Active Travel Officer @trustinthepark cyclist & lover of wild places and bushcraft skills. All views are my own Instagram @jimriach Facebook @bikingandbushcraft
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Great to see local food being grown and served at our favourite local restaurant - well worth a visit.
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π¨ The sewage scandal in Scotland is worse than we thought. Scotlandβs sewage crisis is largely unmonitored and unreported, leaving communities at risk and misled.
π 23,498 discharges recorded in 2024
π But only 6.7% of the network is monitored. If fully monitored, we estimate there could have been as many as 364,629 discharges, an average of more than one discharge every 90 seconds.
π© Scotland has the highest average discharge rate of any UK water company - 89.3 discharges per overflow.
πScottish Water says it has 4,080 overflows, but only 1,116 are shown on their public sewage map.
The true scale of pollution in Scotland remains unknown.
We need 100% monitoring of sewage discharges in Scotland to protect water users. The Government MUST prioritise public and environmental health, and end sewage pollution in Scotland by 2030. It must hold Scottish Water to account for delivering on the targets it sets.
Itβs time for full transparency and real-time alerts. With an election coming up in 2026, politicians in Scotland must finally get to grips with the Scottish sewage scandal and stop pointing the finger elsewhere.
Sick of sewage? πͺ§ Join us on the 17th May for the Paddle-Out Protest - pulse.ly/7oiimxa5h6
πΈ: Paddle-Out Protest in Edinburgh by Angus Trinder
#EndSewagePollution #SickOfSewage #WaterQualityReport #ScotlandSewageCrisis
This seems like a great initiative to encourage more cycling a walking. With it's millions of visitors, I just wonder why @lomondtrossachs national park and the upper forth, doesn't have a similar service or indeed any active travel connections to @StirlingCouncil urban heart?
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ππππππππ (πππ’π):
1. a parenting logic of enabling childrenβs autonomous mobility by bicycle.
2. broadening the imagination of what kinds of mobilities and activities are desirable and possible for children.
(πΉin #BentonvilleπΊπΈ, by Larry Fleury)
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It likes to pretend to be a purely technical discipline, but traffic engineering is deeply political. Don't be fooled!
(graphic by @copenhagenizers)
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No city can achieve its climate targets without prioritising walking, cycling and public transport.
It is that easy:πΆ>π²>π>π
This seems to be the logic used in @lomondtrossachs with no links on the east side from @StirlingCouncil urban heartland - yet millions of visitors and growing numbers driving out to ride their bike on the quiet gravel trails - just give us decent infrastructure.
There is some hope! - they say this is devolution in action, it would be great to see similar innovation in rural, gateway, communities in @lomondtrossachs as an exemplar of accessible and integrated infrastructure in visitor hotspots.
"A truly integrated way to make transport work for people.β
@simonlightwood and @Chris_Boardman visited Stockport Interchange, a new transport hub bringing together bus, rail, walking and cycling routes - a fantastic example of connected and accessible transport systems ππππ²
If you are heading to @CarrsBillington in Stirling this morning, I wouldnβt bother their card machine is not working so not possible to make a purchase. Make alternative plans.
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'Pedal Power is good for Business' workshop!
β°Wed 19 March 2025 10am-12pm noon, Loch Katrine.
Calling business micro, large & entrepreneurs to unlock their potential + realise the benefits of cycling.
Bookβ¬tinyurl.com/pvfthfsv
#cycleintheparkwelcome #cycling #wheeling
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In rural @StirlingCouncil you have to ask yourself - what bus! - as it is difficult to find one to compare times too.
Travelling by public transport should be easy and quick, but too often it isn't. You can drive the 34 miles from Trawdon to Manchester in 44 mins, but it takes 3 hours plus to do the same journey by public transport!
Do you have a similar experience or know somewhere like this?
ALT Photo of the front of a bus with the message sorry not in service displayed
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If you think Amsterdam managed to avoid being overrun by cars, youβre wrong.
They too surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just changed.
Helen shares many of the benefits of having the #NationalCycleNetwork in your area. So it would be great to see some progress on NCN765 Doune to Callander - any updates? @SustransScot @StirlingCouncil
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Government have done all they can to dismantle the active travel sector, now they are doing the same to sport - both sectors, that provide significant benefits to the country.
Another blow to my confidence in those who run the country.
#sport #activetravel #noconfidence
BREAKING
Scotland's cash-strappedΒ national sports agency has opened a voluntary severance scheme in a bid to cut costs
heraldscotland.com/news/2490β¦
@andrewlearmonth
The economic argument is often used to oppose new cycling infrastructure, particularly in rural areas - but the benefits to health and consequently the economy are plain to see! - the health benefits in Scotland are the same as in Copenhagen.
βOne mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.β
βWhich means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.β grist.org/biking/one-mile-onβ¦
No government plan, no obvious Local Authority Plan or RTP Plan - there needs to be leadership to support any behaviour change, in rural communities, improved public transport, and communities connected with safe walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure might be a good start.
The Scottish Government aims to reduce car kilometres by 20% by 2030.
This is part of its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
But car traffic has increased since 2020.
And @scotgov has no delivery plan and is now unlikely to hit its target.
More: bit.ly/Sustainable_Transportβ¦
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9,000 more Scots are walking instead of drivingβproof that #AWeeWalkWorksWonders, even in winter!
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76% recall, 97% ad engagement
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97% ad engagement
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9,000 Scots walking more as a result
Read how we made it happen π
transform.scot/2025/01/29/90β¦
ALT The A Wee Walk Works Wonders campaign is: memorable (3 in 4 recalled seeing the campaign), educational (85% better understand the benefits if walking) and impactful (9,000 Scots are walking more and driving less as a result of seeing the campaign in their area).
ALT A Wee Walk Works Wonders billboard.
ALT A Wee Walk Works Wonders bus advert.
OK, I know it says England but the sentiments right - why don't we have joined up coherent approach in Scotland? every local authority is different and rural communities have been forgotten about!