CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
IT’S TRUE!
CCE is 15years old!
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It soon became useful and entertaining. There are regular posters, people who add useful info occasionally and plenty more who drop by to watch. That's fine. If you want to add news/comments it's easy to register and become a member.
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George Lowder MBE Chief Executive Transport for Edinburgh wants the next tram line to be down the Roseburn Corridor
@Edinburgh_CC is said to prefer a route via Western General
@CllrScottArthur @lmacinnessnp @julebandel @SpokesLothian @VicNicSNP @SanneDD
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https://mobile.twitter.com/cyclingedin/status/1625413993308336128
Tram testing starts tonight on Leith Walk: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/tramstonewhaven/news/article/407/testing-and-commissioning
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Please note, this is not a public event. There will be no access for the public onto or near the tram but please exercise caution if you are in the vicinity. A controlled zone will be managed around the tram by traffic marshalls and staff will be carrying out specialised tasks. The results of this phase of testing will then be analysed to ensure the tram is operating as expected.
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Entertaining though…
Be aware if you're crossing over the York Place junction to go down Broughton Street, there's a big effing trench(utility?) across most of the road that's not covered and is deep enough to properly wonky-up a wheel.
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Edinburgh tram works: Leith Walk partially closed again just weeks after reopening
Locals complained about several bus diversions as a result of the temporary restrictions on Leith Walk.
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Tram daytime testing begins from today!
Trams will be running at full speed on the new line from this morning. Please note that they are not in service and remember to stay safe around trams.
More information to follow.
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https://twitter.com/tramstonewhaven/status/1648608448970358784
Dammit, beat to me to it! Nothing gets past you, chdot! ;-)
Good to see this further progress, hopefully it might mean that the route opening to passenger service could perhaps then come a bit sooner than currently estimated.
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#TramtoNewhaven passing in front of @Omni_Edinburgh and @edinplayhouse
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https://twitter.com/tramstonewhaven/status/1654537019891109895?
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Edinburgh Tram Inquiry: Final report sent to printers
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-65548175
Should be an Inquiry into this inquiry.
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Edinburgh’s new tram line had almost 600 defects to be fixed just weeks ahead of its planned opening, it has emerged. The council has admitted there are ongoing disputes with the contractor over issues.
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We are delighted to announce that the #tramstonewhaven line is scheduled to be open to the public on Wed, 7 June 2023!
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https://twitter.com/tramstonewhaven/status/1661662132155318272
Is that Spring?
Still “on time”?
Well done Cllr Lesley Macinnes!
Beware trams
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Standard timetable testing will continue on the route in the run-up to the launch of services on 7 June.
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Mr Lowder also added that the next phase of the Edinburgh tram network would add a Granton link due to it being the easiest to achieve. The link between Haymarket in the west of the city and Granton was initially held back due to a lack of funding.
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https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburghs-new-tramline-leith-newhaven-26225405
Mmm
Easiest to achieve == no impact on motorists
That will be a factor amongst several.
Strongest ‘reason’ is that it ‘parliamentary approval is already in place.
The “business case” will be important - as will the parameters that guide what is assessed.
There will be a lot of ‘if journey time is x it will attract y passengers’.
It goes down what was an urban railway,
"I don’t want to pre-empt the work the council’s doing at the moment."... but I'm going to anyway!
If the tram goes down the Roseburn path, it will decimate active travel. We must fight it with every breath
Agree
Was contemplating a long post with background, but maybe those two sentences will do for now.
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After Edinburgh's ruinous tram project, politicians must learn not to put their ego before value for money – John McLellan
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Bristol's mayor has defended plans for an underground rail network expected to cost between £7bn and £18bn.
Marvin Rees says he will carry on pushing for a mass transit system in the city until he is "definitively told a business case doesn't stack up".
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-64967107
I'd be interested to know how many of the 65,000 arrived by car
Anecdotally heard one mother talking about how it took her husband 40 minutes to find them as he "kept getting moved on" in his car! She described it as a "nightmare"
Like, what makes you think you are so special, that somehow you can get a car anywhere near 65,000 other people?
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