http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Bristol car-free Sunday closes roads en Sun, 17 May 2026 09:03:36 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115596 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:02:55 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 115596@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This was raised on Facebook yesterday as a 'wouldn't this be good in Edinburgh' thing. Of course people immediately jumped on with 'no, we <em>need</em> more people to drive to the city because it's dying', and someone spouting, as fact, that Princes Street takings dropped during the tramworks (it's a pet hate, people coming out with those sort of statements, without any links to evidence to back it up, and not realising that there's a fundamental difference between a street shuts for months due to roadworks, compared toa one-off, once-a-month, carnival type affair AND Princes Street wasn't open to cars anyway). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115587 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:55:01 +0000 Blueth 115587@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Taxi driver annoyed because he has to take a fare the long way round instead of the direct route - aye, right. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115523 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 17:29:59 +0000 chdot 115523@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Jon Kay (@jonkay01)<br /> 23/06/2013 15:02<br /> Sofas in the street! Bristol becomes the first UK city regularly to close roads to traffic on Sundays. </p> <p><a href="http://.pic.twitter.com/N5MFjmVsoI" rel="nofollow">http://.pic.twitter.com/N5MFjmVsoI</a></p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115515 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:51:18 +0000 chdot 115515@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Glasgow seems to be shut -</p> <p>"<br /> British Cycling (@BritishCycling)<br /> 23/06/2013 15:48<br /> Cavendish on the front up Montrose street climb as they make the junction and a 6 man lead group </p> <p><a href="http://www.pic.twitter.com/YQI370LwOp" rel="nofollow">http://www.pic.twitter.com/YQI370LwOp</a></p> <p> " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115505 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 11:53:04 +0000 chdot 115505@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Spokes CycleCampaign (@SpokesLothian)<br /> 23/06/2013 11:46<br /> @CityCycling Bristol #cyclingcity also won @EU_GreenCapital <a href="http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/media/45189/Alex-Minshull.ppt" rel="nofollow">http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/media/45189/Alex-Minshull.ppt</a> @GeorgeFergusonx @Edinburgh_CC @POPScotland @CyclingEdin</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115495 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:02:44 +0000 sallyhinch 115495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think it's a good example of making a more liveable city, rather than necessarily being just for cyclists</p> <p>Having it happen regularly, rather than a one-off like a Sky ride, means people can get used to it, work around it - and even as fiets says, give people a feel for what a different city might be like. And even if people only cycle once a month,for these events, just for the novelty - they might discover it's actually a perfectly practical way to get around </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115492 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:32:21 +0000 fiets 115492@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Also works well in Brussels. Gives residents a feel for how things could be- I've often wondered why it doesn't happen here </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115486 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:39:11 +0000 chdot 115486@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"grumpy men slobbing in car seats"</p> <p>But they are the only people who vote - well that's what politicians seem to imagine... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115484 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:34:55 +0000 amir 115484@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ottawa has extensive car free roads on Sundays. Result is a lot of people doing lots of exercise and a much more pleasant feel to the centre. That must give visitors a good vibe. It has to said that the car drivers interviewed on the beeb gave the impression of grumpy men slobbing in car seats. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115481 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:19:56 +0000 chdot 115481@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Shows that UK is beginning to catch up with South America -</p> <p><a href="http://www.streetfilms.org/tag/bogota" rel="nofollow">http://www.streetfilms.org/tag/bogota</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10547#post-115480 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 06:20:18 +0000 Charterhall 115480@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22982940" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22982940</a></p> <p>Other than novelty, is there really any benefit to cyclists from this ?<br /> And does that justify the £200k cost and the antagonism it causes with other residents/visitors ?<br /> Very sceptical. </p>