CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
IT’S TRUE!
CCE is 15years old!
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This is a reminder that the Council have a consultation live which aims to improve the Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route for local residents and those that use it (or would if it was safer):
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https://twitter.com/CllrScottArthur/status/1707292753661395130
Video
Thanks for the reminder. From the consultation itself:
There are several principles which have influenced the development of these options:Reduction in the volume of traffic on
● Midmar Gardens
● Hermitage Gardens
I can tell them how to reduce traffic on those streets: close Braid Road between Hermitage Drive and Braid Farm Road. Because it's that connection that draws traffic away from the primary N-S route; no matter how wiggly you make the route through the "Braid estate", while you leave that connection open the rat-runners will find a way to use it. But they're never going to do that.
(Or how about a bus gate-style thing at the Braid Road/Hermitage Drive junction, that allows traffic through southbound only during the morning peak, and northbound only during the evening peak?)
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Funnily enough, I'm a man and folk on social media never comment on how I dress... despite being 100% M&S.
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1707499948781036006
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Getting stuff done.
Development underway on 400 new homes in South Queensferry
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1707640141286723778
SA replied to this saying ‘not very good’ (Elm Row/Leith Walk bus stop)
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In March 2022, we joined other groups calling for better plans for Elm Row.
We visited the nearly completed scheme. It's worse than we thought
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https://twitter.com/edinburghbug/status/1707772418171797843
He’s now deleted his reply.
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I'm not a fan of this design, but the reality certainly looks better than plans. Another compromise too far I fear.
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1707787408622694597?
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Saw two schoolgirls trapped on the island at lunchtime.
They have a point. Is there any reason (other than Trams to Newhaven's design intransigence) that the cycle paths on this section couldn't have been combined into a wider bi-directional path passing behind the bus shelter? That's the arrangement (bidirectional) between London Road and the exit from Elm Row.
“Is there any reason (other than Trams to Newhaven's design intransigence)”
Good Q.
Is T2N still a ‘thing’?
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Please note this account is now only being used to communicate public realm works around Leith, Ocean Terminal, and Newhaven.
For service updates and general information about trams, please follow @EdinburghTrams
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https://twitter.com/TramstoNewhaven/status/1677588329901051905
There’s rather too much smoke and mirrors related to the CEC/Trams interface/overlap.
More re Elm Row/LW
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Indeed it was. To be clear, I think Council Officers delivered just what they were asked to.
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1707836672291795214
More smoke and mirrors.
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Lot of replies here, but none acknowledge that air quality in Edinburgh falls far below WHO guidelines or that the poorest are least likely to own a car.
Dona Milne, Director of Public Health, NHS Lothian:
"The links between transport and health are clear and the LEZ will help to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities for the people of Edinburgh."
"Tackling air quality, alongside commitments in the City Mobility Plan and associated draft Action Plans, will have multiple benefits. Health and wellbeing will be improved as a result of reduced levels of air and noise pollution; improved road safety; more inclusive opportunities for people to travel by walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport; and the increased vibrancy of local communities and economies."
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1708378144657313998
And yet I’ve never seen Edinburgh so thronged with cars as it was yesterday. It’s almost like politicians are doing nothing
LEZ Zone area
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I'm not happy with the boundary either to be honest, but I think the focus was what was deliverable.
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1708732858301403587
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Yet another ‘before my time’ (which isn’t entirely true).
Plus ‘I know I’m sort of in charge now, but there’s not a lot I can do’
Complete lack of ambition, leadership or apparently any intention to do anything about it (or anything else).
Given LEZs take about 7 years to deliver, shouldn't he be specifying a 2030 zero emission zone now?
Might be sticking my neck out here, but I think the Scottish LEZs are a waste of political capital, time and money. They are attempting to solve a problem that is on its way out and cover such small areas as to make almost no difference.
The political capital spent in their implementation would have been far better invested on introducing a congestion charge or workplace parking levy.
“Might be sticking my neck out here“
Yeah
But you’re not wrong
As I posted a while ago, in terms of traffic reduction, CC more effective than WPL (according to a report).
But with a Janus inspired Smoke’n’Mirrors style of Leadership, not anticipating a desirable/necessary change (or much change at all really).
> Might be sticking my neck out here, but I think the Scottish LEZs are a waste of political capital, time and money. They are attempting to solve a problem that is on its way out and cover such small areas as to make almost no difference.
Yeah no disagreement here. Only makes sense as a stepping stone to congestion charging.
Should probably aim for "Low Congestion Zones". You heard it here first. :)
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Buses in Edinburgh carry around 2 million passengers every week. Bus priority measures are in place to ensure those people get to their destination on time, and to encourage others to use the service.
Cowards who criminally damage bus priority measures are on the wrong side of the law and history.
I hope the police catch the selfish people involved, and they feel the full force of the law. Indeed, I would urge anyone with information about what happened to contact the police.
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https://x.com/CllrScottArthur/status/1709246399613726905
(2M journeys a week?)
Has something been vandalised again?
Yes
There are pix
Presume Corstophine, but don’t know
It's not the one on Manse Road as there's no grass verge there. It could be around the Gyle though.
Hopefully eventually somebody these <rule2>bags knows who isn't a psycho will dob them in.
It’s a bus lane camera at South Gyle.
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-yobs-daub-harsh-message-27836597
@chdot - yes, Lothian Buses carried 98.25m passengers in 2022. More than one third of all Scottish bus journeys are made on Lothian services.
Thanks
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It was good to start the day with @farroutdelivers, @cargobikemovmnt, @cllrcammyday and @Edinburgh_CC staff to talk about why more and more residents and businesses are switching to cargo bikes.
After breakfast I gave Cammy a ride in @LordProvostEdin's new "limo".
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1709893737273274564
That CEC believe in cargo bikes is great. But from conversations I have it will become increasingly hard to sell the idea to families unless roads are safer to cycle. Segregated and quiet routes vital.
There is also the matter of storage - still much easier to store a car on the street than a bike if you live in a flat. Even if you have a front garden to store it in, no guarantee you'll easily be able to get it on the road thanks to intensive on-street parking. How do they deal with this elsewhere?
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However city transport chief Councillor Scott Arthur said the consultation response “isn’t really what I expected,” adding: “I thought there would be broader support.”
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https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-locals-divided-over-plans-27859518
Dundee Street/WAR
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This is a longstanding problem, but a solution is now in the pipeline... but is still some time away.
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https://twitter.com/CllrScottArthur/status/1711112218660467008
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