angela hull steve leslie bike storage in tenements

Angela HullSteve Leslie

BIKE STORAGE IN TENEMENTS

TOLLCROSS TRANSPORT CHOICES: no/low-carbon transport

Reflects compact, urban environment

Vast majority (90%) live in flats, mainly tenements (82%):

34% private rented (higher than Edinburgh average - 14%)

Notoriously hard to reach group: tenants feel powerless, landlords struggle to see benefits to them

Nearly 20% likely to move soon

Equipment in common stairwells

Data collection

• 2 page pre- and post- installation survey

• Identify impact (CO2)/ behaviour change

Recalcitrant owners• Tenements Act (Scotland

2004)– majority of owners can decide

repairs and maintenance actions

– an owner can apply to sheriff’s court to annul decision

– Sheriff decides whether improvements/ alterations unfairly prejudice any owners/ or in their “best interests”

• Tenement title deeds prevail

“No one feels happy pushing through an improvement against opposition”

Getting some momentum

• Shared Backgreen storage

• Targetting Businesses– Bikestation:

• Employer green travel initiative

• Business contacts

– Cycling a key component of an institution travel plan

Making things happen

• Tenement liaison person/ project champion/ Build stair partnerships

• Several routes to influence:– Scottish Association of Landlords– Community Council– CCF websites

• Link to other cycling initiatives

For more information ……

• email enquiries@tecsedin.org.uk to register your interest