http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Forum: Cycling News - Recent Posts en Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:48:43 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386510 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 14:55:21 +0000 chdot 386510@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>TEC yesterday </p> <p>Cllr Chas Booth</p> <p>“<br /> There’s an update on the former Powderhall railway line and there’s a letter at the back of the Business Bulletin from the Cabinet Secretary which effectively says that despite the SNP manifesto commitment they effectively seem to be washing their hands so I wonder if we can get an update from officers what are the next steps in terms of the Powderhall railway line, I understand where there’s ongoing dialogue with Network Rail but given the Scottish Government don’t seem to be that interested in supporting it, what’s the way forward?<br /> “</p> <p>Deborah Paton, Head of Transport, Strategy and Partnerships </p> <p>“<br /> Thank you Councillor I mean that’s not my interpretation of the situation but essentially we are doing an ongoing process at the minute with Network Rail around the condition of the route and looking at structures and trying to understand liabilities before we then make a decision whether we do want to take on that land ownership liability for an active travel route so that is the ongoing process. Those processes do take time and that’s the process that we’re currently in so certainly from our perspective there is no hold up. We’re just going through that process and then we’ll have to reach that decision point as to whether it is something that the Council wants to take on because there could be substantial cost</p> <p>“ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386509 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:34:12 +0000 Arellcat 386509@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is IW logically a fan of large scale demolition, Comprehensive Development Areas and inner city motorways? </p> <p>Perhaps he could suggest how roads in Edinburgh, that were built and lined with flats before the first horseless carriage appeared in the UK, may accommodate parking for shop owners and parking for transient shoppers, while allowing for unimpeded high efficiency public transport, cycling and private cars, in both directions, while simultaneously providing for and supressing the heavy latent demand for road capacity for cars.</p> <p>Perhaps the honourable gentleman thinks there is a magic tarmac square metreage tree. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386508 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:45:37 +0000 chdot 386508@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Iain Whyte being Iain Whyte”</p> <p>‘I am cyclist too you know’</p> <p>Well has said so, may or may not still be</p> <p>Additionally though, Cllr J had a go at Spokes at TEC yesterday </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386507 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:34:28 +0000 Stickman 386507@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Iain Whyte being Iain Whyte</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/bus-lane-7-7-7-trial-is-proving-damaging-to-local-businesses-iain-whyte-9347789" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/bus-lane-7-7-7-trial-is-proving-damaging-to-local-businesses-iain-whyte-9347789</a></p> <p><blockquote> This trial has always been an ideo-logical obsession for some councillors backed by lobby and sock puppet groups. With no proper consultation the wider public’s views are ignored.</blockquote> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386504 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:56:01 +0000 gembo 386504@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Myexperience [of being at the Education Ctte] is that it is showboating. Which didn’t happen when the political mix had a majority SNP’Green and before that Lab. The committee meetings were very long but they did get through business. Transport shifting to cycling and walking and wheeling may have a further element of the politicians dragging it joust to avoid change BUT as was in weege again this week - with a majority counci they are shifting things. Glasgow doesn’t have the same entitled population as Edinburgh except in west end but the carmageddonnthere is restricted tio the side streets the main roads are good for cycling, </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386500 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:21:02 +0000 bakky 386500@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There are pre-meetings between the convener and each party (in a specific order) prior to TEC where most of what will be agreed is hashed out already. So it might not be word for word but everyone is already aware of the direction of travel and where there may be friction before the day itself. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386499 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:39:32 +0000 Arellcat 386499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>They've spent hours discussing "a bus lane petition" by a flower shop.</em></p> <p>Sounds like filibustering. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386497 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:08:10 +0000 gembo 386497@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Backto Committee which wasted most of time on more trivial matters and ran out of time on the bigger items. In the olden days before this mad political set up with Labour running a minority govt. [sic] the ruling party held. A meeting a week before with officers and decided which of the trivial matters would be waved through, Now everything is showboating </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386496 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:03:28 +0000 Yodhrin 386496@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>To provide the other view - I think they read perfectly fine. The hashtags are there for searchability so the threads can be referred back to in future, the @s are necessary to tag people in or show readers where to contact the said persons. Brief summaries of the issue discussed, relevant deputations provided in full as images. Important questions and answers highlighted. Maybe it's just because I only ever look at this stuff on my desktop PC rather than a phone?</p> <p>They seem to be doing everything possible with the format. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386493 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:39:42 +0000 Morningsider 386493@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, the hashtags - forgot to mention them. Just another annoying barrier to readability. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386491 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:52:16 +0000 Frenchy 386491@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's certainly not just you (the hashtags are the more annoying thing to me). There are benefits to (some of) these things, though. Whether they're worth the effect on readability is not obvious to me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386490 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:30:57 +0000 Morningsider 386490@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frenchy - for me, simplicity and ease of reading are key. Straightforward text is best, with a photo/graphic if it helps illustrate a point being made. </p> <p>It's the long lists of @s, and multiple images of media articles or large bits of text intespersed amongst the actual updates that I find confusing in Spokes posts.</p> <p>I think Spokes live tweeting TEC meetings is great and I really appreciate the effort it must take. It's just the format being used makes it very hard for me to tell what is actually happening.</p> <p>Again, this could just be me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386487 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:19:19 +0000 Frenchy 386487@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Are there people/organisations whose social media posts you do find it easy to follow? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386485 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:08:32 +0000 Morningsider 386485@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I love Spokes. I love what they do and how they do it. I salute them for the decades of effort focused on making things better for cyclists in Edinburgh...but their social media posts are a bin fire! I find them almost impossible to read or follow. It may well be me though. Social media is not really my natural habitat. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386484 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:10:53 +0000 chdot 386484@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Brilliant thread</p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/spokes.org.uk/post/3n247ss2zsc2i" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/spokes.org.uk/post/3n247ss2zsc2i</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386483 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:04:19 +0000 chdot 386483@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/edcriticalmass.bsky.social/post/3n24cnob7zs2j" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/edcriticalmass.bsky.social/post/3n24cnob7zs2j</a></p> <p>Photos of this morning’s demo </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386481 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:50:15 +0000 neddie 386481@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>14:50 and they only got to discussing A-boards ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386479 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:20:50 +0000 neddie 386479@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So it's gone 2pm and TEC are only on the 2nd petition of 3. They've spent hours discussing "a bus lane petition" by a flower shop.</p> <p>Anyone would think the City Mobility Plan is of no importance, and that a flower shop is the most pressing issue </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386476 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:02:15 +0000 chdot 386476@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://powderhall.link/2026/11/11/whats-included-in-the-powderhall-link-project" rel="nofollow">https://powderhall.link/2026/11/11/whats-included-in-the-powderhall-link-project</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=8#post-386441 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:25:26 +0000 chdot 386441@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Protest this Thursday on Council inaction </p> <p>From Edinburgh Critical Mass: </p> <p>Join us in front of the City Chambers on Thursday 12th of November 8.30am to protest just before the TEC (transport and environment committee) meeting. </p> <p>We want the council to move faster on the City Mobility Plan. </p> <p>This was approved in 2019, reapproved in 2021 and 2024. </p> <p>We have seen no meaningful action in the Cowgate, despite two serious incidents. Traffic-free routes have not been improved for night time safety. </p> <p>The numbers of people killed or seriously injured on Edinburgh roads has not changed. Join us on Thursday to call for faster change. </p> <p>Spread the message! </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-170-9th-nov-26/" rel="nofollow">https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-170-9th-nov-26/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21592&page=8#post-386440 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:16:42 +0000 bakky 386440@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>edi.bike | issue 170 | 9th Nov '26</p> <p>Transport Committee agenda review; Protest this Thursday on Council inaction; Close pass driver gets off scot-free; plus events, infrastructure, route closures &amp; more:</p> <p><a href="https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-170-9th-nov-26/" rel="nofollow">https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-170-9th-nov-26/</a></p> <p><a href="https://freeimage.host/i/nbmK3Ne"><img src="https://iili.io/nbmK3Ne.md.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=7#post-386382 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:04:24 +0000 MediumDave 386382@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh indeed. It's a very bad-faith motion. But that's exactly to be expected from Cllr "I-have-no-interest-to-declare" Munro.</p> <p>I expect it will go nowhere but #thisisedinburgh </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=7#post-386380 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:20:41 +0000 pringlis 386380@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I did notice when I walked along Comiston Place that they hadn't resurfaced under the hanger but I quickly dismissed it as a non-issue. As Frenchy says there shouldn't be much damage under them and as there's no vehicle traffic going over that piece of tarmac so they shouldn't deteriorate much further. </p> <p>AFAIK these hangers are now permanent, having been added under a TRO, so it'd only be an issue if they were all removed and the space returned to being parking. Which would require repairs anyway to fill the boltholes and in any case shouldn't happen...! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=7#post-386378 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:37:04 +0000 Frenchy 386378@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There shouldn't be much damage to the road beneath the hangars, right? It's very possible that potholes were present and not fixed before a hangar was installed. But even then, it's unlikely that these potholes are causing any issues? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=7#post-386376 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:01:01 +0000 MediumDave 386376@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The cycle hangars motion from Cllr Munro (who else) is "interesting". </p> <p>Trying to undermine the viability of the cycle hangar scheme by imposing costs on the scheme operator (unecessarily). </p> <p>Notable that resurfacing /chip seal has been applied around parked cars before now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=7#post-386374 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:08:49 +0000 chdot 386374@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Agenda Transport and Environment Committee - Thursday, 12th November, 2026 10.00 am </p> <p><a href="https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&amp;MId=8123" rel="nofollow">https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&amp;MId=8123</a></p> <p>Reports</p> <p><a href="https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/mgChooseDocPack.aspx?ID=8123" rel="nofollow">https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/mgChooseDocPack.aspx?ID=8123</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=7#post-386373 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:04:49 +0000 chdot 386373@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/11/council-to-go-ahead-with-car-free-george-street-design-but-no-trees-to-cut-costs/?ref=edinburghminute.com" rel="nofollow">https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/11/council-to-go-ahead-with-car-free-george-street-design-but-no-trees-to-cut-costs/?ref=edinburghminute.com</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14504&page=7#post-386368 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:57:16 +0000 neddie 386368@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>TEC papers are out for the 12th Nov</p> <p><a href="https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&amp;MId=8123&amp;Ver=4" rel="nofollow">https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&amp;MId=8123&amp;Ver=4</a></p> <p>City Mobility Plan - 2026 Review to be discussed </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21592&page=8#post-386353 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:51:41 +0000 bakky 386353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>edi.bike | issue 169 | 2nd Nov '26</p> <p>Scottish Government budget smoke and mirrors continue; Half a Full Council round-up; photos and videos from Critical Mass; plus events, infrastructure, route closures &amp; more:</p> <p><a href="https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-169-2nd-nov-26/" rel="nofollow">https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-169-2nd-nov-26/</a></p> <p><a href="https://freeimage.host/i/nrLfgBn"><img src="https://iili.io/nrLfgBn.md.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21592&page=8#post-386263 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:31:12 +0000 bakky 386263@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>edi.bike | issue 168 | 26th Oct '26</p> <p>TdF Grand Départ route announced; Spokes respond to City Plan 2040; Frustrations at St Mark’s Park bridge closure; plus events, infrastructure, route closures &amp; more:</p> <p><a href="https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-168-26th-oct-26/" rel="nofollow">https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-168-26th-oct-26/</a></p> <p><a href="https://freeimage.host/i/nk6H4Dv"><img src="https://iili.io/nk6H4Dv.md.jpg"></a> </p>