Porty gal 🌊 keen on outdoors, cycling & low carbon mobility ~ she/her *All views my own*
Edinburgh
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Build it, they will come: Is this the key to unlocking a Scottish cycling boom? @LeaskyHT
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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 ➡️ bit.ly/3PEGLeS
ALT Publication title: Scottish Transport Statistics 2023
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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 👉
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
ALT Image of the UK. Text says, did you know? London to Edinburgh is the UK's busies air route. Taking the train can cut your emissions by 92%.
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Health gains of low-traffic schemes up to 100 times greater than costs, study finds theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…
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The @CyclingScotland Open Data Portal has pedestrian and cycling counter data for Roseburn Path too - just search "Roseburn Path" on the map 🤓
usmart.io/org/cyclingscotlan…
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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 ⬇️
publichealthscotland.scot/ne…
ALT Circle with words 'Transport Poverty' in middle. Around the circle are symbols and words of what is needed to reduce transport poverty: it needs to be available, accessible, reliable, affordable and safe.
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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.
tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publica…
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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: petition.parliament.uk/petit…
ALT Image shows map of the UK with London and Edinburgh labelled. Text says, did you know? London to Edinburgh is the UK's busiest air route. Taking the train can cut your emissions by 92%.
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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/news/transport/…
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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
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-6…
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Glasgow’s South City Way segregated cycle route sets new Scottish record, via @AlastairDalton
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We have just launched a petition asking the government to ban domestic flights where there's a direct rail link of 4.5 hours or less. Please sign and share! petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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What's happened to global aviation over the last 30 years?
➡️Passenger demand quadrupled (until COVID)
➡️No change in carbon intensity of fuel (still using jet fuel)
➡️ Energy intensity halved
➡️ This means emissions approx. doubled
Article here:
sustainabilitybynumbers.com/…
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With transport making up over a quarter of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions, we can all cut our impact on the environment by using the car less and walking, wheeling, cycling or using public transport more.
#ScotClimateWeek #LetsDoNetZero
ALT White text on blue background. Text reads: Transport is Scotland's biggest contributor to climate change, emitting over a quarter of all of our greenhouse gas emissions. Source: Transport Scotland. #ScotClimateWeek.
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If we cut emissions as planned, we open the door to an exciting world:
🌳 Green cities
🙌 Clean air
⚡️ Cheap energy
🚝 Efficient transport
👩🏽🔧 Abundant jobs
🌱Nature regenerated
Can you imagine? A safer, healthier, more stable & more just world IS possible. #TheFutureWeChoose
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It appears that a bike has been stolen at Dalmeny Street/Leith Walk. The thief has just unscrewed the rack. Please share far and wide so no one else suffers this. If only someone had warned @TramstoNewhaven, eh?
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Just thought I’d put this out again. In case people have forgotten. Because it’s still true:
Lowest carbon✅
Lowest cost ✅
Big health benefits ✅
Highest return on investment ✅
I could go on.....
Cycling traffic across England is up 7.4% on pre-pandemic levels.
Not only does active travel like cycling and walking promote healthy travel but helps grow the economy through increased high street spending and better access to jobs.
#Cycling #Walking #ActiveTravel
ALT Active travel contributes an estimated £36.5 billion to the economy a year.
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A global study reveals that Dutch residents are the most physically active on earth, getting 12.8 hours of exercise each week. The key—designing activity into daily life. The average #Dutch person cycles about 1,098 kilometers per year. HT @Cycling_Embassy
ipsos.com/en/global-views-to…
