http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Shared use paths en Tue, 19 May 2026 14:46:52 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17466#post-309619 Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:04:09 +0000 neddie 309619@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Those are some great cartoons by Dave Walker, full Guardian article with more:</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/28/a-cyclists-guide-to-biking-the-city-a-cartoon" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/28/a-cyclists-guide-to-biking-the-city-a-cartoon</a></p> <p>Up there, with one of my all time favourites from Bikeyface:</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/diUqBH"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/8476/8078890279_c595a0cc5a.jpg"></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/diUqBH">Myth of the Open Road</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bikeyface/">Bikeyface</a>, on Flickr</p> <p><a href="http://bikeyface.com/2012/10/11/the-myth-of-the-open-road/" rel="nofollow">http://bikeyface.com/2012/10/11/the-myth-of-the-open-road/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17466#post-309603 Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:52:10 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 309603@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/28/a-cyclists-guide-to-biking-the-city-a-cartoon#img-6" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/28/a-cyclists-guide-to-biking-the-city-a-cartoon#img-6</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17466#post-243433 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:12:24 +0000 Schemieradge 243433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It is sad.. I reckon this stretch of path is no more than 1m wide.<br /> Yes, better than it was, but I fear that off-road cycling will be deemed Solved in that vicinity for the long term.<br /> A real shame since it could be a really popular route for kids cycling to school in Tranent from the surrounding villages. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17466#post-243377 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:19:03 +0000 I were right about that saddle 243377@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I cycled down the path by the A702 from Flotterstone yesterday. It's down to about 30cm width in most places now as vegetation has encroached and actual earth has built up.</p> <p>There were workmen clearing it just before the Steading Inn, but this kind of path just gets impassable quickly. So sad. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17466#post-243361 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:48:53 +0000 sallyhinch 243361@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Plus of course Cycling By Design currently only covers trunk routes </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17466#post-243360 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:45:32 +0000 Morningsider 243360@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>National guidance on the design of shared use facilities can be found in Cycling by Design 2010:</p> <p><a href="http://www.transport.gov.scot/report/j185500-06.htm#sharedcycleways" rel="nofollow">http://www.transport.gov.scot/report/j185500-06.htm#sharedcycleways</a></p> <p>Absolute minimum width is meant to be 2m, although the absolute, absolute minimum is 1.5m (don't you just love UK cycle design guidance - where even the absolute minimum can be safely ignored). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17466#post-243359 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:31:35 +0000 amir 243359@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks fairly typical to me - there are examples elsewhere with poor design for real-life use. </p> <p>I tend to avoid these unless conditions dictate otherwise - (e.g horrendous cross-wind) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17466#post-243349 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:37:13 +0000 Schemieradge 243349@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is a brand new shared use path between Ormiston and Tranent (they're still working on the Ormiston end).<br /> Might be hard to see from the pic, but to me it seems borderline dangerous to be calling this shared use.<br /> It's really narrow to the extent I doubt if 2 bikes going in opposite directions would be able to pass each other. I certainly wouldn't send my kids down there any time soon.</p> <p>Anyone else know if there are particular guidelines the council needs to adhere to to be able to call something shared use?</p> <p>I just feel like a great idea has been taken (off-road Ormiston-Tranent path) and completely ruined in implementation.</p> <p> <a href="http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah289/daveozzz/Capture_zpsvzrwfbqn.png">Link to image</a> ) </p>