http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Leith - Sea town mirage" en Thu, 21 May 2026 11:52:09 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3758#post-39495 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:10:43 +0000 Stepdoh 39495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Glad I live in the hugely successful bit of Leith :). Had a jog round platinum point development was just cold and grey and that was on a sunny day.</p> <p>It tends to be the first thing to be engulfed by the haar even if the rest of leith isn't, then it just doesn't exist (which I'm sure is how the developers feel now) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3758#post-39462 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:54:00 +0000 chdot 39462@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you think Leith/Edinburgh is 'bad' check -</p> <p><a href="http://www.jonestheplanner.co.uk/2011/08/brian-clough-city-west.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jonestheplanner.co.uk/2011/08/brian-clough-city-west.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3758#post-39460 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:34:40 +0000 chdot 39460@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> But here I am at ‘Edinburgh Harbour’ in August with leaden skies and a howling wind whipping across the water. Having lived in Edinburgh I know the climate is perfectly congenial, but dockland developments with their exposed position, the large bodies of water, the micro climates created by tall buildings and lack of effective street enclosure tend to make for a hostile environment. I strongly suspect that reliance on waterfront activities as the focus of a community of this scale is a mirage.<br /> "</p> <p><a href="http://www.jonestheplanner.co.uk/2011/08/leith-sea-town-mirage.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jonestheplanner.co.uk/2011/08/leith-sea-town-mirage.html</a> </p>