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Leith to Portobello (Links Pl to Constitution St)

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  1. The Boy
    Member

    One of the annoying things about that section was the dropped kerb on the pedestrian side of the path only such that cyclists coming onto the path from the road rather than the Links section of off-road path would swing off to 'my' side of the path before moving back across.

    Looks like they have dropped another section of kerb to the right of the turning circle to the other side of the tactiles rather than simply dropping a wider section next to the existing bit.

    Looks like the designers have decided that there is a path and cyclists will use that path whether it makes sense for them to do so or not.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  2. The Boy
    Member

    Workmen back today to install two sets of chicanes. Almost exactly the same as the two the removed a couple of months ago but with addition of an optimistic extra 30cm or so protruding onto the grass in an impotent attempt at stopping cyclists from nipping round them. My dog walks just got far less pleasant along that stretch.

    Public money being spent on digging holes and filing them in again. Awesome.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  3. wingpig
    Member

    I had foolishly thought they'd learnt their lesson and removed them with the intention of not replacing them. Twernips, all.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  4. ih
    Member

    And you know the best thing? They've set the chicanes in both directions so that you are forced to ride right in front of the school gates on the pedestrian side! Just where the children exit, and the mums congregate. Genius.

    If they really had to put a bit of fence there (which they don't) they could have put up a short section outside each gate, but parallel with the path along the segregation line.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  5. wingpig
    Member

    That, I relieve, makes this work include a Crummock mistake, maintaining their record in that regard.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  6. tk
    Member

    And already the area they have seeded with grass by the chicanes has been mangled by bikes

    Posted 8 years ago #

  7. wingpig
    Member

    The section beside Links Gardens is currently plastic-barriered-off so that EdinCore can keep turf and soil on the bike path whilst they install fibres in a trench which is thankfully in the grass. The last set of tactiles beside the tennis courts are a bit wobbly as they've been lifted and not yet regrouted.

    Posted 7 years ago #

  8. Rob
    Member

    Where is the Water of Leith side start of this route? Does it bypass the sketchy cobbled/one way bit passed the police station?

    Edit: Found it - here

    What's the best way to join the Water of Leith from there?

    Posted 7 years ago #

  9. urchaidh
    Member

    @erob - the sketchy cobbled/one way bit past the police station is, sadly, the best way at the moment. I've no idea where the council are going (literally or metaphorically) with the path ending on Constitution Street.

    I stay on Queen Charlotte Street from the Links then pick through to the Sadnport Place bridge for the WoL path. If it's just me I follow the shaky one way around, with the kids I shortcut using the pavement on Tolbooth Wynd.

    Posted 7 years ago #

  10. ih
    Member

    "I've no idea where the council are going (literally or metaphorically) with the path ending on Constitution Street."

    I suppose the idea is that by cycling a little way south on Constitution St you link up with the Leith Roseburn Cycle Superhighway. It kinda works, I do it regularly especially when I want to check who's parking in the cycle lane on Leith Walk.

    Posted 7 years ago #

  11. wingpig
    Member

    I sometimes go all the way up the new bit beside the tennis cours/community croft, do a bit of cobbling to get to the cut-through to Constitution St at Wellington Place, then go through Coatfield Lane/Giles Street for a little less traffic if I'm dragging a youngster.

    Posted 7 years ago #

  12. urchaidh
    Member

    New dropped kerb with blister tactile paving is being installed on Seafield Road East, just north of where the ramp up from the prom ends, about 50m south of the end of Fillyside road.

    This is a hellish road to cross - wide, busy and fast. No sign of any crossing assistance (island, toucan) but that may be coming. Anyone know any more?

    Posted 7 years ago #

  13. wingpig
    Member

    Isn't there already a slightly lower bit to the kerb around there, for vehicles wanting to park outside the prom gates or the occasional police car/ambulance accessing the prom?

    Posted 7 years ago #

  14. urchaidh
    Member

    You're right, there is a long dropped kerb already. My memory from this morning is that the new pair (for there is a matching one on the other side of the road) is further south and pedestrian sized.

    Will take a better look this evening.

    Posted 7 years ago #

  15. urchaidh
    Member

    There's now a trench which looks like it's taking a power cable from the beach side of the path to the dropped kerbs on both sides of the road. I suspect a controlled crossing, but my google-foo is weak so I can't confirm.

    Posted 7 years ago #

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