http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: MAJOR new report on "Active Travel" en Sun, 31 May 2026 07:21:47 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=556#post-8197 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:30:08 +0000 chdot 8197@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Discussed in Parliament -</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=920" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=920</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=556#post-4499 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:46:51 +0000 chdot 4499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=565">Scottish Daily Express view</a>! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=556#post-4412 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:08:01 +0000 chdot 4412@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Someone need to remind them that actions speak louder than words"</p> <p>Yep, 'we' are some of the someones. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=556#post-4410 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:05:44 +0000 Kim 4410@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Someone need to remind them that actions speak louder than words, I really am getting cynical today :-( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=556#post-4375 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:58:06 +0000 chdot 4375@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"CONCLUSION</p> <p>234. The Committee believes that active travel has huge potential to benefit the health of the people of Scotland as well as contributing to meeting Scotland’s ambitious climate change targets. Yet it is still very much a minority pursuit in Scotland. Attitudes to active travel will only change if walking and cycling are viewed as safe and convenient alternatives to other transport modes. The Committee has recommended in this report a variety of measures which could increase participation in walking and cycling, including improvements to infrastructure and a new nationally co-ordinated cycle training scheme.</p> <p>235. The challenge will be to implement these initiatives in practice. The Scottish Government has set a target of 10 per cent modal share for cycling. However the Committee believes that this target will be meaningless if the Scottish Government fails to match its stated ambition with a realistic level of funding. The Committee therefore recommends ambitious increases in resources with robust mechanisms established to ensure that these are carefully targeted and effective. Stronger, more effective and sustained leadership is required from the Scottish Government in order to implement improvements to walking and cycling policies in Scotland."</p> <p><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ticc/reports-10/trr10-04.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ticc/reports-10/trr10-04.htm</a> </p>