http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Recent Posts en Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:51:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-385969 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:06:35 +0000 LaidBack 385969@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Arellcat - good chance meeting. Julia L was first in from Straiton on the SESTRAN 2016 Commuter Challenge.<br /> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66067108@N08/26939873764/in/album-72157669116808391/" title="SEStran Commuter Challenge 2016"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7120/26939873764_91a6110617.jpg" alt="SEStran Commuter Challenge 2016" /></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=89#post-385968 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:11:21 +0000 chdot 385968@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/27/most-of-uks-essential-food-supply-grown-in-drought-risk-areas-report-warns" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/27/most-of-uks-essential-food-supply-grown-in-drought-risk-areas-report-warns</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3748&page=386#post-385967 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:36:06 +0000 mcairney 385967@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>First time I've had to beep my horn at the same vehicle twice in separate incidents today. First was driving South through the Holy Corner junction and they were in the right-hand filter lane heading towards Napier before they decided they were in the wrong lane and wanted to head down Morningside Road. Classic no mirror, no signal just manouevre forcing me to emergency stop before I got crashed into. Then having went down Morningside Rd and up Comiston Rd they evidently decided that their local WhatsApp group was more interesting than the traffic lights as they sat at the green light without moving for over 10 seconds.<br /> If you need to guess the type of car it was indeed an oversized SUV (25-plate Hyundai Tucson).<br /> Although this is a cycling forum bad driving is bad driving... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&page=489#post-385966 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:04:17 +0000 Arellcat 385966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was at the FRB/QC doors open day today, and bumped into runner/cyclist Julia L, who took part in some Edinburgh campaign stuff back in the day, like the human bollards on Leith Walk. I can't remember if she posted on CCE. We had a lovely catch up for a few minutes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=89#post-385965 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:03:30 +0000 chdot 385965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>After more than a year exploring the complex relationship between rural Scottish communities, renewable energy and the need for a dramatic response to climate breakdown through The Power Shift: Investigating Scotland’s Green Energy Boom, The Scottish Beacon is launching a new environmental journalism network. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.scottishbeacon.com/news/environment/launching-the-scottish-environmental-journalism-network/" rel="nofollow">https://www.scottishbeacon.com/news/environment/launching-the-scottish-environmental-journalism-network/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=643&page=246#post-385963 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:30:54 +0000 chdot 385963@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/25/skylarks-sandwich-terns-birdies-on-reserve-created-from-golf-course-uk" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/25/skylarks-sandwich-terns-birdies-on-reserve-created-from-golf-course-uk</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22011#post-385962 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:42:27 +0000 Morningsider 385962@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'll be there - heading off in a couple of minutes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20337&page=27#post-385961 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:16:03 +0000 cb 385961@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Drivers travelling down Braid Avenue aren't observing the Give Way markings at Correnie Drive. I saw a near miss there with a cyclist turning out and a car not stopping.<br /> "</p> <p>Similarly on Hermitage Gardens / Braid Crescent. Also failing to indicate when continuing down HG at Correnie Drive. (*No one* indicates here)</p> <p>"<br /> Presumably everyone in the Braid Estate wants unrestricted access to their own house, but have everyone else use a LTN to keep the roads quiet.<br /> "</p> <p>Definitely untrue, but not sure how untrue. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22000#post-385960 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:05:21 +0000 chdot 385960@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“All sounds dead easy”</p> <p>Yeah</p> <p>That’s what i thought 30 years ago</p> <p>Then I thought it only needed political will/courage </p> <p>Now I know that doesn’t exist in UK </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22011#post-385959 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:13:41 +0000 mcairney 385959@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm also not available this Friday (ironically I'm collecting some equipment for the Andy Matheson memorial ride on Sunday!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22000#post-385958 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:29:56 +0000 Arellcat 385958@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>More from Corey Boyle, a manifesto for the future of active transport, aka, 'How we could turn Edinburgh into a real cycling city?'</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/how-we-could-turn-edinburgh-into" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/how-we-could-turn-edinburgh-into</a></p> <p>"<br /> This manifesto targets journeys that cannot be replaced by walking and is aimed at three groups: children getting to school, commuters driving to work, and households whose car dependency pushes them into poverty.</p> <p>Starts with:<br /> - School Streets at every primary, starting where the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust maps the streets that are both deprived and dangerous<br /> - Improve cycle networks to the train stations in the commuter towns<br /> - Cross-boundary cycle superhighways for the roughly 63,000 who drive into Edinburgh daily<br /> "</p> <p>All sounds dead easy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22011#post-385957 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:24:58 +0000 bakky 385957@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would love to but my (daytime / non-cycling) workload is kicking my butt presently, so I had best attend to the coalface. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22011#post-385956 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:11:25 +0000 chrisfl 385956@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sadly I can't make this month :( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22011#post-385955 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000 acsimpson 385955@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm not working tomorrow so hoping to be there. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=643&page=246#post-385954 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:36:32 +0000 jdanielp 385954@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Kingfisher on the canal just west of the footbridge to Colinton Dell yesterday morning. First spot in a while for me at least. Two female goosanders at Wester Hailes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22011#post-385953 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:34:06 +0000 jdanielp 385953@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I might be getting a cold so will see how it is tomorrow. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22011#post-385952 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:33:54 +0000 neddie 385952@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah, will come along </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22011#post-385951 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:44:51 +0000 gembo 385951@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Going on a bike train expedition Ayr Sanquhar Kipford Moffat Broughton Hame over the next few days so I don’t think I will manage CanoPY </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=89#post-385950 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:30:51 +0000 chdot 385950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>We’ve got to change direction’ says UK’s climate representative </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/weve-got-to-change-direction-says-uks-climate-representative" rel="nofollow">https://www.channel4.com/news/weve-got-to-change-direction-says-uks-climate-representative</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=89#post-385949 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:17:25 +0000 chdot 385949@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Two decades after the release of his groundbreaking documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore has admitted he was surprised by the ferocious, ongoing backlash from the fossil fuel industry and its political allies. But the former US vice-president insists he still has optimism the world will confront the climate crisis. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/23/al-gore-climate-crisis-an-inconvenient-truth" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/23/al-gore-climate-crisis-an-inconvenient-truth</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22011#post-385948 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:30:17 +0000 urchaidh 385948@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Any interest?</p> <p>Feels very early this month, but this week is the last Friday. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=89#post-385947 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:04:33 +0000 chdot 385947@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>150 homes damaged by Storm Babet flooding to be demolished </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9lykerxxxg2o" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9lykerxxxg2o</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=89#post-385946 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:53:27 +0000 chdot 385946@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/23/uk-climate-crisis-national-security-report-suppressed-starmer-ed-miliband" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/23/uk-climate-crisis-national-security-report-suppressed-starmer-ed-miliband</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20337&page=27#post-385945 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:40:04 +0000 bakky 385945@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"No, this is much better"</em> Petunia reassured herself through gritted teeth, as she sat in a five minute queue at the traffic lights. Behind her, a child crossing Braid Avenue had a near-miss with a speeding Mercedes.</p> <p><em>"We were trapped in our homes!"</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20337&page=27#post-385944 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:22:54 +0000 Arellcat 385944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Presumably everyone in the Braid Estate wants unrestricted access to their <em>own</em> house, but have everyone else use a LTN to keep the roads quiet.</p> <p>Perhaps they should each campaign to have their own road stopped up and made into a cul-de-sac. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20337&page=27#post-385943 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:10:51 +0000 pringlis 385943@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very noticeably more busy these days, especially in the mornings. As predicted both Braid Avenue and Midmar Avenue are now blocked up with cars in the mornings. A house at the junction of Midmar Avenue/Cluny Gardens has put up a "Braid Avenue now open again" sign in their window! Presumably in frustration as the expected clearing hasn't happened.</p> <p>A few gripes:<br /> * It's now very difficult to filter forward to the bike box at the bottom of Braid Avenue as the combination of parked cars and queue of traffic makes it dangerous to manoeuvre. This is a deal breaker for kids. You now have to sit in a queue of traffic waiting for it to clear before you can get down.<br /> * Drivers travelling down Braid Avenue are definitely exceeding 30mph<br /> * Drivers travelling down Braid Avenue aren't observing the Give Way markings at Correnie Drive. I saw a near miss there with a cyclist turning out and a car not stopping.<br /> * Crossing at Braid Avenue/Cluny Drive is much more difficult as a pedestrian now.<br /> and more... basically all as we expected/warned. Depressing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=89#post-385942 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:39:33 +0000 chdot 385942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“<br /> Britain is to join a major new ocean science programme led by the European Union, as Andy Burnham's government seeks closer ties with the bloc. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/flatplan-13590808" rel="nofollow">https://news.sky.com/story/flatplan-13590808</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=89#post-385941 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:39:17 +0000 chdot 385941@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://greens.scot/news/scottish-greens-say-edinburgh-airport-expansion-plans-an-act-of-climate-vandalism?ref=edinburghminute.com" rel="nofollow">https://greens.scot/news/scottish-greens-say-edinburgh-airport-expansion-plans-an-act-of-climate-vandalism?ref=edinburghminute.com</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1115&page=250#post-385940 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:07:45 +0000 chdot 385940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A LOT of rain overnight, mostly in last couple of hours </p> <p>Expect some local flooding and loose surfaces washed away </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20766&page=89#post-385938 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:07:23 +0000 chdot 385938@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>.”</p> <p>He continued: “Geopolitical divides have deepened. Inequalities have intensified. Trust has frayed. The climate crisis went from distant warning to daily reality. And artificial intelligence moved at a speed that has blindsided even those who created it.” </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/22/un-chief-antonio-guterres-final-general-assembly-address" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/22/un-chief-antonio-guterres-final-general-assembly-address</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17561&page=8#post-385937 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:32:39 +0000 chdot 385937@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/council/over-3000-drivers-issued-penalty-notices-for-pavement-parking-in-fife-9127494" rel="nofollow">https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/council/over-3000-drivers-issued-penalty-notices-for-pavement-parking-in-fife-9127494</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=643&page=246#post-385936 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:04:21 +0000 wingpig 385936@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Either an heron being mobbed by two crows and a seagull or an heron and a seagull being mobbed by two crows, all flying very low over Craigentinny Avenue. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22010#post-385935 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:34:52 +0000 chdot 385935@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/leith-could-get-its-own-council-under-scottish-government-plans-to-shake-up-local-authorities-9131339" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/leith-could-get-its-own-council-under-scottish-government-plans-to-shake-up-local-authorities-9131339</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22010#post-385934 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:06:08 +0000 gembo 385934@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mull kept the old Strathclyde Regiom sign at their primary school in Tobermory for many years perhaps pining for the glory days of being part of the biggest council in Europe. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20750&page=22#post-385933 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:55:48 +0000 chdot 385933@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There’s now a a separate thread on this</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22010&amp;replies=3#post-385932" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22010&amp;replies=3#post-385932</a></p> <p>In the short term, no difference - there will be elections next year</p> <p>Medium term, late 2020s consultation shambles. SG says it’s listening and no decisions have been made </p> <p>Long term, continuing chaos or amazing consensus about politics, the optimum model of local democracy and best ways of running services and deciding on strategic infrastructure etc</p> <p>Or not</p> <p>Whatever anyone’s politics (in a Party label sense) or whether Independence or immigration or climate change or cycling or warmongers or Growth (sustainable or otherwise) are the biggest concerns, redrawing maps (let’s start with agreeing a boundary between Edinburgh and Leith!!!) and paying Councillors more (which might be justified) isn’t going to excite/impress most (potential) voters in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, much of Europe and large parts of the US </p>