http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Crowdsourcing Request: pedestrian pics en Mon, 18 May 2026 12:26:11 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=3#post-142771 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:48:23 +0000 Kenny 142771@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Clermiston Road at St John's Road:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenny_scott/12574189654/"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2834/12574189654_a7b8a95355.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=3#post-141431 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:54:04 +0000 chdot 141431@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Meanwhile in London -</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/12236636896/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/12236636896_caf49a6481.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=3#post-141334 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:11:40 +0000 steveo 141334@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Area officer now on site, why am I reminded of the joke "large hole appears in road, officials are looking into it..." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=3#post-141320 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:54:42 +0000 steveo 141320@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Predictable tweet reply from the Council, utterly failing to address the issue merely state the obvious. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141306 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:46:13 +0000 wingpig 141306@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I did wonder if they were going to realign the Jawbone/Meadow Place crossing whilst they're futtering about with the jawbones and fences in that area... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141303 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:20:14 +0000 kaputnik 141303@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Any idea why they've created that compound at all? Going to fill in the old roadway of Meadow Place? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141301 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:54:24 +0000 chdot 141301@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Previously -</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/12120703525/"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5511/12120703525_f74b7ba29e.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141299 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:39:44 +0000 steveo 141299@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think I'm going to drop an email or two to the various "representatives" this evening. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141298 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:31:46 +0000 SRD 141298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>chdot added some of his to the pedestrianising flikr stream </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141296 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:28:37 +0000 kaputnik 141296@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think I've got some uncategorised photos on my Flickr stream from the Melville Drive crossinggate </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141295 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:25:13 +0000 steveo 141295@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've weighed in on the back of Arellcat's tweet but I'm trying to find the Meadows palarva as there was something in that saga I wanted to check.</p> <p>Edit for my reference later:<br /> <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9465" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9465</a><br /> <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11457" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11457</a><br /> <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10418" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10418</a><br /> <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9318&amp;page=4&amp;replies=67" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9318&amp;page=4&amp;replies=67</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141292 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:58:37 +0000 Arellcat 141292@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have reported the Longstone Rd pedestrian non-crossing to the Southwest team. I also took photographs this morning.</p> <p>Between red for eastbound on Longstone Rd and green for westbound, you have three seconds to cross the road. Between red for westbound and green for exiting Kingsknowe Rd, you have about eight seconds. And that's if you've stood there and measured it in advance. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141272 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 01:08:48 +0000 Snowy 141272@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bizarre. Perhaps pedestrians are expected to levitate? Obviously cars cannot be inconvenienced in any way. </p> <p>Right up there with the continuing anti-pedestrian / anti-cyclist faff around Jawbone Walk at the Meadows. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141267 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:49:57 +0000 SRD 141267@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I blogged, then tweeted and got my councillors on the case. </p> <p><a href="http://deceasedcanine.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/crossing-not-in-use.html" rel="nofollow">http://deceasedcanine.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/crossing-not-in-use.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141262 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:34:50 +0000 chdot 141262@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"The zebras in Polwarth were coned off last week"</p> <p>Truly, truly, truly!!!</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peoples_republic_of_leith/12119294705/"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2863/12119294705_8c2c9275ee.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peoples_republic_of_leith/12119294705/">Complete view of coned off crossing</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/peoples_republic_of_leith/">peoples_republic_of_leith</a>, on Flickr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141147 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:19:21 +0000 steveo 141147@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Arellcat beat me to it, who is best to report this to? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141112 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 23:02:09 +0000 SRD 141112@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Arellcat - complain! The zebras in Polwarth were coned off last week and I complained. Today, they suddenly discovered that they could have temp lights without closing it. </p> <p>Also a school route. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-141107 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:42:00 +0000 Arellcat 141107@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another one for you, SRD. This morning I discovered they're digging up the road at the junction of Longstone Road and Kingsknowe Road North, and they've put in temporary traffic lights.</p> <p>The pedestrian crossing at this precise point is not coned off, but the crossing signals are disabled. I watched, while waiting at my red light, as a pedestrian tried to get across the road but couldn't because the other continuous flow of traffic on Longstone Rd had the green. Luckily there was about a three second gap between theirs turning red and mine turning green, and the man dashed across the road. Heaven help if he was less able.</p> <p>Of course, this is a crossing that is designed to help parents and children get to Redhall School, Longstone Primary School, and in the other direction, to Scallywags' nursery just up from the junction.</p> <p>Not good enough, CEC and sundry roadmenders. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140461 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:45:51 +0000 neddie 140461@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>an RTA</em></p> <p>!!!</p> <p>They're still talking about 'accidents' in their parlance I see.</p> <p>Surely they should know to use RTC...? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140459 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:19:07 +0000 SRD 140459@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm I asked about both the crossings on slateford road and got this reply - you were right and i was wrong (sort of):</p> <p>Neither crossing is linked to the adjacent junction timings, they are simply responsive to the depression of the buttons.</p> <p>The Water of Leith Centre Crossing used to be linked wirelessly to the junction at Inglis Green Road, but following an RTA, the associated aerial necessary for linking was not reinstated.</p> <p>The crossing at Allan Park Road is too old to be linked and would need a total refurbishment. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140423 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:39:15 +0000 steveo 140423@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well if you don't press the button you can guarantee they won't change. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140421 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:33:54 +0000 kaputnik 140421@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think this crossing is one where (at peak times anyway) where the button has nothing but a placebo effect. Like the crossing at Saughton Road / Saughton Road North, the pedestrian phase is slotted in a pre-determined place in the long vehicle phases. You simply have to wait your place in the cycle of things and all pressing the button does is give you a comforting glow of the "WAIT" light. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140413 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:12:11 +0000 steveo 140413@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, it appears yesterday was an aberration. This morning the lights took 10 and 20 seconds respectively, hardly a long wait but they only changed when all the vehicles (motor I expect) had cleared the junction. So no cars were halted prior to the lights changing and only a few were stopped during the pedestrian phase. Much like everything else at the Gyle motor vehicles are still prioritised by these lights. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140365 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:36:14 +0000 steveo 140365@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah thats what I've been doing when I've not been walking and I'm always concered its a bad idea. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140364 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:33:16 +0000 kaputnik 140364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've taken to turning right onto South Gyle Access (Northbound) from the island in between phases. You have to get a good blast-off though as very quickly you've got 2 lanes of traffic from Bankhead Drive bearing down on you at 40mph from behind. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140362 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:16:07 +0000 steveo 140362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Excellent question, I shall repeat on my way home this evening. </p> <p>It did however trigger for the north bound crossing despite the traffic hurtling towards it, I think you were in that batch of vehicles actually. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140360 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:07:54 +0000 kaputnik 140360@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Steveo for your observation to be proof of council competence it will have to be repeatable by others! Are you sure you weren't lucky to press it at exactly the right moment just before the phase was due to change in your favour? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140352 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:50:16 +0000 steveo 140352@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In defence of the council they've fixed the sth Gyle Access ped crossings and for the first time ever they triggered as soon as I pressed the button. I was standing there with my stop watch waiting to time the wait as in the past I've waited an age for them. </p> <p>So the council have properly fixed the crossing, I expect its and accident, don't tell them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140346 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:19:47 +0000 fimm 140346@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmmm. Interesting. I cross there off-peak and haven't noticed a connection to the nearby junction lights (though I don't always press to cross, given that I'm out for a run, if I can get across quickly I will do!). I'll try to remember to experiment...</p> <p>One crossing that is definitely linked to nearby junction lights is the one on Slateford Road just west of the Robertson Avenue junction. You can wait for ages for that one to change. Once it has changed, it does have a really long green phase!!</p> <p>Edited to add that the Robertson Avenue junction itself only has a pedestrian phase to cross Robertson Avenue: if you want to cross Slateford Road you either have the crossing above or the one at the lights near Taste Good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11979&page=2#post-140344 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:59:45 +0000 SRD 140344@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks fimm. A good example of a crossing that I suspect is a 'dummy' - ie the lights changing has more to do with phase at adjacent junction, rather than whether not a button's been pushed. </p>