Edinburgh workplaces increasing cycling

All across town, more and more workplaces are doing their bit to increase cycling.

RCAHMS (the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland), the people who look after Scotland's collection of buildings, monuments and history, recently did a survey of the historic milestone and half milestone markers on the Union canal by bike. In three hours, using bicycles loaned by the Bike Station through a Better way to work, they found some twenty markers. This was probably the first they had used bicycles for fieldwork since 1908. By bike it took half a day - by car it would probably taken a whole day.

RSTO, based in Leith have just started the process of becoming a Cycle Friendly Employer, and their first step was for the Bike Station to install cycle parking. Through the Bike Station's CFE Service Centre, NHS National Services and Edinburgh Airport have all been awarded Cycle Friendly Employer Award status.

The People's Poscode Lottery, with their offices on Leith Links, had the Bike Station in for Dr Bike, encouraging some 12 staff to cycle in especially.

People's Postcode Lottery bikes with Dr BikeOn the Bike Station's ScotBUG website, some 40 companies have now registered new Bicycle User Groups to promote and increase cycling in their workplaces.