Events aimed at encouraging more and more people to walk and cycle are to be held in each of the four Edinburgh localities for the first time this year as part of a calendar of active travel events.
Continue reading £564,000 funding to encourage walking and cycling across Edinburgh
Edinburgh Leisure is hosting a free bike security event at the Royal Commonwealth Pool on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st April from 9am – 1pm each day. Continue reading Bike Security Event at the Royal Commonwealth Pool
A luminous procession of cycles took part in a celebratory three-mile glow in the dark bike ride around the heart of Edinburgh last night to celebrate the Capital becoming Scotland’s first 20mph city. Continue reading Glowride lights up city streets to mark completion of 20mph rollout
For those older adults looking to get back in the saddle again, Ageing Well will be starting a new 11-week cycling course, where participants can develop those dormant skills in a relaxed and social atmosphere with like-minded companions. Continue reading On Yer Bike – New Ageing Well bike course starts next month
Organisers of a major cycle event in Edinburgh say next year’s race is on track to be their biggest yet. More than 800 cyclists took part in 2017’s Tour de Forth, raising £54,000 for the charities Mercy Corps & Radio Forth’s Cash for Kids – £12,000 more than in 2016. Continue reading Plans unveiled for ‘biggest-ever’ Tour de Forth cycle event
Two innovative City of Edinburgh Council active travel projects have been awarded millions of pounds in funding, it was announced yesterday. The West Edinburgh Active Travel Network and Meadows to George Street proposals were among five Scottish schemes named as winners of the Sustrans Scotland Community Links PLUS funding by Transport Minister Humza Yousaf at a ceremony in Glasgow. Continue reading Green light for Edinburgh active travel projects
With Edinburgh and the Borders set to host Stage One of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain, which takes place from the 3rd-10th September, take the time plan your vantage point. Tomorrow, riders will head from Edinburgh’s Royal Mile through East Lothian and into the Scottish Borders with the finish in Kelso.
Continue reading Pick your vantage point for tomorrow’s Grand Depart
Cycling fans will be able to watch every moment of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain live this September as ITV4 screen all eight stages – from start to finish – in their entirety for the first time. The event gets underway from Edinburgh on 3rd September. Continue reading ITV4 to screen every minute of OVO Energy Tour of Britain
British Cycling and HSBC UK have revealed the route for the HSBC UK City Ride, taking place in Edinburgh on 3 September. Continue reading Edinburgh City Ride: experience your city on two wheels
“Put quite simply: the more people in a place who cycle, the safer it becomes for everyone”
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Sustrans Scotland is calling for improved cycling infrastructure at junctions, after research has revealed that roundabouts and T-junctions are the main cycle collision hotspots in Scotland. Drumbrae roundabout features among the twenty most dangerous locations in the country.
Continue reading Sustrans research reveals cycle safety hotspots
