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 Useful links

The web is expanding at a phenomenal rate so it's almost impossible to log all the useful/interesting sites. Here is a selection. Please send us yoursuggestions

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• Velo-cities
• Scottish cycle campaigns
• Local bike shop web sites
• Other Scottish cycling sites
• Edinburgh sites
• Lothian sites
• Other Scottish sites
• UK cycling sites
• Cycle Parking
• Other UK sites
• Home Zones
• Other sites

Edinburgh sites:-

• Capital Rail Action Group - campaigning for better public transport in and to Edinburgh.
• Centre for Human Ecology, Edinburgh - formerly part of Edinburgh University now an independent environmental "think tank". Good links to other environmental organisations
• City Cabs
• City Car Club - Edinburgh's celebrated car sharing project
• Cockburn Association Edinburgh's 'civic trust'. Long established organisation which has always resisted undesirable developments.
• Edinburgh's Air Quality - from the Department of Public Health Sciences at Edinburgh University
• Edinburgh Evening News newspaper on line
• Edinburgh and Lothian Tourist Board
• Edinburgh's many Festivals, International, Science, Film, Fringe, etc., etc.
• Edweb - many Edinburgh links from tourist sites and restaurants to local businesses and community information
• Edinburgh Guide local info and entertainment
• The Lothian and Edinburgh Action Research Network - aims to enhance the contribution of Lothian's universities to quality of life in the region.
• The Lord Provost's Commission on Sustainable Development for the City of Edinburgh 87 page report on the potential for Sustainable Development in Edinburgh
• New Edinburgh tramways web site
• Pilrig Residents Association wanting better conditions for pedestrians and cyclists
• James Thin - Thin's -150 year old bookshop(s) owned by SPOKES supporting cycling family
• Transport Research Institute at Napier University

Lothian sites:-

• East Lothian Council - with transport information including a East Lothian Directory
• How to get to North Berwick
• LEEP - The Lothian and Edinburgh Environmental Partnership
• Lowland Narrowboats Ltd New company bringing narrowboat hire (day or week) to the Union Canal from next April
• midlothian.net
• Penicuik - Network site for the town of Penicuik
• NAAG No Alignment Action Group - against the proposed new A701 in Midlothian
• West Lothian Council Home Page
• News of West Lothian 'Walking bus' scheme

Other Scottish sites:-

• Columba House Hotel, Kingussie - offers 20% discount if arriving by bike (and not just bike on car rack!!)
• Caledonian MacBrayne Timetables, routes etc. for ferries to Scotland's islands
• Friends of the Earth (Scotland) - latest news on Traffic Reduction Act, green transport campaigns etc.
• Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) - Promoting Health in Scotland. Plenty of information on accidents & safety, physical activity and heart disease. Includes a searchable index for journal articles.
• The Herald newspaper - Scottish daily publication
• Holidays in Scotland with accommodation and other info on Edinburgh
• The Internet Guide to Scotland on line guide mostly for north and west
• Kilmartin House (Argyll) - Archaeology eco-museum that offers 20% discount if arriving by bike (and not just bike on car rack!!)
• Millennium Link keep up to date with the progress to re-open the canals between Edinburgh and Glasgow - and improve the towpath.
• ScotRail - now with no charge for bikes
• The Scotsman newspaper - Scottish daily publication
• Scottish Citylink Coach services - timetables and fares
• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
• Scottish Executive (formerly the Scottish Office)
• Scottish Parliament
• Scottish Rights of Way Society
• Scottish Road Safety Campaign
• Scottish Tourist Board - the cycle activity page here has lots of information and contacts, especially when planning a holiday, weekend trip or day out.
• Scottish Youth Hostel Association - detailed information on all of their hostels in Scotland - open to all ages, not just "youths".
• Scotland on Sunday newspaper on line
• Sunday Herald - runs 'Slow Down Scotland Campaign'
• Sustainable Scotland Government information about LA21
• TRANSform Scotland the campaign for sustainable transport for Scotland
• Transcotland - walking and cycling holidays in Scotland

UK cycling sites

• Bicycling Books - UK bb specialists
• Bike MagicUK cycling site
• Bike Tours Cycle Holidays - mostly in Europe
• Birmingham University Bicycle User Group
• Bristol Cycle Campaign including The Danger of Cycle Helmets
• Camden Cycling Campaign
• Chris Boardman page - Greg Lunt's unofficial page
• The CTC Website - The Cyclists Touring Club site - route guides, maps, insurance etc. The CTC is transforming itself from being a traditional "cycling for leisure" organisation into a formidable campaigning one as well.
• Cycle Aid Law firm specialising in getting compensation for cyclists. "Claims occurring in Scotland involving those domiciled in Scotland have access to a dedicated Scottish helpline: 0500 829720"
• Cycle Campaign Network
• CycleCity Guides - publishers of the Glasgow Cycle Map aided by the Go-Bike/Strathclyde Cycle Campaign
• Cycle Northumbria - for information on cycling in Northumbria and Tynebikes cycle campaign
• Cycle Training (London)
• Cycling UK - Resource site for UK cyclists.
• Folding Society - a2b magazine - devoted to folding bikes.
• John Franklin's Cycling home page - author of 'Cyclecraft'. With controversial views on cycle paths
• Hull Cycle Campaign
• Leeds Cycling Action Group
• Lloyd BikeSport - Dave Lloyd frame builder, bike parts etc
• The London Cycling Campaign - the UK's largest cycle campaign.
• National Bike Week - 17th - 25th June 2000
• On Your Bike magazine Magazine aimed at family and novice cyclists.
• OpenRoad/Bike Culture the magazine and catalogue of the cycling future
• Ride the Net - Sustrans offshoot
• Sherpa Van Project Back up transport for cycle tours
• Southampton University Bike User Network useful info to encourage cycle commuting
• Spokes - East Kent cycling campaign
• Yet another SPOKES! - South West Herts
• Suffolk Coastal Cycle Route
• Surrey Council Safe Routes to School Schemes - Probably the most comprehensive in the UK
• Sustrans - the civil engineering charity that is building Britain's National Cycling Network. There is also a Safe Routes to School section and links to numerous cycle sites from campaigning and tourism to cycle clubs and bike manufacturers.
• Urban Cyclist-UK
• velo revolution new site for London Cyclists
• Wheel Pro Wheelbuilding firm - site includes just about everything you want to know about wheels!

Cycle Parking

• Bikeaway new bike locker system
• Cycle-safe lockers (as seen around Edinburgh University and Avondale Park Primary School in London ( - for staff) plus some useful links
• "Edinburgh Racks"
• Falco - Dutch Manufacturuer of Bicycle Parking
• Lockit-Safe cycle parking

Other UK sites

• Active for Life
• Association of Transport Coordinating Officers including news of West Lothian 'Walking bus' scheme
• British Footpaths Website - Fife Coastal Path
• Children's Play Council - for details of "Home Zones", a new campaign to "reclaim residential streets for the people who live in them".
• Cope's Guide to travelling by train - full of useful info/tips and links
• Countryside Commission
• Department of the Environment pollution information - hourly reports for 7 different pollutants at monitoring stations throughout the UK. In Scotland information is available for sites in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
• Department of Transport Environment and the Regions - National Cycling Strategy - integrated transport strategy consultation document
• Do or Die Magazine "Voices from the Ecological Resistance"
• Don't Choke Britain
• Earth First "The Radical Environment Journal"
• Environmental Transport Association - the green alternative to the AA/RAC and they do cycle rescues and insurance too! Also has a schools 'green transport' page.
• Friends of the Earth UK
• Government sites index
• Health Education Authority - England's equivalent of HEBS (see above). Information on the European Network of Health promoting Schools and 'Active for Life' campaign.
• Information about "green" batteries
• Institution of Civil Engineers
• Institution of Highways and Transportation
• Joppa (not Edinburgh!) transport news from Milton Keynes
• Millennium Experience The New Millennium Experience Company formed to help create a National Programme of events and activities to help mark the year 2000. Financial awards available for community groups, charities, schools etc.
• Online Rail Timetable - unfortunately no bike information yet...
• Rainbow Route Campaigning - interesting ideas for encouraging walking/cyling to school
• Roads Protest Campaigns
• Travelwise - local authorities' umbrella group for changing travel habits
• Pedestrians Association (UK)
• Policy Studies Institute Influential "think tank" on issues including transport. Home of Mayer Hillman and Stephen Plowden.
• Ramblers Association
• RoadPeace Supports Road Traffic Victims & Educates about Road Danger
• Slower Speeds Initiative
• Workbike - load carrying bikes
• World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-UK) - for information on global warming, forest campaigns etc.
• Young Transnet new transport information site aimed at young people

Home Zones

• Anger as cars come first in 'home zones' report from Daily Telegraph
• Background info (on SPOKES site)
• Cambridge Cycling Campaign report on visit from UK, summer '97
• Children's Play Council - behind HZ concept in UK
• Childsplay @ Kirkstall (Leeds)
• ETA Welcomes Home Zones -Press Release
• European Home Zones - details of visit from UK, summer '99
• Home Zones 2000 - site set up by people in one of DETR 'pilot' areas
• Scottish Home Zones Conference '99 inc. speech by Colin Punler Ormlie Community Association and Home Zones - getting them on the ground - Kevin McMahon City of Edinburgh Council, City Development Department

Other sites

• Active and Safe Routes to School (Canada) Inc "Walk a Child to School Day"
• American bike rack system
• Auto-Free Times American magazine that advocates "Depaving America" (on sale in Tower Records Glasgow) £2.49
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute Very American biased but still some useful info.
• Bicycle Long Island the Long Island (USA) equivalent of SPOKES
• Bicycle News Agency
• Bicycling pages at Netscape's Open Directory
• Bike Ads Free advertisements for bikes and bike parts.
• Bikes Not Bombs U.S. organisation that has'Earn a Bike' programs and sends refurbished bikes to Central America.
• BikeToWork.com American site for cycle commuters
• Cairns Bicycle User Group Queensland Australia, local equivalent of SPOKES. May be training base for 2000 Sydney Olympics.
• "Compulsory bicycle helmets endanger public health" Western Australian site with statistics and useful links on helmet debate
• The Helmet Debate - list of links
• Dublin Cycle Campaign
• New Safe Routes to School legislation in California
• Cascade Bicycle Club Seattle, Washington - great links page
• Chicago's Walking School Bus Progam
• Childen's Health Development Foundation - Australian site, not much about cycling but lots on health and exercise
• European Cyclists Federation - information on ECF, Velo City Conferences (1999) and the Cities for Cyclists Network
• European Local Transport Information Service
• Galway Cycling Campaign
• Hasselt Belgium where they've turned half the ring road into a walk/cycleway!
• INTERNATIONAL BICYCLE FUND - Promoting sustainable transport worldwide. Lots of useful info - inc. Environment, health and transport and childseats v trailers
• John Forester's Effective Cycling Based in the US - articles on cycle training and riding technique
• One World Online impressive site bringing together 350 organisations concerned with human rights, sustainable development and the environment
• Pedestrian Council of Australia
• Perils for Pedestrians
• Recycle-a-Bicycle - great American cycle project for young people
• New Safe Routes to School legislation in California
• Safer Routes to School in New South Wales Australia
• Science of cycling from aerodynamics to how all the bike bits work
• Stanford University (get paid not to drive!)
• Sustainable Europe Research Institute
• The International Pro-Choice Bicycle Helmet Coalition
• The Global Cycling Network - a huge network of cycle sites. List of cycle campaign contacts.
• Transportation Alternatives - well established New York campaign Group
• Transportation, and the Challenge to Sprawl - The Sierra Club
• Transportation for Livable Communities Network
• VeloCity Conference 1999
• Walkable Communities including Street Design Guidelines for Healthy Neighborhoods
• World Bicycle Association
• World Health Organization Helmet Initiative
• Yahoo cycling page - hundreds of links on this search engine.

• Velo-cities
• Scottish cycle campaigns
• Local bike shop web sites
• Other Scottish cycling sites
• Edinburgh sites
• Lothian sites
• Other Scottish sites
• UK cycling sites
• Cycle Parking
• Other UK sites
• Home Zones
• Other sites

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