Have kind of lost track of what state princes St is currently in. Have an early train tomorrow am - am i alright to try and cycle along Princes St to Waverley?
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Princes st - current status?
(8 posts)- Started 12 years ago by SRD
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Posted 12 years ago #
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We wandered along a bit at the weekend: I think you'll still have to dismount and walk past Hanover St. The emergency lane is fine from Clarks westwards but I really can't remember what it does the other side as far as Waverley.
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fine all the way along, actually, but what a barrage o f 'cyclists dismount' signs.
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I plan to cycle this route with local politicians next week. I'm still waiting for reply from new CEC transport person as I suggested that this route should 'tolerate' cycling. Active support would be asking a lot.
It looks like a good bike route so I think it should be used.Posted 12 years ago # -
I wrote origainally to The Council's Transport Convenor about making it a cycle route across town to avout the very busy (and at the time very poor surfaced) George Street. He came back with a big fat NO!
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A large area of prime public space in central Edinburgh covering the New Town shopping area of Princes Street, Rose Street and George Street, is also run by a private firm – Essential Edinburgh – as "a business improvement district" on behalf of the local shops, offices and banks."
http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/12/aberdeen-city-garden-project
I'm sure this doesn't directly affect the tram related 'cycling ban' but it might do on provision of cycle parking.
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I thought essential edinburgh was a sort of traders organisation that anyone within the zone is forced by council regulations to pay a tax to. I don't think they "own" any of the city centre - I thought they were more about signange, promotion, events, running the St. Andrew Square garden and that sort of thing. I could be wrong. But then again so could the Guardanian.
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"I could be wrong. But then again so could the Guardanian."
Yes.
But I agree/assume your analysis too.
Think includes Festival Square.
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