http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Canal Health Benefits" en Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:50:18 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22856 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:29:30 +0000 chdot 22856@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I heard last night the canal towpath is to get fairy lights (solar powered LEDs) along the edges from the basin to the M8."</p> <p>Taken the ENews a week to catch up.</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/Canal-chiefs-float-illuminating-idea.6708956.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/Canal-chiefs-float-illuminating-idea.6708956.jp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22327 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:50:13 +0000 kaputnik 22327@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>it will all end in tears when the wee plane bringing all the suits back from London City takes a wrong turn and comes down in Harrison Park </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22324 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:44:12 +0000 chdot 22324@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Slightly more off-beat --- it was reported that British Waterways are about to put ground-based solar-lights, de-marking either edge of the canal, all the way from the Lochrin Basin out to the bypass!</p> <p>As someone who frequently cycles a section of the canal at night, I personally think this would be a great development ;-)<br /> "</p> <p><a href="http://andrewburns.blogspot.com/2011/01/craiglockhart-community-council.html" rel="nofollow">http://andrewburns.blogspot.com/2011/01/craiglockhart-community-council.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22272 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:18:53 +0000 ruggtomcat 22272@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yeah black was not the best colour choice in retrospect. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22271 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:11:01 +0000 chdot 22271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I suspect the speedbumps are to slow people so they don't hit the gates... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22270 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:00:07 +0000 ruggtomcat 22270@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Survey done, in the any other comments section I asked "Why is there speedbumps AND chicanes between Fountainbridge and Harrison Park?"</p> <p>I presume there was a rash of accidents, but thoes bumps can shake gear loose, and Im already going slowly for the gates and all the other users. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22265 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:47:43 +0000 alibali 22265@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>cb,</p> <p>You are quite right, the sationary traffic I see each night is on the bypass, so it's the Scott Russell aqueduct I meant.</p> <p>The tunnel under the M8 even manages to minimise the risk of falling in by having a wide path. I've no idea how the horses got by the old bridges out to Ratho; maybe they used ponys? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22264 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:35:30 +0000 chdot 22264@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"So not much chance of you testing your mettle on the plexiglass floor of the CN Tower?"</p> <p>Correct. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22263 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:34:52 +0000 Arellcat 22263@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>...tall buildings with ceiling to floor windows!</em></p> <p>So not much chance of you testing your mettle on the plexiglass floor of the CN Tower? It's only 342 metres above the ground. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22261 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:28:17 +0000 chdot 22261@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"you can see through the railing down to the Water of Leith"</p> <p>One of my favourite views.</p> <p>I once took a group of children across the Slateford Aqueduct.</p> <p>We all walked.</p> <p>Various degrees of nervousness, bravado and indifference.</p> <p>The most affected person was one of the helpers who <em>really</em> didn't like heights. </p> <p>He managed to stare straight ahead the whole way.</p> <p>I get quite nervous in tall buildings with ceiling to floor windows! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22256 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:12:38 +0000 cb 22256@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Now, the M8 bridge is scary"</p> <p>Do you mean the City Bypass (i.e. Scott Russell aqueduct)?<br /> The canal goes /under/ the M8. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22249 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:37:51 +0000 alibali 22249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Almondvale aquaduct is certainly scarier, but the railing has been refurbished and doesn't look as rickety as the Slateford one. However I suppose both were built to cope with large horses so a mere cyclist should be safe enough.</p> <p>Of course, both bridges are bracketed by "Cyclists Dismount" signs....</p> <p>Now, the M8 bridge is scary, and has a wholy inadequate railing from a cyclist point of view, as does the FRB, I think. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22240 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:17:30 +0000 wingpig 22240@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote><em>"I heard last night the canal towpath is to get fairy lights (solar powered LEDs) along the edges from the basin to the M8."</em></blockquote></p> <p>One thing which would improve the night-time seeability would be the shading, dimming or removal of the stupidly bright lights on the non-towpath side round the back of Dorset Place. They completely knacker your night vision when heading west at night. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22239 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:15:53 +0000 DaveC 22239@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've not been out as far as Almondvale. :-) and in my defence you can see through the railing down to the Water of Leith. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22238 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:56:24 +0000 chdot 22238@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"A long drop on the right"</p> <p>Only if you climb the high fence!</p> <p>There are other bridges with more worrying (lower) parapets. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22237 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:49:24 +0000 DaveC 22237@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>kaputnik <blockquote>I take it "drinking it" isn't one?</blockquote></p> <p>That was my first thought too....</p> <p>I don't live near or have couse to cycle past the canal any more :-( though when I did it was scarey cycling over the Aquaduct at Slateford!! A long drop on the right or a wet splash on the left. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22236 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:44:28 +0000 Arellcat 22236@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I saw them trialling some LED lights two or three months ago, near one of the bridges. They looked very much like cat's eyes, or little garden lamps. In fact, why not just use cat's eyes, since most of us need lights to see where we're going on the towpath. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22232 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:25:20 +0000 alibali 22232@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I heard last night the canal towpath is to get fairy lights (solar powered LEDs) along the edges from the basin to the M8.</p> <p>Might help those who (like me) are prone to falling in from time to time.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22220 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:48:28 +0000 SRD 22220@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was stopped on the canal and asked to fill this out too. Had been meaning to post link. If you do the survey, they ask where you got on/off canal, and one of their options is 'Yeaman Place bridge' which seemed like an ...interesting option to chose...</p> <p>(bloke handing out survey info complimented me on my bike!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22215 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:25:02 +0000 Arellcat 22215@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I like the canal very much, so I've filled out the survey.</p> <p><em>I take it "drinking it" isn't one?</em></p> <p>Depends how often you fall into the water on those cobbley bits under the bridges between Yeaman Place and Harrison Park. :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22213 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:52:11 +0000 kaputnik 22213@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I take it "drinking it" isn't one? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2111#post-22211 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:45:35 +0000 chdot 22211@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Dear Friends of the Canals</p> <p>British Waterways Scotland (BWS) has successfully bid for funding to investigate the health benefits of the Lowland canals network. We believe that through activity on the towpath and the canal we are contributing significantly to the health of the nation and creating a significant saving to the NHS. As a user of the canals, we are eager to hear both your views and those of your members who regularly use the canal towpath for leisure and exercise.</p> <p>Can you help me by circulating this email to your members and encourage any them that are using the towpath in the next four weeks to fill in the online survey at the following link - <a href="http://www.mvasurvey.com/bws-health" rel="nofollow">http://www.mvasurvey.com/bws-health</a> .</p> <p>The higher the level engagement, the better the quality of the outputs and the stronger the case we can potentially make for increased investment in the canals.</p> <p>We look forward to hearing from you. Please do not hesitate to contact either myself or my colleague Stephen Canning at MVA Consultancy if you have any questions. Stephen's contact details are T: 0131 240 8923 and E: <a href="mailto:scanning@mvaconsultancy.com">scanning@mvaconsultancy.com</a></p> <p>Many thanks</p> <p>Richard Millar</p> <p>Waterway Development Manager</p> <p>British Waterways Scotland</p> <p>1 Applecross Street</p> <p>Glasgow</p> <p>G4 9SP</p> <p>0141 332 6936</p> <p>" </p>