http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "POLLOCK HALLS TO FOUNTAINHALL ROAD/RATCLIFFE TERRACE CYCLE IMPROVEMENTS" en Mon, 18 May 2026 10:49:18 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-140136 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:18:47 +0000 gkgk 140136@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@crow, I see what you mean, apologies.</p> <p>I'd welcome a review of the W. Mayfield junction with Mayfield Road. I keep getting tooted there (heading north) for not following the cycle lane into the gutter. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-140109 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:21:52 +0000 gibbo 140109@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>lets the council off the hook as they can say "what are you moaning, we 'built' you bunch of whingers a 'bike lane'"</em></p> <p>Yes, I'd rather have nothing - and everyone knows it's nothing - than for them to hide behind a laughably useless "solution".</p> <p>PS's suggestion earlier in the thread would be a genuine solution - and it's those types of proposals that should be on the table, IMO. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-140082 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:27:18 +0000 crowriver 140082@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gkgk. "Oh wait..." was a clue. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-140074 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:50:39 +0000 kaputnik 140074@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>A bike lane isn't a bike lane if you can park in it.<br /> </em><br /> Second that. Painting a bike lane under parked cars gets us no futher forward, is a waste of money, and lets the council off the hook as they can say "what are you moaning, we 'built' you bunch of whingers a 'bike lane'". Then when the inevitable QBC-style scandal breaks, it's the fault of cyclists for being a bunch of uppity malcontents rather than the council for designing (I use that term loosely) and building (I use that even looser) a cr*p cycle lane, even though it was pointed out to them at every juncture how cr*p it was. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-140052 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:30:39 +0000 gibbo 140052@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"Following this survey work, the Council will be seeking your views on a number of issues from an early stage"</em></p> <p>Here are my views: if it's anything like the QBC, don't bother. A bike lane isn't a bike lane if you can park in it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-140038 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:25:10 +0000 gkgk 140038@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@crowriver Has that happened on Leith Walk? I'm not sure about that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138780 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 20:05:27 +0000 crowriver 138780@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gkgk, you mean like on Leith Walk? Oh wait... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138776 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 18:31:34 +0000 gkgk 138776@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sounds like a bit of fun to me. Some superwide 20mph roads around there. I wish they'd have a bash at narrowing the roadways to 20mph-appropriate width and inserting the king of all cycleways into the resulting 8 metre wide gap. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138756 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:34:52 +0000 crowriver 138756@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Forget it allebong. Richard Rogers is not signed up, you haven't met the Lord Provost in the lift. It'll never happen. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138753 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:29:39 +0000 allebong 138753@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Or, put the whole thing on stilts over the South-suburban railway... </em></p> <p>Right, someone get £200 million, and meet me down at Homebase...should have it built by next week. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138752 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:28:43 +0000 chdot 138752@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>""Poor" is a quality!"</p> <p>Quite! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138750 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:26:22 +0000 Min 138750@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>But they are not defining "quality"... </em></p> <p>"Poor" is a quality! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138749 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:25:35 +0000 chdot 138749@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Or, put the whole thing on stilts over the South-suburban railway..."</p> <p>Shhh. </p> <p>You might remind some people of the road building notions -</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/11798190444/"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5547/11798190444_cb08dd27c6.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138747 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:21:29 +0000 PS 138747@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Make East and West Mayfield one way for motor vehicles (it's a grid system down there so there are loads of alternatives for cars going the other way), insert two-way cycleway in the other carriageway. North side looks best as it's mainly a back wall with few garage/driveways opening onto it. Job done. Now, where do I collect my consultancy fee? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138739 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:40:17 +0000 neddie 138739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>‘family friendly’ route to Morningside</em></p> <p>Really? How could that be possible?</p> <p>They would have to take away parking...</p> <p>Or, just paint a few confusing 'cycle' signs in the middle of a bunch of already quiet roads and call it 'family friendly'</p> <p>Or, put the whole thing on stilts over the South-suburban railway... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138738 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:39:22 +0000 Dave 138738@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I guess it's a good time to ask the council how they intend to avoid wasting more money by creating something as bad as the Quality Bike Corridor linking to it... a failed implementation isn't quite so bad if it leads to improvements in the next one. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138726 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:03:09 +0000 chdot 138726@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bit like Quality Street - some sweets are better than others. </p> <p>But at least you get a useful tin when they are all finished. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138725 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:59:58 +0000 chdot 138725@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>But they are not defining "quality"... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138723 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:58:48 +0000 steveo 138723@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They're still calling it quality... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11991#post-138722 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:55:56 +0000 chdot 138722@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>The City of Edinburgh Council will shortly be undertaking traffic surveys within the Newington/Blacket area, and I would like to provide some further information on why this work is being carried out.</p> <p>The Council are in the early stages of investigating the potential for a cycle scheme which would connect the University of Edinburgh’s Pollock Halls of Residence with the recently implemented Quality Bike Corridor route, which runs from George IV Bridge to King’s Buildings. The route would also link to a proposed ‘family friendly’ route to Morningside.</p> <p>As part of the early project design process, some on-street traffic surveys will be carried out in the area of the potential route during the weeks commencing Monday 21 and Monday 28 January 2013.</p> <p>This work will comprise traffic surveys, pedestrian surveys and parking counts, and will be undertaken by street operatives and the use of temporary CCTV cameras fixed to existing street furniture. The work will be carried out in stages over the two week period, however not all elements of the survey will be conducted simultaneously and the programming of each element will be, to an extent, weather dependent.</p> <p>Following this survey work, the Council will be seeking your views on a number of issues from an early stage, prior to designing any preferred options which would then lead on to a more detailed consultation exercise in the future.</p> <p>" </p>