http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Harrison Park improvement en Sat, 16 May 2026 06:03:02 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181586 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:24:18 +0000 fimm 181586@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I cycled through the area Chug links to on Saturday - the yellow lines you can see in Streetview seem to have been redone and as he says the lines now extend round the corner to where the dark coloured car is. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181405 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:10:29 +0000 chdot 181405@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>We've got five years, stuck on my eyes<br /> We've got five years, what a surprise<br /> We've got five years, my brain hurts a lot<br /> We've got five years, that's all we've got</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=louXPUW7tHU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=louXPUW7tHU</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181403 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:00:43 +0000 chdot 181403@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ Chug</p> <p>'Obviously' you need to reach a MUCH higher speed before you get to the first sign. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181402 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:46:25 +0000 Chug 181402@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If I strictly obey each one of these signs as I ride past them, I will be stationary by the middle of the park.</p> <p>*pedant* </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181401 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:30:12 +0000 chdot 181401@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Lobbying of councillors by groups and by individuals can get there eventually, and persistence is often a crucial element."</p> <p>YES BUT!</p> <p>Spokes' pioneering work in the NINETEEN SEVENTIES (and 80's) <em>should</em> have meant that 'simple' things became 'automatic' as part of any design/maintenance/planning processes!!!</p> <p>This really is Edinburgh. </p> <p>Not enough gets done unless some councillor or official 'likes' it - and then often after VAST amounts of volunteers' effort. </p> <p>Then there's the 'someone complained' reactive nonsense.</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/qYQem4"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7300/16395696479_a9e9b9c94f.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181398 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:22:58 +0000 DdF 181398@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD <em>"I was wrong. First email exchange dates to 2010!!! Obviously it shouldn't take 5 years of harassing council officials and elected councillors, but at least we've got them now."</em></p> <p>3 or 5 years to get dropped kerb &amp; double-yellows! Now I feel a bit happier that it 'only' took Spokes ("and it's Commie friends") 6 years to get Middle Meadow Walk opened to cycling way back in 1984. See page 3 of <a href="http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/pall-corrected-p8.pdf">Spokes 119</a>.</p> <p>Lobbying of councillors by groups and by individuals can get there eventually, and persistence is often a crucial element. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181378 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:41:18 +0000 Chug 181378@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>HP double yellow line update</p> <p>The rather rough and ready entrance from Ogilvie Terrace direct to the canal (rather than the path into the Park) has recently been painted with double yellows as well - they now reach round the corner almost as far as where the dark blue car is in streetview. Given the presence of "no parking" cones, it looks like they might be going to be extended further west.</p> <p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Edinburgh+EH10/@55.932322,-3.226438,3a,75y,109.42h,76.82t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sw_sQ9tg5DToOIABdK3VTag!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x4887c0b065fc5837:0xea185400b4042844">South end of Ogivie Terrace</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181353 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:32:17 +0000 SRD 181353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was wrong. First email exchange dates to 2010!!! </p> <p>Obviously it shouldn't take 5 years of harassing council officials and elected councillors, but at least we've got them now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181351 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:24:19 +0000 Lizzie 181351@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>you folks in Shandon don't know how lucky you are compared to us in North Edinburgh when it comes to access to cycle routes. Here is asbysmal. Dropped kerbs? what are they???? Vehicles parked across access points all the time because there are no double yellow lines protecting them. Its a headache, not just for cyclists but for pushchairs and wheelchairs too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181345 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:34:31 +0000 SRD 181345@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Gembo - one of the reasons it took so long is that they were supposed to be dealing with all the park entrances at once. So that one ought to be sorted too. I totally agree about how appalling that access is. Will check it next time I'm over that way. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181344 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:32:54 +0000 gembo 181344@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice, can we move on now to the one at the other end of the park coming in from Shandon where the big bin is. There is always a car parked across that one. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181342 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:25:55 +0000 SRD 181342@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Amazing! Possibly the most famous drop- kerb in Edinburgh, what with Uberuce memorialising it in his blog and then it being toasted and libated with bubbly. </p> <p>Thanks everyone who's supported this mini-campaign. I've lost track but I think it's been 3 years since I first raised it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181339 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:16:25 +0000 Lizzie 181339@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They really could do with installing dropped kerbs and protecting accesses to the NEN too. In Gosford Place no dropped kerb and no parking restrictions means getting onto the NEN can be difficult, even though the entrance is signposted from the road and looks official. Its not the only place where things could do with being sorted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-181336 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 20:54:20 +0000 chdot 181336@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/qYT9Pn"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7357/16396266579_2443197e3f.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-151776 Sun, 04 May 2014 07:06:20 +0000 gembo 151776@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <br /> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-151775 Sun, 04 May 2014 07:06:13 +0000 gembo 151775@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Iirc there was a man near saughton park used to paint his own yellow lines and the council eventually agreed on his take, think he may have had a disability and needed to park his car so the lines took a meander? This was a while back.</p> <p>Given the state of the yellow line before the dropped kerb wouldn't 't take much paint to deter some people from parking there.</p> <p>The one at Cultins rd to come off the canal almost always has a vehicle parked across it. The one at roseburn coming from the path through Murrayburn similar </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-151768 Sat, 03 May 2014 22:33:30 +0000 chdot 151768@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Still waiting for this to be sorted!</p> <p>That car is parked legally over the 'famous' dropped kerb. </p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/14074603426/"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7454/14074603426_bedaa51d86.jpg"></a></p> <p>Legal bits in process somewhere ... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-101465 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:45:03 +0000 chdot 101465@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Better late than never!"</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&amp;page=112&amp;replies=3331#post-101464" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&amp;page=112&amp;replies=3331#post-101464</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-68249 Tue, 01 May 2012 19:53:54 +0000 Greenroofer 68249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I suspect (without any evidence whatsoever) that the pink aggregate will get better as it ages. Presumably at the start the pink pebbles have a certain amount of tar on them: as this wears off they will get pinker...</p> <p>We'll have to see. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-68189 Tue, 01 May 2012 13:53:09 +0000 Claggy Cog 68189@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/6950022142/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/6950022142/in/photostream/</a></p> <p>I think the pink aggregate works rather well. The problem with a lot of the cycle lanes is when the red stuff starts crumbling and being washed away it all becomes rather lumpy and makes for an uncomfortable ride. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-68177 Tue, 01 May 2012 13:24:08 +0000 chdot 68177@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Sara Dorman ‏ @SRDEdinburgh </p> <p>@southwest_team Easy peasey -- Dropped kerb where footpath meets Harrison Rd to ease access for buggies, bikes, wheelchairs etc</p> <p>South West Team‏ @southwest_team</p> <p>@srdedinburgh update: this will be added to our list of proposed dropped kerbs &amp; will be done over the next few months. ^G<br /> 1:11 PM - 1 May 12</p> <p>"</p> <p>Better late than never!</p> <p>"<br /> Sara Dorman @SRDEdinburgh</p> <p>@southwest_team Woo-hoo! All 100+ cyclists who went 'bump' on their way to @POPScotland on Saturday will be thrilled! Many thanks :)</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-66799 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:14:39 +0000 chdot 66799@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>South West Team (@southwest_team)</p> <p>4/24/12 8:05 AM</p> <p>If you're in Harrison Park today say "hi" to our Wardens who will be there all day today and Thursday: <a href="http://ow.ly/arTjm" rel="nofollow">http://ow.ly/arTjm</a> #edinclean<br /> " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-66737 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:13:33 +0000 chdot 66737@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>South West Team (@southwest_team)</p> <p>4/23/12 6:25 PM</p> <p>Tomorrow is the start of our dog fouling initiative in Harrison Park. Wardens will be there 7am to 10pm: ow.ly/arTes #edinclean</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-66679 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:15:44 +0000 lionfish 66679@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I visited the boat/barge last week and filled in the form. The main point I thought of was the blocked access by parked cars. The consultation was suppose to be for Harrison Park East, but I mainly use HP West, I guess it's the same people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178&page=2#post-66549 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:46:59 +0000 SRD 66549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I presume you've sent a link of this to the cycling officer chap? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178#post-66457 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:56:03 +0000 chdot 66457@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Serious missed opportunity here -</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/7098780703/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7130/7098780703_8a89493ed2.jpg"></a></p> <p>Very recent pavement repair.</p> <p>A dropped kerb c/should have been created.</p> <p>It had been on another part of CEC's 'coming soon' list for a while.</p> <p>It's not just about joined-up-thinking, more about thinking.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/6952721176/"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5461/6952721176_15117eff1d.jpg"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/7098787679/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7098787679_53a27a2e0a.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/7098787679/">Turn left for Sustrans route - no dropped kerb</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178#post-66342 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:54:59 +0000 spytfyre 66342@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - indeed - much better than another skatepark in town eh? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178#post-66224 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:58:49 +0000 gembo 66224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>there used to be a bike racing circuit in Harrison Park so it is nice to see it as an option </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178#post-66131 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:15:39 +0000 spytfyre 66131@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>oooh now we're talking </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6178#post-66105 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:29:33 +0000 SRD 66105@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>spytfyre - i'll email you the form. it mentions bbqs and picnic tables! </p>