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  1. chdot
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    Councillor Scott Arthur said it would raise “well over £1 million a year” which would be “invested straight into road and footpath maintenance”. And he tweeted to say that it could raise up to £2.4 million a year, and adding that it would help tackle “antisocial parking” – and that “every penny will be invested in fixing potholes.”

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    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/edinburgh-parking-fines-set-to-increase-to-ps100-to-raise-well-over-ps1-million-a-year-for-pothole-budget-4033068

    Not clear if there is any mechanism - or policy - that can make this true.

    In theory if no one breaks the law there’s no income.

    Almost irrelevant compared with the ‘£1bn we’ll spend on active travel’ or the ‘£1bn we want SG to give me for another tram line’.

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  2. chdot
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    Illegal parking does not help businesses, that's why Labour are determined to deal with it.

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    https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1627257110453944321

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  3. alanp
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    A big shout-out to the environment in SA's latest newsletter, and all about how UKGov and ScotGov need to fix it, and will Santa please give him an electric bus set ?

    His ability to hold others to account for things he has power to affect never ceases to annoy.

    https://mailchi.mp/4499530b1da3/february-newsletter-climate-change-the-death-of-two-heroes-oxgangs-mum-raises-5k

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  4. chdot
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    Labour creating jobs in Edinburgh to improve road and footpath condition, and clean up our capital:

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    https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1628447026513076224

    There’s a video.

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  5. chdot
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    What happened was nothing to do with Climate Change, it was petty point scoring.

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1629027926690738176

    Oh the irony

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  6. chdot
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    Drumbrae North

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    It's hard to go against the advice of Officers on H&S issues, but the situation will be kept under review.

    TEC maybe got this one wrong, so we should revisit this. It's a good example of how we can work within the ETRO process to address problems.

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1629439619560243200?

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  7. neddie
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    Chairman Arthur was at Critical Mass today

    Did he get to see the traffic jam on Comiston Rd (caused by too many cars, not bikes)? Oh yeah

    Did he see streams of speeding rat running traffic on Braid Rd that was supposed to “relieve” the jams on Comiston? Oh yes

    Will he do anything about it apart from blame others? <tumbleweeds>

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  8. chdot
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    I actually inherited this project from the last administration. It's not perfect, but is a step in the right direction.

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1629525832057143296

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  9. chdot
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    It was a lovely way to spend Saturday afternoon, and the 22km helped me with my Church's lent challenge. #WinWin

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1629607025524060162

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  10. gembo
    Member

    I could see him as an all things to all,people Vicar.

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  11. chdot
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    I dinged my bike bell as I went past the striking teachers at Bonaly PS today, I hope that's as good as a "toot"!

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/CllrScottArthur/status/1630545479149707265

    Would Keir Starmer or Cammy Day approve??

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  12. chdot
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    What we propose is to reintroduce the physical defenders on that road to protect cyclists and, quite bizarrely, pedestrians as well.” But he said it did not mean removing any space from vehicles. “The space is already allocated for active travel, it’s just about protecting it.”

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    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburgh-transport-here-are-the-key-issues-next-up-for-debate-including-workplace-parking-levy-and-cycle-lane-bollards-4046175

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  13. chdot
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    Poll - If it's a bad idea to have a parklet next to a road, is it also bad to have a road going through a park?

    Top - Featherhall Crescent

    Bottom - Holyrood Park

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1631721435239522315

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  14. chdot
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    “I’m well aware of parking issues in the city, and we’re working to address this through strategies like the Parking Action Plan and recent changes to policy to strengthen enforcement against persistent offenders. New powers for councils to fine drivers for parking on footpaths, across dropped kerbs and double parking will be key to this, and we have already surveyed every street in the city to understand where the problems are. Once regulations are finalised we’re well prepared to ensure they are rapidly implemented. Indeed, I’m going to be writing to the Scottish Government to find out when this will be.

    “In the meantime, I would encourage the public to log issues on our online form so that reports are sent in real-time to our enforcement contractor, who will respond as quickly as possible.”

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    https://archive.fo/Cv6S7

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  15. chdot
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    It was good to be chatting with people in Roseburn today with @RP4CM , particularly listening to traders about the CCWEL works lifting.

    After the campaign session I had a wee cycle along the new bike lanes:

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/CllrScottArthur/status/1632095589138661376

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  16. chdot
    Admin

    Does this make sense/mean anything?

    Or is it another ’CEC can’t/won’t do anything’? Or - more optimistically - CEC needs to explain to businesses why they will be losing parking on Morningside Road??

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    If Edinburgh is serious about improving bus journey times, we must work with businesses to cut congestion in places like Morningside.

    It was good to see the shops so busy, but more reliable bus connections and wider footpaths in places would help boost the local economy.

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1632357650577911808?

    There’s a video that will enrage the ‘bikes shouldn’t go up the near side of traffic’ brigade, and further confirm why some people don’t cycle.

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  17. ejstubbs
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    wider footpaths in places would help boost the local economy

    Hang on, isn't this the same person who runs a shop on Morningside Road outside which the SfP pavement widening measures were fairly quickly removed in order to restore "much needed" parking spaces - or am I getting him confused with someone else?

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  18. chdot
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    Probably

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    I then ran several local businesses in Edinburgh – the shops Paper Tiger and Studio One.

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    https://danieljohnson.org.uk/mystory/

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    We have one of the last functioning high streets in Bruntsfield and Morningside. That is a rarity and is something that makes this place very special.”

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    https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2018/11/speaking-to-daniel-johnson-msp/

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  19. chdot
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    “Lawless” motorists driving in cycle lane force council to reinstall bollards – just weeks after they were removed

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1632642765573046272

    With link to Road.cc article.

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  20. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

    He's a one-man troll farm.

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  21. jdanielp
    Member

    One man went to troll, went to troll a city
    One man on the best seat on the bus (and sometimes on a bike)
    Went to troll a city

    Posted 1 year ago #

  22. chdot
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    The Automobile Association (Ireland) is calling in the Government there to introduce free public transport and shared bikes trial across the country.

    Read beyond the headline:

    https://t.co/nXiifVrmRB

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    https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1633024674484350977

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  23. chdot
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    Modal shift is about carrots and sticks, but we can't wait to have all the carrots in place before deploying some stick!

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    https://twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1633025793415606274

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  24. Morningsider
    Member

    This from a man elected on a "No sticks" manifesto.

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  25. chdot
    Admin

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    We've made it to The Harp & Thistle... with no problems!

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1635384479039778817

    Except that’s not what the pub in the photo is called…

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  26. chdot
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    This is really a matter for CityFibre, they essentially have the legislative right to undertake these works and the council only has a duty to ensure disruption is minimised.

    I think they are a good company that has been let down by poor sub-contractors in some instances.

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1636281847280721920?

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  27. chdot
    Admin

    Must-see pic -

    https://twitter.com/davidfkey/status/1640700165282492418

    Posted 1 year ago #

  28. chdot
    Admin

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    Yesterday I hosted a cross-party meeting to talk about how some of the transport decisions the Council has made in Edinburgh have left vulnerable people feeling isolated, and I gave a commitment that we would do better. Much better.

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    https://mobile.twitter.com/cllrscottarthur/status/1641502843034128384

    Thread

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  29. Morningsider
    Member

    There is already detailed design guidance, developed with organisations representing disabled people, that applies across Scotland (Roads for All), which is reflected in Cycling by Design and the Edinburgh Street Design Guidance.

    The problem is not a lack of guidance, or an understanding of the issue. It is the Council approving designs that do not meet requirements, made worse by shoddy construction and design changes made on the fly.

    I can't be the only one who is concerned that this new-found focus on accessibility is really a trojan horse for anti-cycling views. This is not to decry the real needs of disabled people. However, it is really obvious that these recent concerns focus solely cycling schemes, rather than long standing danger posed by motorised traffic.

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  30. chdot
    Admin

    “it is really obvious that these recent concerns focus solely cycling schemes, rather than long standing danger posed by motorised traffic“

    To the extent this is deliberate by any ‘antis’ is unclear.

    There is a lot of ‘concern’ about “floating bus stops”, which are always(?) associated with new cycle infrastructure.

    Additionally there’s a lot more artificial ’concern’ about pop-up cycle lanes/removal of parking - ‘where will the disabled park’.

    Plus similar ‘concerns’ for people with disabilities as a reason for objecting to LTNs.

    Of course there remain two problems -

    “It is the Council approving designs that do not meet requirements”

    “long standing danger posed by motorised traffic”

    Posted 1 year ago #

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