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Spokes public meeting - 18/3/21

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  1. Frenchy
    Member

    http://www.spokes.org.uk/2021/03/spokesmtg-spaces-for-people-the-future/

    Spokes are having a public meeting (online, of course), on the topic of the future of Spaces for People projects.

    Cllr Lesley Macinnes (Edinburgh council transport convener) and Phil Noble (Head of the council's active travel team) will be speaking, along with Jocelyn Dellar (Spokes Porty), Claire Connachan (Low Traffic Corstorphine) and Ewen Maclean (Blackford Safe Routes).

    A Q&A will be chaired by Dr Caroline Brown.

    At least two of these people are of this parish, as well.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  2. SRD
    Moderator

    nice!

    Posted 3 years ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    “At least two of these people ... “

    There’s a surprise!

    Posted 3 years ago #

  4. NiallA
    Member

    @Frenchy, presumably this platform eliminates the risk of the meeting being disrupted (as with the recent University case etc)? Looks like a very sensible decision to me...

    Posted 3 years ago #

  5. MediumDave
    Member

    @NiallA

    """
    We are using GoWebinar software (kindly supplied and operated by Cycling UK Scotland). Your own microphone and video are automatically muted, and there is no chat function.
    """

    As a consequence the gammon can scream into their own personal void all they want, without disturbing anyone else.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  6. boothym
    Member

    To answer my own question of how does a Q&A work without a chat function:

    Questions can be submitted in advance by emailing spokes@spokes.org.uk with subject line SfP meeting question. You can also submit questions during the meeting, using the questions box in the webinar’s Control Panel.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  7. Rosie
    Member

    Bumping this.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  8. mcairney
    Member

    Will it be recorded? I'd planned to attend but apparently shopping needs to be done...

    Posted 3 years ago #

  9. Rosie
    Member

    It will be recorded.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  10. Stickman
    Member

    It was a good meeting.

    I don’t think there is any doubt that Lesley McInnes is totally committed to making the city a better place for people walking and wheeling. She’s fighting huge institutional inertia, a general resistance to change and some extremely nasty personal abuse, so while she might make individual mistakes and the delivery can always be improved she deserves our support.

    Thanks also to @algo, @claire and Jocelyn Dellar for giving some actual positive real-life experience of the benefits that these schemes are bringing to people.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  11. NiallA
    Member

    Yes, completely agree, @Stickman. I had been quite impressed with LM's commitment when I saw her speak at an event a couple of years ago - I'm a little bit in awe now...

    Posted 3 years ago #

  12. Rosie
    Member

    LM also has a warm, engaging personality. Respect to her.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  13. Rosie
    Member

    Recording and report of the meeting here.

    http://www.spokes.org.uk/2021/03/spokesmtg-report-spaces-for-children/?fbclid=IwAR39hteDQp3PG-w_SkFDtrlCH1y2RQG6-xR1ijMUvyTWQobUz1RezO-l4rA

    Posted 3 years ago #

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