http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Barrier - Recent Posts en Tue, 19 May 2026 22:48:43 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18984#post-286840 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:45:38 +0000 jonty 286840@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah thanks - I've come through there a couple of times, most recently post-confusing-barriers, and took a picture intending to report it but never got round to it. The positioning of the container seemed ignorant/inconsiderate but the barriers make it look oddly malicious. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18984#post-286809 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:32:06 +0000 Colonies_Chris 286809@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There'a a giant container blocking half the road, right across the bollards, and the other half of the road is - for no apparent reason - completely closed off with security fencing, just leaving enough room on the pavement for pedestrians and barely enough for a cyclist. A passer-by told me it was related to the work on Bellevue Chapel. Surely they don't have the right to block the road? I've tweeted @edinhelp about it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5003#post-61629 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:16:07 +0000 LivM 61629@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Woo, result (maybe). Initial response was "it's fine, we're not going to do anything except cut the grass back and by the way cyclist should dismount to get past the obstruction" (which they have done, and it does make it better, thank you council), so I wrote back saying "that's not good enough for a council that's trying to encourage sustainable travel" (or something along those lines) and also contacted Maggie Chapman Green councillor, and today I've had a response via her that the Council are going to do something to improve the access early in the new financial year.<br /> Watch this space... <a href="http://g.co/maps/7kbku" rel="nofollow">http://g.co/maps/7kbku</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5003#post-53007 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:21:23 +0000 LivM 53007@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.greenerleith.org/greener-leith-news/2012/1/13/leith-cycle-commuter-asks-council-to-improve-quilts-cut-thro.html">Greener Leith blog - Cut through from The Quilts</a></p> <p>I wrote an email to the local management team last night, re: the fiddly barrier over the road between the Quilts and West Bowling Green Street in Leith (it's on my route to work). Because I'd seen a post on Greener Leith recently about how the local management team had got the section of path nearby Tarmaced recently, I mentioned that in my email. </p> <p>I then forwarded the email to Greener Leith out of courtesy, as I'd mentioned them. They have (with my permission) posted the email on their blog, but misinterpreting my flattery to the LMT ("worked your magic to get it fixed") as flattery of Greener Leith [facepalm]</p> <p>I've asked Greener Leith to reword their post...</p> <p>Anyway, the upshot is, that access is rubbish on a bike, clatter of pedals or a ride through dogshit. I hope they can improve it with a dollop of Tarmac to make the ride nicer. </p>