http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Free bike plan pits hippies against light-fingered neds en Sun, 17 May 2026 19:04:55 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=570#post-4538 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:46:01 +0000 SRD 4538@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Also a story in today's Observer about a surge in sales of bakfiets cargo bikes down south in last 6 months. Sorry, can't find it on the website - just a small story, but also picture. Between the Herald story and this one, I thought the pro-cycling message was quite positive today, for those of us with 'predictable' paper reading habits, anyway... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=570#post-4535 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:59:54 +0000 chdot 4535@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"sounds more like 1st April has come early"</p> <p>Perhaps, but it's real</p> <p><a href="http://www.nva.org.uk/new-projects/witte+feitsenplan+white+bike+plan-24/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nva.org.uk/new-projects/witte+feitsenplan+white+bike+plan-24/</a></p> <p>Interesting quote by Angus Farquhar in SH article - "NVA believe its moveable artwork could follow the Dutch original and inspire change."</p> <p>Not quite sure if he is saying that 'bike friendly Amsterdam' stems from that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provo_(movement)">original White Bicycle scheme</a>. It was certainly widely publicised at the time and is bound to be at the back of the minds of people bringing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vélib'">Vélib'</a> (and similar) schemes to Paris, London etc.</p> <p>The '<a href="http://cyclingedinburgh.info/2008/02/26/council-commissions-cycle-share-study/">proposal</a>' for Edinburgh seems to have foundered on the planning/streetscape problems of allowing advertising (to pay for it)!</p> <p>Perhaps the sight of this happening in Glasgow will spur Edinburgh??? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=570#post-4533 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:33:08 +0000 Kim 4533@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/transport-environment/free-bike-plan-pits-hippies-against-light-fingered-neds-1.1016644">Free bike plan pits hippies against light-fingered neds</a>, sounds more like 1st April has come early! ;-) </p>