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SPOKES NATIONAL
CYCLING PROPOSAL please help!! [by 23 July]
The Scottish Government is preparing NPF3, its National Planning Framework, which will include a series of 'projects of national significance'. Spokes has proposed a national project comprising one cycle-friendly town in every Scottish council area, all linked by an enhanced national cycle network. Several other groups, such as Transform Scotland, submitted related ideas.
We put forward similar ideas some years ago for the earlier NPF1 and NPF2, but our ideas were rejected. This time, however, things look somewhat more hopeful – the government has in their latest draft NPF3 document provisionally accepted the idea of the national network - but largely as a tourism/leisure project whereas our proposal is geared to kick-start everyday cycle use in every part of Scotland, on top of the benefits for tourism and leisure.
A further consultation is now underway and, encouragingly, there is a question asking if higher priority should be given to boosting everyday cycle use (and walking).
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Please make your own response to the consultation – this will be really helpful! Welcome the inclusion of a national cycle network project but urge, as proposed by Spokes, that it is widened into a national initiative to boost everyday cycle use throughout Scotland as well as encouraging more cycle tourism and leisure.
For more information, links to the official reply form, and an easy guide so that it won't take you too long, see the June 24 news item 'Spokes National Cycling Proposal' at spokes.org.uk.
Note: For more on NPF3 and the parallel SPP Scottish Planning Policy consultation, see Spokesworker 10.6.13 and Bulletin 116.
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From Spokesworker
http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9854#post-117204
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