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stickyThe same community council that made an unbelievably crass deputation demanding more roads spending in the high income area of Colinton, eh?
Here's the real difference between Colinton and inner city areas: the Head of Roads & Infrastructure isn't dispatched on overtime to attend meetings in Gorgie or Dumbiedykes on the state of investment in their area..
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There are 46 community councils in Edinburgh Will the Transport Manager and Head of Roads be attending all of them or just the one requesting special treatment for wealthy areas?
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Every LEZ report to the committee makes that clear. Indeed, we are seeking £800k from the Scot Gov for net operating costs.
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1766809697787535664?
“Will the Transport Manager and Head of Roads be attending all of them or just the one requesting special treatment for wealthy areas in the Transport Convenor’s target Westminster constituency?”
There, fixed
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In a few weeks time we will start consulting on the Dalry (and part of Gorgie) 20 Minute Neighbourhood.
The image shows where it could begin.
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Dalry and Gorgie have been 20-minute neighbourhoods for the last 140 years. Unless Cllr Arthur really has the brass to claim credit for all the tenements, shops, pubs, cafes, workplaces, sports stadia, schools and so on. Actually, now I come to think of it...
He is right about Only Part of Gorgie though
With the bike station opening in the western trenches, all is not lost.
@ejstubbs will confirm, Sweary Jim’s Barber is in shot
I encourage you all to be consulted, but I for one can't be bothered to get invested in something which we know will be no better than the reopened Silverknowes & Braids.
2028's hot prediction: after a bitter fight on all sides, TEC votes to remove the restrictions on private cars
Back when I read the bird site, I ended up muting the Professor as it was so much points scoring and blame-othering.
At least Cllrs Hinds and Macinnes made positive changes in the face of rampant opposition.
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More of this please - the wider footways on Morrison Street are great.
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1768188753275764765?
For some reason I thought there were plans to put cycle lanes down Morrison street?
Have they installed the pedestrian lights that have been missing at Gardner’s Crescent for the last 30+ years?
(See also Kirk Brae, outside Diggers, etc)
For some reason I thought there were plans to put cycle lanes down Morrison street?
No, in a bout of classic Edinburgh irony, the space that might have provided a high quality link from CCWEL to the massive employment centre at the other end of the street is being permanently allocated to a new car lane, so I can drive our 12 year old diesel estate to the office without entering the LEZ!
@dave yikes. Still will be room in the future though right? unless pavement expansions are huge, the road will still be >2 lanes wide?
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Edinburgh City Council transport convener Scott Arthur, who has admitted the capital’s roads were in a “shameful” state, said the figures showed its repairs were having a “real impact”. He said: “It looks like we may have halted the decline in road and footpath conditions.”
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Cycle more to improve your wellbeing and reduce the burden on our NHS.
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https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1770168299839443233
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Edinburgh transport convener Scott Arthur said after 10 years in the making it was the "end of an era".
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You still can't even ride along Melville Street on a fully segregated lane, let along get to George Street. It reminds me very much of when the cycle lane in the east still had a lamp post in the middle a full year after the trams started operation...
Fully segregated now until the junction of Queensferry st then bollarded route up the east side of Charlotte square, though doesn’t have bike emblem on ground yet. After that though it is Take your chances on George St.
I have ridden the route various times this week including last night about 10pm in a huge westerly wind. Little stretch of cobbles through to West Rgoster House and Charlotte square has lovely new tarmac that is wide and open and I am guessing set to have some bollards though Scottish Water we’re out in four vans last night, fixing the first minister’s drains.
One of myn issues is that it is not hugely clear on a first use but after that clear.
Oh yes also the funny two way street that goes round the wee garden before the piskie Cathedral, that is not segregated. But at least clearer what side they want you on now,
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In reply, the transport convenor told me that - by ripping things out - he was “bringing people together” & that I should “take a look in the mirror” as I was polarising debate
I think of it as simply being true to the manifesto I was elected on, an alien concept to some …
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https://twitter.com/CllrBenParker/status/1771233491834843224
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Transport convener Scott Arthur said: “ACE, who have campaigned against the trial road safety scheme, have clearly spent a great deal of time analysing the Corstorphine Connections data the Council has proactively published. However, as ACE themselves have highlighted, it’s essential that we take the timing of traffic, pedestrian and cycling surveys, along with various other factors, into account.
“For streets like Featherhall Avenue, where the traffic increases as presented by ACE may appear stark, it’s worth noting that the levels of traffic here are already low, meaning any change in traffic gives a larger percentage point shift. For example, numbers of vehicles on Manse Road (a key walking route to school) have fallen by 1489 whereas on Featherhall Avenue they have risen by 657, but in percent terms the reduction on Manse Road is around 50 per cent and the increase on Featherhall Avenue is around 70 per cent.
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Even Scott Arthur can't believe that by ripping out the heart of a quiet neighbourhood scheme he's going to be "bringing people together"
Only 4% of Braid Avenue residents supported the option he's pushed through. Every time any road scheme goes out in any neighbourhood it will cast a long shadow... it's going to poison things for years to come.
He’s also set a precedent for there being a referendum on every road safety scheme ever implemented in the future
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Corstorphine Connections Trial Road Safety Scheme.
Improved - Air quality at the Corstorphine PS.
Down - Traffic levels around the school.
Down - 24 hour traffic counts within scheme.
Up - The proportion of children using active travel to get to Corstorphine PS.
Down - The proportion of kids being driven to Corstorphine PS & Carrick PS.
This is within the context of rising traffic levels and changes in walking/cycling across Edinburgh since the initial data was collected in Nov 2021.
In the recovery from the pandemic, traffic levels have risen by around 6% in the west of the city. This suggests that the overall decreases in traffic in the Corstorphine Connections area might actually be more significant than it appears, while the small (2.5%) increase in traffic during peak hours could represent a positive outcome, when compared to the larger increase across west Edinburgh.
Although recent independent research shows that 49% of people living in the area support the scheme, there are still those who have concerns about the trial road safety measures and I will continue engaging with them. Indeed, I will be taking questions at the Community Council meeting this week.
Full report: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/34690/corstorphine-connections-post-6-month-data
Graphic - I added the red "?"
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Edinburgh Council Transport Convener Cllr Scott Arthur said: “The Council has set ambitious targets for 2030, aiming for Net Zero, as well as a 30 per cent reduction in car kilometres. We have a clear policy direction – the challenge ahead of us is delivering this over the next six years. To deliver our vision for walking, wheeling and cycling set out in our City Mobility Plan we will need to invest £1.2 billion.”
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Edinburgh Council Transport Convener Cllr Scott Arthur said: “The Council has set ambitious targets for 2030, aiming for Net Zero, as well as a 30 per cent reduction in car kilometres. We have a clear policy direction – the challenge ahead of us is delivering this over the next six years. To deliver our vision for walking, wheeling and cycling set out in our City Mobility Plan we will need to invest £1.2 billion.”
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They're first investing half a million to increase traffic through the Braid estate by an estimated 60%, so perhaps Scotgov will find it prudent not to hand over an extra £1bn when cities like Glasgow actually are rolling out a substantial network of traffic-busting cycle lanes
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According to councillor Arthur, the driver was "stuck in the mud" on an area of grass after parking on the turf, which also has a footpath in the middle, and not being able to reverse out.
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