http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Edinburgh best place to live in UK" en Fri, 22 May 2026 00:27:48 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-217173 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 19:43:50 +0000 gembo 217173@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Today at lunch time I walked up the steps to high school yards, there is a really dinky old building at top a tourist was taking photo of and then I took the never before presented chance because the gate has always been shut through the university quads spotting Old Surgeons Hall and a number of really old and grand old university buildings excepts the staff counselling service which is in a horrible permanent portacabin. That aside the whole old town them up to university was completely compelling </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-217171 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 19:30:51 +0000 chdot 217171@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>THE CAPITAL has retained its spot as the best city in the UK for the third year running.</p> <p>Edinburgh beat London to remain at the top of the list compiled by the Telegraph from a poll of 75,000 people.</p> <p>Of Edinburgh, the newspaper said: “The winner for the third year in a row. Why? From the history-soaked medieval tenements, vennels and wynds of the Old Town to the sweeping elegance of the Georgian New Town, Edinburgh deserves its reputation as one of the most beautiful and compelling cities in the world.”</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-voted-best-city-in-the-uk-for-third-year-running-1-4104729" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-voted-best-city-in-the-uk-for-third-year-running-1-4104729</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-215923 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 21:26:57 +0000 SRD 215923@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yup, just to confirm that 5000 is a huge sample, and face to face interviews serious stuff. I have (almost) survived my first semester teaching research design, so I can now say that with some authority. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-215919 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 20:21:32 +0000 wingpig 215919@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You should just have driven to Livingston instead. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-215917 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 20:18:57 +0000 chdot 215917@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Had lovely holiday to Edinburgh yesterday."</p> <p>But you wouldn't like to stay here... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-215910 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 19:10:33 +0000 gembo 215910@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had lovely holiday to Edinburgh yesterday. Bit of designer shopping (angle poise lamp but maybe four times size of desk variety), parked car at Pleasance then nice walk with the family through old town toJohn Lewis (washing machine on blink), then up to portrait gallery then over to national gallery then through princes street gardens east, up to high st, fire eaters, down Victoria street and stop at James Connolly memorial (only bit of grit really) along cowgate to holyrood tap for very nice burgers, very chilled. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-215905 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 17:45:22 +0000 Morningsider 215905@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>5000 face-to-face interviews with randomly chosen residents is a massive undertaking. The sample is huge for this type of thing and the methodology seems pretty robust. More details can be found in the report to Councillors at:</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/50306/item_71_-_2015_edinburgh_people_survey_headline_results" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/50306/item_71_-_2015_edinburgh_people_survey_headline_results</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-215904 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 17:09:06 +0000 redmist 215904@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sample of 5000 people asked face to face isn't exactly scientific.</p> <p>"anywhere west of Lothian Rd is basically Weegieworld" ?<br /> comeontae... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-215903 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:47:39 +0000 crowriver 215903@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Leith is still 'vibing', especially Leith Walk these days... It seems to be where all the young people 'hang out'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-215901 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:18:33 +0000 minus six 215901@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Edinburgh lost it years ago</p> <p>South side was superb in the eighties</p> <p>Leith was still vibing in the nineties</p> <p>New Town has always been verboten</p> <p>and anywhere west of Lothian Rd is basically Weegieworld </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-215884 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:39:12 +0000 chdot 215884@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-satisfaction-rating-hits-new-high-survey-1-4092255" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-satisfaction-rating-hits-new-high-survey-1-4092255</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-202487 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:02:33 +0000 neddie 202487@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It didn't feel like it as we walked with young children back to Marchmont from Haymarket at 4pm last Tues.</p> <p>Traffic was awful, the pavements were narrow and the delays crossing on the green man interminable. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-202481 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:23:40 +0000 zesty 202481@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>The study hailed the Capital as having “low crime rates” in comparison with the other areas</em></p> <p>Really!!<br /> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34581771">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34581771</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-202469 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 09:54:41 +0000 PS 202469@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's always been number one. 8-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15649#post-202467 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 09:41:06 +0000 chdot 202467@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>It rocketed to number one – jumping 97 places from its previous position during the last survey in 2013.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-best-place-to-live-in-uk-it-s-official-1-3924229" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-best-place-to-live-in-uk-it-s-official-1-3924229</a> </p>