http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Seafield Rd resurfacing en Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:36:25 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22021#post-386296 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:39:59 +0000 edinburgh87 386296@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That stretch must be about the worst surface in Edinburgh, I ride through fairly regularly and have been wondering for a while whether there were any plans to resurface. It's a shame the shared use pavement between the prom and McDonalds can't be extended all the way to Baltic At. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22021#post-386271 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:45:40 +0000 neddie 386271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, I don't know if that suspension was time-limited, or if it was ever revoked ??? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22021#post-386269 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:31:34 +0000 pringlis 386269@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I vaguely recall that in the past the policy was that active travel improvements would always be carried out "in tandem" with road resurfacing. Indeed, the presumption was that road resurfacing would <em><strong>always</strong></em> come with improvements for active travel if they could be identified. </p> <p>I also recall though that for budgetary reasons there was a vote to suspend that... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=22021#post-386267 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:13:25 +0000 neddie 386267@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Seafield Rd is getting resurfaced from Marine Esplanade to Constitution St.</p> <p>This forms a large section of what would be the Hawthornvale path to Seafield "Leith Connections" segregated cycle lanes</p> <p>Except we're not getting any cycle lanes with this work</p> <p>Surely, it would make sense to do it all at once, rather than dig the road up twice, at double the cost?</p> <p>Or perhaps the intention is to never give us any segregated lanes at all, and just continue to troll us with ever more never-to-be-implemented fancy plans?</p> <p>Infuriating!</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/seafield" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/seafield</a> </p>