CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
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Not sure if this deserves its own thread, it’s tram related and similar to pop-up and could also have gone in an existing LW thread.
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Troublesome Leith Walk cycle lane which was filled with lamp posts and signs gets new layout
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There was outrage from bike users last week when photos emerged showing the newly-created lane, which runs alongside the ongoing tram extension works, obstructed by street lamps and bins.
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Going into town, the cycle lane ends at the crossing with Annandale St. Until recently you then could cross over onto the car lane heading further into town.
This crossing has now been closed - so as a cyclist you have following options: a) cycle on the pavement (not great as pavement cycling really isn't a valid option), b) cycle on the one-way-street against traffic (even worse than a) and even less allowed) or c) dismount and push uphill until you can cross over again or d) use an earlier crossing point. Is there an option I have missed? What's the plan behind this (I guess there isn't one)?
So - why is there no signage in place asking cyclists in advance to cross into motor lane (as cycle lane essentially ends in a dead end)? Or why has the further uphill pavement not been converted into a shared space for cyclists/pedestrians analogous to the one along the majority of Leith Walk? Why do things like this still happen in Edinburgh?
I'll email Trams to Newhaven to see if something can be put in place. But why hasn't this be done by default?
I quickly learned not to use the cycle lanes on Leith Walk.
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