http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “City residents 95 per cent satisfied says council study“ en Thu, 21 May 2026 13:51:36 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282313 Thu, 10 May 2018 21:21:13 +0000 wishicouldgofaster 282313@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The council should take the blame for -<br /> The state of the roads, including painting<br /> Cycling infrastructure<br /> Wasting so much of the cycle budget (e.g. armadillos, chicanes)</p> <p>The police should take the blame for practically a total lack of enforcement of bad/aggressive driving, dangerous parking.</p> <p>My message is therefore to the council - spend wisely and maintain cycling infrastructure timely and properly. Also maintain road surfaces - just because it's safe for a car doesn't mean it's safe for a bike.</p> <p>And for the police - enforce the blasted law you have ignored law-breaking for too long. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282295 Thu, 10 May 2018 17:51:15 +0000 ih 282295@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cllr Macinnes: “We currently have a number of new projects under way, including the city centre West to East cycle link, providing a mainly segregated route from Leith Walk to Roseburn, a direct cycle link between the Meadows and George Street, […]".</p> <p>Interesting. When did they start, and how many metres of infrastructure have been built? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282287 Thu, 10 May 2018 16:49:36 +0000 Ed1 282287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>and describing a fatal dooring as "colliding with a parked car in a tragic accident" Was it a dooring always wondered about the park car incident last year </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282286 Thu, 10 May 2018 16:36:28 +0000 I were right about that saddle 282286@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Each year we invest ten per cent of our transport budget into improving cycling infrastructure</em></p> <p>You could spend a long time in Edinburgh without noticing any cycling infrastructure to improve. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282285 Thu, 10 May 2018 16:29:33 +0000 Rosie 282285@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cllr Macinnes said: “Each year we invest ten per cent of our transport budget into improving cycling infrastructure to make travelling by bike a safer and easier option. “We currently have a number of new projects under way, including the city centre West to East cycle link, providing a mainly segregated route from Leith Walk to Roseburn, a direct cycle link between the Meadows and George Street, and central Edinburgh transformation, which aims to make Edinburgh’s city centre more welcoming for cyclists and pedestrians.”</p> <p>That at least is public support for the CCWEL, so never mind the squeals at losing parking places in the TRO/RSO. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282283 Thu, 10 May 2018 16:15:04 +0000 neddie 282283@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>accidental collisions</em>"</p> <p>"<em>road traffic accident</em>"</p> <p>"<em>tragic accident</em>"</p> <p>and describing a fatal dooring as "<em>colliding with a parked car in a tragic accident</em>"</p> <p>Despicable newspaper </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282282 Thu, 10 May 2018 16:02:40 +0000 chdot 282282@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/more-than-half-of-edinburgh-cyclists-feel-unsafe-1-4737424" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/more-than-half-of-edinburgh-cyclists-feel-unsafe-1-4737424</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282195 Wed, 09 May 2018 14:59:41 +0000 Frenchy 282195@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>New meaning to "nasal congestion" there. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282193 Wed, 09 May 2018 14:53:00 +0000 dougal 282193@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Unless there's a whole market of artisan freshly-cut custom-bagged cocaine out there that I wasn't aware of, it seems unfair to blame pizza delivery people for what will be the queues in the kitchen. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282192 Wed, 09 May 2018 14:37:15 +0000 unhurt 282192@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Shouldn't that headline be "Damning indiction of pizza delivery times in Glasgow"? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282190 Wed, 09 May 2018 13:23:22 +0000 I were right about that saddle 282190@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Who are these 47% of cyclists who feel safe on the roads?!</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44048083">Love it when stories collide.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282183 Wed, 09 May 2018 11:47:28 +0000 neddie 282183@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Who are these 47% of cyclists who feel safe on the roads?!</em></p> <p>The ones who say, "I'm a cyclist mysel, but..."</p> <p>The ones who last cycled round Centerparcs.</p> <p>The ones who have a decrepit BSO in the garage but actually just drive everywhere. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282176 Wed, 09 May 2018 10:43:49 +0000 crowriver 282176@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Who are these 47% of cyclists who feel safe on the roads?!"</p> <p>Suicidal Deliveroo riders? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282174 Wed, 09 May 2018 10:40:28 +0000 dougal 282174@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Who are these 47% of cyclists who feel safe on the roads?! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282161 Wed, 09 May 2018 09:05:23 +0000 crowriver 282161@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"However public confidence in the council’s road management services took a knock as less than half of cyclists surveyed – 47 per cent – reported feeling safe on city roads, a six per cent decline on the 2016 figures." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282158 Wed, 09 May 2018 08:59:27 +0000 Stickman 282158@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I meant to say at the time, but my wife was surveyed for this. They were stopping people outside the Corstorphine Tesco. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18817#post-282157 Wed, 09 May 2018 08:49:12 +0000 chdot 282157@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ThisIsEdinburgh</p> <p>“</p> <p>Participants also recognised Edinburgh as an inclusive and diverse city, with 85 per cent perceiving neighbourhoods as a place where people from different backgrounds can get on well together and the vast majority, 94 per cent, agreeing that the Capital is welcoming and accessible to people of all ages. </p> <p>But satisfaction among residents over the handling of crimes including antisocial behaviour and vandalism in local areas saw slight falls, while others reported being unhappy about the amount of dog fouling</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/city-residents-95-per-cent-satisfied-says-council-study-1-4736684" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/city-residents-95-per-cent-satisfied-says-council-study-1-4736684</a> </p>