CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
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CCE is 15years old!
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I see that the Council has published a document entitled Walking & Cycling Programme of Infrastructure Improvements for 2019 -2021
Projects in Design Stage. Yet again, it looks like no significant new cycle infrastructure will be opened in the city this year - although there are a couple upgrades to existing facilities and some new toucans etc. on Quiet Routes.
I see Meadows-Canal is listed as "concept design" and now due to be built between April 2021 and September 2021.
Baffled at the omission of the magnificent facilities at Picardy Place.
If that's not walking and cycling heaven 2019-2021 what is?
Good to see plans outlined.
Also learnt a new word!
Fountainbridge / Dundee Street Segregated link between Telfer Subway and Union Canal.
Optioneering for remainder of street.
Can we also have a new term, chucking-in-the-long-grasseneering ?
Optioneering
For which read "design without decision making".
Is scoping still in fashion?
sizing the value opportunity
...one I heard recently. But in this case, only for cars.
Does anyone have last year's copy to compare with for purposes of expectation management?
Nobody's run anything up the flagpole in a while now.
I think I found it, although there may have been a more recent one.. It's actually totally unambitious in the "implementing" section
'Active Travel Investment Programme' from last year (Appendix 3) is probably more useful to compare against: https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/Data/Transport%20and%20Environment%20Committee/20190620/Agenda/item_75_-_investing_in_active_travel_and_in_people-friendly_streets.pdf
Couple of things have been brought forward and construction times reduced. Other delayed somewhat.
e.g.
Roseburn-Canal goes from Nov/20 - Nov/22 to Sep/20 - Mar/22
West Edinburgh Link goes from Sep/21 Mar/24 to Oct/21 Dec/22
or Meadows to Canal from Aug/20 Dec/21 to Apr-21 Sep-21
I guess that's an improvement. It presumably shouldn't take 17 months to build 500m of cycle lane.
Or how they estimated it would take the best part of 3 years for WEATN
However starting construction does seem to be the major obstacle.
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