Edinburgh Bus Users Group
@edinburghbug.bsky.social
Looking out for Edinburgh's bus passengers and services. Independent of operators, Councils, Government, political parties etc.
Website https://edinburghbususers.group/
Website https://edinburghbususers.group/
Us, and Spokes, deputations to T&EC on 13 November re PHCs and bus lanes
democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/b2...
Also @ntbcc.bsky.social and @staceyoflaherty.bsky.social (probably) re Supported Services, and Spokes again Midlothian Council's A701 'Relief' & A702 Link Roads Project
democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/b2...
Also @ntbcc.bsky.social and @staceyoflaherty.bsky.social (probably) re Supported Services, and Spokes again Midlothian Council's A701 'Relief' & A702 Link Roads Project
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Us, and Spokes, deputations to T&EC on 13 November re PHCs and bus lanes
democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/b2...
Also @ntbcc.bsky.social and @staceyoflaherty.bsky.social (probably) re Supported Services, and Spokes again Midlothian Council's A701 'Relief' & A702 Link Roads Project
democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/b2...
Also @ntbcc.bsky.social and @staceyoflaherty.bsky.social (probably) re Supported Services, and Spokes again Midlothian Council's A701 'Relief' & A702 Link Roads Project
Wherein ex-Councillor Begg dips his toe into the Great Tram Debate, decides the water's too hot, but nevertheless makes some pertinent remarks about buses.
www.pressreader.com/uk/the-heral...
www.pressreader.com/uk/the-heral...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Wherein ex-Councillor Begg dips his toe into the Great Tram Debate, decides the water's too hot, but nevertheless makes some pertinent remarks about buses.
www.pressreader.com/uk/the-heral...
www.pressreader.com/uk/the-heral...
📢 New on our website: why you can't catch @lothianbuses.bsky.social to Edinburgh city centre at West Maitland St*.
edinburghbususers.group/a-warning-at...
edinburghbususers.group/a-warning-at...
A warning at West Maitland Street?
In early September, eastbound Lothian Buses stopped serving the bus stops on West Maitland Street; they are now served only by East Coast Buses, express and NightBus services. Local residents, work…
edinburghbususers.group
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
📢 New on our website: why you can't catch @lothianbuses.bsky.social to Edinburgh city centre at West Maitland St*.
edinburghbususers.group/a-warning-at...
edinburghbususers.group/a-warning-at...
Oh hello. One might conclude that a plan to reduce carbon emissions from transport would include a big emphasis on shifting travel from aviation and cars to public transport.
www.gov.scot/publications...
www.gov.scot/publications...
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Oh hello. One might conclude that a plan to reduce carbon emissions from transport would include a big emphasis on shifting travel from aviation and cars to public transport.
www.gov.scot/publications...
www.gov.scot/publications...
The BBC finds buses are actually important, but thinks it's all about concessionary travel.
Your occasional reminder that a bus pass isn't much use if there's no buses. web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/edin...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Your occasional reminder that a bus pass isn't much use if there's no buses. web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/edin...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mental health, bus travel and school meals - issues that matter to first-time voters
Teenagers who could vote for the first time next year put politicians through their paces at an event in Dumfries.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The BBC finds buses are actually important, but thinks it's all about concessionary travel.
Your occasional reminder that a bus pass isn't much use if there's no buses. web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/edin...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Your occasional reminder that a bus pass isn't much use if there's no buses. web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/edin...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Minister's speech underwhelms conference in Edinburgh.
www.passengertransport.co.uk/2025/10/mini...
www.passengertransport.co.uk/2025/10/mini...
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Minister's speech underwhelms conference in Edinburgh.
www.passengertransport.co.uk/2025/10/mini...
www.passengertransport.co.uk/2025/10/mini...
When the words bus station, redevelopment, vision, flats and shops appear in the same article, it often doesn't end well.
@getglasgowmoving.org
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
@getglasgowmoving.org
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
Scotland's busiest bus station faces demolition under new vision
The biggest bus station in Scotland could be demolished under plans to create a major new transport hub.
www.scotsman.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
When the words bus station, redevelopment, vision, flats and shops appear in the same article, it often doesn't end well.
@getglasgowmoving.org
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
@getglasgowmoving.org
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
Surprisingly, no. But others are welcome to do so.
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Surprisingly, no. But others are welcome to do so.
Shocking news...
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Shocking news...
Hot on the heels of our manifesto (edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest... )
is this from bus operators www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
Intriguingly, both put journey times & reliability top of this list.
🤔 Is it possible the priorities aren't those the political chatterati think they are?
is this from bus operators www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
Intriguingly, both put journey times & reliability top of this list.
🤔 Is it possible the priorities aren't those the political chatterati think they are?
MSN
www.msn.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Hot on the heels of our manifesto (edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest... )
is this from bus operators www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
Intriguingly, both put journey times & reliability top of this list.
🤔 Is it possible the priorities aren't those the political chatterati think they are?
is this from bus operators www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
Intriguingly, both put journey times & reliability top of this list.
🤔 Is it possible the priorities aren't those the political chatterati think they are?
As the Chancellor's postbox fills with "Don't tax people like us" letters from the Rich-Enough-to-Get-Media-Coverage class, a reminder of the RAC Foundation's data.
October 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
As the Chancellor's postbox fills with "Don't tax people like us" letters from the Rich-Enough-to-Get-Media-Coverage class, a reminder of the RAC Foundation's data.
A reminder there's jobs at careers.lothianbuses.com
Not just bus driving...
Not just bus driving...
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A reminder there's jobs at careers.lothianbuses.com
Not just bus driving...
Not just bus driving...
Those lovely people at the Foundation for Integrated Transport have given us another grant to continue campaigning for the next 5 years !
integratedtransport.org.uk/project/edin...
integratedtransport.org.uk/project/edin...
Edinburgh Bus Users Group - FIT
A campaign that gives a voice to bus users, helping to protect and improve Edinburgh’s bus network for the benefit of bus users and potential users.
integratedtransport.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Those lovely people at the Foundation for Integrated Transport have given us another grant to continue campaigning for the next 5 years !
integratedtransport.org.uk/project/edin...
integratedtransport.org.uk/project/edin...
www.passengertransport.co.uk/2025/10/read... 👀
Including interviews with the Minister, who hasn't yet taken on board our suggestions, though there's still time. edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest...
And Sarah Boyd.
Including interviews with the Minister, who hasn't yet taken on board our suggestions, though there's still time. edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest...
And Sarah Boyd.
October 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
www.passengertransport.co.uk/2025/10/read... 👀
Including interviews with the Minister, who hasn't yet taken on board our suggestions, though there's still time. edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest...
And Sarah Boyd.
Including interviews with the Minister, who hasn't yet taken on board our suggestions, though there's still time. edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest...
And Sarah Boyd.
Probably not.
But a good read nevertheless.
But a good read nevertheless.
Transform policy advisor Jamie Wallace examines the key priorities and challenges the Scottish Government must address in its draft Climate Change Plan. The plan will be released in the next few weeks and will be the first in the context of a new system of five-year carbon budgets.
Does the Scottish Government have what it takes to meet its 2045 net zero target? - Transform Scotland
Policy Advisor Jamie Wallace critiques the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan. The Scottish Government is committed to producing a draft Climate Change Plan before the end of the year,...
transform.scot
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Probably not.
But a good read nevertheless.
But a good read nevertheless.
As half term ends, we discover Midlothian Council's mid-term report, hidden behind the sofa.
"Middy needs to learn that copying from a 1970s textbook isn't clever, and fools no-one.
If she doesn't seriously pay attention in transport lessons, another year at the bottom of her class beckons"
"Middy needs to learn that copying from a 1970s textbook isn't clever, and fools no-one.
If she doesn't seriously pay attention in transport lessons, another year at the bottom of her class beckons"
“Building more roads to solve congestion is like loosening your belt to prevent obesity” - Lewis Mumford.
Here’s some funny memes to show why this new road isn’t funny for southern Edinburgh 🧵 👇
Here’s some funny memes to show why this new road isn’t funny for southern Edinburgh 🧵 👇
Plans lodged for £55m relief road to ease congestion around the Straiton Junction
Plans for a new £55million road which will ease congestion around the Straiton Junction in Midlothian have been lodged with the council’s planners this week. The new A701 relief road is expected to take around 9,000…
Plans for a new £55million road which will ease congestion around the Straiton Junction in Midlothian have been lodged with the council’s planners this week. The new A701 relief road is expected to take around 9,000…
October 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
As half term ends, we discover Midlothian Council's mid-term report, hidden behind the sofa.
"Middy needs to learn that copying from a 1970s textbook isn't clever, and fools no-one.
If she doesn't seriously pay attention in transport lessons, another year at the bottom of her class beckons"
"Middy needs to learn that copying from a 1970s textbook isn't clever, and fools no-one.
If she doesn't seriously pay attention in transport lessons, another year at the bottom of her class beckons"
Your occasional reminder of just why a Bus Service Standard and a Bus Stop Guarantee should be in every Holyrood 2026 manifesto;
transform.scot/our-work/our...
transform.scot/our-work/our...
October 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Your occasional reminder of just why a Bus Service Standard and a Bus Stop Guarantee should be in every Holyrood 2026 manifesto;
transform.scot/our-work/our...
transform.scot/our-work/our...
Since The Times is putting the boot into the SNP's record (Conference time, innit?), here's our 'careful analysis' of that 'non-paywalled article.
www.thetimes.com/article/ffb7...
www.thetimes.com/article/ffb7...
Promises, promises: How SNP’s manifesto pledges fell short
Analysis of pledges made before the 2021 Holyrood elections shows the party has struggled to live up to its ambitions, delivering on less than half of them
www.thetimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Since The Times is putting the boot into the SNP's record (Conference time, innit?), here's our 'careful analysis' of that 'non-paywalled article.
www.thetimes.com/article/ffb7...
www.thetimes.com/article/ffb7...
OK Minister, 'By encouraging early adoption of public transport, the initiative has made a lasting impact', but how are you going to keep them there?
Our helpful suggestions (already sent to all parties)
edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest...
www.transport.gov.scot/news/over-25...
Our helpful suggestions (already sent to all parties)
edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest...
www.transport.gov.scot/news/over-25...
Over 250 million free bus trips made by young people across Scotland | Transport Scotland
www.transport.gov.scot
October 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
OK Minister, 'By encouraging early adoption of public transport, the initiative has made a lasting impact', but how are you going to keep them there?
Our helpful suggestions (already sent to all parties)
edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest...
www.transport.gov.scot/news/over-25...
Our helpful suggestions (already sent to all parties)
edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest...
www.transport.gov.scot/news/over-25...
Disappointing when several groups (us, @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social @spokes.org.uk @leithcentralcc.bsky.social etc etc) all pushed for a better design, to find the revised layout still needs tweaks to sort it.
edinburghbususers.group/ebug-joins-o...
edinburghbususers.group/ebug-joins-o...
October 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Disappointing when several groups (us, @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social @spokes.org.uk @leithcentralcc.bsky.social etc etc) all pushed for a better design, to find the revised layout still needs tweaks to sort it.
edinburghbususers.group/ebug-joins-o...
edinburghbususers.group/ebug-joins-o...
Small signs of progress on an otherwise nondescript day:
Confirmation that red surfacing should be standard practice in big resurfacing projects on bus (and bike) lanes ✔️
Improved bus shelter cleaning; JC Decaux taking more work in-house & a Council task force to tackle stubborn graffiti ✔️
Confirmation that red surfacing should be standard practice in big resurfacing projects on bus (and bike) lanes ✔️
Improved bus shelter cleaning; JC Decaux taking more work in-house & a Council task force to tackle stubborn graffiti ✔️
October 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Small signs of progress on an otherwise nondescript day:
Confirmation that red surfacing should be standard practice in big resurfacing projects on bus (and bike) lanes ✔️
Improved bus shelter cleaning; JC Decaux taking more work in-house & a Council task force to tackle stubborn graffiti ✔️
Confirmation that red surfacing should be standard practice in big resurfacing projects on bus (and bike) lanes ✔️
Improved bus shelter cleaning; JC Decaux taking more work in-house & a Council task force to tackle stubborn graffiti ✔️
221 days to the Holyrood election.
Here's what we told the parties should be in any decent manifesto.
Here's what we told the parties should be in any decent manifesto.
September 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
221 days to the Holyrood election.
Here's what we told the parties should be in any decent manifesto.
Here's what we told the parties should be in any decent manifesto.
Celebrating 200 years of modern railways in style.
(Apologies to slab track enthusiasts everywhere)
(Apologies to slab track enthusiasts everywhere)
September 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Celebrating 200 years of modern railways in style.
(Apologies to slab track enthusiasts everywhere)
(Apologies to slab track enthusiasts everywhere)
👀
One might think a Council that:
1. Has already got quite good guidance on bus stop design but
2. Is a bit short of money and
3. Has lots of bus stops that don't meet its own guidance
Would be very keen to get a bid in to cp.catapult.org.uk/news/new-wav...
One might think a Council that:
1. Has already got quite good guidance on bus stop design but
2. Is a bit short of money and
3. Has lots of bus stops that don't meet its own guidance
Would be very keen to get a bid in to cp.catapult.org.uk/news/new-wav...
New Wave of Funding Targets Barriers in Vehicle Stops, Travel Assistance, and Transport Information
The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) Scaling Innovation Programme has launched its second round of funding today.
cp.catapult.org.uk
September 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
👀
One might think a Council that:
1. Has already got quite good guidance on bus stop design but
2. Is a bit short of money and
3. Has lots of bus stops that don't meet its own guidance
Would be very keen to get a bid in to cp.catapult.org.uk/news/new-wav...
One might think a Council that:
1. Has already got quite good guidance on bus stop design but
2. Is a bit short of money and
3. Has lots of bus stops that don't meet its own guidance
Would be very keen to get a bid in to cp.catapult.org.uk/news/new-wav...
MATHS TEST:
It takes two men two days to dig a hole 3m wide, 3m long and 2m deep;
and it takes one man one day to replace a paving slab 1m long and 2m wide...
How long will it take Edinburgh Council to remove a white line on the pavement on Leith Walk?
It takes two men two days to dig a hole 3m wide, 3m long and 2m deep;
and it takes one man one day to replace a paving slab 1m long and 2m wide...
How long will it take Edinburgh Council to remove a white line on the pavement on Leith Walk?
September 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
MATHS TEST:
It takes two men two days to dig a hole 3m wide, 3m long and 2m deep;
and it takes one man one day to replace a paving slab 1m long and 2m wide...
How long will it take Edinburgh Council to remove a white line on the pavement on Leith Walk?
It takes two men two days to dig a hole 3m wide, 3m long and 2m deep;
and it takes one man one day to replace a paving slab 1m long and 2m wide...
How long will it take Edinburgh Council to remove a white line on the pavement on Leith Walk?