This post has been referred to in a different thread which is talking about gender issues.
The main point is about 'what campaigners should ask for' (and how that relates to pedestrian and bus issues) which is highly relevant to Edinburgh!
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I was prompted to write this post by Mark Treasure’s recent piece about the West End Project. Why, asked Mark, do cycle campaigners sometimes seem to put other demands on urban space first, ahead of advocating for cycling? Why are we happy to accept that cycle infrastructure is not possible because of other – often also worthy – demands, whether bus provision, wider pavements, public space, trees, heritage and so on? (Of course, often behind a ‘good’ need lurks an unquestioned assumption that we provide for private car use …)
http://www.rachelaldred.org/writing/thoughts/why-put-cycling-last
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