CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years en Fri, 22 May 2026 10:17:29 +0000 crowriver on "Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12177#post-162281 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:08:19 +0000 crowriver 162281@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I used to use those latter set of steps as a shortcut years agoi, but there were often street drinkers spawled on them at the foot. Bit tricky stepping over them, and not a good idea with young kids in tow methinks. </p> wingpig on "Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12177#post-162243 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 22:02:16 +0000 wingpig 162243@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/orSjZL"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3850/14732580798_29b709cce3.jpg"></a></p> <p>Wonder if they'll do this set sometime too. </p> chdot on "Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12177#post-142016 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:34:46 +0000 chdot 142016@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Outside"</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/9980536963/"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5325/9980536963_9ff5aedd3b.jpg"></a> </p> gembo on "Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12177#post-142014 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:27:58 +0000 gembo 142014@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Outside I also like.sympathetic rebranding of geography dept? </p> chdot on "Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12177#post-142011 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:31:37 +0000 chdot 142011@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"very groovy, in a strict Calvinist way"</p> <p>You mean inside?</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/9980480954/"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2844/9980480954_c69a3e3872.jpg"></a> </p> rbrtwtmn on "Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12177#post-142010 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:22:36 +0000 rbrtwtmn 142010@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For others trying to work out where this is see <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/41986180#map=19/55.94893/-3.18359">map</a> </p> gembo on "Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12177#post-141996 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:14:27 +0000 gembo 141996@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As the article says - leads to the carbon neutral place which is very groovy, in a strict Calvinist way </p> chdot on "Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12177#post-141988 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:35:19 +0000 chdot 141988@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Any improvement like this which encourages 'active travel' (walking!) is good. </p> <p>Surprised it's been shut as long as ten years! </p> kaputnik on "Old Town steps (High School) to reopen after 10 years" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12177#post-141986 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:19:17 +0000 kaputnik 141986@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-26066089" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-26066089</a></p> <p>a useful through-route. Perhaps. Still an improvement on the embarrasing, boarded-up, overgrown, urine-stained, fly-posted mess that is there now. </p>