BEST_Edinburgh
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Better Edinburgh for Sustainable Travel - coalition of community campaigners and groups in Edinburgh working together to support safer streets & active travel.
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Extract from next week's Transport and Environment Committee papers confirms that the Meadows to Greenbank Quiet Connection has reduced traffic in the Braid Estate without increasing traffic on alternative route. Does this mean they might change their minds about ripping it out?
January 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Extract from next week's Transport and Environment Committee papers confirms that the Meadows to Greenbank Quiet Connection has reduced traffic in the Braid Estate without increasing traffic on alternative route. Does this mean they might change their minds about ripping it out?
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Concerns aired by LTC regarding recent uptick in serious injuries and crashes caused by driver error in and around Corstorphine lately. Asking for CEC cllrs and police to address as matter of urgency lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk/low-traffic-...
Low Traffic Corstorphine Statement on Road Safety Concerns - Low Traffic Corstorphine
Low Traffic Corstorphine (LTC) is deeply concerned about the recent spate of road traffic incidents in our area, including a death on St John’s Road and several other alarming collisions involving dr...
lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk
January 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Concerns aired by LTC regarding recent uptick in serious injuries and crashes caused by driver error in and around Corstorphine lately. Asking for CEC cllrs and police to address as matter of urgency lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk/low-traffic-...
Concerns aired by LTC regarding recent uptick in serious injuries and crashes caused by driver error in and around Corstorphine lately. Asking for CEC cllrs and police to address as matter of urgency lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk/low-traffic-...
Low Traffic Corstorphine Statement on Road Safety Concerns - Low Traffic Corstorphine
Low Traffic Corstorphine (LTC) is deeply concerned about the recent spate of road traffic incidents in our area, including a death on St John’s Road and several other alarming collisions involving dr...
lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk
January 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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25 wishes for #Edinburgh in 2025 🧵
What might our aspirations be locally in SW Edinburgh and also Edinburgh-wide?
Some might happen, many probably won’t!
#HappyNewYear #NewYearsResolutions #Hogmanay #HappyNewYear2025 #EdinburghsHogmanay
#streetsNOTroads
What might our aspirations be locally in SW Edinburgh and also Edinburgh-wide?
Some might happen, many probably won’t!
#HappyNewYear #NewYearsResolutions #Hogmanay #HappyNewYear2025 #EdinburghsHogmanay
#streetsNOTroads
January 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
25 wishes for #Edinburgh in 2025 🧵
What might our aspirations be locally in SW Edinburgh and also Edinburgh-wide?
Some might happen, many probably won’t!
#HappyNewYear #NewYearsResolutions #Hogmanay #HappyNewYear2025 #EdinburghsHogmanay
#streetsNOTroads
What might our aspirations be locally in SW Edinburgh and also Edinburgh-wide?
Some might happen, many probably won’t!
#HappyNewYear #NewYearsResolutions #Hogmanay #HappyNewYear2025 #EdinburghsHogmanay
#streetsNOTroads
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I’d add, this is often misinterpreted by drivers as an ‘anti-car’ post, when in fact it’s a pro-regulation message.
If you put in place the appropriate rules for the game, the city will look after itself.
If you put in place the appropriate rules for the game, the city will look after itself.
Drivers keep getting angry at for me saying that they are only limited by what we allow them to do.
But reality keeps proving me right.
But reality keeps proving me right.
November 24, 2024 at 8:58 AM
I’d add, this is often misinterpreted by drivers as an ‘anti-car’ post, when in fact it’s a pro-regulation message.
If you put in place the appropriate rules for the game, the city will look after itself.
If you put in place the appropriate rules for the game, the city will look after itself.
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REMINDER: Those choosing to live in subsidized suburbs for a bigger house and yard are NOT also entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety (hint: bike-lanes) & quality of life of city-dwellers.
HT Ian Lockwood.
HT Ian Lockwood.
November 24, 2024 at 4:26 AM
REMINDER: Those choosing to live in subsidized suburbs for a bigger house and yard are NOT also entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety (hint: bike-lanes) & quality of life of city-dwellers.
HT Ian Lockwood.
HT Ian Lockwood.
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And also before the @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social Transport and Environment Committee on Monday morning @chasbooth.bsky.social who is a member of the committee told us what he is looking for
November 18, 2024 at 11:19 AM
And also before the @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social Transport and Environment Committee on Monday morning @chasbooth.bsky.social who is a member of the committee told us what he is looking for
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Our (Low Traffic Corstorphine) response to yesterday’s CEC TRO sub-committee decision on Corstorphine Connections LTN.
lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk/low-traffic-...
lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk/low-traffic-...
Low Traffic Corstorphine response to LTN approval - Low Traffic Corstorphine
At the CEC Traffic Regulation Order Sub-Committee meeting today (24th October 2024), the committee decided the fate of the Corstorphine LTN project.
lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk
October 25, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Our (Low Traffic Corstorphine) response to yesterday’s CEC TRO sub-committee decision on Corstorphine Connections LTN.
lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk/low-traffic-...
lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk/low-traffic-...
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Good article, difficult balance to find with such a huge local conflict. All this over 3 filters for goodness sake.
open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
Low traffic, high stakes in Edinburgh streets...
Or how Corstorphine traffic calming measures have become divisively controversial
open.substack.com
October 22, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Good article, difficult balance to find with such a huge local conflict. All this over 3 filters for goodness sake.
open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
Advertise your account with just one image.
October 19, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Advertise your account with just one image.
Let’s see how it goes for us active /sustainable travel types on this shinier looking platform… 😉
October 19, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Let’s see how it goes for us active /sustainable travel types on this shinier looking platform… 😉