ICTChris Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I love how they say they would “traditionally” park on the street, as though parking is some sort of ancient right of way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rider Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 3 hours ago, ICTChris said: I love how they say they would “traditionally” park on the street, as though parking is some sort of ancient right of way. Parking in the street since 1908. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Also quite funny to claim you can’t take golf clubs on public transport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 19 hours ago, ICTChris said: Never change golfers https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-golf-club-members-demand-23121984 The Spaces For People bollards on Lanek Road do look bloody awful and I can see why some residents might have a problem with the lack of parking - if you have a requirement for frequent visitors, ie carers it could be an issue, and the bike lane seems v under utilised. However most of the complaining is just moaning for the sake of it by people who have a tantrum if they have to park fifty feet away from where they are going. Drivers can't be trusted to not park in the cycle lane so unless you want the council to spend more money on adding proper kerbs then the bollards are needed - the safety of people on bikes are more important than parked cars along this road corridor, where the alternative is the dark and muddy Water of Leith path. Best bit is some of the comments trolls signing the petition: "I occasionally have to walk 150 yards extra before walking 6 miles round the course. I am rolling in my grave. That’s not what I designed golf for." - Old Tom Morris 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Ginaro said: Drivers can't be trusted to not park in the cycle lane so unless you want the council to spend more money on adding proper kerbs then the bollards are needed - the safety of people on bikes are more important than parked cars along this road corridor, where the alternative is the dark and muddy Water of Leith path. Adding proper kerbs would be perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 19 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Adding proper kerbs would be perfect. Aside from money, permanent changes to the road need a TRO/RSO so you'll have objectors to deal with, which in the case of the Roseburn to City Centre cycle path project delayed it by a couple of years while it went to government reporter. If we're ever going to improve things at anything more than a snails pace, the process needs to be made quicker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 36 minutes ago, Ginaro said: Aside from money, permanent changes to the road need a TRO/RSO so you'll have objectors to deal with, which in the case of the Roseburn to City Centre cycle path project delayed it by a couple of years while it went to government reporter. If we're ever going to improve things at anything more than a snails pace, the process needs to be made quicker. Abolish local democracy IMO. Objectors heads mounted on bollards. I obviously jest and I’m not even a cyclist but living in the local area I do feel it’s important. When I was a kid I cycled everywhere, I cycled to school the entire time I attended. Hardly any kids cycle to the local secondary school up here, I don’t think there’s even a bike shed. I don’t blame the kids or the parents, if things are the same as now when my son goes to secondary school I would never let him cycle, roads are far too congested and narrow. I doubt it can be done, for the reasons you’ve outlined but hopefully the car free George street plans go through and are a success, that might influence people to support better infrastructure for cycling and walking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Local objections serve a purpose, some of the time they point out potential flows that haven’t been thought of. Most of the time they out OFTW. More should be done about these people, but at least knowing who they are is a helpful warning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 https://railway-news.com/scotland-work-begins-on-levenmouth-rail-link/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Something strange is going on with P&O Ferries https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60779001 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 37 minutes ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Something strange is going on with P&O Ferries https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60779001 Sounds great for the workers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, flyingscot said: Sounds great for the workers. That's incredibly shitty behaviour. Hopefully the ferry workers have a good union and are able to tell P&O to ram their agency jobs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Sit in underway. Disgraceful way to treat employees. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 ^^^ The plot thickens................ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Whatever the scenario terrible for the workers and seems to have been done quickly and on the quiet. Seems to have surprised everyone given they had agency workers ready to take over the boats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 The first in what could be a number of neighbourhoods built under the banner of Edinburgh's "Garden District" have been given the go ahead. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-61011783 The scale of the overall development is massive. Around 9,000 homes stretching from Gogar southwards until Baberton running alongside the bypass the west alongside the M8 adjacent to Heriot Watt University. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 50 minutes ago, RiG said: The first in what could be a number of neighbourhoods built under the banner of Edinburgh's "Garden District" have been given the go ahead. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-61011783 The scale of the overall development is massive. Around 9,000 homes stretching from Gogar southwards until Baberton running alongside the bypass the west alongside the M8 adjacent to Heriot Watt University. I know a lot of people around this way aren't keen on new houses being built. I like being able to have countryside near to us both in terms of the Water of Leith and the area around Heriot Watt. This development is needed though. I do wonder what impact having a lot more houses will have on traffic, the main arterial roads around here are pretty cramped already. I also wonder if politically there might be push back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, RiG said: The first in what could be a number of neighbourhoods built under the banner of Edinburgh's "Garden District" have been given the go ahead. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-61011783 The scale of the overall development is massive. Around 9,000 homes stretching from Gogar southwards until Baberton running alongside the bypass the west alongside the M8 adjacent to Heriot Watt University. 330 affordable homes, probably about 200k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 24 minutes ago, ICTChris said: I do wonder what impact having a lot more houses will have on traffic I think you know already ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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