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Leith Walk Project
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While it was originally anticipated that two-way traffic would return to the full length of Leith Walk this week, recent freezing weather has impacted the necessary surfacing and paving works, as well as concrete supply.
As a result, two-way traffic is expected to be introduced to the length of the street in January. Vehicles can still travel in both directions between London Road and Pilrig Street and the project remains within its £207m budget and on schedule.
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https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2022/12/tram-track-complete-as-focus-turns-to-next-phase/amp/
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Posted 1 year ago #
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The busy road has undergone a major transformation in recent months, in part to allow the construction of tram lines to Newhaven.
However this has not come without controversy from locals. One woman spotted a huge crowd of people waiting for a bus in the middle of a cycle route.
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https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-locals-forced-queue-across-26047220
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He admitted that he "doesn't really know anybody in Edinburgh who's happy with the design that we see unfolding just now", adding that the work on Leith Walk was still "incomplete".
Mr Scott added: "Going forward, we will make good these defects and there will be a demarcation between the footpath and the cycle way. But if there's issues, once the project is completed, we will absolutely address them."
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Apparently there is a new ‘cycle lane’ at the Foot o’ The Walk -
https://mobile.twitter.com/EidynConnect/status/1621414085630763008
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Located on Leith Street, Edinburgh Street Food carves out a 900m2 corner of Edinburgh’s Omni Centre and transforms it into a bold and eclectic foodie’s paradise, extending out onto the pavement with a 250+ seater urban garden.
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Any extra bike parking??
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Posted 6 months ago # -
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Shelter roll out is delayed by supply problems apparently.
Which often happens when you opt for 'bespoke' rather than standard items.
How the project commissioned 'bespoke' items which are even worse than the standard is frankly beyond us.“
Posted 6 months ago # -
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It is not immediately clear to the bus user whether to use the bus stop at the temporary sign or the flag on the shelter. (Previously there were two stops here, reflecting the high demand).
There is a cycle lane immediately in front of the shelter. We observed passenger/cyclist conflicting moves in the short time we were there.
The shelter is 7m from the kerb. It takes 7 seconds to cross the gap. See above regarding this (Shrubhill).
The is no clear line of sight from the shelter to approaching buses.
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https://edinburghbususers.group/update-comments-on-the-edinburgh-tram-extension-and-buses
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Sorry for edinburghlive link, but you have to laugh
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-residents-baffled-lamppost-in-27872672
"Edinburgh residents have been left baffled after a lamppost appeared in the middle of a cycle path as part of a new development on a busy road.
Locals wandering around the Picardy Place directly opposite the Omni Centre noticed the street light which appeared to be erected in the centre of a three-way bike lane."
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https://archive.ph/YxhFp for the same article without all the webpagey crap. Bit of a non-story though.
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There's also the small matter of what appears to be a public water fountain also installed in the middle of the cycle lane. I suppose it will need moved as well - all at the taxpayer's expense.
I appreciate some might argue that the workies only installed the facilities as per the plans - but someone had to sign those plans off. Possibly several people - what were they thinking. Also, I would hope never to employ someone who saw something that was clearly stupid and just went ahead and did it anyway.
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But that's contract management in a nutshell. It may be nonsensical in bricks and mortar terms but the contract clauses don't allow that convenient common sense variation, otherwise everyone and their dog would tinker with - or not do - things because stuff didn't make sense. The question is, who is writing those parts of the contracts, and who is project managing the works on the ground?
It's why a pothole repair that includes a 'make good' clause that requires the repainting of a DYL affects only that portion bounded by the reinstatement, rather than the far more sensible approach of addressing a 100m long stretch of road where it's also worn out, so you get three feet of new paint marooned in a sea of ghost lines.
It may actually make sense in the grand scheme, in terms of making good progress with the Picardy Place project as a whole, even notwithstanding the necessary subsequent repairs, but it's incredibly poor PR management to have such a bizarre critical path in a project and to leave it to the chipwrappers to expose the unexplained.
I'm sure the active travel fund is awash with cash that can be used to soak up these minor anomalies...
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@Arellcat - thanks for the interesting insight.
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An ostensible lack of flexibility doesn't seem to stop workies doing whatever the heck they like most of the time, especially when it comes to obeying regs on temp signage or the quality of their "making good". And surely there would be some kind of process by which whoever's running things on the ground on a given day can run stuff up the flagpole to someone with the authority to say "ehhh, <rule2>, let's hold off on that bit for today until we figure where the issue is".
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