It was recognised early on in the project that it was hard to engage with local people on vague terms like ‘sustainable transport’. Following local interest, single-issue groups were established to take forward particular causes. The most successful of these are listed below. The groups are supported by Sustaining Dunbar with incidental costs such as producing a website\/Facebook group and promotional materials, admin support and minute taking, \u00a0providing meeting spaces and hire of halls for public consultations.<\/p>\n
SpareWheels<\/a> . Noting a need for a local car hire to reduce dependency on car ownership, we produced a business plan and founded SpareWheels, Dunbar’s carsharing club as a Community Interest Company. This recently received a grant of \u00a325,000 from the ‘Developing Car Clubs in Scotland Fund’ to buy and support 2 cars for the first year of operation. It launches in May 2011.<\/p>\n Cycling Dunbar<\/a>. With our support, the group has been successful in attracting \u00a33350 from Cyling Scotland to set up a base for regular bike maintenance sessions, cycle training and organised rides. This aims to not only attract and support new cyclists, but also provide a focus for the whole cycling community in Dunbar.<\/p>\n RELBUS<\/a>. We set up the Rural East Lothian Bus Users group in response to local anger at a sudden cut in local bus services in December 2010. It has 40 members.<\/p>\n 20s Plenty for Dunbar<\/a>. Recognising that many local people feel unsafe cycling on the roads we joined the national 20’s Plenty campaign and set up a local branch.\u00a0The group is still in its infancy, but the hope is to gather support for a town-wide 20mph zone which will make cycling and walking more attractive options for local people.<\/p>\n Connecting Innerwick<\/a>. Pedestrians and\u00a0cyclists\u00a0in village of Innerwick are cut-off from Dunbar by the busy A1. We are helping them to campaign for a safe alternative route to be provided.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was recognised early on in the project that it was hard to engage with local people on vague terms like ‘sustainable transport’. Following local interest, single-issue groups were established to take forward particular causes. The most successful of these … Continue reading