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The active travel network.
"Main roads into town centres all have either segregated cycling provision or high quality direct, safe and pleasant alternatives. Pedestrian and cycle paths are in place. Rural and suburban minor roads have low speed limits, linking nearby communities and services so opening up new travel opportunities and choices."
I forgot to post this the other day. Unfortunately the job description is no longer available.
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@PathsforAll: Last day to apply for our Smarter Choices Smarter Places role! http://t.co/UGdtYvKqDb Promoting #ActiveTravel behaviour change
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""Main roads into town centres all have either segregated cycling provision"
Plenty room in many places -
That's not segregated.
Anyway, what it does accept the principle of segregation (or high quality direct, safe and pleasant alternatives).
On all of the principles, this is a complete capitulation.
"All schools have safe routes for pupils who are confident to walk or cycle to them along with 20 mph or lower speed limits."
ALL of them.
"Crossings prioritise people and give confidence to users, for example short wait times, no staggered crossings, sufficient time to cross and far-side visual cues for people with auditory loss and auditory cues for people with visual impairment."
Talk about promising the earth.
"Roads maintenance programmes are prioritised to facilitate active travel."
"Scotland’s urban areas all meet air quality targets."
"Walking and cycling are the first and natural choice for shorter, everyday journeys and so are the social norm."
"That's not segregated."
I know. Just pointing out there's plenty of room.
The pic with the stupid narrow cycle lane has rather a lot of wasted space in the middle of the road!
"Talk about promising the earth."
Aye, but then all Mackay needs to do to disown the whole thing and bring in (even more) motorist friendly policies is to say "a lot of people felt it went too far and was over restrictive". And that's it, game over, as you were, nothing to see here, move along now there's a good cycle campaigner. Oh did we mention cyclists are not normal and a bit weird?
Of course, it could go nowhere but it would be hard for them to disown it so soon after publishing it. Anyway, I've dropped my MSP a (rather long) line pointing out some practical ways that the Scottish Government could start to make good on its vision, in her consituency by creating decent paths along the A985, looking at school travel and routes for commuters to train stations. I've asked her to take these up with the new minister. If she can't kick a ball at an open goal then she deserves to be replaced.
This can't be a bad thing. The more civil servants write publications like this, and the more ministers sign them off, the more they will accept that this active travel is something that should be considered when developing the transport network. Ideas that may have been dismissed with a "haha, good luck with that" will not be rejected so easily or so quickly. Officials are saying that the minister is interested in promoting cycling and walking, and their job is to exercise the minister's will.
@PS
You're right, but I still despair a bit. Can't help thinking that the civil servants who agonised over the document would have been better deployed with angle grinders to remove chicanes from paths around the country. Or just sent out to cycle on the A84 or through the center of Glasgow. If they came back they'd be weaponised.
I'm just not aware of any instance where a photograph of a politician with children has led to anything good.
Anybody mind if I shamelessly plagiarise this thread for the basis of an article for The Nation?
It'd be a good test of how pro-SNP they are.
@IWRATS Oh, I'd much rather they came out with a something that said "I, Keith, have seen the light and have taken steps to delay a few minor trunk road improvements in order to release £200m to provide segregation for all", but it's baby steps with these guys. They still seem to be unsure, despite the groundswell of support for social justice and the commonweal, that voters want to see things happen that improve accessibility, health and quality of life in their towns and cities...
@iwrats -- you just beat me to it! hope they publish it.
@SRD
Les grands esprits se rencontrent....
They're only publishing this week as a pilot, but I'll knock something up in case it carries on. Happy to collaborate.
"They're only publishing this week as a pilot"
Said they'll keep going if sales are adequate.
give it a try - today's issue suggests to me that they could use some more material
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@NeilMackay @ScotIndyDebate @ScotNational According to @brawday Sainsbury's and Tesco's are refusing to sell it.
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Anna Haven (@AnnARHaveN)
24/11/2014 12:52
@ScotNational @NeilMackay large Tesco didn't stock today, getting in from tomorrow due to requests. Got last one at garage, excellent read.
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ScotNational: @SRDorman @NeilMackay richard.walker@sundayherald.com to send any articles to
give it a try - today's issue suggests to me that they could use some more material
Including ads - where are Scotland's entrepreneurs? Surely not scared of getting noticed!
I've asked for a ratecard - although not an entrepreneur. Only email I have is letters one though. Whatever political viewpoint you come from you can't miss a selling opportunity and they could do with some pictures of interesting bikes. In fact maybe they should pay us.... I see they have a big photo-space in centre of the paper ;-)
I have been told that he Daly Mail is an excellent medium to advertise our wares but fortunately the ratecard will keep us out.
Any body got a reference to the original commitment for cycling levels from the Scotch Government? I've found the 10% vision;
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/resource/doc/316212/0100657.pdf
but if memory serves there was a commitment/vow of some level that went before wasn't there?
Not quite the 'proof' you want (interesting 'promises' about Glasgow too!)
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Cycling Action Plan for Scotland - “By 2020, 10% of all journeys taken in Scotland will be by bike.”
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Wonder if Nicola Sturgeon has read this -
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but are we on track to achieving this vision?
the simple answer is no.
currently, only 1% of all trips in scotland are made by bike and 23% are made on foot. the car is by far the most dominant mode of transport (64% of all trips), despite the fact that majority of people in scotland either do not drive or have access to a car, and half of all journeys undertaken in scotland are less than 2 miles long.
scotland’s current transport funding decisions (which largely prioritise major schemes and subsidies) and delivery mechanisms are failing many scottish people, by not delivering the wider benefits they could be.
this document shows what is achievable through some inspiring case study examples, which demonstrate that it is possible to achieve substantial increases in active travel in an affordable and politically acceptable way. active travel needs to be given greater priority through the reallocation of current investment decisions, greater commitment to existing policies and, above all, leadership to make it happen.
we are making the case for a significant change in the priority given to both walking and cycling in scotland – and we set out what needs to be done now to enable a dramatic, but cost-effective shift to be achieved.
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http://www.pathsforall.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,69/gid,784/task,doc_download
(Why does copying this doc strip out the Caps?? )
I think it has always been referred to as a "vision" in Scottish Government documents. Various Ministers and Cabinet Secretaries have called it a "target" when speaking in Parliament.
Another vision!
http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/press/article/1379/transformational_vision_for_borders_railway
As an aside...
I note today's National paper now has the Shetland Islands on the masthead graphic. I spotted they were absent yesterday.
Still no showbiz news though!
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