http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Edinburgh in Top 10 UK High Streets en Thu, 21 May 2026 12:33:55 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-295006 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 13:53:27 +0000 gembo 295006@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Edinburgh has better pubs than MK. Shopping is the main activity in MK </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-295003 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 13:48:35 +0000 ARobComp 295003@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>MK has a huge amount of cycling infrastructure - quite an interesting read about why it's useless <a href="https://aseasyasridingabike.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/they-built-it-and-they-didnt-come-the-lesson-of-milton-keynes/">here</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-295001 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 13:27:15 +0000 Nelly 295001@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Edinburgh now below Milton Keynes as a place to live. MK 4 Edinburgh 6"</p> <p>These surveys are hilarious - presumably the survey setter weighted "having gazillions of dual carriageways and roundabouts" in which case MK beats anywhere in Scotland, even Livi </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294869 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:00:08 +0000 gembo 294869@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Edinburgh now below Milton Keynes as a place to live. MK 4 Edinburgh 6 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294850 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:53:37 +0000 I were right about that saddle 294850@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We have debunked a British Broadcasting Corporation article as a sloppy rehash of a press release in under an hour.</p> <p>This is not good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294849 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:47:17 +0000 paulmilne 294849@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I read this this morning in the i (actual newspaper) which listed why Edinburgh was top and what was being described was Princes Street. </p> <p>Link to report here: <a href="https://www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/health-on-the-high-street/2018.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/health-on-the-high-street/2018.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294845 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:37:31 +0000 ih 294845@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would bet that the designated 'High St' in Edinburgh was Princes Street, which would have scored well because it has no betting shops, no fast food takeaways, no tanning salons, and no closed shops (what's happening at BHS these days?). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294835 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:08:40 +0000 I were right about that saddle 294835@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The report doesn't say which street is Edinburgh's 'high street'. I don't think it's a single street at all.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rsph.org.uk/uploads/assets/uploaded/dbdbb8e5-4375-4143-a3bb7c6455f398de.pdf">'For the towns and cities analysis, we used LDC’s boundaries for the core retail area and used data from the 70 largest UK towns and cities by total number of retail units.'</a></p> <p><em>All the boundaries were reassessed using Google maps, both on the map view which typically highlights shopping areas with a pale peach outline, and Google Street View to enable us to virtually walk the high streets.</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294834 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:04:23 +0000 Morningsider 294834@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yay - pubs and bars are considered healthy! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294832 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:02:43 +0000 amir 294832@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Also, Edinburgh's main shops aren't on the High St."<br /> Unless they think Edinburgh citizens spend the shopping budget on cashmere, tartan and silly hats </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294831 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:02:40 +0000 Frenchy 294831@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I don't really think Edinburgh counts as having a pedestrianised high street., </em></p> <p>Yes, agreed.</p> <p>In the report they say they're actually looking at the "core retail area" for each place, which for Edinburgh could actually be the Princes St/George St area. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294830 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:02:23 +0000 neddie 294830@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dear Admin,</p> <p>Please could you fix the typo in the title.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p><strong>Admin edit:</strong> Done. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294829 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:01:12 +0000 neddie 294829@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Also, Edinburgh's main shops aren't on the High St.</p> <p>They're on either the "bus station" Princes St, or the "car park" George St. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294828 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:59:32 +0000 amir 294828@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Whilst food is very important, it's strange that RSPH aren't worried about pollution (never mind mental health) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294826 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:55:39 +0000 SRD 294826@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't really think Edinburgh counts as having a pedestrianised high street., </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294825 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:52:36 +0000 Frenchy 294825@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pedestrianised:</p> <p>Edinburgh (partly)<br /> Canterbury<br /> Taunton<br /> Cheltenham<br /> York<br /> Cambridge</p> <p>Not pedestrianised:<br /> Shrewsbury (but nearby streets are)<br /> Brighton &amp; Hove<br /> Eastbourne<br /> Exeter (but most adjacent streets are) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294821 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:46:51 +0000 neddie 294821@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd be interested to know which of the top 10 (and bottom 10) have pedestrianised High Streets.</p> <p>Canterbury definitely does and is vibrant...</p> <p><em>Top 10</p> <p>Edinburgh<br /> Canterbury<br /> Taunton<br /> Shrewsbury<br /> Cheltenham<br /> York<br /> Brighton &amp; Hove<br /> Eastbourne<br /> Exeter<br /> Cambridge</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19247#post-294819 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:43:57 +0000 neddie 294819@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Really?</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46059306" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46059306</a></p> <p>Why? </p>