CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
IT’S TRUE!
CCE is 15years old!
Well done to ALL posters
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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@Dave - I think the initial consultations are comparable, except we're seeing these plans now improved based on the consultation. One might hope that the KB plans will be similarly improved by the consultation!
I'm hoping that if one of these appear on the ground, and demonstrably work (maybe George Street), that the next will be braver/better and a virtuous cycle begins.
I may be disappointed...
Robert
Hardly anyone seems to be passing comment on this.
Could it be that CEC have actually created something that's 'good enough'?
Or is everyone still asleep after half term hols?
I thought these ones were going ahead? Had heard there'd been no objections.
Am I just confused?
Hardly anyone seems to be passing comment on this."
Haven't had time to stare at them in detail on a large screen yet. I hope I've kept the originals somewhere.
Its perhaps not obvious that there's something new to comment on?
Work started?
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The first phase of a £1.25 million scheme to link the Innocent Path cycleway to the Union Canal towpath via the Meadows is scheduled to get under way from Monday 9 March 2015.
The project, which is due to last approximately 12 weeks, will include fully segregated sections of cycleway, as well as new cyclist / pedestrian crossings.
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" last approximately 12 weeks"
About eight weeks too late to assist with 'getting back' from this year's POP. Oh well, next year!
Maybe they'll finish it substantially ahead of schedule?!
Had a look at the works on Hope Park Crescent, where they've laid the kerbstones for the sharp turn towards the crossing leading to NMW. It's going to be a really quite sharp turn for tandemistas and trailerers.
Here's how it's progressing at Rankeillor St. Looks tight and suspect some people (faster cyclists?) will by-pass going east to avoid other oncoming cyclists at turn. This happens quite a bit at other junctions. The corner section can only 'hold' so many bikes anyway. Should it have been 'better' / more direct? Comments were made to even get to this stage so not sure how much it would have been changed. For less experienced users that are used to pavement riding this should work.
New NCN1 path at Rankeillor St by LaidBackBikes, on Flickr
New NCN1 path at Rankeillor St by LaidBackBikes, on Flickr
"For family groups that are used to pavement riding this might be ok."
yup. this is who it is designed for.
It was a big push to get this. the push for commuter-usable cycle infra is going to be bigger and harder. that is why we are riding to Holyrood on Saturday.
Agree - just changed wording to say 'less experienced'. I'm thinking of mum or dad with a four year old moving along at around 5 or 6 mph. Up till now they would have got off at busier junctions or cycle along the pavement.
It is a bit of a two tier approach and easy to pick holes but the fact it is happening at all is a good sign.
Those most able to get out into the road may dismiss these... but a several times a year family picnicker to Portobello might feel that there is some encouragement for them to cycle more.
"Agree - just changed wording to say 'less experienced'."
I think CEC needs to be much clearer (to the general public) about the purpose/scope of the Family Network.
It has to be made VERY clear (especially to 'motorists') that 'cyclists' don't have to use the routes/segregated/shared use bits.
Also agree.
Best/worst example of this is Holyrood Park. Voted (by many) as one of the most hostile cycling environments.
We know that once this route is built then if we decide not to use parts of it we will get annoyance from the 'roads are for cars' brigade.
At least this one actually has a cycleway leading to it - unlike the word crossing at Crosscauseway near the Crags
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A major cycling milestone has been reached as construction of the first continental-style segregated bike path nears completion.
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http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/landmark-cycle-route-almost-finished-1-3762307
The EEN comments section is - again - truly astonishing.
The amount of obvious trolling (road tax, pavement cycling) would be hilarious, were it not that some people might take it seriously.
Boyfriend of Fimm took some photos of this today. There are actual proper cycle paths (on the straight bits of the road, of course, I don't know about the junctions). I was quite surprised.
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SRD (@SRDorman)
10/05/2015 20:55
Here are those amazing cycle paths. Pics by @KarlZeiner @LAHinds @adamrmcvey @SpokesLothian @CyclingEdin
http://pic.twitter.com/13lWarPWfJ
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Just to put the dampners on this very slightly, I assume that they will be two-way? (Still, there is an impressive (for Britain) amount of space there.)
yes, they are bi-directional, which is why we were so worried about the width in the design.
they're by no means 'dutch-standard' but a serious improvement on what was there.
Oh, absolutely (not that I know what was there). I'll have to go and explore once it is all finished!
Funnily enough I was in Glasgow this weekend, and while it leaves a lot to be desired bike wise, they do have their bike hire scheme up and running, the path along the Clyde looks rather good, and the hotel I was staying on was on a street where this looked like it had been in place a while.
@wc did you see any bikes?
4 or 5, but I was there midday on a Saturday and it's very business district - may be more weekdays. Has its own lights and everything.
Some more pics of the Hope Park Cres end:
pics need to be 'medium' now to post properly (on flickr anyway).
I cycled a bit of this yesterday - very cool.
Arrrgh
Stupid bbcode.
Why won't it resize imgur images?
Could we please have an image posting guide, chdot?
the resize thing got turned off because of people not being able to load some threads
(i'm sure there's a proper technical explanation....)
I thought someone had posted a pic of this ponding already, but maybe it was just on Twitter.
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