http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Forum: Infrastructure - Recent Posts en Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:15:37 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12506#post-385633 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:12:55 +0000 pringlis 385633@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://scontent-lhr11-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/779322767_28019181981024546_1221003393935262510_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&amp;cstp=mx1536x2048&amp;ctp=s1536x2048&amp;_nc_cat=100&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=aa7b47&amp;_nc_ohc=CuHB2TazdHAQ7kNvwFN0c6q&amp;_nc_oc=AdrjHg6hi8_5xyH0CfHwSMto-OsRgWx5-PLz_fuyhaTIPPD2WmSu-4kAWK6jeJ6yr64&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lhr11-1.xx&amp;_nc_gid=vyDSTm9YoewWLLVnoglQPw&amp;_nc_ss=7b289&amp;oh=00_AQG4KChZe3VsKWIcUQ0zhbDJp2wo5zGhC_sfjvshnJl34w&amp;oe=6A975AEC"></p> <p>A spot of green paint on the handrails wouldn't have gone amiss! It does stand out a bit. Functional though, which I suppose is the main thing! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12506#post-385629 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:20:47 +0000 cb 385629@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/206248170104252/posts/2131897477539302/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/206248170104252/posts/2131897477539302/</a></p> <p>"Great to see Salvesen steps rebuilt and complete with bike stair channel." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21227&page=4#post-385628 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:06:01 +0000 chdot 385628@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“<br /> Opinion</p> <p>Dear culture-war motorists, look to the future. We’ll all be driving at 20mph soon</p> <p>Christian Wolmar</p> <p>…</p> <p>This ode to the motorcar has gradually been dismantled over the past couple of decades, with the removal of roads turning the city centre into a far more pedestrian-friendly environment. The tram system is being expanded and soon – well actually, not that soon, thanks to endless delays </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/28/culture-war-motorists-future-drive-birmingham-speed-limit" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/28/culture-war-motorists-future-drive-birmingham-speed-limit</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21841#post-385627 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:43:41 +0000 gembo 385627@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Classic Spurtle - some regrettably accept the bridge Needs to close then Four strong criticisms ending with and some say the council has now spent more on closure gates recently than it spent on maintenance over the last few years. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21841#post-385626 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:31:17 +0000 chdot 385626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Some irritably allege that the Council has now spent more on emergency blocking of the bridge (see image below) than it did on maintenance for the past few years.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/no-new-powderhall-footbridge-until-2028?" rel="nofollow">https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/no-new-powderhall-footbridge-until-2028?</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21841#post-385604 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:07:25 +0000 chdot 385604@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not forgetting there IS an alternative </p> <p>“</p> <p><em>In theory</em> a path could created from Broughton Road behind Powderhall Stables onto the bridge over the WoL and then join the NEPN paths. Another option would be via Redbraes Park</p> <p><em>In reality</em> such joined-up-thinking might be ‘too difficult’…</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://powderhall.link/2026/08/15/cec-writes-to-sg/" rel="nofollow">https://powderhall.link/2026/08/15/cec-writes-to-sg/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21841#post-385603 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:34:51 +0000 chdot 385603@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Item no 10.9</p> <p>By Councillor Caldwell for answer by<br /> the Convener of the Culture and<br /> Communities Committee at a<br /> meeting of the Council on 27 August<br /> 2026</p> <p>Does the Convener agree with me that the bridge leading<br /> between Broughton Road and St Mark’s Park is a key active<br /> travel link for the northeast of the city, affecting thousands of<br /> residents’ access to greenspace as well as a vital walking,<br /> wheeling and cycling route?</p> <p><em>While we do not hold data on the extent of use of the bridge<br /> at St Mark’s Park, it is acknowledged to be an important<br /> route for active travel and for access to and from the park.</em></p> <p>Acknowledging the seriousness of the inspection report, can<br /> the Convener confirm that bridge repair or replacement<br /> remains a top priority for the Parks Department?</p> <p><em>The Parks and Openspace team are working with the<br /> Structures team to understand the extent of the structural<br /> report. It is highly likely that a full bridge replacement will be<br /> required. This is a high priority. Officers are seeking cost<br /> estimates for full replacement. There is no current timetable<br /> for reopening. </em></p> <p>Is it envisioned that additional funding will be required to<br /> reopen the bridge? [/i]</p> <p><em>Additional funding will be required to install a new bridge.<br /> Officers are exploring cost estimates just now to inform<br /> budget decisions.</em></p> <p>Have other departments, such as the Active Travel<br /> department, been approached due to it being on Quiet<br /> Route 20 and neighbouring to CMP Project rank #9<br /> (Powderhall Junction)?</p> <p><em>All relevant departments are aware of this closure and the<br /> impact that it is having.</em></p> <p>Question (5) Answer (5) Is the Convener able to give an indicative timescale for re-<br /> opening?</p> <p><em>Officers will need to establish budget and undertake<br /> procurement of a new bridge. This is likely to take several<br /> months. Once tendered, the successful contractor will need<br /> to manufacture and install the bridge, which is likely to also<br /> take several months. Public utilities are understood to cross<br /> within the deck structure, and these will need to be diverted.<br /> If funding is not available until the new financial year, i.e.,<br /> April 2027, then realistically, a new bridge would not be<br /> installed and open until at least early 2028.</p> <p>Once approximate costs of a replacement structure are<br /> known, and funding has been identified, Officers will provide<br /> a written briefing to Transport and Environment members<br /> and Ward Councillors. This will outline a timetable for<br /> design, construction, and installation and intended to inform<br /> budget setting and allocation for 2027/28.<br /> </em><br /> “</p> <p><a href="https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/b28470/Questions%20and%20Answers%2027th-Aug-2026%2010.00%20City%20of%20Edinburgh%20Council.pdf?T=9" rel="nofollow">https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/b28470/Questions%20and%20Answers%2027th-Aug-2026%2010.00%20City%20of%20Edinburgh%20Council.pdf?T=9</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15905&page=7#post-385602 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:23:15 +0000 gembo 385602@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If people care about potholes why do they drive about in enormous single occupant SUVs the size of tanks? Causing the potholes they care about? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15905&page=7#post-385600 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:46:45 +0000 chdot 385600@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>1 million potholes is a scary number, the awkward bit is what counts as a fix</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.highwaysindustry.com/uk-potholes-repair-gap/" rel="nofollow">https://www.highwaysindustry.com/uk-potholes-repair-gap/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22001#post-385599 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:57:22 +0000 Yodhrin 385599@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sounds like an organised gang, there was a similar thing down in London the other year IIRC - they steal dozens of bikes at a time and then ship them all over to Europe if they're modest bikes that'll sell whole or break them down here for parts if they're fancy. Avoids any potential issues with the owner scouting ebay/gumtree etc and showing up to try and take it back.</p> <p>Maybe your pal can cajole the polis into actually bothering to investigate for once, if there's a prospect of being able to pose for the papers for taking down some organised crime. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19496&page=3#post-385595 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:29:21 +0000 gembo 385595@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bath is gridlocked so tax the Long. I say. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22001#post-385594 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:34:19 +0000 gembo 385594@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pal of mine had his bike nicked despite having two locks and it being in a bike shed at a well to do school. (Angle grinder during school day !!). He also had an AirTag. In the bottle cage.</p> <p>The bike went from central Ed to Niddrie . Pal went for look see but saw nothing. Then Edinburgh to Glasgow. (Pal ended up in Glasgow with gendarmes but was an eight flat block so apart from Chappin on the doors nuthin, he really wanted that bike back - modest bike)<br /> But<br /> Then went tfrom Glasgow to Romania to a bike shop. </p> <p>They spotted the tag and flung it in the river.</p> <p>My question - WTAF. ? Stolen by Edinburgh based Roamanians? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19496&page=3#post-385587 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:15:10 +0000 chdot 385587@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>New parking measures, including charges based on vehicle size, will come into force in Bath on Tuesday. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz567324ro" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz567324ro</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21999#post-385581 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:56:15 +0000 gembo 385581@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pog signaled to the other riders to pull over. They obeyed and all sheltered in a hotel. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21999#post-385578 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:12:14 +0000 paddyirish 385578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That is bonkers. </p> <p>Many races getting changed at last minute ( 2 TDF stages due to Fires) and Giro Stages in recent years impacted as well due to weather. Can see the pog tactics of getting it won early being even more relevant- don't want to rely on a 3rd week charge and find it gets curtailed... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21999#post-385577 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:50:19 +0000 gembo 385577@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oooooft, abandoned due to hailstones. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14986&page=12#post-385564 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:43:53 +0000 chdot 385564@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The northern section of Edinburgh's proposed new North-South tramline looks likely to be shelved due to disagreements over the route. </p> <p>Councillors are due to vote next month on whether to take forward the Capital's latest tram project, costed at between £2 billion and £2.9 billion for the full line from Granton to the Royal Infirmary and the BioQuarter. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://archive.ph/2026.08.24-052705/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburghs-north-south-tramline-northern-section-likely-to-be-shelved-amid-controversy-over-roseburn-path-plans-8933704" rel="nofollow">https://archive.ph/2026.08.24-052705/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburghs-north-south-tramline-northern-section-likely-to-be-shelved-amid-controversy-over-roseburn-path-plans-8933704</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17899&page=70#post-385553 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:52:20 +0000 neddie 385553@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mrs neddie spotted Cllr Jenkinson riding a VOI bike on MMW yesterday </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21999#post-385552 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:39:58 +0000 gembo 385552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Shug has Carapaz who I was going to swap Onley for, PaddyIrish has Mads whom I stopped picking Shadow Bax has Gall</p> <p>I was down in Ayr pushing the old ma along the prom to look at the Spanish Galleon so unable to alter the team of Kluckers I picked except I didn’t pick Kluckers or Craps.</p> <p>The other Oscar got points but not our pluck6nlas fae Kelso. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17899&page=70#post-385550 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:11:43 +0000 Morningsider 385550@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@pringlis - thanks. That's really good to know. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17899&page=70#post-385548 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:34:58 +0000 pringlis 385548@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you are ever in dire straits it is possible to force park a bike, "help ending a ride" in the online chat. Anecdotally you can do that 3-4 times in a week with no comeback, but they may crack down on that...</p> <p>One thing I've seen suggested is that they allow you to book a parking space before you leave. Most of trips are 10-ish minutes which seems a reasonable time to hold a space for? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17899&page=70#post-385547 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:16:43 +0000 Morningsider 385547@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Couple of poor experiences with the Voi bikes today. Biked into the Waverley this morning - Waverley dock full, guided to St Andrew Sq, which was also full, then guided to Picardy Place - where I managed to park. Bit of sprint up to the station, but being a cautious sort I had left enough time.</p> <p>Back in to Haymarket this evening, app glitching, GPS not working. Not a phone issue as GPS was working on other apps and I had uninstalled and reinstalled the Voi app. Finally managed to rent a bike when I had hoofed it up to Slateford Road.</p> <p>I know it might be festival overload, but you would have thought systems could be flexed to cope - also systems in far larger cities seem to work (Lime has around 30,000 bikes in London!). Parking availability really needs sorted out, I also had problems getting parked in Morningside last Saturday night as almost all docks were at capacity (I had checked and there were spaces available when I set off from town). </p> <p>If this carries on then I will be far less inclined to use the bikes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17899&page=70#post-385546 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:08:53 +0000 pringlis 385546@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>What are the actual financial disincentives for creating strays?</blockquote><br /> <a href="https://www.voi.com/legal/user-agreement/uk">Their User Agreement </a>has a £25 fine mentioned, but I think it only applies if your Activity Score is under 90 or so?</p> <p>I've had a couple of "Incorrect Parking" notifications and my wife had an "Abandoned Vehicle" recently when the app was playing up in town due to either server problems or just festival traffic overload. We had them reversed after asking Customer Support to review the photos/details of what happened. Our Activity Scores both dropped but then recovered, but there wasn't an automatic fine. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20337&page=27#post-385543 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:02:44 +0000 MediumDave 385543@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Last night there were quite a few impatient drivists hooning down Braid Avenue at Great Speed in an attempt to avoid the congestion caused by the road closure. However that wasn't too bad as it is a wide wide road and they were going the opposite way to me. </p> <p>Using the contraflow on Braidburn Terrace (not directly affected by the filter removal) was unpleasant due to higher than usual number of rat-runners trying to reach Hermitage Drive who were most put out to meet a cyclist coming the other way. </p> <p>Some loser in big dumb Audi SUV got stuck with backside of vehicle hanging out into the main road which created a nice opportunity for me to cross to Greenbank, serenaded by much honking from other drivists which was entertaining. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17899&page=70#post-385541 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:37:11 +0000 MediumDave 385541@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Simon Jenkins' job is to be wrong and ragebait-ey. </p> <p>He does it well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17899&page=70#post-385540 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:55 +0000 wingpig 385540@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A week or so ago I saw a pair of youngish people heading east towards me along Seafield Road who even at a distance looked to be labouring a bit. It turned out they were on VOIs, so were having to grind away in the unhelpful high gear with no assistance. This morning I saw what looked like a family of three heading into Leith Links from the east end (which is a SLOW on the VOI map), who then turned up the slope to head over the bridge over Seafield Place (temporarily in a normal-speed section up the slope) but who would have then lost any assistance once they left the zone.<br /> Has anyone ever had to deliberately end a ride either within the map but not at a parking place or outwith the permitted assistance zone? What are the actual financial disincentives for creating strays? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17899&page=70#post-385536 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:50:45 +0000 neddie 385536@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is the reason why I stopped my Guardian subscription:</p> <p>CW: Cyclist-hating drivel</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/21/cycling-britain-traffic-laws-london-chaotic-roads" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/21/cycling-britain-traffic-laws-london-chaotic-roads</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20337&page=27#post-385534 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:40:02 +0000 bakky 385534@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The important thing to remember when venturing into such toxic spaces is that's 176 vs. the thousands of folks living along the quite route who like and support the changes (barring the removal of the filters at Cluny Drive), even if they don't do so loudly.</p> <p>Dodgy Debbie's FB page is a hive of nasty echoes that achieves nothing but barking into the void, pretty much regardless of what she posts about. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21999#post-385531 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:51:24 +0000 gembo 385531@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Weirdly the Tour de France started in Spain this year and La Vuelta Espana is starting in France (well. Tax dodging Grimaldi land, but then France?) Get yer Ya Yas out. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8671&page=16#post-385528 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:53:23 +0000 acsimpson 385528@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Curiously the archis map of public bike parking lists a number of private sheds. </p>