This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter.

When it comes to Edinburgh trams and cycling, I’m probably guilty myself of having focussed all too much on the matter of what the preferred route will mean for the leafy Roseburn Path.

It was one of the headline stories in our recent Future of Edinburgh Trams series – and, after cycling up and down its verdant avenue a few times, I wrote about what cyclists were saying about their much-loved route.

Some were vehemently against the plan. One described it as "the best commute you can imagine in a city". But Spokes, the Edinburgh cycling campaign, was broadly supportive of the compromise of a single track tram down the path, with cycle and walkway running alongside.

What was striking, though, was that, for Spokes, this wasn’t all about the Roseburn Path. They have a wider, more holistic view, and there were other issues that the cyclists involved in this campaign brought up - not least some of the dangers a new tram route might bring for cyclists.

Their response to the tram consultation reflects that wider view.

Spokes member, Ian Maxwell explains this as informed by the campaign's "previous experience during the planning and construction of Edinburgh’s existing tram routes".

"In 2007," he says, "we invited a Dutch planner with extensive........

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