http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cycling in Seville en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:06:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-280497 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:01:30 +0000 Stickman 280497@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/john-mclellan-even-in-seville-you-can-t-escape-edinburgh-politics-1-4726265" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/john-mclellan-even-in-seville-you-can-t-escape-edinburgh-politics-1-4726265</a></p> <p>I wonder if Cllr MacLennan noticed the cycling infrastructure or was he blinded by the tram? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-250084 Sun, 14 May 2017 17:08:42 +0000 Tulyar 250084@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ISTR that Seville had a very large bikeshare operation, when OBIS report was being written in 2009-10 with various tariffs to suit local commuters and visitors.</p> <p>Many years ago the Expo in Seville used avenues of trees between the pavillions, watered at night, to cool down the air during the day, in place of air conditioned enclosed walkways </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-250073 Sun, 14 May 2017 14:48:39 +0000 sallyhinch 250073@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>More on Seville, from a Scot living in the city <a href="http://jacwab.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/seville-dense-and-consistent-cycling.html" rel="nofollow">http://jacwab.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/seville-dense-and-consistent-cycling.html</a> (who may have had a bit of a nudge from me during our visit to do some more blogging ...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-250052 Sat, 13 May 2017 21:14:03 +0000 Frenchy 250052@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Interesting read. Slightly crappy paths that connect are better than occasional good paths that don't connect.</em></p> <p>This seems like the right way to do it, if you have to choose between "quality surface" and "connectivity". Get people using them, and the demand for superior quality will come.</p> <p>Not that I'm suggesting we don't do both! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-250042 Sat, 13 May 2017 18:55:48 +0000 rbrtwtmn 250042@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks Sally - useful reading, helpful assessment. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-250012 Sat, 13 May 2017 11:32:21 +0000 Rosie 250012@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting read. Slightly crappy paths that connect are better than occasional good paths that don't connect. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-249986 Fri, 12 May 2017 21:27:49 +0000 sallyhinch 249986@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ah, the tea picture was a bit of a joke - the Spanish did reasonable tea apparently. The main thing is they don't mess around turning oranges into marmalade but make wine out of them instead, a vast improvement </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-249982 Fri, 12 May 2017 20:55:18 +0000 Kim 249982@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think you have just answered the question about "has anyone visited Seville &amp; cycled there".</p> <p>Your social media output showed your struggles to find a decent cup of tea and how you had to go native and drink sangria instead... Must have been a great hardship ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-249976 Fri, 12 May 2017 20:33:10 +0000 sallyhinch 249976@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My take on Seville - <a href="https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/blog/2017/05/12/cycling-in-seville-never-mind-the-width-feel-the-network" rel="nofollow">https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/blog/2017/05/12/cycling-in-seville-never-mind-the-width-feel-the-network</a> - and another take here <a href="https://storify.com/ereather/five-go-mad-in-seville" rel="nofollow">https://storify.com/ereather/five-go-mad-in-seville</a></p> <p>highly recommended for a cycling holiday (indeed any holiday) but if you struggle when temperatures top 30C, pick April rather than May </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17658#post-247882 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:50:23 +0000 sallyhinch 247882@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So as a reward for the last few weeks/months/years of flat out cycle campaigning a few of us are planning a weekend in Seville after the election. </p> <p>Part of the excuse for the trip is to experience Seville's famed transformation for ourselves but, as with our Amsterdam trip, we won't be exclusively measuring kerbs or intensively looking at infrastructure. We will want to get on bikes and experience it for ourselves. If we also find out how useful bikes are for partaking of the local nightlife and/or touristing and cake-eating opportunities then that would be grand. We will be quite demob happy after POP and Walk Cycle Vote but I have promised to write a blog for the Cycling Embassy so we will have to pay a bit of attention to the infrastructure</p> <p>Has anyone visited Seville &amp; cycled there and have they any advice both on the cycling and the nightlife/touristing/cake eating aspects? Should we arrange to rent bikes or just rely on the bike hire? How easy is it to navigate and/or find the cycling infrastructure? And is there anything we really shouldn't miss? </p>