http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Leith Walk - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:08:20 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18441#post-269721 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:28:28 +0000 McD 269721@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Spokes and Living Streets have been invited to a meeting with the Tram programme (that is now in charge of Leith Walk) to discuss options. I would welcome feedback/suggestions that we can take to the meeting - <a href="mailto:mcdbristol116@gmail.com">mcdbristol116@gmail.com</a></p> <p>The invitation and a couple of PS's are copied below. The original layout is viewable at <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H7eUmpXxKHApy0Tm8scw9zNv5P7UGMm2" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H7eUmpXxKHApy0Tm8scw9zNv5P7UGMm2</a><br /> I don't recall these drawings being published previously.</p> <p>The Orca's were removed a week or so back with no consultation. Afterwards, they were said to be a trial - the Terms of Reference and success/failure criteria unknown. Glasgow have trialled similar with different options and wrote a whole report - although I've only found the trial definition online.</p> <p>Apparently as well as the incidents mentioned in Spokes' Tweet pedestrians had been tripping over them and were in danger of falling into moving traffic!</p> <p>Can anyone post some pictures of what was installed?</p> <p>The meeting invite:</p> <p>As part of the Leith Programme, new cycle ways have recently gone live on Leith Walk, along with the ‘two-stage right turn’ at McDonald Road to help less confident cyclists turn right safely.<br /> To help make it clear where the cycle lane meets the general traffic road space, ‘soft segregation’ in the form of ‘Orca’ lane separators were introduced on a trial basis at a number of locations.</p> <p>However, this four-week trial highlighted that the Orcas may pose an increased safety risk for pedestrians, with reports of some safety issues from pedestrians and cyclists. The Orcas have subsequently been removed and Transport Convener, Councillor Lesley Macinnes, has instructed Council officers to carry out an options analysis to find the most appropriate way of both helping cyclists feel safe while using the dedicated lane and minimising any trip risk for pedestrians. Cllr Macinnes has asked me to lead this.</p> <p>A small working group consisting of those copied above met earlier this week to discuss options and agreed that input from SPOKES and Living Streets into discussions at an early stage would be very helpful. I am therefore looking to arrange a meeting for some time next week for us to discuss the options and hopefully reach a consensus. </p> <p>PS Please find attached drawing showing the orcas and where they were installed during trial period. The purpose of installing the orcas was to delineate where the cycle lane meets the general traffic road space and were not installed as a safety measure. </p> <p>PPS What l meant was the orcas were not installed at these locations in response to any specific safety concern, I agree they are used as a protection measure.</p> <p>Rob Leech<br /> Project Director<br /> Edinburgh Tram York Place to Newhaven </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6991#post-73463 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:00:06 +0000 cb 73463@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/bridging-the-gap-a-new-landmark-for-leith-1-2341643">http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/bridging-the-gap-a-new-landmark-for-leith-1-2341643</a></p> <p>"Disused railway lines which used to run across Leith Walk – one of Scotland’s longest streets – would be brought back into use and linked by a striking new structure if funding can be secured for the project.</p> <p>And the bridge would become home to walkways and community-run gardens, such as those which feature on similar structures in New York, Paris and London." </p>