http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Strathearn Road en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:20:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6762 Mon, 10 May 2010 16:54:39 +0000 chdot 6762@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I'm glad you're so positive about this."</p> <p>I choose my words carefully (in print...) I think I can safely say that the report (no I'm not writing it) will be full of great potential/possible things - and not just in 'wish list' format.</p> <p>"It certainly suggests that policies of consultation and inclusion can work". I was part of the consultation and there was a degree of 'looking for support and better ideas' such that some people (one or two) were complaining that there hadn't been enough consultation. This was deftly dealt with by an official who said 'this is about policy, there will be consultation on the details of the proposals'.</p> <p>"but your point (b) always seems to be the stumbling block."</p> <p>Yes. There have been meetings. I'm sure there will be more... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6757 Mon, 10 May 2010 16:26:31 +0000 SRD 6757@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm glad you're so positive about this. It certainly suggests that policies of consultation and inclusion can work, but your point (b) always seems to be the stumbling block. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6740 Mon, 10 May 2010 10:39:14 +0000 chdot 6740@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"The South of Edinburgh has also been identified during this work as having significant potential for increasing cycle use"</p> <p>Yes.</p> <p>They <em>are</em> taking things seriously. The ATAP (Active Travel Action Plan) document will be very good. The consequences will depend on a) resources (re-allocatiing rather than 'new') b) the co-operation of sections of the Council that determine the allocations and do the work on the ground... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6739 Mon, 10 May 2010 10:30:28 +0000 SRD 6739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Update: </p> <p>"Thank you for your email of 6 April 2010 sent to Councillor Mackenzie on the above subject [cycle lanes and parking]. </p> <p>The Council recognises the issue you have raised regarding vehicles parked in cycle lanes and tackling this is an action that has been identified during the development of the Active Travel Action Plan. The South of Edinburgh has also been identified during this work as having significant potential for increasing cycle use and we expect to propose further route improvements in this area. In that context we are grateful for your suggestion regarding the route between Polwarth and Dalkeith Road and in particular on the approach to the Marchmont Road/Strathearn Road junction." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6223 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:42:04 +0000 SRD 6223@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Councillor Mackenzie is on paternity leave." </p> <p>Good for him. </p> <p>BUT, that's what auto-replies are for. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6222 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:36:07 +0000 chdot 6222@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Councillor Mackenzie is on paternity leave. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6220 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:37:32 +0000 SRD 6220@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Did you get a reply from Mr. Mackenzie?"</p> <p>Update: </p> <p>Dear S.</p> <p>Thank you for your email to Councillor Mackenzie regarding the above.</p> <p>Councillor Mackenzie has noted your comments and asked me to forward them to the department. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6076 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:31:48 +0000 SRD 6076@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The cycle lanes on Gilmore place (kings theatre end) also have metered parking bays, but the parking ends well before the intersection, so it causes fewer problems, even if it makes a mockery of the cycle lanes.</p> <p>There could be a fun project to measure all the cycle lanes that have metered parking and then deduct from over-all total whenever the council claims 'xx miles'! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6020 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:49:32 +0000 SRD 6020@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Moving the spots on the other side would certainly make going to other direction easier as well - it is often quite a rat run as cars accelerate past to beat you across the (potholed) intersection. Also one of those places where you just wait for the car doors to open....</p> <p>But the garage and post-office there would doubtless complain. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6019 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:44:28 +0000 SRD 6019@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>NOPE </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6016 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:23:41 +0000 chdot 6016@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Sorry if I wasn't clear in previous posts - I _had_ mentioned the 'parking bays'"</p> <p>No need to apologise - I hadn't picked up on what you said, never mind the evidence of my own eyes.</p> <p>Did you get a reply from Mr. Mackenzie? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6015 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:20:29 +0000 SRD 6015@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry if I wasn't clear in previous posts - I _had_ mentioned the 'parking bays'. But yes, they are specifically posted and ticket machined. This was why i asked the council guy if his list of x miles of cycle lanes included the ones with parking bays on them'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6014 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:15:56 +0000 chdot 6014@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Official Parking? Y'mean like this one?"</p> <p>Nope - every day!</p> <p>'Perhaps' some of these 'anomalies' are being dealt with under the <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=694">forthcoming parking changes</a>. But as all the details have been taken off-line after the end of the consultation period, it's hard to tell... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6006 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:55:20 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 6006@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Official Parking? Y'mean like this one?</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YPLSDVh1pY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YPLSDVh1pY</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=700#post-6005 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:53:20 +0000 chdot 6005@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There was a 'bet' on here about taking a photo of the cycle lane without cars parked.</p> <p>(I'm still trying to win - not much chance.)</p> <p>I hadn't realised that it's actually an official parking zone - <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=373&amp;page=2&amp;replies=38#post-5036">I should have spotted the ticket machine</a>!</p> <p>Therefore there really is no chance that the lane will be 'saved' by the addition of yellow lines. SO the 'solution' is to remove the <em>two</em> spaces on the other side of the road, move the centre line over and put the cycle lane on the outside of the parking bay.</p> <p>(Yes I know there are people who don't like cycle lanes next to parked cars.)</p> <p>No doubt there will be objections from residents/traders, but it would be a sign of the Council's commitment. It's not just bikes that are inconvenienced by the present arrangement - it's a bus route too.</p> <p>(The Council should be embarrassed by having an unusable bike lane on its list of cycle lane mileage, but...)</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/4542656537"><br /> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4542656537_e317c920f1.jpg"></a> </p>