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CEC has asked CCE members to suggest places to put 30 more CycleHoops.
This week some are going to be installed on Broughton Place and Montague Street.
The Council is looking for suggestions for "clusters at one location or as one-off's".
So - post here!
(Or if you're really shy or don't want to publicly say "outside my house" - Cycling@edinburgh.gov.uk )
You know the sort of thing -
CycleHoop Morningside
So, think of a street or a particular pole (nearest shop/house number).
Rankeillor St (west end) has a handy large section of empty footway and is very handy for the dentist as well as everything else Montague Street is handy for.
Constitution Street outside the post office.
Somewhere on Seafield Way to account for the fact that there are some shops there.
Additional facilities on Lothian Road - the three on East Fountainbridge by New Uberior House aren#t much use for anyone approaching from the south or using any of the shops or cinemas on the northbound footway - the railings outside the Filmhouse are never not populated with a few bikes as people seem to favour close-by convenience over parking opposite outside Nando's and crossing the road (with the two-part crossing).
Somewhere near John Lewis's back door (or at least somewhere around Leith St or the bit by the steps down from St Mary's) to complement those on the other side of the road outside the Omnicentre.
Tollcross, perhaps Brougham Place/Home St (more post office-proximal usefulness) where the railings usually have several bikes attached.
Perhaps they could just match supply to demand. This is the top of the high street.
Being completely partial here, but I'm not ashamed of it.
Top of Easter Road: there are some already, and well used. More if possible at the top/south end, near London Road, as the shops are busy there.
Montrose Terrace: quite a few new shops and businesses there, and a lot of cyclists use this route east-west so hoops would encourage passing trade.
Cadzow Place: near Eastside Bikes. Currently some railings nearby, but a hoop would be better.
Portobello: lots of cyclists go there or pass through. Some hoops on the High Street would be handy for shops. There is some bike parking on the Prom but folk (including myself) seem to prefer railings. Don't know how feasible hoops would be there but at least they would be 'official'.
Leith Walk: lots of places here. This may be addressed by the redevelopment plans, but some hoops would be useful by the shops on the northern section of Elm Row, and outside shops, banks, etc. on the Walk north of the Brunswick Road/MacDonald Road junction.
Broughton Street: lots of shops, cafes, etc. here. Most folk lock to railings currently. A hoop in the vicinty of Real Foods perhaps?
I think one by Vino Wines at the junction of Comiston Road/Morningside Drive would be very popular - quite a few cyclists stop here to for beer/chips/Chinese food. Honestly, I'm pretty sure it's not just me...
Bruntsfield place east side - from Lupe Pintos up to the links.
The ones on Easter Road are well used. Might be good to see if there's space for more - and along Abbeyhill way.
They seem to work best on narrower shopping streets - e.g. Broughton Street, maybe Constitution Street now work nearly finished, Henderson Street at Sofi's bar/The Vintage?
+1 for Portobello High Street and there is a huge shortage of cycle parking on the prom. Although should probably install something more substantial than hoops there.
Reaction from 'the council'
"Wow, that is brilliant"
(Not the "Cycling Officer - in case you were wondering.)
Keep the suggestions coming. They are planning to do a few each week, so plenty of time to go places and think 'this needs cycle parking'.
When the 30 have been installed, might have to order more!
At the junction of Viewforth and Bruntsfield Place - especially near the Chocolate Tree. There is already one there but this spot seems to be attracting lots of cyclists for a post work drink.
@brown - seconded.
+1 for Porty high street especially on the side where the shops are.
St. Andrew Square and Charlotte Square?
+1 for Porty High Street.
Somewhere around the Beach House/Espy section of the Prom as there's only one lamp-post there at the minute which is right next to a bin.
I think there are a few official racks around the Argos end of Fort Kinnaird but have had to use whatever poles or posts or seats were available at other sections.
Nicolson Square, as there aren't many outside Old College and only a couple on Hill Place and the railings aren't a good height and carry a risk of being scraped by/offering obstruction to passing vehicles.
The bottom end of Rodney St, unless EBC have installed some shop-front rails.
Since we're playing fantasy parking, how about near the Golden Rule/Edinburgh Dive Centre (junction of Yeaman Place and Watson Crescent)?
Parking is a bit poor here, yet I've often had contention for the street signs with other bikes.
Robert
George St.
(some here already but not enough)
Also the one patch of cycle parking in the middle has been swallowed by a tent and I don't want to have to buy a beer every time I get my bike. A beer every other time is just fine.
Niall.
@ Morningsider. Seconded! I've started taking the Brompton into the chip shop, which is getting me some funny looks.
30 CycleHoops? In a city of 300k? You are spoiling us CEC!
Outside the Royal Bank in Corstorphine (which was the last place I tried to park my bike with no obvious nearby stand, just a sign post.)
Anywhere that has signs on railings saying No Bikes. Frederick St, Dundas St, for example
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I thought that it would be good to feedback to you and those on the Forum who contributed yesterday that I have installed 15 Cycle Hoops today.
1 on Morningside Drive @ Heavens Kitchen
1 on Leven Street @ John Saunderson Butchers
5 on Montague Street
3 on Rankeillor Street
5 on Broughton Street @ Curiouser, Narcissus, Smoke Stack, Allan Hair and Kushis.
I have made a note of the other suggested sites and shall look to install some more Cycle Hoops at the end of August, beginning of September.
Some of the suggestions would be better served by cycle racks and so they have been added to my database and shall be looked at separately.
Thanks again for your help.
Regards
"
That's brilliant: ask for a cycle hoop by your favourite chip shop one day and it's installed the next.
Thank you!
Just saw the new hoop on Morningside Drive this morning - many thanks to whoever sorted this out at the Council.
Yes, many thanks to the new and efficient bods on the active travel team!
Good stuff - that will make quick trips up to Broughton Street much more efficient.
I'd back any suggestions that cycle parking down at the Rodney Street/Broughton Road junction would make a difference as well. There's a nice wee nucleus of shops and bars down there (esp after the opening of Other Place and Cross & Corner), right at an access point to the NEPN. There really should be some bike parking options too.
On the subject of cycle racks, I got the last space on the racks outside the Cameo cinema last night and there were a few people wheeling their bikes around looking for somewhere to chain up to. Surely the Cameo warrants more than 4 Sheffield stands?
The sign posts outside the roseburn arms are usually decorated with bikes so hoops would work there and the mini tescos over the road could do with a couple of sheffields too.
Noted bikes chained to lamp posts at the highest point on the Dalry Road (near Caledonian Crescent) so one or two in that area might be useful.
Another suggestion from me - around the junction of Gifford Park/Buccleuch Street/NMW (on NCN1)
There are a few shops (including places to eat) just about this point, so some parking would be good.
At the moment there's nothing bar the railings at the entrance of NMW.
Robert
Thought I'd resurrect this.
Send suggestions to -
They make lists until ready for installing next batch.
I've put in a request for some at my son's nursery. There's really nowhere sensible to leave a bike at the moment. Although the nearest suitable post isn't exactly outside.
+1 to sending suggestions. I wrote to the email address above bemoaning the lack of parking at the cluster of shops on the Junction of Ferry Road / Inverleith Row after having to take my bike into the bank (very obliging the cashiers were too on a rainy muddy day), and Council_Cycle_Guy (not actual title) responded within a day to say that the site was perfect due to an unused pavement build out, but would take a month or two to put up proper stands - so in the mean time they would install a few bike hoops on the parking posts. Said hoops were indeed installed within days, and two months later the proper stands went in.
Plenty pavement room for more.
Or even takes some road space 'when' they add the cycle lanes...
(Good exhibition too.)
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