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Robbie Ainsworth
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A civil engineer in Edinburgh. Cycle path closures and a bit of history.
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If the Beltane Fire Festival can do it, why not CEC?
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Closure now to extend to Saturday. Hearing through the grapevine that it may become a long term issue. #EdTravCyc www.threads.com/@edinburghtr...
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Forrest Road Planned Closures ... 👇(Thurs 13 November) There's been some changes with this one today (weather not helping) The closure is planned to be in place from 3pm - 6pm today. Work will need...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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#PrincesStreet #Edinwebcast

👍 Amendment passed, voting 7-4

👍 Fantastic news! Transport & wider considerations must now be incorporated in the strategy

This might not have happened without long-term effort/persistence by Spokes & the visionary/technical expertise of Richard Murphy architects
Crucial parts of the successful amendment 4. notes the interventions made by some which seek to place a greater emphasis on placemaking and respecting the transport hierarchy. 5. therefore, agrees not to adopt the strategy at this stage. 6. instead agrees that officers should seek to convene an elected member/officer/stakeholder workshop that brings together those with transport, culture, heritage and placemaking expertise so a more ambitious and exciting strategy can be brought forward for approval. Moved by: Cllr Hal Osler Seconded by: Cllr Kevin Lang Pictures showing type of vision proposed by Richard Murphy, with 2 bus/tram lanes, bike lanes and much wider footways. This type of solution will now - hopefully - get serious consideration Start of the Spokes submission http://www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/251112-CEC-PLANNING-COMMITTEE-SPOKES-Deputation-princes-st.pdf CEC PLANNING COMMITTEE, 12.11.25 - written deputation from Spokes 7.3 Non-Statutory Planning Guidance – Finalised Princes Street and Waverley Valley Strategy The proposed draft guidance, whilst including many worthwhile proposals, has one over-riding failing, in that it completely neglects the huge area of land occupied by roadway, and assumes it must stay as now. It is as if we have separate Planning and Transport departments rather than a unified Place department. This cannot be the right approach for a holistic view of Princes Street and the Waverley Valley. Nor is it right that large amounts of money should be invested without the whole area being considered in a unified manner. The earlier, consultation, proposals were widely criticised by the West End and New Town Community Councils, by internationally renowned Richard Murphy architects, and others for lacking ambition and imagination. Nor did they go anywhere near the recommendations of the Council's commissioned report by urban designer Jan Gehl, way back in 2010, who identified "cycle and pedestrian priority" and reduced vehicle presence as "essential" for Princes Street to achieve its "huge potential." Sadly, the draft Guidance document presented today shows little change in these respects. It fails to live up to what is expected in the heart of a modern European capital. Richard Murphy Architects have put forward the sort of approach which takes these issues seriously (website; full report) and looks at how the entire area, including the roadway, can be transformed into a place catering properly for walking, wheeling and cycling, together with effective tram and bus services, and with much greater scope for enjoying the incredible setting of Scotland's premier street. In particular, Murphy points out how much of the Princes Street roadspace is currently just e…
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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In the closure last week it had permeable traffic cones. Could be blocked when works are taking place however. Closure will return Thurs/Fri. www.threads.com/@edinburghtr...
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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It's a wonder footways were not extended when the parking was restricted in the 90s. The footways were overcrowded even when the bridge first opened..
North bridge 1958 North Bridge 1910
October 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Are the bus lanes not being put back?
October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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#Tram #Granton-#Bioquarter

🙋 Spokes draft response [as of 6 Oct]
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Tram Granton to Bioquarter – Spokes early draft response, as of 6 Oct With the consultation now well underway, the Spokes draft response is developing well. You can find it here [1.9MB pdf]. We strongly stress that this is a work in progress and there are likely to be considerable further edits, particularly to the second part of the response, dealing with individual sections of the route. Major updates and ideas in the draft, since our initial thoughts, include.. An introductory section on bikes and tramlines, which includes lessons from our tramline-crash reporting tool and from earlier phases of Edinburgh tram Detailed commentary on all sections of the route [several sections still require considerable fleshing out]. Some major issues/opportunities arising include.. Great concern over cycling safety in the Bridges corridor. We urge single-line working for this section, or possibly the tramlines on one side of the road with bidirectional segregated cycling on the other side We suggest dropping North Bridge tram stop and replacing it by two stops – at Waverley Steps to serve east Princes Street and the rail station, and at the North Bridge arcade, to serve the Old Town and again the rail station. There are multiple reasons for this suggestion, in addition to a major cycling safety aspect There may be an opportunity to incorporate an active travel bridge over the mainline railway, linking the North Edinburgh Network to the new Fountainbridge link, without the long ramps down to road level and up again. What you can do Above are just some of the highlights of our draft response – there is a wealth of other detail, and we welcome any feedback Forward our draft to anyone who may be interested Repost our bluesky post Like our facebook article Most important of all – submit your own response to the consultation. Use the online QA and/or the email address given.
October 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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You can see the lights on CCWEL a good 300m away. If you're familiar with the sequence, you can know whether you'll catch them, or if you can chill out and slow down.
September 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Was open at 8:30am. Can't see any info online
September 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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But this is fine every Christmas
September 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Closures like this are usually listed on roadworks.scot and www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/do...
No mention of Guthrie Street. You could enquire with roadpermits@edinburgh.gov.uk
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September 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM