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Is this actually still a ‘bike lane’?
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Posted 8 years ago #
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A thorny philosophical question?
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Meets all the requirements, narrow, dangerous, pointless, ends where its actually needed and adds to the council's key metrics on being a model cycling city.
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"A thorny philosophical question?"
Hope no thorns are involved.
There have plenty of mentions on CCE of the section closer to the King's Theatre and the parking spaces on top.
I cannot remember when this 'lane' went in, I assume it would have had a dotted white line delineator.
Without that, is it a "cycle lane"?
Is it included in CEC's list of cycle lane mileage?
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According to the pseudoSpokes council On Foot, By Bike map (http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/6463/explore_city_centre_area_and_north_edinburgh), only the bit on the last straight bit up to the junction:
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@steveo, once you get to the Kings theatre end you also have lots of cars parked in it? So it must be a bike lane?
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@ wingpig
Useful find.
Actually that’s what’s on the ground -
So, CEC thinks it’s a “bike lane”.
Shame there’s no mechanism for maintaining it (can’t be about money with the 10% budget).
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Also noted in the Atlas (http://edinburghcouncilmaps.info/atlas/cecatlas.html), so they should definitely realise it's there:
http://edinburghcouncilmaps.info/atlas/cecatlas.html by wingpig, on FlickrPosted 8 years ago # -
once you get to the Kings theatre end you also have lots of cars parked in it? So it must be a bike lane?
I knew there was a standard attribute I'd forgotten, its even in the picture on the other side of road.
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Meets all the requirements, narrow, dangerous, pointless, ends where its actually needed...
..., no parking restrictions...
I see the cyclist in pics 4 and 5 has the good sense to want no part of it.
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One could argue that council recognised and is resolving the problems of surface treatment lanes by converting them all to red-chip lanes as and when the road is resurfaced.
I'm not won over by that argument as the limited visual impact of red chips disappears entirely as soon as it gets dark or wet.
And it's all moot as generally anywhere these lanes existed they were just parking anyway.
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The lane is so bumpy that I go out into road when I can. As most bike traffic is heading for Valleyfield St, potholes and parked cars get me towards middle - not good though and drivers will contest you as everyone heads towards the red lights at King's Theatre junction.
The grand plan is to bring through from canal onto Tarvit St by a new back lane (?)
This 'link' well overdue.
Of course Gilmore Place should be resurfaced too.Posted 8 years ago # -
I think the sun turns into a dead star sometime before most Edinburgh roads are due to get resurfaced, for the benefit of cyclists or not.
What does Edinburgh spend its money on?
(Rather than congestion charges, should the Council not ban HGVs from the city, with deliveries via electric LGVs.)
Posted 8 years ago # -
@mgj isn't it "The rocks will melt with the sun before the Council allows repairs to be imposed on Edinburgh's roads."? ;)
Although if that molten rock was carefully channeled and then allowed to cool then it might help make a remarkable improvement.
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Urban geoengineering is a very nice idea!
Posted 8 years ago # -
@unhurt
Spontaneous geological formation of cycle infrastructure not unknown. See the parallel roads in Glen Roy or North West Path Network as I call them.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Nice direct routes to the top there. Suitable for a Dutch style city bike?
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Suitable for a Dutch style city bike?
Are you mistaking the erosion gullies for the natural bike paths? Easily done for an Edinburgh resident.
[Thread back on track BOOM.]
Posted 8 years ago # -
No. Yes. Maybe. No coffee yet, I think it's affecting my visual comprehension...
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