http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "questionnaire about the perception of street trees in Edinburgh" en Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:36:09 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156573 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:07:28 +0000 PS 156573@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perception-wise, I shouldn't be surprised if one of the key reason we perceive tree-lined streets as more pleasant than those without vegetation is that the very existence of the trees mean there's less of the streetspace being taken up with noisy, polluting and threatening moving or ugly and space-hungry idle cars. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156553 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:41:36 +0000 chdot 156553@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"apparently, trees set in pavements "just die". Not "how do we give the trees a bit more space to live" "</p> <p>Indeed. </p> <p>I remember a 'back green improvement project' some years ago. </p> <p>The saplings died. </p> <p>Turned out they were still in the plastic bags they had been delivered in. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156552 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:39:20 +0000 gembo 156552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The one in the big planter in the survey looked like it did not have much growing room </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156551 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:37:38 +0000 crowriver 156551@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>But it'll soon be Leith Boulevard</em></p> <p>Only if it has trees on both sides, shading the wide pavements from the blazing sun.....er, actually that's Barcelona. Or any other Mediterranean/southern European settlement, basically.</p> <p>Okay, sheltering the pedestrians from incessant traffic, rain and howling winds.</p> <p>Alas, way back when I visited McDonald Road Library for the Leith Walk consultation, I overheard the planners/street designers lamenting the fact that, apparently, trees set in pavements "just die". Not "how do we give the trees a bit more space to live" but more "no point bothering with that, they'll just die".</p> <p>Oh well. So much for "Edinburgh Inspiring Capital" - well Leith's not really Edinburgh anyway, is it? So forget the trees then, eh? Sigh. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156549 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:29:31 +0000 chdot 156549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"leith walk still leith walk"</p> <p>But it'll soon be Leith Boulevard. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156548 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:25:05 +0000 gembo 156548@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for offer of voucher. I just felt I wanted a reward for finishing it. Did not point out you would have to add e-mail address if you wanted in the draw. I find this is necessary. I used to get a small bit of gip from people who did not get circulated stuff on a group e-mail as previously they had ticked they did not wish to receive emails. This is pretty much an over riding default so when in fact you have to give it to win a prize, you need reminded.</p> <p>If none of us win, I am still rewarded as crowriver has agreed that Lothian road nicer with trees, leith walk still leith walk </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156492 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:46:52 +0000 cb 156492@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"I don't remember being asked for contact details"</em></p> <p>Optional email address was the very last thing it asked for. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156482 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:51:25 +0000 Morningsider 156482@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That was a bit of a slog - I wouldn't fancy trying to draw any conclusions from the results of that. Gembo - you can have the Filmhouse voucher if I get it. I don't remember being asked for contact details - so not sure how I would know if I had. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156454 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:15:00 +0000 crowriver 156454@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I did this survey too. I thought the way Lothian Road looked with trees was much nicer. Oddly though it didn't improve Leith Walk much, mainly because nothing else changed! No point having trees in the middle of an urban dual carriageway racetrack. Anyway, the trees were where the trams are supposed to go (eventually). Leith Walk would be better with trees on both sides shielding pedestrians from traffic. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156449 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 23:29:20 +0000 Snowy 156449@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Did the survey; about 20 mins. </p> <p>Many streets could be improved with the judicious addtion of greenery. Lothian Road and Leith Walk however probably need to be torn up and started again.</p> <p>Gembo, you may have the voucher if I win it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156437 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 21:24:41 +0000 gembo 156437@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh now I do have a great wee 1950s tricycle with the back spars/axle worn where the wee brother or sister stood. Takes a Brompton tyre. Brakes apply vertically using connecting rods so stopping not clever.</p> <p>Treemendous are the trrrrrams </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156433 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:18:42 +0000 wingpig 156433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"...as my favourite: <strong>t</strong>hings." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156431 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:04:44 +0000 chdot 156431@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"they start with the same letters as my favourite things"</p> <p>Tricycles? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156430 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:03:21 +0000 gembo 156430@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Quite long 20 mins?it is about leith walk and Lothian road. Sometimes gets a bit conflated between the two. There do be some German words but if you have done a survey monkey before but don't know any German you can still work it out. I am hoping I win the film house voucher</p> <p> The reimagined Lothian road looked good the leith walk reimagining looked about the same but with some trees.</p> <p>I do like trees, they start with the same letters as my favourite things. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156425 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:42:04 +0000 chdot 156425@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fixed </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156424 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:37:53 +0000 gembo 156424@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I clicked on the link and it said</p> <p>Oh bananas</p> <p>We can't find the link </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156423 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:33:42 +0000 chdot 156423@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"How long does it take?"</p> <p>You tell us... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156422 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:31:25 +0000 gembo 156422@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Street trees in Edinburgh are very perceptive</p> <p>Oh I will have to do the survey now I feel bad. How long does it take? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958#post-156421 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 17:48:39 +0000 chdot 156421@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>questionnaire about the perception of street trees in Edinburgh - for my dissertation</p> <p>​​​Dear Sir/ Madam,</p> <p>I am a postgraduate student at Heriot-Watt University studying towards an MSc in Sustainable Urban Management. As part of my dissertation I am researching the potential impact of street trees on road users in Edinburgh.</p> <p>I would very much appreciate it if you could disseminate the following link to my questionnaire in your newsletter/ website, among your colleagues and friends. The questionnaire is designed to help me understand preferences in relation to the use of urban streets in Edinburgh.</p> <p><a href="https://de.surveymonkey.com/s/perception_of_steet_trees" rel="nofollow">https://de.surveymonkey.com/s/perception_of_steet_trees</a></p> <p>Any information provided will be treated confidentially and the data collected will be used for the purposes of my MSc dissertation only.</p> <p>To further entice participants, they/ you can win a gift voucher from Filmhouse on Lothian Road!</p> <p>I greatly appreciate your support, and thank you for your time.</p> <p>Kind regards,</p> <p>Johanna H. Hoffert</p> <p>" </p>