Latest update from the Visionary.
His nemesis is no longer Spokes. He has moved on to the "shadowy" Active Travel Forum.
Incidentally, one of the most recent commenters on his latest petition is one of the chief protagonists in the previous EEN coverage. Wonder how many others have signed (at least) twice?
Protest at City Chambers 7th June to coincide with Transport Committee meeting; launch of Roseburn Vision
As you know, our consultation ends 12 noon tomorrow; at 1pm we shall meet at Vigo’s in Roseburn to analyse the feedback (198 responses so far at survey monkey at http://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/roseburn - if you have not fed back yet, please do so) . By 9pm Sunday night we shall have a revised final scheme which we are going to present to Cllr Frank Ross (Roseburn ward Cllr and Deputy Leader of the Council) and Cllr McVay (Vice-Convener of the Transport Committee).
In order to launch our final version of our Vision to the world and “formalise” our handing over of the Vision for costing, we are going to present every 1 of the 15 Transport Cllrs, as they make their way into the Committee Meeting Room for their next Transport Committee meeting, at 10am on Tuesday 7th June, a copy of The Roseburn Vision.
We are not an agenda item, we are have no rights to address the Committee formally. That will have to wait for the autumn. (See Tuesday’s agenda here).
What we are doing is capitalising on the opportunity to present our pitch to Committee. After we have presented each Cllr with the Vision, we shall assemble outside the City Chambers, the main quad, for a photo-opportunity, and we hope the media will come and report upon our Vision Launch and a 3-minute spiel from me about the shadowy “Edinburgh Active Travel Forum” which it seems, is the author of all our woes. Anyone else who wants to say a few words would be welcome. If you have a placard, that would be great, if not I shall bring materials (cardboard and felt pen) and you can knock one up on the spot.
This protest –cum- Roseburn Vision- launch is meant to send a strong signal to the citizens of Edinburgh and to our elected members that we mean to see the commitment from the SNP Group honoured. To this end, I will be handing a copy of the Roseburn Vision to any Tom, Dick or Harry that shows their face, be they politician, honest citizen or scribbler from the press.
I mean to get the Vision properly published on nice paper by Copymade at Haymarket on the Monday, which will cost another £60. I have therefore increased the sum we seek to raise at https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/TheRoseburnVision by £60 to £320. If you would like to contribute towards the costs, it will allow me to eat this month.
Let me know if you will attend our protest this Tuesday. We shall assemble initially at 9.15am at the City Chambers on the High Street and then proceed to the Committee meeting room and hand our Roseburn Vision document to each of the 15 Councillors as they enter for the meeting. When the meeting commences at 10am, we shall all get up and walk out as a silent protest to the fact the Council has dithered on our scheme for too long.
We shall then assemble outside the Chambers, in the quad, for 15 minutes from 10.10am- and we hope the press will attend to record our protest. Then we can all go home at 10.30am
I have arranged some transport for those who need help getting to the Chambers – Kadir and I can take 8 people from Roseburn- if you want a lift, or to help in the transport of others, let me know- we are assembling at 8.55am at the Murrayfield Bar at the corner of Roseburn Terrace/Roseburn Gardens.
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