Things are moving rapidly with the Covid-19 crisis and we have taken the very difficult decision to ask our pop-up organisers to cancel or postpone any planned events which involve gatherings of people, in any form. It now looks as
Slow Fashion
In a world where Joaquin Phoenix can help to save the planet by re-wearing a tuxedo, we felt that here at PoP central we too should do our bit (although actually we rather think we’re helping to save the planet
Following up: A short note about GDPR
As our last guest post from Spokes Porty made clear, a key part of making any popup PoP a success is following up your action on the day by keeping up the pressure on local politicians and officials. For this,
Popping up – and following up – in Portobello with Spokes Porty
The work doesn’t stop when you’ve run your pop-up Pop – in fact that’s when it begins! In this guest post, Spokes Porty explain how they followed up from their successful pop-up event and what impact that has had. We
Tackling inequality: Popping up in the East of Glasgow
Ben Raw of On Bikes organised a human bike lane pop-up PoP last year. In this guest post, he makes a powerful case for why it’s as much about inequality as it is about cycling. As Frederick Douglass said,
The Rise of the Bike Bus: Community active travel
Last year we had a few ‘bike buses’ among our Pop-Up PoPs – it’s an easy way to get a whole community involved in raising awareness about active travel. In this guest post, Ewen Maclean of Blackford Safe Routes explained
Everything you wanted to know about running a Pop-Up PoP but were afraid to ask …
So you think you want to hold a Pop-up PoP but you’re not sure how to go about it? We posted some guidance last year, but here’s an updated step-by-step guide: Identify a barrier to cycling that you want to
Calling Scotland’s cyclists: Will you be popping up with us this year?
Last year we decided to ring the changes and swap our main Pedal on Parliament event for a series of local ‘Pop-up PoP’ protests. We weren’t sure then how many people would respond or whether the whole idea would fall
Getting strategic – why you need to respond to the STPR2
Yes, it’s consultation time again! This time it’s a survey for the Strategic Transport Projects Review 2 (or STPR2 to its pals) – which will put a bit more flesh on the bones of the National Transport Strategy (which we
Can you help Aberdeen Cycle Forum close the roads – and reclaim their streets?
Aberdeen Cycle Forum have been running mini POPs almost since POP started and next year they hope to run one of the most ambitious events planned so far during next year’s PoP-Up weekend – but they need your help. Rachel