http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "New Town residents demand main route reopened to clear air" en Thu, 21 May 2026 13:50:43 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-48494 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:38:10 +0000 chdot 48494@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"The council said pedestrian access to all areas would be maintained, with crossing points created where necessary, and clear signage in place for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians."</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/edinburgh/making_tracks_towards_tram_work_completion_1_1988296" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/edinburgh/making_tracks_towards_tram_work_completion_1_1988296</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-48321 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:59:47 +0000 DaveC 48321@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, Scotsman has the news... err... speculation. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-48310 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:16:53 +0000 chdot 48310@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I heard that Edinburgh have lent trams to Croydon to fill a gap"</p> <p>Croydon didn't want them.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/fresh_blow_for_edinburgh_s_trams_as_croydon_says_no_to_leasing_vehicles_1_1795589" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/fresh_blow_for_edinburgh_s_trams_as_croydon_says_no_to_leasing_vehicles_1_1795589</a></p> <p>No-one else wants to buy them either. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-48309 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:15:13 +0000 DaveC 48309@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you want an idea of what the new trame will be like head down to Croydon. I heard that Edinburgh have lent trams to Croydon to fill a gap. Can anyone confirm this? If so are we getting second hand trams too? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-48307 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:07:16 +0000 kaputnik 48307@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>then open again. then closed again to lay rails. then open again. then closed again to hang the catenary. then open again. then closed again or open again (to cars) dependending on time of day. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-48301 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:55:01 +0000 chdot 48301@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> RadioForthNews </p> <p>Radio Forth News Shandwick Place to close from 14th Jan until Spring of 2013 for latest tram works.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/#" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/#</a>!/RadioForthNews/status/141125758956478464</p> <p>"</p> <p>That'll be to sort the "utilities" they didn't sort last time...</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/2304999791/"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2342/2304999791_c93f86b868.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-47704 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:38:27 +0000 spitters 47704@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just close all roads to anything other than buses. Then people can't get their Waitrose food and John Lewis furniture and TVs delivered. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-47695 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:14:44 +0000 PS 47695@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For delivery wagons? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-47694 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:12:06 +0000 chdot 47694@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"more about giving the residents around there a bit of peace at night"</p> <p>Close both then...</p> <p>(This was originally about Randolph Crescent.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-47692 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:09:10 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 47692@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would presume it is because Shandwick is less residential than the surrounding streets, so it's not really about accessing Shandwick and more about giving the residents around there a bit of peace at night... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-47691 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:03:42 +0000 crowriver 47691@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very silly. How much 'congestion' exists after 8pm and before 7am? Precious little. So why open Shandwick Place to traffic? Shopping? All the shops are shut. Pubs? Isn't drink driving illegal? Which leaves dropping off at Caledonian Hotel or visiting a lap dancing club. For this they need to open Shandwick Place to cars? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-47689 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:54:08 +0000 druidh 47689@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Shandwick Place is barely wide enough for a u-turn..... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132&page=2#post-47686 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:34:36 +0000 chdot 47686@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Cars are to be allowed to use Shandwick Place during the night when the tram is operational, following a U-turn by project bosses."</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/transport/shandwick_place_cars_u_turn_1_1980323" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/transport/shandwick_place_cars_u_turn_1_1980323</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-27902 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:22:44 +0000 wingpig 27902@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmmm. I thought the Hanover St - Castle Street section was looking quite well-sealed on Thursday... perhaps they're doing the Waverley - Mound chunk. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-27901 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:43:06 +0000 gembo 27901@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Princes street closed west bound today to repair the damage caused by winter frost on the tram line join with the tarmac. I had to walk right along to Shandwick Place - lucky it was sunny. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-27892 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:22:31 +0000 chdot 27892@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"NEARLY £1000 of taxpayers' money has been spent on bringing in experts to check that closing Shandwick Place to make way for the tram does not damage the health of New Town residents."</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/1k-to-check-air-quality.6740842.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/1k-to-check-air-quality.6740842.jp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-26582 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:58:58 +0000 chdot 26582@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Fears over traffic levels near tramline </p> <p>Residents show streets that will get vehicle overspill <br /> "</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Fears-over-traffic-levels-near.6732293.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Fears-over-traffic-levels-near.6732293.jp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-22865 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:29:09 +0000 kaputnik 22865@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And another £5000 to reverse these "measures" if/when it has to be put back for trams?</p> <p>I wish the council would stump up these sorts of sums when roadworks and "traffic calming" measures cause such intereference to cyclists. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-22855 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:25:18 +0000 chdot 22855@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"The city council is set to approve £5000 worth of measures which will allow westbound traffic to turn left into the street from Lothian Road."</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Drivers-granted-Shandwick-Place-return.6708931.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Drivers-granted-Shandwick-Place-return.6708931.jp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-22519 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:17:37 +0000 Kim 22519@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A Discovery?? What you can't afford a Range Rover?? If New Town residents were really worried about air pollution, they would be campaigning to get rid of all that on street parking... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-22413 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:43:38 +0000 PS 22413@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>where will they park their jags?</em></p> <p>Hey! Some of us New Town residents don't have jags. We've got a Discovery. ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-22397 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:23:50 +0000 ruggtomcat 22397@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>stable-horse-door-bolted </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-22374 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:54:03 +0000 chdot 22374@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think there is a plan to have a P.I. when the tram is finished. </p> <p>Ah... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-22372 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:41:17 +0000 kaputnik 22372@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Ashley Lloyd, one of the residents affected, said: "I would prefer a full public inquiry into the whole tram project. By their own figures, this project is expected to affect 134,500 households across the entire city."<br /> </em></p> <p>In a city of shy of 500,000 people, that would mean pretty much every household then? I can see why they are concerned through, if those streets are used for their intended porpoises (i.e. as "roads") then where will they park their jags? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-22369 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:30:27 +0000 chdot 22369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"HOMEOWNERS concerned about plans to ban traffic from Shandwick Place to make way for the tram project are set to meet councillors tonight as they push for a public inquiry."</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/39Workshops39-to-clear-air-over.6703860.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/39Workshops39-to-clear-air-over.6703860.jp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-17255 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:29:52 +0000 chdot 17255@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Council agrees to re-open Shandwick Place to traffic</p> <p>DRIVERS will be allowed back on to Shandwick Place from early next year until tram line construction resumes, Edinburgh city councillors agreed yesterday.</p> <p><a href="http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/edinburghs-new-tram-network/Council-agrees-to-reopen-Shandwick.6637527.jp" rel="nofollow">http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/edinburghs-new-tram-network/Council-agrees-to-reopen-Shandwick.6637527.jp</a><br /> "</p> <p>Contrary to last week's story-</p> <p>"<br /> Meanwhile, plans for a temporary lifting of the ban on traffic in Shandwick Place until the tram works re-start are set to be rejected after officials said re-instating previous traffic management measures would cost £340,000.</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburghtransportplans/Traffic-to-make-way-for.6630893.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburghtransportplans/Traffic-to-make-way-for.6630893.jp</a></p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-13163 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:08:38 +0000 chdot 13163@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"We're of the opinion that, when implemented and enforced, the measures will have a similar effect to the CETM by dissuading people from visiting Edinburgh by any means other than bus."</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Shandwick-Place-car-ban-39would.6532575.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Shandwick-Place-car-ban-39would.6532575.jp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-13050 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:36:42 +0000 kaputnik 13050@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They are indeed electric. With the majority of their power likely coming from Longannet and Cockenzie, I'm surprised the good people of Prestonpans and Kincardine aren't up in arms because the trams are causing pollution on their side streets. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-13046 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:15:45 +0000 blmweb 13046@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Usual anti-cycling nonsense has appeared in the posts on that article. Must be a quiet day here in the office as there are a couple of us trying to shoot down the comments...</p> <p>Can you guess who I am? I used to be a landlord(true) and had an obsession for Miss Jones (untrue)... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1132#post-13030 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:13:17 +0000 RJ 13030@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice unbiassed sub-editing as usual from the Evilling News (I thought the trams were electric ??) ;) </p>