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Cyclist using cycle lane in Edinburgh

Locals urge council to “stop low traffic neighbourhoods and cycle lanes” to help cut down costs, but council claims responses not a “representative sample of residents”

The survey launched by Edinburgh City Council received almost 3,000 responses, with stopping LTNs and reducing active travel the two most-voted suggestions, with 1,300 votes

Wed, Aug 28, 2024 12:24
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Roseburn Path, Edinburgh (North Edinburgh Community News)

“Travesty” if tram extension plan leads to loss of “much-loved” cycle path, says councillor

“We should be protecting our green spaces, not removing them,” the Liberal Democrat politician said, after plans to replace a section of a popular cycle route with a new tram line were announced

Sat, Jan 27, 2024 20:15
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Cllr Rae lifting the bike racks in Edinburgh

“They are supposed to keep bikes safe”: Councillor disappointed at “extremely light” cycle racks leading to bike thefts

Despite the council’s insistence that the cycle parking “meets design requirements”, Edinburgh councillor Susan Rae has joined cyclists to warn about the racks which can be “easily unscrewed” and pulled out

Tue, Aug 15, 2023 12:19
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Bike racks unscrewed Edinburgh (Edward Tissiman)

Cyclist raises theft fears as bike rack easily unscrewed… but council says cycle parking “meets design requirements”

The council said it was not aware of any reports of a bike being stolen and said the rack "uses standard fixtures"

Tue, Aug 01, 2023 14:09
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Leith Walk cycle lane (Allasan Seòras Buc, Twitter)

Zig-zag corners on “moronic” Edinburgh cycleway to be replaced to improve cycle safety

Design of Leith Walk route built as part of Trams to Newhaven project have attracted widespread criticism and ridicule

Fri, Jun 16, 2023 13:20
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Water Street, Leith

“A dab of paint isn’t the solution”: New road markings directing cyclists “towards oncoming traffic” on one-way street “an accident waiting to happen”, say locals

“To be expected to ride into oncoming traffic on a blind bend suggests the council are simply paying lip service to a much wider problem,” one cyclist said

Wed, Jun 14, 2023 14:40
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Edinburgh Bikehangars

Subsidise bike hangar costs by raising car parking charges, says councillor – but opponent warns move would “pit drivers against cyclists”

“As a principle, bike parking should be cheaper than parking a car, they take up much less public space than a car, they don’t cause any congestion or air pollution”

Sun, May 21, 2023 16:18
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Bus driver close passes cyclist on Edinburgh cycle lane

Bike lane-using cyclist claims police said close pass by bus driver wasn’t against the law – because “everyone was in their own lanes”

Update: According to the Edinburgh-based cyclist, Police Scotland have now reported the close pass to the Procurator Fiscal following a review of the incident

Sat, Apr 08, 2023 18:10
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Motorists driving in Drum Brae cycle lane, Edinburgh (Scott Arthur)

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

The bollards were removed in January over concerns that cyclists could collide with them, but since then footage has emerged of drivers using the painted cycle lane and mounting the pavement

Sun, Mar 05, 2023 19:17
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Leith Walk’s new narrow advisory cycle lane (credit – Alan Brown)

“Is that the unicycle lane?” Cyclists blast new painted cycle lane that’s “narrower than a pair of handlebars”

The advisory lane, described by one local cyclist as a “death trap”, is the latest questionable piece of cycling infrastructure on Edinburgh’s Leith Walk to receive widespread ridicule on social media

Sun, Feb 05, 2023 13:54
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