXq4f</a><br /> "<br /> Original Tweet: <a href="http://twitter.com/CyclingScotland/status/66061139242520576" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/CyclingScotland/status/66061139242520576</a> </p> <p>Now includes Greens! (see first post). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-29606 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:03:29 +0000 kaputnik 29606@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>'modal shift' to me is the sort of fudge that allows you to say you're making progress by saying there's now "x% cycle journeys" despite the fact the total number of car journeys have increased (just at a lesser rate than the number of cycle journeys) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-29605 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:41:19 +0000 amir 29605@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I asked a question re climate change at a recent hustings. My bit, about what should be done to encourage individuals, got diluted a little as the question was merged with another about what the Government should do. But the Green candidate, Alison Johnstone, did mention cycling, stating the added benefits to health. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-29604 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:37:25 +0000 SRD 29604@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>is 'modal shift' not perhaps a coded way of saying 'decreasing the number of car journeys'? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-29602 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:28:36 +0000 kaputnik 29602@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I note that although some parties want to <strong>increase</strong> the number of cycling and walking journeys, none are up for <strong>decreasing</strong> the number of car journeys. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2777#post-29594 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:15:40 +0000 chdot 29594@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.cyclingscotland.org/news/%EF%BB%BF-the-scottish-election-what-each-party-will-do-for-cycling…">According to Cycling Scotland</a> - on the day that the <a href="http://www.scottishgreens.org.uk/news/show/6548/greens-launch-manifesto-for-public-services">Green Party Manifesto is published</a> - "Once this has bee published we will update this briefing to outline any relevant information it contains regarding cycling."! </p>