{"id":2381,"date":"2016-02-18T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2018-06-11T12:26:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T11:26:39","slug":"a-better-vision-for-cycling-in-inverness-and-the-highlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/18\/a-better-vision-for-cycling-in-inverness-and-the-highlands\/","title":{"rendered":"A better vision for cycling in Inverness and the Highlands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Opening the South Bridge linking Inverness Campus to the retail park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new bridge allowing pedestrians and cyclists to cross the railway line and access the retail and business park was opened last week. It’s a small piece in the jigsaw of connections that are needed to make Inverness a genuine cycling city but it’s a massive step in the right direction.<\/p>\n

For the first time, people can get from the city centre (or from the growing suburbs around the southern distributor road) to the retail park without having to take their lives in their hands crossing the A9 slip road at the Raigmore Interchange.<\/p>\n

But the future could be even brighter. Given the city’s size, location and it’s surrounding countryside, Inverness really does have great potential to become a haven for cyclists. It’s pretty good as it is, with new figures from Cycling Scotland (see tweet below) showing that cycling to work figures are much higher in the Highlands.<\/p>\n

As the new South Bridge at Inverness Campus was opened last week, a new vision for cycling in the Highland capital was launched. ‘Cycle INverness: Creating a City Fit for the Future’<\/a> is a document that shows what development is happening now and what aspirations are being worked on for the future. Some of these are small scale and will be implemented in the not-too-distant future – but others are visionary and need a change in priorities from our councillors and MSPs.<\/p>\n

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More and more people cycling regularly in #Highland<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/37QPynw3N5<\/a> @CyclingScotland<\/a> @HighlandCouncil<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cicWY6IlEO<\/a><\/p>\n

— Carbon CLEVER (@Carbon_CLEVER) February 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n