I don't understand who has fixed this arbitrary number '5 maximum' in stone, and why it cannot be, say, 25 or 30.
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"school run set to be banned in 5 city streets"
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Posted 9 years ago #
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"I don't understand who has fixed this arbitrary number '5 maximum' in stone"
I suspect it's about 'budget' - enough for 'up to 5 schools' to have electric 'road closed' signs.
No doubt the. 25+ schools that don't get chosen will ask for the budget to be increased...
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@SRD, yes I have the letter. It's a lot of information needed in a short space of time. Our PC doesn't meet until after the deadline so it's down to me.....and the new Head.
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@citycyclists: Love it. German school installs sign roughly saying 'watch out for yr parents' (bad) driving' http://t.co/VrWyp2fbWX http://t.co/XqaLDmMNcU
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damnit. b'field not included.
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1687/seeking_views_on_new_school_street_proposals
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I like the scoring system.
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yeah, b'field scores low because we already have a high rate of walking.
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How ironic. Yes I noticed that from the scoring system. Yet a high grade of congestion. So only 16% travel by car, but manage to cause trouble for everyone else.
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Colinton Primary, I assume they mean the school at the back of the Oxgangs playing field just near Tesco.
I would have thought that Oxgangs Primary would have been a better option.
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A real shame you didnt get Bruntsfield in SRD, roads round there are astonishingly bad at school drop off/pick up time.
Very pleased from my perspective that Sciennes is in, might (?) help pave the way for that playground extension over the road. Wont happen in my sons time there, but hope for the future.
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Most of the problems around Bruntsfield would be solved through a bit of enforcement of existing restrictions and the basic laws of the road. One of the worst current sociopath habits is to park on the double yellow lines right up to the marked crossing point on Bruntsfield Avenue just over the road from school. This, needless to say, makes observation of small pedestrians by approaching cars impossible, and vice versa.
Recent conversation between concerned cycling parent (CCP) and sociopathic driver parent (SCP) parked at this spot.
CCP: You do realise that is a ridiculously stupid and dangerous place to park?
SCP: There is no where else to park.
CCP: Why not leave the car at home and walk. Then maybe you wouldn't be so fat.
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You seem to have missed the follow-up reply...
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Delighted that Abbeyhill Primary will be in the first wave of this pilot scheme. Should make the walk to school a bit more pleasant, and safer from August next year!
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Usual amazing comments on the EEN story. These people really can't have anything else to do with their time.
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Unfortunately, both BBC and STV have led this story with 'Parents could be banned from parking near 11 schools', failing to headline the point that the ban would be on driving, not just parking.
Also, anyone here know how East Lothian's version of this is getting on? esp compliance/enforcement
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OT even for CCE, but triggered by the stuff on the previous page about kids in the rain: I was pleased/bewildered to discover that mini-DarkerSide will do almost anything possible to get his face into driving rain. Including leaning right back in the sling and twisting sideways.
Clearly a Scottish cycle-commuter in the making.
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@Darkerside
It seems we are born afraid of loud noises and heights. Every other dislike has to be learned. It would be great if mini-DarkerSide just declined to learn to dislike rain!
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@darkerside It's a useful skill to have.
So far this week I've had a 'is there any weather you won't cycle in' from the school teacher on drop off and a 'you didn't take the kids out in that' from someone in the changing room at work.
The answer to both is, 'it's only rain and they do need to get to school - I can't keep them home just because it's raining'
No complaints from the kids though.
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Amusingly, there's a propsal to site schools away from main roads, oblivious of the fact that the roads leading to them will then become major ones as the pupils are driven there in a fleet of cars.
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Consultation now open:
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SRD you should email me these consultation type things as I rarely get time to read all the threads here but this one pipped my curiosity.
Good pics from the helmetcam!Posted 9 years ago # -
@spytfyre - okay. i usually assume that you will see them on FB. but will try to remember you next time.
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I have FB shutdown to bare minimum of read time each day it was getting way out of control
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Those look pretty sensible proposals to me. Have replied in agreement with them, as someone who travels locally -- didn't say on a bike though :p
Probably easiest to exempt local residents etc. to start with, but could consider further restrictions in future. Likewise with streets affected.
Also need to provide info to post/deleveries company, so they can schedule run to avoid the area at those times.
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I disagreed with the exemptions of local residents and businesses as they are in fact the traffic in the area (I did colinton as I do go past as member of the travelling public on my bike)
Harsh? But as has been discussed before, parking outside your house or business on the main thoroughfare is a luxury not a given.
The more exemptions the less the policy actually covers anything
I also took the opportunity to whinge about the bus lane reversal.
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No exemptions from me. Our school bell rings at 8.50am and 2.50/3.20pm and proposed closed times are 8.30-9.10am and 2.40-3.35pm. It's not like roads will be closed for hours and hours.... Every school in the pilot needs big (as in large numbers of) positive feedback to counteract the inevitable negativity the scheme will attract. If like Gembo you go past one of the schools as a member of the travelling public please complete the survey.
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