http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "path next to EICC has reopened" en Mon, 18 May 2026 10:49:00 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-139802 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:33:46 +0000 chdot 139802@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"This presentation has already been delivered to a group of city planners who received it positively."</p> <p>It really is about time "city planners" knew what a 'good idea' was without being told by Spokes!,</p> <p>As I have said before it sometimes <em>seems</em> that CEC 'relies' on Spokes. </p> <p>Spokes has been 'advising' the council(s) for 36 years - probably longer than staff have been in most relevant posts. </p> <p>Spokes has undoubtedly got politicians to change policies and proclaim that Edinburgh is (more of) a cycling city. It's also played a major part in getting a rising cycle budget - and getting it to pay for things like off-road gritting. </p> <p>But somehow the 'good stuff' doesn't filter to the planners who allow things like the new one way street without contraflow at Fountainbridge or the people who design the road crossings or plonk smooth sheets of metal over potholes, etc. etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-139796 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:26:43 +0000 kaputnik 139796@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm surprised to see Slateford Green held up as a shining example! It's a right pain to navigate round that place by bike.</p> <p>That said, it's a very good presentation. It raises the lack of cycle parking at the various new "metro" supermarkets we were discussing on the Dundee Street pinch-point thread. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-139794 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:18:20 +0000 neddie 139794@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Spokes* have published a really good presentation on the problems, missed opportunities &amp; planning failures of new 'developer contributed' routes such as the Canal Basin - Festival Sq.:</p> <p><a href="http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1401-final-MP+PH-PlanningandCycling_annotated.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1401-final-MP+PH-PlanningandCycling_annotated.pdf</a></p> <p>This presentation has already been delivered to a group of city planners who received it positively. </p> <p>* Note this presentation was put together by 2 Spokes volunteers &amp; does not necessarily represent the views of Spokes</p> <p>Other presentations/talks here: <a href="http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/documents/odds-and-ends-may-be-exciting/talks-about-spokes/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/documents/odds-and-ends-may-be-exciting/talks-about-spokes/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-109687 Mon, 06 May 2013 09:25:54 +0000 gembo 109687@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for info will check this out at some point </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-109685 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:15:49 +0000 davey2wheels 109685@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo, there's now a tree between the entry coded door used by staff (to the right of the main entrance) and the Morrison Street pavement edge, with 2 stands on one side and 3 on the other forming a line parallel with the street.<br /> There's another 10 of these to the left of the main back entrance of the separate office space building. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-109668 Sun, 05 May 2013 20:35:55 +0000 chdot 109668@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You mean here?</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/8710153539/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8710153539_f41cacc26d.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-109667 Sun, 05 May 2013 20:18:13 +0000 gembo 109667@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is that where the big open space used to be where you had to pick your route to avoid the step either go we left of way right? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-109665 Sun, 05 May 2013 20:06:23 +0000 chdot 109665@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"they've made it as awkward as possible for both pedestrians &amp; cyclists to traverse the '3/4 circle building' between Fountainbridge &amp; Morrison St."</p> <p>Nothing new though(?)</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/8710173155/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8134/8710173155_b6fd42bf97.jpg"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/8711339106/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8711339106_fef0830f2b.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-109663 Sun, 05 May 2013 20:00:20 +0000 neddie 109663@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That route has a kind of 'unwelcoming feel' to cyclists. You almost feel like you shouldn't be there.</p> <p>Plus, they've made it as awkward as possible for both pedestrians &amp; cyclists to traverse the '3/4 circle building' between Fountainbridge &amp; Morrison St.</p> <p>Still, it's more inviting than Lothian Rd... Grateful for small <strike>things</strike> scraps </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-109662 Sun, 05 May 2013 19:55:50 +0000 gembo 109662@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Between the two conference centres and comes out at the pedestrian crossing? Good show. Any sign of the bike racks being reinstated? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-109659 Sun, 05 May 2013 18:40:15 +0000 chdot 109659@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/8711280152/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8258/8711280152_3830b46f9f.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/8711280152/">New route</a> </p> <p>Plenty room for nice shared use or segregated path. </p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/8711291720/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8711291720_7891a83086.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10089#post-109477 Thu, 02 May 2013 20:44:13 +0000 chdot 109477@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Matthew Davis (@matt_p_davis)<br /> 02/05/2013 20:38<br /> @CyclingEdin path next to EICC has reopened, can now cycle off-road from canal to festival sq &amp; rutland sq again :) </p>