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How many bike buses are there now in Edinburgh?

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  1. gembo
    Member

    I have six as the magic number but can only list. Four

    Sciennes
    JGPS
    JGPS
    Canal View

    Any others?

    Posted 1 year ago #
  2. chdot
    Admin

    One so good u mentioned twice?

    Ah

    JGreen + Gillespie’s

    DMains

    Corstorphine

    More coming

    Posted 1 year ago #
  3. chdot
    Admin

    https://mobile.twitter.com/bikebusedin/status/1164996339584909313

    Guide to setting up and running a bike bus

    https://www.cycling.scot/mediaLibrary/other/english/5539.pdf

    May have been written by CCEers…

    (Not me)

    Posted 1 year ago #
  4. gembo
    Member

    Yes I am hearing Blackhall and maybe Preston St.

    Good amount and getting to a critical mass

    Will reduce car usage in leafier areas

    Won’t tackle obesity crisis but can’t have everything

    Posted 1 year ago #
  5. chdot
    Admin

    Blackhall did one 3 years ago

    http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19663

    Did it stop?

    Posted 1 year ago #
  6. chdot
    Admin

    Looking at the non-RC catchment map

    https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/22329/non-denominational-primary-school-catchment-areas

    it’s not clear how many other schools ‘need’ a BB.

    Some have small catchments with schools fairly central.

    It’s not surprising that Sciennes was the first as it has a long catchment area with the school at one end.

    Other CEC schools -

    https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/12864/whole-city-catchment-maps

    Posted 1 year ago #
  7. gembo
    Member

    Good point. Also needs a central route that allows people to join.

    Dean Park looks to have the biggest area but the concentrations of population don’t fit neatly on one route.

    Hillwood has an interesting catchment, large area though maybe mostly airport? Anyway it is tiny, smallest or second smallest.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  8. chdot
    Admin

    History

    Increased car travel and a corresponding reduction in walking and cycling to school has deprived a generation of children of independence, has been responsible for reduced physical activity with its health consequences, has led to increased traffic congestion and pollution and contributed to high rates of road accidents.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20010420171946/http://www.spokes.org.uk/mornsurv.htm

    Posted 1 year ago #
  9. chdot
    Admin

    https://twitter.com/junicycle_lr/status/1562753058085699586

    Bike bus will now be leaving 5 minutes earlier: 07:55 Dovecot Grove, 08:10 Spylaw Park, 08:15 Baberton Crescent. Arrive at school 08:25

    https://hellosw20.wixsite.com/sw20ed/post/bike-bus-sw-juniper-green-primary-school-via-lanark-road-inaugural-event-24th-june-2022

    Posted 1 year ago #
  10. chdot
    Admin

  11. chdot
    Admin

    Today

    Thankyou @EuanHyslop for joining us for the Corstorphine Primary School Bike Bus reboot. Same time same place every last Friday of the month @corstorphineps

    https://mobile.twitter.com/bikebuscorstps/status/1563072698393436160

    Posted 1 year ago #
  12. SRD
    Moderator

    just saw on twitter - Glasgow bike bus was given a thingy that makes the lights turn green and stay green until they all get through. how cool is that?

    https://twitter.com/bikebusshaw/status/1563092275533877249

    https://twitter.com/bikebusshaw/status/1563092288947245056

    "It’s apparently called an “ultra smart cycle detector” bespoke designed/made by the roads team engineers
    @GlasgowCC"

    Posted 1 year ago #
  13. Frenchy
    Member

    Dreaming of a world where every bike has one of these.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  14. chdot
    Admin

  15. gembo
    Member

    Great to see the kid in the Proviz jacket still to the forefront given he cycled down to bottom of Lanark Road and climbEd all the way back up. Good effort. Sorry for Not Shouting just talking.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  16. chdot
    Admin

    Convoy of Shawlands primary children ‘have as much right to be on the road as cars’, say parents

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/sep/02/shawlands-glasgow-school-bike-bus-traffic-stopping-tech

    Posted 1 year ago #
  17. neddie
    Member

    They are traffic. Therefore they do not stop "traffic"

    The word "traffic" being misused to only mean "motor vehicles"

    Posted 1 year ago #
  18. chdot
    Admin

    Thanks to all for making the first George Watson's College bike bus to be a success. The kids and adults enjoyed the experience!

    https://mobile.twitter.com/blackfordsafer1/status/1567081295875809280

    Posted 1 year ago #
  19. chdot
    Admin

    Now 3 routes, every week -

    https://cyclejarjar.wordpress.com/george-watsons-bike-bus/

    Posted 1 year ago #
  20. chdot
    Admin

  21. chdot
    Admin

    A video to inspire -

    https://twitter.com/vscottedinburgh/status/1623984780864811008

    Posted 1 year ago #
  22. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

    https://twitter.com/JarlathFlynn/status/1667082279045275649

    "Triple bike bus day to @GWC_News was a success.
    @CyclingEdin @EdCriticalMass @blackfordsafer1 @SpokesLothian @SustransScot. Bigger bike racks needed going forward

    Posted 9 months ago #
  23. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

    Pretty sure bike buses predate 2021 but anyhoo...

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fstp67

    Posted 9 months ago #
  24. chdot
    Admin

    Not saying this was the first in Edinburgh - certainly not the world, but it is 10 years ago.

    Posted 9 months ago #
  25. chdot
    Admin

    List of current known/active BBs in Ed -

    https://www.daddle.co/bike-buses

    Posted 9 months ago #
  26. chdot
    Admin

    Must watch video -

    https://twitter.com/blackfordsafer1/status/1669819164708466690

    Posted 9 months ago #

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