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Roseburn to Leith consultation begins (and the debate continues!) CCWEL
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That's what big Rurigdh told us tonight :-)
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The question on compensation for traders was raised by Cllr Beal at today's full council and Cllr Day agreed to meet with the traders but would go as far as commit to a compensation scheme...
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If he gets given a free bacon roll will he have to declare it?
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^that should say ‘wouldn’t go as far as to commit…’
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Project Update - Sections One and Two, July 2022
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https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ccwel/news/article/28/project-update-sections-one-and-two-july-2022
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In spite of the business-repelling CCWEL, a new business has opened on Roseburn Terrace.
https://hordeumbotanicalstudio.co.uk/
It combines interior decoration with an upmarket coffee shop.
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Upmarket!
What’s the neighbourhood coming to??
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Seen a couple of tweets recently with photos of the construction work at Palmerston Place, where they are narrowing the junction and adding a connection to a crossing to Bishops Walk.
https://twitter.com/Samuel_Lloyds/status/1551249643836788738 (pics 2 and 4)
https://twitter.com/LaidBackBikes/status/1554148523431583744 (pic 2)
Am I missing something, or have they really created a cycle track with the same paving slabs as the pavement rather than using tarmac? Unless there's been a change these should be the plans:
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/25292/ccwel-final-preliminary-design-rosebery-crescent-to-melville-streetPosted 1 year ago # -
Unbelievable.
Perhaps more time was needed to finesse the designs.
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Less about time, more about competence?
It’s so obviously ‘wrong’.
Not like someone decided to make a path in their back garden and started building it without thinking it through enough.
There must have been a LOT of people involved at various stages, some of whom presumably had experience of similar - or at least knowledge of guidelines, regulations and ‘best practice’???
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Either someone at the implementation stage is a moron, someone at the admin stage handed down wonky briefs, or one of the interminable Posh People Posses has wormed their way in at some stage and had a good old bleat about "the character of the area" or somesuch pish and convinced a council officer to make changes. Though you would think the latter would need to be signed off by the TEC.
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Looks like a considered decision to me, as the slabs used on the cycle lane are a different size from those used on the new section of pavement. If it was some foul-up I reckon they would all be the same size.
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That makes it worse!
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It’s sort of a nice idea, but would need to be VERY different slab colours
AND would be safer without the lip.
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@boothym There’s been a lot of changes in the designs since the one you’ve linked to were created. Latest are here: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ccwel/downloads/download/8/general-arrangements
Reasonable theory I saw is that the pavement was originally natural stone which would have contrasted but was value engineered down to cheaper precast concrete.
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That'll be pure joy to ride on in six months' time after several hundred delivery vans, HGVs and SUVs have parked (sorry "loaded legally") all over it.
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Honestly the main issue with it at this point isn't even for cyclists - that setup is going to get someone with sight problems badly hurt. High contrast between cycle and ped infra is vital for partially sighted people, I will bet a fiver they fudged the equalities assessment for the change if they bothered to do one at all.
It needs to be challenged, officially - is there any way for us to actually do that?
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Yodhrin you could start by doing a FOI request for the equalities assessment?
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@Yodhrin - the kerb delineating the cycle path should be enough for it to pass any equality impact assessment. The use of coloured surfacing is a recommendation in guidance (Cycling by Design 2021, page 114) rather than a requirement.
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@Morningsider Really? That's disappointing, I thought the regs would be stronger than that.
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@CycleAlex thanks for that, I missed the link to that on the construction page, saves me trying to find it in the mass of RSO/TRO documents!
Pages 2 and 3 of the section 2 arrangements show the designs which are being followed: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ccwel/downloads/file/54/section-2-general-arrangements
If it is to save money, are paving stones really that much cheaper than tarmac?
Suppose at least the footway will be the same width as before, but still...
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Research by the boffins at the TRL found that paving slabs are more expensive to install than asphalt and also have higher "whole life" costs - largely due to tripping accidents caused by poorly installed and maintained slabs.
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Also damage/replacement presumably?
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Great link.
The whole life costs (the sum of the discounted costs)
of the asphalt footway are (£27.79/m2
), only 77% of those of the flagged footway (£35.75/m2
).I'd actually have expected a bigger difference, but there you go.
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@boothym Oh I assume it's still slabs for aesthetics/rich people complaining reasons, but presumably without the value engineering it would have been different slabs on the footway.
With the grade separation and slightly different shape perhaps it won't be too bad if they plaster it with cycle symbols.
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All the above going on, yet AFAIK* there's still been zero progress on the no left turn (except for cyclists) from Clifton Terrace in to Grosvenor Street.
* I pass by that way fairly regularly but TBH I've given up looking out for any progress on this change specifically, since nothing ever appeared to be happening. So, apologies if I've just failed to notice it.
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That's starting at the end of September. Would've posted but the tram cycle safety thread is locked for whatever reason.
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This one?
http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18187&page=6&message=opened#post-315324
No idea why it was closed
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