http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Low emission zones - time to get started? en Fri, 22 May 2026 03:21:43 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15347#post-196946 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 09:22:30 +0000 chdot 196946@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/protesters-angry-at-edinburgh-air-pollution-1-3868998" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/protesters-angry-at-edinburgh-air-pollution-1-3868998</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15347#post-196893 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:03:06 +0000 duncans 196893@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surprised I hadn't found this before:</p> <p><a href="http://www.scottishairquality.co.uk/latest/?la=city-of-edinburgh">Edinburgh Air Quality Latest</a></p> <p>The St John's Road one shows as bad or worse than the city centre ones quite often. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15347#post-196892 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:59:44 +0000 chdot 196892@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"They can't both be right."</p> <p>Actually they can. </p> <p>They are saying different things. </p> <p>LH is perhaps less convincing though -</p> <p>"recent monitoring suggests" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15347#post-196888 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:39:40 +0000 LaidBack 196888@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34051566" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34051566</a></p> <p>Lesley Hinds said: "We are already working closely with bus and road freight operators to reduce vehicle emissions on some of our busiest traffic routes and recent monitoring suggests that air quality is improving in many places, including the South Bridge/Nicolson Street corridor."<br /> Emilia Hanna, of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: "Toxic traffic fumes right here on Nicolson Street are harming the public's health.</p> <p><strong>They can't both be right.<br /> </strong></p> <p>Ideally the city should pedestrianised at this time of year to improve the health and safety of visitors - and then just stay that way. They can't be scared of any downward financial effects during festival, can they? Apparently banks have run out of sacks to collect money in. </p>