http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Roseburn - Canal link (new Dalry route) en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:12:40 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379226 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:51:35 +0000 LaidBack 379226@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>@cb - "Just realised I cycled illegally down the WAR last time I was there.</p> <p>Coming from Morrison Crescent and wanting to avoid the hideous zigzags I thought I would would use the shared use pavement to Drysdale Road, but then it made more sense just to stick on the road as the ped crossing had just gone red.</p> <p>...but in fairness there is no signage at the crossing to say No Bikes (not sure how you easily resolve that given a bike's ability to join a road pretty much anywhere)."</blockquote></p> <p>I always do that as less conflict with pedestrians than weaving by planters and the zig zags are too tight for cargobikes. Time they just marked out a bus and bike lane for that bit. Or tarmac the path to new Roseburn link on North side of WAR with lights to allow bikes to turn up Drysdale. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379224 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:20:12 +0000 cb 379224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Would make good content for Powerwash Simulator. That would be satisfying. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379223 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:34:51 +0000 neddie 379223@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Graffiti is on the inside of the bridge. No dangling required </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379221 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:59:09 +0000 gembo 379221@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The graffiti is on every surface so needs removed where it can be as it is repugnant </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379219 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:35:41 +0000 MediumDave 379219@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This might be because some of the graffiti is on the outside of the bridge, over the railway tracks. </p> <p>While neds are presumably quite happy to dangle over the catenary to tag the bridge, the cleaning team may be reluctant to do the same for cleaning. </p> <p>No reason why they can't clean the inside of the bridge of course. But given it's glass, the graffiti on the outside would be visible. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379215 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:24:08 +0000 neddie 379215@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Apparently, somehow, the street cleaning team are “unable” to access the blue bridge to clean off the graffiti &lt;rolls eyes&gt;</p> <p>Like seriously? Bang their bloody heads together. Get them on a bike. Or a trailer. Or a trolley. Or just buckets. It can’t be beyond the wit of man to access a bridge on a £17m cycle route with some cleaning materials, can it?</p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dastonsnp.bsky.social/post/3ljam3gpzek22" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/dastonsnp.bsky.social/post/3ljam3gpzek22</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379214 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:20:42 +0000 chdot 379214@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you don’t get a ‘rapid” response, could try a Cllr</p> <p>Think most of route in Ward 7 - Sighthill / Gorgie </p> <p><a href="https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&amp;VW=LIST&amp;PIC=0" rel="nofollow">https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&amp;VW=LIST&amp;PIC=0</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379213 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:35:13 +0000 resurf 379213@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for this, have done </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379197 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:50:59 +0000 chdot 379197@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anyone who has actually seen it can report -</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/graffiti" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/graffiti</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379196 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 19:38:47 +0000 gembo 379196@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@resurf, alas the racist Hearts Ultras have been out. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379189 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:29:54 +0000 resurf 379189@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Came through the canal link yesterday, it really is a helpful connection for us but oh my gosh there is a lot of graffiti already, the perspex over the bridge is almost full, it’s not the artistic type and quite sweary, sort of put a dampener on the trip. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-379136 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:56:19 +0000 cb 379136@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>May</em> have been mentioned above but I see that the Duff St Lane access has been opened, I would guess unofficially seeing as it involves a short unsurfaced bit next to the bins. </p> <p>It was being fairly well used as I passed by on a <em>CityStrides</em> inspired run. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378848 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:12:32 +0000 MediumDave 378848@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The people crave the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_teeth_(fortification)">teeth...</a></p> <p>The Fitba' crowd last night seemed to enjoy the ad-hoc Harrison Road LTN though. Very pleasant strolling vibe. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378847 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:05:12 +0000 fimm 378847@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Highway Code<br /> 240<br /> you MUST NOT stop or park on<br /> ...<br /> - a tram or cycle lane during its period of operation<br /> - a cycle track</p> <p>Waiting restrictions indicated by yellow lines apply to the carriageway, pavement and verge... Double yellow lines mean no waiting at any time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378846 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:22:44 +0000 Arellcat 378846@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>AIUI, the original 1.5T weight limit was supposedly partly to protect the substandard road surface, but was mainly to prevent access to the road by goods vehicles for environmental reasons, those being noise, pollution and vehicle width or length. In 1974, people didn't like HGVs being on the road, and the western end of the (Temporary) WAR was tricky with sharp corners and narrow lanes. Buses weren't goods vehicles but were somehow OK though on all other counts.</p> <p>And since many cars are over 1.5t these days, they aren't goods vehicles and so are allowed.</p> <p>The current signage that uses diagram 626 is peculiar because it was deprecated in 1981 and diagram 622 is current. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378844 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:32:39 +0000 cb 378844@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just realised I cycled illegally down the WAR last time I was there. </p> <p>Coming from Morrison Crescent and wanting to avoid the hideous zigzags I thought I would would use the shared use pavement to Drysdale Road, but then it made more sense just to stick on the road as the ped crossing had just gone red.</p> <p>...but in fairness there is no signage at the crossing to say No Bikes (not sure how you easily resolve that given a bike's ability to join a road pretty much anywhere).</p> <p>Incidentally there seems to be a <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/RU2jYdxzntxMVqrj8">1.5T weight limit</a> for vehicles on the WAR (although not for buses which are famous for being lighter that 1.5T).</p> <p>Half the traffic on the WAR must be breaking that? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378843 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:59:10 +0000 bakky 378843@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cllr Ross Mckenzie has written to Police Scotland about the bus parking. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378842 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:25:25 +0000 Arellcat 378842@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If it were any sooner we might give the game away. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378841 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:10:39 +0000 neddie 378841@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>...in 2055 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378840 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:54:47 +0000 Arellcat 378840@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Evil Cycling Lobby has infiltrated Police Scotland to encourage drivers of heavy vehicles to park on poorly surfaced cycle infra, thus creating the business case for remedial works to a higher standard. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378839 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:51:34 +0000 neddie 378839@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They're gonna destroy that cycle lane, aren't they? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378837 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:24:37 +0000 chdot 378837@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>When is a purpose built segregated cycle path not a purpose built segregated cycle path?</p> <p>When it's used to park supporters' buses during the Hearts v St. Mirren game (allegedly on the instruction of the police - according to the bus drivers who weren't happy at photographs being taken).</p> <p>Reported on Police 101, to be told this would be passed on to local officers, I wonder if I'll hear any more.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/914482190342598/posts/1167954504995364/" rel="nofollow">https://m.facebook.com/groups/914482190342598/posts/1167954504995364/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378831 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:40:30 +0000 bakky 378831@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Didn't know that was a possibility - interesting notion. Notably the pavements up Drysdale Rd are also designated shared use, though not especially wide. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378830 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:01:12 +0000 Dave 378830@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ISTR that the original idea was to compulsory purchase land from the edge of the garden of the office block to the west, so there would be more room, but you know... This Is Edinburgh</p> <p>They could always add another crossing point but just lock the timing together, so that a given car will never have to stop more than once </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=28#post-378821 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:54:32 +0000 acsimpson 378821@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The ramps are very short though. Without knowing the overall gradient I would guess it's possible to put longer shallower slopes between each flat section. It might not line up so well with the steps but that's mostly an aesthetic thing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=27#post-378820 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:45:04 +0000 Arellcat 378820@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A single long ramp would remove the change in angles, but the ramped steps are the way they are to accommodate people in wheelchairs. They are probably at the maximum permissible gradient. You need multiple shallow sections to allow people to recover after pushing up each step, hence the long ramped overbridges at railway stations these days. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=27#post-378819 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:42:24 +0000 bakky 378819@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Dave - yes, that just seems unlikely (a third crossing in a fairly short stretch?). I agree though. </p> <p>I suppose it’s possible they try and improve the Dundee St ramps… just struggling to see what would be practical. Just evening them out? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=27#post-378818 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:39:12 +0000 gembo 378818@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@bakky - good to see that - maybe they will finish at least the shorter route then </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=27#post-378817 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:11:19 +0000 Dave 378817@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You shouldn't need to go all the way to Morrison and double back, there are already lights at Drysdale rd so just extend that to the eastbound carriageway... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15762&page=27#post-378815 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 23:53:39 +0000 bakky 378815@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo see original route plan from 2014 - had a leg from the new WAR toucan heading north east to the crossing at zig zag</p> <p><a href="https://freeimage.host/i/3JVRjp9"><img src="https://iili.io/3JVRjp9.md.png"></a></p> <p>‘Extension to Morrison Crescent’ - and map - via <a href="http://www.spokes.org.uk/2024/12/roseburn-to-almost-canal-opens/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spokes.org.uk/2024/12/roseburn-to-almost-canal-opens/</a> </p>