http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: A throng of bicycles en Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:06:28 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89398 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:47:45 +0000 cc 89398@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A friend tells me that my blissful "miracle on the QBC" might indeed indicate that a bit more enforcement is happening. More specifically, he contacted all his councillors a few weeks ago to complain about lots of vehicles illegally parked between the Bike Station and Meadow Lane; and received a lot of helpful replies promising that the parking enforcement contractor would be reminded to enforce the rules there. Round of applause!</p> <p>It looks as if contacting your councillors can actually work and be thoroughly worthwhile. I'm pleased. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89364 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:10:52 +0000 cc 89364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought for a second that was the <em>Golspie</em> crossroads, not Gillespie; was thinking, that's an <em>exceptionally</em> long commute even by CCE standards.</p> <p>Nice and busy again today - it's great to have company on the way to work. And - <strong>miracle on the QBC!</strong> - this is the <em>third</em> day in a row when there has been <em>no</em> van, <em>no</em> taxi, <em>nothing</em> parked "for a minute" and blocking the cycle lane outside the Snax Cafe on Buccleuch Street (<a href="http://osm.org/go/evfK9W67L--">map</a>). Am I suddenly God's Chosen Commuter or is there now some sort of actual law enforcement happening there? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89361 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:48:16 +0000 fimm 89361@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ended up in a group of 4 on the way home, all filtering merrily past a huge queue running up to the Gillespie Road crossroads until we got to the back of an Argos lorry quite close to the lights. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89266 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:12:47 +0000 crowriver 89266@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lots of cyclists about mid-morning city centre/Newington. Pretty normal, I think: students and academics are around just now, making up for the loss of the fair weather cyclists... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89245 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:26:34 +0000 Coxy 89245@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Loads out last night - around 17:30 down Princes Street. All had lights too!</p> <p>Felt positively Dutch - crossing the tram lines in a group of 4! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89222 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:57:22 +0000 Uberuce 89222@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't normally see more than one cyclist on the way in, but today I saw four. One gave me that smug feeling when you take the not-shortcut but are faster than the person who does. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89213 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:31:55 +0000 cc 89213@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Plenty of folk again in Causewayside this morning, including a little girl in pink being shepherded steadily along by her dad. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89211 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:07:21 +0000 fimm 89211@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>8 cyclists coming down Lanark Road as I was going up about 7:15 - 7:30 this morning, plus two newspaper boys on bikes. Just one more on the out of town section, and a few in Livingston. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89166 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:47:38 +0000 SRD 89166@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>my theory is that people were inspired because it was lighter than usual this morning? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89165 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:44:59 +0000 Uberuce 89165@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The bike racks are work are down to a hard core of 15-20 from summer's peak of ~50, but I can recall half a dozen riders individually on the way home, which probably means I saw 50-100% more but promptly forgot them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89158 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:55:34 +0000 stiltskin 89158@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Odd isn't it? Especially now that the clocks have gone back. This morning after a night shift at 6:30 am I saw nearly a dozen bikes on the Costorphine Road when I am normally lucky to see one or two. Perhaps the Revolution has started. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89156 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:37:38 +0000 ARobComp 89156@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was riding along the canal - a rarity for me - to Wester Hailes for a meeting this afternoon and counted over 20 bikes in total just on the canal path which was pretty good for 12:30 heading there and 15:30 heading back. ACtually more bikes than I passed people pretty much till I got to Cargo. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89137 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:11:55 +0000 SRD 89137@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>bikeshed at brunstfield was packed out too! (my eldest and recombodna's youngest had a race to see who could get the last free rack; they ended up sharing) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89128 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:43:11 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 89128@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Strange this, because I headed up the Innocent for a change today (oh alright, my legs felt weak as kittens and I couldn't be bothered with the Royal Mile), with quite a few cyclists about, and then once into the town centre roads there just seemed to be bikes everywhere! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89127 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:40:26 +0000 Min 89127@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I saw a ton of cyclists in the ASL at North Bridge/Princes Street this morning. Also our changing room was hoachin. A bit surprised (in a good way!) as this is normally the time of year when many people stop cycling as it will now be completely dark when most people are going home. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89125 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:33:21 +0000 Iratesheep 89125@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good, isn't it?</p> <p>I would like to think that after a while the cyclists will deter car drivers from taking this route, unless they have a pressing causewayside destination.</p> <p>Hey, I can dream. Don't squash my dreams. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8771#post-89119 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:53:40 +0000 cc 89119@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Heading north on Causewayside this morning, when I was stopped at the Grange Road traffic lights, I saw a startling number of people waiting at the other side of the junction: I'd guess about <em>two dozen</em> folk on bicycles all heading south. And not intensely fit-looking sporty types either, these folk looked like they were on their way to work.</p> <p>It's the first time I've ever seen such a crowd of people on bikes in Edinburgh and been irresistibly reminded of the Netherlands. Such a cheery sight! Despite all my moaning about the Quality Bike Corridor it seems that it's having some sort of effect.</p> <p>Between the busy streets and CCE, it's lovely to feel like I'm not the only cyclist any more. </p>