📰 News this Week

⚓ Foot of the Walk to Dock St official opening ceremony

⚓ The Leith Connections Foot of the Walk to Dock St route had its official opening on Wednesday 18th, followed by a joint event between the Council and Walk Wheel Cycle Trust officially launching the Edinburgh edition of the Walking and Cycling Index at Duncan Place.

As well as a media opportunity featuring pupils from local schools - see our photos below - we also took the opportunity to film the ‘after’ comparison footage following our documenting of the route for Youtube back in September 2024:

See the descriptions on Youtube for details of editing / clip speed to match locations up - Northbound | Southbound.

🧭 ‘North Edinburgh Connections’ consultation launches

New plans are available for council scheme North Edinburgh Connections:

We want to make your streets safer and easier for everyone to get around. In North Edinburgh Connections (formerly NEAT-Connections) we’re proposing changes to roads, pavements and public spaces along West Granton Road, Pennywell Road, and Ferry Road.

Changing streets makes it easier and safer for everyone in the community to get to local shops, schools and other community facilities.

Some big interventions on this route, given the moderate distance it covers - including some very interesting large-scale roundabouts with cycleways and crossings.

Taking on such infrastructure seems to cost a pretty penny, though - critics rightly ask whether the £8m budget could be more effectively spent.

🙃 Emergency motion ruled ‘not urgent’ on Quiet Route - your support is needed

After two Councillors were censured by the Standards Commission [PDF] for failing to disclose they lived adjacent to the Greenbank to Meadows quiet route during workshops and votes at the Transport Committee, the woes rumbled on this week for this important active travel corridor:

• 👀 We published something of a summary of where we’re up to, last issue;

• 📅 Transport and Environment Committee (‘TEC’) Convener Cllr Stephen Jenkinson confirmed in the Edinburgh Evening News that the current measures are under an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (‘ETRO’) that is set to expire on 15th June;

• ⚠️ Green party Councillor Chas Booth tabled an emergency motion at the City of Edinburgh’s Full Council meeting on Thursday 19th, which was ruled as ‘not urgent’ by the Lord Provost 8m into the webcast recording:

Clerk: And the fifth one [emergency motion] is by Councillor Booth, implications of Standards Commission decision for Green Bank to Meadows Quiet Route.

Lord Provost: That also is not an emergency.

Cllr Chas Booth: Point of order, Lord Provost. In terms of Standing Order 4.4, please can I ask for the reasons that the emergency motion on the Standards Commission implications is ruled not urgent in particular given that if there is no decision of the Council before the 15th of June the quiet route will be ripped out?

Lord Provost: My understanding is that we are in a legally competent position - that the Transport and Environment Committee took a decision on how to proceed on this while the inquiry was underway and that there is therefore no legal reason why we need to proceed as a matter of emergency at this stage, but I'm sure the convener of Transport and Environment Committee has heard what you have said today and that the matter will be dealt with at the next TEC committee, which happens I think quite shortly in April.

• 🤔 The Labour administration has not confirmed a motion for the Transport & Environment Committee meeting on 2nd April, though it is consulting with officers on “a procedurally correct and legal way forward”;

• 📄 We understand the Green group have resubmitted a version of their emergency motion to be heard at April’s TEC meeting, so the matter will be heard there regardless.

With the ups, downs and a vocal (but minority) opposition to some aspects of the scheme, it’s understandable that the Council are looking to put this debacle behind them. However, it’s really important that we don’t lose sight of the fact that without significant and timely intervention, a key safe travel corridor through the south of the city will be lost - reintroducing rat-running traffic to quiet, residential streets that have now had filtering measures in place for half a decade.

The timing here is really tight, and to some extent it looks like the measures simply expiring would be desirable to those who have seen this drag on for years through political mismanagement, weak will and missing integrity and just want to stop hearing about it - but this would be a huge mistake impacting on the safety of folk walking, wheeling and cycling to schools, jobs, care responsibilities and other destinations in the project area.

📮 Are you affected? If you live on or adjacent to the route, in the Council wards that it runs through, or travel through the route from other wards and can spare a few minutes - write to your local councillors in support and voicing concerns about the loss of this route, especially a loss on technicalities alone; and consider also addressing your message to members of the Transport & Environment Committee. Don’t forget to include your name and address, which can help verify your response as being from a resident in the ward your councillors represent.

🏰 Local Bits

📷 As bollards go in at Elm row, we posted a few photos to Bluesky showing the impact on parking encroachment on the cycleway - now vastly improved - and highlight the bits that have been naïvely designed without bollards or street furniture preventing access, meaning areas intended for pedestrian movement are still lousy with badly parked vehicles;

🎤 Towpath Talks are back, this Friday 27th March at 7pm, 📌 Gamma Transport Division; Anna
Ruddiman on London to Turkey and Peter Gostelow on 20 Years of Cycling Around the World.

✊ Edinburgh Critical Mass rides this Saturday, 28th March at 2pm from the 📍 Millenium Milepost on Middle Meadow Walk. The route is usually published to their social channels a few days before.

🌷This Saturday: Bridgend Farmhouse have their Spring Fair this Saturday, March 28th, 11am - 3pm - featuring market stalls, led bike rides, kids activities, cafe, handmade goods, talks, repair cafe, circus skills, free bike checks, fresh pakora, make do and mend, and lego! More details on the poster below or on Facebook »

🧑‍🦯 Edinburgh's VIE Velo rode with Radio 1's Greg James on his 1,000km tandem ride from Weymouth to Edinburgh raising money for Comic Relief:

“We raised viewer understanding that blind and visually impaired people are not able to ride solo cycles, however the tandem bike opens up the joy of cycling to them. VIE Velo rode the Jedburgh to Melrose leg with him on his penultimate day. If you know somebody visually impaired who may wish to ride a tandem, or if you are sighted and would like to get involved on our group rides, please email hello@vievelo.org or visit www.vievelo.org”

🗞️ Edinburgh Evening News covers Spokes’ response to Anas Sarwar’s (vote-pandering, extraordinarily unlikely and politically unsound) assertion that potholes could be fixed using already meagre Active Travel funding — “Plan for new 'Potholes Fund' using money intended for active travel would be 'a disaster' say campaigners” at the EEN »

🔧 Affordable Bike Event - Join us at our Gorgie branch 3rd and 4th April for a range of refurbished bikes priced between £100-£250.

A great chance to find a reliable, affordable way to get around just in time for spring — The Bike Station, 473 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3AD - open Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30am - 4:30pm

🎉 This week [IG] from Banzai, expanding their cargo bike Library in Bruntsfield with a UA FamilyNext:

Our new Urban Arrow is here! 🎉 Hand delivered by David and Irene from Laid Back Bikes ❤️. Funded by the Cycle Access Fund. Happy riding! 🚲

🦺 Jarlath Flynn shared a photo this week of new bike bus marshalling vests generously donated by Spokes for bike buses across the city;

⚡ Dr Scott Arthur MP pictured this week with Harry Foskin of Voi, discussing the successes of the hire bike scheme in Edinburgh;

📅 SAVE THE DATE: Pedal on Parliament is back for 2026, with a mass ride of cyclists of all ages and abilities from Middle Meadow Walk to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, 11:30am on May 30th.

📲 Follow Pedal on Parliament on Bluesky | Instagram | Facebook | Mastodon | PoP Mailing List

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⛈️ National

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Delivery Plan for Scotland’s National Transport Strategy

Surprisingly, this isn’t just a one-pager with a napkin sketch of an ostrich with its head in the sand.

The fifth Delivery Plan for Scotland’s National Transport Strategy has been published, highlighting the ways in which the Scottish Government is supporting the delivery of a sustainable, safe, inclusive, resilient transport system that is accessible to all.

I like the bit where we hide the real term cuts to the Active Travel budget by lumping Bus Infrastructure funding in, and call it progress. Fan-dabby-dozy.

🗺️ Glasgow City Council cuts cycleway targets by 80%

Alistair Davidson, on Facebook:

“Glasgow City Council, who some years ago announced a plan for 270km of cycle lanes by 2030, now intend to build 54km by 2032. They blame Transport Scotland.” — more on Pressreader »

📺 In spite of slowing progress, GlasgowCyclist on Youtube has another great infrastructure progress video out:

📈 Walk Wheel Cycle Trust releases ‘aggregate’ Walking and Cycling Indexes: UK-wide, Scotland-wide and Children’s reports

Continuing with the 2025 update to the Walking and Cycling Index, WWCT this week released the following ‘aggregate’ reports drawing together country-wide information from the individual city indexes.

🇬🇧 UK report — Report PDF

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland report — 🌐 Web page | 📃 Report PDF

🚸 Children’s report (UK) — 🌐 Web page | 📃 Report PDF

🚸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Children’s report (Scotland) — 🌐 Web page | 📃 Report PDF

🌍 Elsewhere

👮 Mamdani Halts NYPD’s Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists, Ending Harsher Treatment of Bicyclists Than Car Drivers: “Cops will no longer write criminal summonses to cyclists for minor traffic offenses starting on Friday, March 27”. /via Dr Karen Gregory of The Workers’ Observatory — quoting Mamdani:

“Our path forward must include holding delivery app companies accountable for unrealistic timelines, investing in real training for workers and continuing to redesign our streets so everyone has a safe place to be, whether you’re walking, biking or driving.”

I’m Benny Zenga, a cinemacyclist based in Vancouver, BC. I’ve been travelling by tall bikes for the last 20 years, carrying all my camping and camera gear with me - an often exhausting exercise.

So, 10 years ago, I designed the first-ever bicycle built so that two riders could switch places mid-ride, enabling them to go forever without stopping: The Infinity Cycle.

Since building the Infinity Cycle, I’ve written a book called Be a Fool: The Way of Infinite Creativity. It documents 25 years of unconventional creative projects and adventures - alongside friends and family, and throughout my work as a professional filmmaker and artist. — Book Kickstarter campaign (where there’s also a nice wee promo video).

🛣 Route Closures and Issues

ℹ️ Encountered unexpected road issues? Find out how to report them with this guide from Spokes. The team at Edinburgh Travel News are also keen to hear about cycle path alerts and can be contacted on Threads or Facebook.

🦋 On Bluesky? Follow the #EdTravCyc feed - anyone can use the #EdTravCyc hashtag to share route issues they encounter;

📪 Road closure info — many thanks to regular contributor Robbie for collating and preparing these:

✅ Bellevue: Resurfacing affecting segregated cycle lanes. Update 23rd March: Road reopen however cycle lane wands remain obstructed at Rodney St.

🌉 Harrison Road: two bridges closed due to structural concerns with micro-cracking in the original cast iron beams:

• The north-west bridge over a small path is closed for rebuilding until end August 2026, including path below.

• The south-east bridge over the Union Canal is currently closed to cars. Update 23rd March: Strengthening works to underside of bridge will affect Union Canal Towpath 12:00-20:00 daily from next Monday 30th March for 1 week. It’s expected that the towpath will only be closed for short periods when works are carried out directly above it.

🎬 St Vincent Street: Surrounding streets including Cumberland St, Circus Ln, St Stephen St and modal filter at St Vincent Pl closed for film shoot this Tuesday 24th March to Thursday 26th March.

🚧 Lanark Road: Segregated Cycle Lanes obstructed by rolling works to replace streetlights between Currie and Longstone from this Tuesday 24th March for 2 weeks.

🌉 Hope Lane Footbridge: Exit to Portobello High St closed for footway works from this Thursday 26th March for 1 week. It should be possible to access the footbridge via Windsor Pl or Hope Ln North.

🏃 North Edinburgh Path Network: Busy with Kilomathon event morning of this Sunday 29th March from Ocean Terminal to Murrayfield.

🚧 Minto Street: Segregated cycle lanes obstructed by Scottish Water repairs at Salisbury Pl Sunday 29th March.

🌊 Union Canal: Towpath NCR75 closed for resurfacing in 8am-4pm weekdays until early April. Work began in Harrison Park and is moving westwards in phases, with largest closures by Ratho.

🏖️ West Shore Road: Section of Quietroute 12 closed past the Pitt Market for drainage works by Advance Construction until next tuesday 31st March. Silverknowes Esplanade may offer an alternate route.

🚧 Haymarket Terrace: Potential obstruction of CCWEL cycle path at Devon Pl for Scottish Water repairs weekend of Saturday 4th April.

Long Term Closures:

🏗️ Dundee St: Segregated cycle lane westbound at bridge over West Approach Rd closed until mid-April for building demolition work.

🚧 Telfer Subway: Dalry footway improvement works underway until July 2026. Closures of Orwell Terrace and Telfer Subway estimated from 30th March for 8 weeks.

🚧 Saughton Crescent: Sections of QuietRoute 9 closed for resurfacing and junction improvements by Balgreen until May 2026. A signed cycle diversion is to be provided in phases 4-8. Phase 5 currently underway with closure of Saughton Crescent.

🚲 Valleyfield Street: Closed for Meadows to Union Canal Improvement works until April 2026. A cycle diversion is in place on Glengyle Ter, which will be lengthened during the nearby Gilmore Pl resurfacing works.

🚲 Summerhall: Segregated Cycle Lanes by Melville Dr and Melville Ter expected to be obstructed by Summerhall improvement works until April 2026.

🏗️ St Marks Path: Section of Quietroute 20 between McDonald Road and Warriston Path impacted by CEC Powderhall redevelopment works. The path is expected to remain open during the majority of the construction programme. Until a temporary path is provided, exercise caution at manned crossing gates when passing through the site.

🏖️ Silverknowes Road: Road to Silverknowes Beach closed for resurfacing works and reconfiguration of the cycle lane. Works have halted, with cycle access in the meantime currently unclear.

🚦 Bankhead Drive: Quietroute 8 along the tramline obstructed at junction with S Gyle Access until Summer 2026 for construction of West Edinburgh Link.

🏗️ Edinburgh Park Station: Quiet Route 8 cycle path between Hermiston Gait and the Gyle Centre closed for works in preparation of the Edinburgh Arena development. It’s only possible to go around by carrying your bike up roughly 20 steps or by following the shared use footway on Lochside Ave.

🌉 South Gyle Road: Bridge between modal filter and Quiet Route 9 closed for repairs until April 2026. It is required to dismount and use a temporary bridge.

🏗️ Port Hamilton Cyclepath: Shared use path between Union Canal and West End closed until 2026/27 for building works. A diversion is advised via Gardeners Crescent and Semple Street.

🏗️ Craighall Road: Closed until May 2028 for the Refurbishment of Trinity Academy. Access to the Victoria Path is expected to be maintained. A diversion will be signed along Newhaven Road, however the removal of parking for improved traffic flow may lead to this being a wider and faster road, less suitable for cycles.

⚡ Ongoing: The questionable Network Rail ban on ebike parking at Waverley Station - best to make alternative parking plans if travelling from this station at present.

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🎉 Events and Happenings

📆 Upcoming / Ongoing

🎉 SCOREScotland March events calendar from Facebook - featuring:

• 🗺️ Route planning, advanced cycling skills and cycle safety training: Wednesday 25th from 10 am to 12 noon at 📌 Gate 55;

• 🚴 Adult beginners / family cycle training: Friday 27th March from 10 am to 12 pm - Book an appointment (see poster below)

• 🔧 Bike Maintenance Workshop: Saturday 28th from 2pm to 4pm (indoors) at 📌 Whale arts centre;

• 🧭 Led cycle rides on Saturday 28th from 11:15am to 1:15pm, from 📌 Gate 55;

• 🩺 Dr. Bike cycle repairs, Friday 27th March from 10 am to 3:30pm at 📌 Gate 55;

🗳️ Online election hustings in April from Cycling UK in Scotland:

Want to know what political parties are really planning for cycling and active travel in Scotland?

We’re bringing together party representatives for our Scotland Election 2026 Active Travel Hustings, chaired by award winning climate activist Less Waste Laura.

We’re running the event online, alongside our friends at Walk Wheel Cycle Trust Scotland and Women on Wheels Hub, to talk about the future of walking, wheeling and cycling in Scotland; and what the next Scottish Government needs to deliver.

📅 Tuesday 14 April
⏰ 6 – 8pm
💻 Online
🎟 Free to attend

You’ll hear directly from party representatives and have the chance to put your questions to them.

If active travel matters to you, come along and be part of the conversation.
🎟 Register now: cyclinguk.org/scotland2026

🔁 Weekly Events

• 🍃 Mon, 12-2.30pm: Free, fun group ride on paths from Bridgend Farmhouse;

• 🌅 Tues, ⏰ 5.40am: Edinburgh Dawn Patrol - Meet St. Andrew Square, same route each time - more info on their Instagram;

• 🚺 Tues, 5-8pm: Fix My Own Bike session for Women and Minority Genders at The Wee Spoke Hub

• 🎙️ Tues, 5pm: [National] Active Travel Cafe talks and discussion on Zoom

• 🪨 Weds, 5.40am: Edinburgh Dawn Patrol [IG] Gravel edition - starting from 📍 Cairngorm Coffee;

• ☕ Weds, 8:15 - 9:45: Coffee Outside [IG]: Wednesday morning hangouts at 📍 Lochrin Basin - bring a mug, water, a way to boil water, and coffee ☕

• 🛠️ Fortnightly (second & fourth Weds each month), 3pm: Bike Kitchen at Edinburgh Tool Library

• 🔧 Weds, 5-8pm Fix Your Own Bike Sessions at The Bike Station, Tollcross

• 🌅 Thurs, ⏰ 5.40am: Edinburgh Dawn Patrol (same as Tues, details above);

• ✴️ Thurs, 5-8pm: Bike DIY Session at The Wee Spoke Hub

• 🪨 Thurs Evenings: Edinburgh Gravel Cycling Club social group rides;

• 🪛 Weekly Dr Bike cycle repairs from ELREC’s Edinburgh Cycling Club, 10am-3pm at the 📍 Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre - no booking required and all welcome;

• 🔧 Sat, 1-4pm Fix Your Own Bike Sessions at The Bike Station, Tollcross

• ⚙️ Sat, 2-4pm: ‘Bike Cleaning and Oiling’ drop-in session at The Wee Spoke Hub

• 🟰 Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council’s Edinburgh Cycling Club run weekly group rides and introductory classes;

🔁 Monthly Events

• 🚲 First Friday of the month: Inclusive social bike rides with A Wee Pedal from Bridgend Farmhouse - every Friday 2-4pm between April and Hallowe’en, 1-3pm on the 1st Friday of each month November to March.

• ✊ THIS WEEK: Last Saturday of the month: Critical Mass Edinburgh, Family-friendly mass protest / group ride, 2pm, Middle Meadow Walk; check out the poster below for upcoming ride dates - don’t forget to grab a t-shirt!

🫂 Help Needed

🅿️ From Gear Up Scotland - cycle racking for sale:

We are a small social enterprise based in Lanark and will shortly vacate our current premises. We have two two tier cycle racks with Sheffield lowers for sale. Open to any reasonable offers - can transport to Edinburgh. Installation would need to be managed by the recipient. Happy to sell the racks separately.

Get in touch: 07872 161913 / gearup@healthyvalleys.org.uk

🚲 The Bike Station Gorgie: shop volunteers needed! 🚲

With the days getting longer and brighter, thankfully more people are keen to get back on their bike, or on one for the first time. If you would like to support accessible cycling in Edinburgh, we are recruiting new shop volunteers in The Bike Station’s Gorgie branch!

🛒 Shop volunteers: Helping with customer service and support, with the role focused on offering advice up to your comfort level and building up to assist with sales. In busy times this is invaluable support to try and allow our refurbishment mechanics to continue getting bikes ready for sale; while in quieter times it allows for extra help across the general retail duties of the shop. Gorgie is also busy with the Wee Bike Library project which you can get involved with, connecting children with a free bike loan (smiles all round).

We are currently looking for volunteers who can offer a weekly commitment of 3-4 hours on a Friday or Saturday afternoon. If this could be of interest, please contact [jamie.henderson@thebikestation.org.uk](mailto: jamie.henderson@thebikestation.org.uk) to discuss the role in more detail.

As a volunteer you not only join a community of like-minded individuals passionate about cycling - you can also access bikes, parts and accessories at a discounted price as well as heavily discounted maintenance courses after 6 months of volunteering.

Ongoing: 🚌 Marshal for School Bike Buses | 🙋 Help with school programme ‘I Bike’ | 🗨️Join Spokes’ Planning or Resources group | 🆘 Donate money or bikes to Bikes for Refugees | 📦⚡️ Hire Community Cargobikes, E-bikes or Trailers from SW20, Porty Community Energy or Banzai | ♻️ Donate old bikes to The Bike Station, The Wee Spoke Hub or ‘Brake the Cycle’.

💰 For Sale

🎭 Edinburgh Festival of Cycling are selling one of their cargo bikes, a rather special brushed aluminium finish ‘Anniversary’ edition Urban Arrow Family - great value at this price with low mileage, more details on their website »

🌈 Infrastructure Progress & Consultations

📋 Overviews: CEC’s Active travel improvements programme | Interactive Map from City Mobility Plan prioritisation exercise

✏️ In the Works:

👏 Merchiston Districts Community Council ongoing campaign regarding the junction at Merchiston Ave;

✍️ Take Action:

• 🛣️ Sign the petition to Stop the £55 Million A701 Relief Road »

🔐 Recently Closed:

• 📨 Closed 10th Feb: consultation period for the Silverknowes Rd ETRO providing protected cycleways (ETRO/21/30C).

• 🚲 Closed February 9th: Barnton Connections consultation on safe, protected cycle routes through the area;

• ⛲️Dundee Street Fountainbridge Active Travel Project consultation closed 12 January 2026 | 🗺️ Mapped illustrations (do zoom in!) — Image 1 and Image 2 | 📄 Technical drawings [PDF, 23.7mb]

• 📝 West Edinburgh Link, including Glasgow Rd, South Gyle, Bankhead, Sighthill, Wester Hailes and Clovenstone. “Around 5km of new segregated and improved cycleways, new crossings, path and pavement improvements”, the first phase underway with an initial focus primarily on links to Quiet Route 8 - Technical plans [PDF]

• 🤔 The ‘Curriehill Active Travel Link’ reported by Spokes to have been delayed beyond its 2025 due date by ‘biodiversity concerns’.

• 🤫 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route having detrimental changes made, delayed until at least a Standards Commission hearing in March ‘26: Detailed Designs [PDF] | ETRO Published as TRO/25/17

• ⚒️ Road Resurfacing & early ‘Dalry Living Well Locally’ Outcomes

• 🧱 Vital path upgrade through Muir Wood park in Currie

• 🌳 Meadows to Union Canal Link

• 🦦 Burdiehouse & Niddrie Burn Restoration - blue-green regeneration project including 3m wide ‘Pentlands to Portobello’ core path;

• 🔄 Proposals to address issues at Davidson's Mains Roundabout; City Cycling Edinburgh thread | Planned ‘options’ | Comments closed Friday, 16th January

🔬 Trials & Programmes Underway:

• ✨ Improving Old Town Streets | Includes current ETRO for Lawnmarket & Johnston Terrace

📋 Consulted On:

• 🐚 The consultation on Station Road as part of the Musselburgh Active Toun closed mid December;

• 🚋 Major North-South Tramline Consultation | Spokes’ brilliant, detailed response [PDF] | Officers A8 ‘Diversion’ Clarification

• ⭕️ Polwarth Gardens road layout consultation | “Safety Wins: Residents Choose New Polwarth Junction Design, Construction to Begin Within 18 Months” at Merchiston Districts Community Council »

• ⚒️ Queensferry Connections project;

• ⛏️ Marionville Rd and Smokey Brae improvements;

• 🚶🏽‍♂️ Walking, wheeling and cycling improvements in Currie

• 🧪 Edinburgh BioQuarter Active Travel Gaps - Sheriffhall Park & Ride to BioQuarter Campus Route;

• 🌞 Dalry Living Well Locally | Initial Feedback Report » [PDF]

• ⚓ Leith Connections Phase 3 - Hawthornvale to Seafield | Detailed Designs (PDF) »

• 🚴🏽‍♂️ Midlothian Council - A7 Sustainable Transport Corridor

• East Lothian Council - Prestonpans to Levenhall | Combined plans » [Large PDF]

🚧 Under Construction:

• ⛏️ As shared by SW20, work is undereay on the paving of a key link between ​​Bloomiehall Park in Juniper Green and Muir Wood Road in Currie, having started on the 9th of February. Owned by developer Taylor Wimpey, an informal path link along the edge of the field has been used for decades since the development of the nearby housing estates, but will only now be formalised into a path suitable for all weather conditions and night-time passage;

• 🧱 Changes to southside protected cycleways at Summerhall are under construction until April 2026;

⛏️ Burnside Path Repairs & Longstone Sinkhole
Contractors setting up on site w/c 3/11 for repairs required to the retaining wall/sinkhole. Hope to complete the in-river works by xmas, & reinstatement of sinkhole by end of Feb. Option to extend contract if required. — Longstone Community Council on Bluesky » (including site plan images)

• ⛴️ Queensferry High Street Improvements | Technical drawings [PDF]

• ⚓️ Foot of the Walk to Dock Street | Works leaflet » [PDF] | Progress photos »

• 🚋 Trams to Newhaven Snagging / Defects List »

• 🤬 Silverknowes Rd North being returned to cars | Spokes’ area history

Thanks for reading - ride safe 🚲

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