CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
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CCE is 15years old!
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Edinburgh’s City Centre Neighbourhood Partnership [ECCNP] is developing a new ‘community plan’ for the area, and seeks the views of anyone who “lives, works, studies in, or visits, the city centre” …
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http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/2011/01/edinburgh-city-centre-survey/
what chance banning cars from the city centre? This apparently is normal in some European cities but it is only fringe types like us who think this is a good idea in Edinburgh. Depends where you align yourself on the continent - Edinburgh seems to be more linked to Athens where the drivers get round the ban on driving by having two sets of number plates - one for Mon/Wed/Fri and the other for Tues/Thurs/Sun
Grassmarket has been a success though. Cars are now at the fringes. Drunk people now have more space!
Actually I like it and even walk Max through there.
Drivers can still drive through when bollards are down or broken but they do this slowly as elsewhere in Europe.
Laidback - you are right - ~Grassmarket - Cowgate is my preferred route to Waverley Court when I have a meeting scheduled in that lovely building - it is normally a decent road to cycle. I have not been through it at night for many years but as I recollect I didn't like it as too many drunks in too small a space so again good move to give them more room.
Hmmmm.....have been through Cowgate/Grassmarket twice at night in recent years, neither very late, but after dark and with child in seat. Neither a good experience, which is a pity as it is a nice direct run through to Fountainbridge.
SRD - sorry to hear that, as you say it is a straight run through to Fountainbridge - my journeys have all been daytime.
SRD have been through Cowgate/Grassmarket twice at night in recent years, neither very late, but after dark and with child in seat. Neither a good experience,
What I should have said is that it is more of a success for walking through.
Cars and bikes are at the fringes...
There are bike racks but I wouldn't leave a bike there overnight!
Extended to March 14th
http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/2011/02/edinburgh-city-centre-survey
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