Rowan
@RowanKSimpson
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Porty gal 🌊 keen on outdoors, cycling & low carbon mobility ~ she/her *All views my own*
Edinburgh
Joined January 2013
📈🚴 Recent analysis of national cycle counter data shows 24 locations across Scotland recording increases of above 30% in cycle journeys in June 2024 vs 2023. More evidence of investment in safe cycle networks supporting increases in cycling: https://t.co/0qCFh2Puv0
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📈🚴♀️ NEWS: Edinburgh sees record numbers of people travelling by bike, thanks to new separated cycle routes. ↗️ More than 2,000 daily bike trips on Leith Walk in May ↗️ 9% of all journeys on Leith Walk by bike ↗️ 6% of journeys on Melville Street (#CCWEL) https://t.co/Ad5girep2W
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Build it, they will come: Is this the key to unlocking a Scottish cycling boom? @LeaskyHT ➡ https://t.co/wqad2tDTmQ
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Transport is Scotland's largest polluting sector, with road travel (passenger cars and freight) accounting for over 70% of total transport emissions. To meet our #climate targets we must see: 🚗➡️🚍 a shift to public transport 🚛➡️🛤️ rail carry a larger share of freight
Our latest Scottish Transport Statistics, covering 2022, show: 🔹 396 million #PublicTransport journeys, up from 294 million in 2021 🔹 An increase in #Bus, #Train and #Ferry journeys 🔹 #Cycling journeys up by 16% from pre-COVID-19 figures Read more ➡️ https://t.co/xmGTyYVW1k
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A look at the brand new #CCWEL in Edinburgh: already having a big impact by making it easier & safer to cycle into the centre from the city's west end. We need more protected infrastructure like this across Scotland, to help more people travel by bike safely and with confidence.
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Our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of loved ones killed on Scotland's roads. It's been tragically clear for far too long that large vehicles pose a fundamental risk to people walking or cycling. 1/3
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It's no quicker to fly between London and Edinburgh than take the train, and the CO2 savings are immense: 165kg by air, 12.5kg by train. We're asking the UK gov to remove flight routes with a 4.5 hr train alternative. Please sign 👉 https://t.co/CUBHFnMt0X
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Health gains of low-traffic schemes up to 100 times greater than costs, study finds
theguardian.com
Research looked at three London boroughs to value overall health benefits of active travel over 20 years at up to £4,800 per head
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1/2 It’s been tragically clear for too long that large vehicles pose a fundamental risk to people walking, wheeling and cycling. It's the role of national and local Government to lead on reducing these risks.
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🚲👇 Hugely encouraging data from cycle counters in Edinburgh, which have picked up a year-on-year rise in people travelling by bikes along Leith Walk. With us just a few months into 2024, it'll be exciting to watch this growth continue in the year ahead!
Looks like the Leith Walk cycle lanes have had a pretty dramatic impact on the number of cyclists passing past the Omni Centre 👀 Thanks to @CyclingScotland for the automatic data collection.
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525 private jets departing Las Vegas after the Super Bowl.
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@edtiss The @CyclingScotland Open Data Portal has pedestrian and cycling counter data for Roseburn Path too - just search "Roseburn Path" on the map 🤓 https://t.co/6MK5WNWYE0
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🆕 Did you know that access to reliable, affordable and safe transport plays a vital role in our health and wellbeing? We’ve published a new briefing exploring transport poverty and how it can impact quality of life ⬇️ https://t.co/CbwE30Uau4
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New TfL study & map on road danger inequalities: 30% of people in most deprived home postcodes have near 2x risk of least deprived 30%. We need to do far far better on making roads safe for everyone. And this is a real social justice issue. https://t.co/ddEBFjsHrm
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Did you know? Replacing flights with rail on the UK's two busiest air routes would save 1.75million tonnes CO2 per year. Sign our petition for the government to remove air routes where there's a direct rail link of 4.5 hrs or less: https://t.co/CUBHFnMt0X
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If you want to understand how much, as a society, we’ve slowly normalised road danger, watch this clip from tonight’s BBC News at Six. I personally don’t think horrific crashes like this should be in the light-hearted “and finally” section.
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Scottish Budget: Cycling and walking spending £100m short of commitment under SNP-Greens power-sharing deal
scotsman.com
Bute House agreement pledged £320m for active travel but only £220m allocated by Finance Secretary Shona Robison
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Scotland's #Climate 'changing faster than expected' "A study by the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen says February in some areas is already 2.5C warmer while rainfall is at levels forecast for 2050" #ClimateChange #Scotland #ClimateEmergency
https://t.co/aolpKS8yzc
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Scientists warn that temperatures in some parts are already reaching levels predicted for mid century.
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Glasgow’s South City Way segregated cycle route sets new Scottish record, via @AlastairDalton
https://t.co/Q7iN7cP6rG
scotsman.com
Riders attracted by separated lanes in Glasgow increase cycling share to new high
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“These figures from the South City Way speak for themselves – making it safer and easier to walk, wheel and cycle means more people make healthier and greener journeys." Brilliant news this morning from our @CyclingScotland: 13% of journeys along Victoria Road now made by bike🧵
NEWS: Latest Cycling Scotland traffic survey reveals 13% of journeys made by bike on Glasgow's Victoria Road, using the #SouthCityWay cycle route. Find out more: https://t.co/teC1yy0RBv
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