OK this is really a holding page as there’s so much fallout from yesterday’s election to live through before anything becomes clear!
I was surprised to find there isn’t an actual date beyond ‘a Thursday in May’.
I think a 2026 Pedal on Parliament is VITAL.
There was no 2024 PoP because not enough people came forward to organise one.
For ‘26 there are ‘new’ people keen to make it happen.
Key people from past PoPs are willing to pass on their knowledge/expertise and some may offer actual help in a much more limited way than previously.
This is most encouraging.
It is COMPLETELY understandable that people who have put in a LOT of (volunteer) work are unwilling to do it again.
PoP did ‘shift the dial’.
Attitudes did change - sometimes grudgingly.
PoP started before “Climate” was much of a thing, “Emergency” was Fire/.Police/Ambulance.
‘Traffic calming’ was, mostly, not particularly controversial.
‘15 Minute Cities’ almost unheard of.
It’s not (just) about cycling.
It’s about people, cities, towns, neighbourhoods, countryside, mobility, less car ‘normality’, etc
So, save the date (when it emerges), turn up at The Meadows for a joyful ride to Holyrood.
Think about being involved in the organisation - on the day or in advance.
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