Here be dragons; cycling north of

the border

Suzanne Forup @backonmybike

Head of Development Scotland, Cycling UKFounder, Women’s Cycle Forum Scotland

Sally Hinchcliffe @sallyhinch

Organiser, Pedal on Parliament

Founder, Women’s Cycle Forum Scotland

ScotlandPopulation 5.2 million; 32 local authorities; one of them is almost the size of Belgium; 130 inhabited islands

We have a different legal and educational systems; most functions of government are devolved, incl. transport

Three of our main political party leaders are women, and the other one rides a bike!

Belles on Bikes – 12 groups established across ScotlandCommunity development, capacity building and empowerment

Women’s Learn the Ride: pilot programme in Edinburgh

Developing confidence in a supportive, inclusive environment

Bike Curious Family Workshops and Kidical Mass movementSupporting families to get cycling

Edinburgh ABC (All Ability Cycling Centre)

Supporting anyone that needs help to get cycling

Play on Pedals

Working through Early Years and communities to reach every pre—school child in Glasgow

The cycle bloggers blog – the cycle bloggers blogInfluencing and shaping discussion across the UK

• Cycling Dumfries

Cycling Dumfries – campaigning by stealthTaking local politicians out to sample current cycling conditions

Creative campaigning to make a serious point

Pedal on Parliament – Scotland’s annual cycle campaign protest ride

6000 people on bikes and foot

Pedal on Marischal – PoP in Aberdeen

Collaborative campaign working beyond cycling

We Walk, We Cycle, We Vote

The inescapable #allmalepanel

Women’s Cycle Forum - Scotland

Bringing women together on/offline

Friends of the Bears WayChanging focus of cycle campaigning – collaboration and critical friend to local authorities

School Streets – roads closed to vehicles at school start and end

Edinburgh Playing Out – support from local authority to reduce closure fees

We are stronger if we are diverse, inclusive and act in the interest of potential cyclists, not the ones we have

We’re ringing the bell for equity in cycling!

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