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T&E committee on Roseburn

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  • Started 8 years ago by chdot
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  1. Morningsider
    Member

    How does he know 500 cyclists have signed his petition?

    Posted 8 years ago #
  2. Stickman
    Member

    Erob: yes.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  3. Rob
    Member

    "Load them on to buses instead!"

    The Seattle buses he keeps harping on about take 2 bikes.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  4. The Boy
    Member

    The presence of option C shows that he's already managed to swing it. It's in the bag for him and the councillors opposed to the scheme.

    Happy to be proven wrong on that, but not optimistic.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  5. Morningsider
    Member

    Is that a large box of fudge I see?

    Posted 8 years ago #
  6. Dave
    Member

    Cllr McVey, to be fair to him, just absolutely s*** on PG's position... I am temporarily smiling.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  7. Stickman
    Member

    "I assume you have rigorous evidence for your claims"?

    Ha ha ha ha ha

    Posted 8 years ago #
  8. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Magic access to everyone's feelings should swing it.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  9. Klaxon
    Member

    IMHO the taxi rank could be reasonably relocated to the undercroft of the new station building which is road connected.

    Central et all I'm sure would appreciate the extra £1 from the extended journey times on every trip

    Posted 8 years ago #
  10. Morningsider
    Member

    Mr Taxi seems to have missed the small taxi rank planned for the front of the station, in addition to the one across the road.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  11. Stickman
    Member

    He's arguing that people don't understand that a black cab in a rank is for hire.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  12. Morningsider
    Member

    Is he actually arguing that cyclists will go through Haymarket, when there is a safe cycle lane?

    Posted 8 years ago #
  13. Frenchy
    Member

    Mr Taxi seems to have missed the small taxi rank planned for the front of the station, in addition to the one across the road.

    I was starting to think he had a point.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  14. chdot
    Admin

    Haymarket taxi issues don't actually affect LW2R route(?)

    Posted 8 years ago #
  15. Stickman
    Member

    Moving the rank is the issue here, not the lane itself.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  16. Klaxon
    Member

    Option C trailed by Lesley there, 'we have a draft motion'

    Posted 8 years ago #
  17. Stickman
    Member

    Oh, there it is...the draft motion mentioned now by Lesley Hinds. Fudge for everyone!!!

    Posted 8 years ago #
  18. chdot
    Admin

    Of course the problem is where the tram tracks were put...

    LH just outside station a mess.

    JUST SAID 'preparing a motion'.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  19. crowriver
    Member

    I'm inclined to agree with Dave now on this proposition:

    "I'd prefer it if they decided just to start the scheme where NEPN crosses the A8 east of Roseburn and did nothing at Roseburn at all for the time being.

    Better nothing than waste time money and set a bad precedent with the terrible option B.

    They could then do a second phase looking at a cycleway from the A8 much further west (Gogar?) all the way in through Roseburn some other time."

    Posted 8 years ago #
  20. Morningsider
    Member

    That's it - get those disabled people told!

    Posted 8 years ago #
  21. chdot
    Admin

    Now MurrayfieldCC

    Posted 8 years ago #
  22. Dave
    Member

    It seems likely that the next administration will be worse on active travel than the present one. Compromise option or intentionally mothballed by delaying tactic?

    Posted 8 years ago #
  23. "Better nothing than waste time money and set a bad precedent with the terrible option B."

    Inclined to agree, however there is another precedent that that sets, which is simply whinge loudly and visibly, even if you don't have any actual facts, and you can stop anything being done.

    So they move onto the next stage, what's to stop someone from Corstorphine taking umbrage, and then taking the Roseburn lead.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  24. Stickman
    Member

    "Everything in Plan A is damaging"

    Well, that's quite a claim....

    Posted 8 years ago #
  25. chdot
    Admin

    "Everything in plan A is damaging to our area".

    Posted 8 years ago #
  26. chdot
    Admin

    "People weren't designed to cycle"

    No really

    Posted 8 years ago #
  27. crowriver
    Member

    "So they move onto the next stage, what's to stop someone from Corstorphine taking umbrage, and then taking the Roseburn lead."

    Nothing at all I suppose. At least though folk would have a safer route from West Coates to Waterloo Place / Picardy Place. That's worth something, surely?

    The alternative, if this drags on, is more delays, eventually a rubbish compromise regarding Roseburn, and little likelihood of it being improved upon for a generation...

    Posted 8 years ago #
  28. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    People were designed to walk. Therefore no cycle track. Therefore no road?

    Presumably he'll get laughed out of the meeting.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  29. HankChief
    Member

    Community Council elections are next month....

    Just saying...

    Posted 8 years ago #
  30. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Leave the busy traffic area alone. Jackpot!

    Posted 8 years ago #

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