A New Zealander living in Scotland who loves cargo bikes
I had such a busy week this week that I haven’t had the chance to write since last weekend. It has been mostly work-related busy but also some cycling advocacy … Continue reading Ramblings on cycling, the pandemic, and climate change
We’re allowed to go out for exercise more than once per day now provided we maintain social distancing. We often don’t go out at all because we do Joe Wicks’ … Continue reading A walk in the cemetery and frustration with the council
I found a new vegan cookbook today. When I first went vegan they were hard to find but they started breeding a few years ago and now you can find … Continue reading The Dirty Vegan and a momentous announcement from the government today
The one thing I find myself missing during this time of lockdown is long country walks up hills, past lochs, and through castles. I miss our weekends away and Sunday … Continue reading Tollohill Wood by bike
I received another email from the council this week about my allotment. You may remember that they emailed me (and presumably everyone with an allotment in Aberdeen) a couple of … Continue reading I’m in the newspaper, allotment signs, and more jumping
This past week I have felt very frustrated with the Aberdeen City Council after I read about their plans to spend £5.5 million adding another lane for private motor vehicles … Continue reading An open letter to the Aberdeen City Council about South College Street
Last week the West London Borough of Chelsea and Kensington, one of the wealthiest in the country, voted against a Transport for London proposal for segregated cycling infrastructure. Although I … Continue reading I despair when I see these people cheer
Earlier this year I applied for and received funding for the Aberdeen Cycle Forum to commission two visualisations of streets in Aberdeen with a bike path. One of them has … Continue reading A vision for King Street, Aberdeen
I’ve had the very great pleasure of testing a Tern GSD – an electric cargo bike – for a couple of days. I picked it up from Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative … Continue reading Tern GSD – electric cargo bike review
It was Aberdeen’s annual Pedal on Parliament today and we changed tactics slightly by cycling laps around the city centre. In previous years we’ve had a ride starting from somewhere … Continue reading Pedal on Parliament 2019
Tomorrow Aberdeen will be having a mass bike ride in protest of the lack of cycling infrastructure in the city. This is part of a nation-wide group of protests under … Continue reading Police Scotland say roads unsuitable for slow-moving individuals
The Aberdeen Cycle Forum is organising a mass bike ride on Sunday 28th April at 11am, starting from Marischal College. This is part of Scotland’s Pedal on Parliament 2019 but … Continue reading Mass bike ride in Aberdeen on Sunday 28th April
