http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Tram crossing on Bankhead Drive to open soon en Sun, 17 May 2026 13:05:09 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-126467 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:50:31 +0000 threefromleith 126467@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Excellent! I shall be trying it out for the first time tomorrow :-) That must be almost three years since that part of the path was blocked off for the tramworks.</p> <p>I too remember the 'old days' when I started cycling 7 years ago and would rarely see another cyclist on my route to/from work. How things have changed for the better in the intervening years! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-126441 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:45:12 +0000 kaputnik 126441@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Eggsellent.</p> <p>I shall sample on the way home. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-126422 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 08:09:05 +0000 Nelly 126422@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>TFL and K (and any other interested parties) the crossing is now......complete.</p> <p>I saved approx 90 seconds on my commute this morning - win !</p> <p>It was busy too - as I descended to the underpass, a cyclist from Herm Gait / Krispy Kreme direction was coming from my left - all fine, but as both of us converged at the bottom, another cyclist came toward us from the direction of Edinburgh Park - no harm done, all of us had decent lights etc.</p> <p>Must be a symptom of the new 'trendiness' of cycling - last time the underpass was open I could go days without seeing anyone on 2 wheels !!</p> <p>Ah, the good/bad old days </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-125566 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:42:23 +0000 kaputnik 125566@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Bit concerned that the crossing at Makro might be a 2 phase affair?</em></p> <p>Looks that way, yes. Although I see they're re-digging around where the cabinets block the path, so I assume they still don't know what they're doing with it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-125564 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:19:51 +0000 Nelly 125564@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yep, blocks at each side still to be laid - presume these are the ones they will lay in concrete?</p> <p>The rubberised surface looks good though, so hopefully a quick squint each way and scoot across confidently.</p> <p>Bit concerned that the crossing at Makro might be a 2 phase affair? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-125563 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:17:30 +0000 kaputnik 125563@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2833/9855783653_4c8302e7d4.jpg"></p> <p>Sloooowwwwllllly getting there. Almost made the mistake of turning across it on Friday as it looked finished. But there's still large gaps. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-124452 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:24:16 +0000 threefromleith 124452@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Never mind - there's still the fun of the kamikaze bunnies between the underpass and work to enjoy! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-124389 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:53:14 +0000 Nelly 124389@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Excellent - although that extra 200 yards twice a day must equate to some extra fitness for us over the years ?</p> <p>I will not miss having to negotiate the krispy kreme addicts slumped opposite hermiston gait sooking on their half gallon of coke (surely part of the Scottish 5 a day, along with doughnuts, pie suppers, Haribo and valium?). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-124374 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:19:47 +0000 kaputnik 124374@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>by the end of the month</em></p> <p>so it should be opening some time mid-2015 then?</p> <p>It is good news, if it hadn't been blocked like that for must be 2 years + now </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11101#post-124372 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:12:18 +0000 threefromleith 124372@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good news for Edinburgh Park cyclists ! I've had confirmation from Edinburgh Trams via the Edinburgh West Team that the yet-to-be-built cycle crossing over the tram tracks on Bankhead Drive (opposite the end of Cutlins Rd) should be completed by the end of the month.</p> <p>This means they closed-off cyclepath will reopen and we'll no longer have to divert up to Ed Park Station and back down again to get to the underpass. </p>