🚲 edi.bike | issue 158 | 17th Aug ‘26
your weekly edinburgh cycling digest
📰 News this Week
👎 Fearty Council reintroduces through-traffic on ‘Quiet Route’ this week
Monday 17th August: the day that works commence to remove two pivotal filters on the Greenbank to Meadows quiet route.
The filters are being removed not because they introduce insurmountable issues with secondary rat-runs in the Braid Estate — Council officers had designed iterations that would have eased such problems, including the rotation of one of the filters posed for removal — and improvements could have been made with the appropriate amount of political will to keep the baby in the house, in spite of the bathwater.
But, as quite plainly stated at the recent Transport and Environment Committee meeting in June, the Council makes its decisions not in the best interests of the many vulnerable users of this route — children walking and cycling to school, and adults trying to find a safe way into the city centre from an area otherwise very poorly served in terms of cycle infrastructure from Greenbank northwards — but instead based on the likelihood that it will face legal action from a handful of red-faced, red-trousered NIMBYs with deep pockets.
So, because of a paperwork wording error made six years ago, allegedly by a well-compensated consultancy involved at the time and copy-pasted from legal order to legal order ever since without so much as a second glance — and threats from the aforementioned big scary boys desperate to once more drive their retirement wagons down Braid Avenue and avail themselves of the convenience of a signalised junction at its end — the safety of people walking and cycling through the area will once again be compromised against the council’s own designs and policies on the matter.
The icing on this apathetic omnishambles-flavoured cake has to be the ‘publicity campaign’ ensuring that the public are informed of the changes to this key walking and cycling route in the south of the city. This extends to a letter circulated to local residents (but not more widely to commuters using this route), and the world’s most cack-handed street-level information boards:
This ‘signage’:
Has no actual information about the changes;
Has no link or QR code to follow up and get details - something your local church féte manages with three volunteers and a budget of five quid, a paperclip, and a button;
Says ‘New road layout ahead’ before there’s a new road layout implemented (removal works start today, this signage has been in place for over a week);
Places ‘New road layout ahead’ signs at points in the route where there will be no changes ahead of that point - like north of the affected junctions on the northbound side of the road pictured below.
The only thing these signs achieve is merely existing - utterly staggering in the face of real and documented dangers being introduced here.
📥 If you experience a close call, near-miss or observe a dangerous incident on this section of the Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route, email [email protected] with the date, time, location and nature of the incident.
🏰 Local Bits
Pretty incredible hire bike scene captured by Reddit user dleoghan this week. If you’re stuck on the location, the top comment on the thread at time of writing has you covered:
Te-voi-ot
[Furious applause]
❣️ From Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (‘ELREC’)’s ‘Edinburgh Cycling Club’:
Fancy giving cargo bikes a go?
Come along and spend some time in our cargo bike playground at the end of August! You'll get to try out a range of different cargo bikes, get a feel for how they ride and see just how practical and fun cargo biking can be!
If you're only thinking about getting one, or just curious to see what all the fuss is about, you're welcome to join and have a go!
There’ll be refreshments, our smoothie bike to keep you fuelled, and a Dr Bike event will be on hand to give your own bike a check-up.
Bring your bike and friends, and join us for an afternoon of cargo fun!
29th August, 1pm - 4pm at 📍 NKS, 7 Gillespie Street, Edinburgh
🐅 A new crossing spotted by John Robson this week on his travels:
“New parallel zebra installed at the south end of Turnhouse Rd. Think this improves the link to / from North Gyle Terrace along north side of the A8, as part of Quiet Route 9”;
🎉 VIE Velo have been out on their 100km ‘Two Bridges’ fundraising ride over this weekend and were beautifully captured by cycling photographer Andy Catlin who joined them for some of the way;
🏞️ Also covered in The Edinburgh Reporter, local MP for Edinburgh South West Dr Scott Arthur recently commissioned a survey of users of the Water of Leith walkway and published some of the results;
🎟️ Returning after a smashing fringe last year, ‘CADEL: Lungs on Legs’ runs until 30th August —
Connor Delves stars as Cadel Evans in CADEL: Lungs On Legs, the London premiere of the smash-hit play about the first Australian to win the Tour de France. CADEL: Lungs on Legs is a groundbreaking play set in motion by award-winning Australian actor Connor Delves. Performed entirely on a bicycle, this one man show captures the drive and determination of Cadel Evans and explores his inspiring true story as the first Australian to win the Tour de France. Pedalling non-stop for over an hour, Delves immerses the audience in the highs and lows, heartaches and sacrifices of Cadel Evans’ 2011 victory.
⚒️ Photos from Granton published by John Robson on Bluesky this week show works in progress to connect up an access road for new housing across the new-ish bidirectional cycleway has resulted a partial closure of the route on West Shore Rd, mentioned by a few folks on Bluesky as it seems to have been poorly advertised — and as ever, not every type of cycle user can ‘dismount’, so this remains inadequate as a diversion / warning signage around the works;
⚠️ The new northbound cycleway at Summerhall is proving to be a cyclist grinding funnel due to significant left-hook danger, as shown all too clearly in this photo from Blackford Safe Routes. In discussion on Bluesky this week it’s been mentioned that like other safety issues in the city in recent months, these works have been carried out as part of regular resurfacing works, but seemingly without the input of the Council’s internal active travel expertise…
🚌 The council-sponsored pinch point slash festival dangerfest on George IV bridge got the Dr Scott Arthur ‘Best Seat on the Bus™’ treatment this week. As is fair, responses to the post pointed out the former-transport-convener-now-MP’s relatively recent chance to have done something a bit more constructive than just glibly observe this corridor in all its pedestrian-saturated August glory;
👀 If you work for an organisation that promotes cycling in the city, the North Edinburgh Showcase with Cycling UK might be for you!
We want to warmly invite you to our showcase event in North Edinburgh on 15 September 2026.
Hear from Cycle Access Fund recipients in Edinburgh
Find out how your organisation could receive funding from the Cycle Access Fund
Learn about our Connecting Communities and Play Together On Pedals programmes
Meet and network with other professionals promoting cycling and active travel
Join a led ride, led walk or our 'cargo bike curious' demo event
Open to staff and members of organisations from across the South East of Scotland Regional Transport Partnership region.
🏠 Host venue: North Edinburgh Arts
🤝 Event partner: R2 North Edinburgh Active Travel
🍃 Lothians
🌊 A new Consultation has opened for active travel and public realm improvements at Fisherrow Harbour in Musselburgh - see plans, rationale and the link to respond on the Musselburgh Active Toun Storymap:
1. What is Route 3 and why is it important?
Route 3 is part of the Musselburgh Active Toun (MAT) project, which aims to improve walking, wheeling, and cycling connections across the town. It will link Fisherrow Harbour to Prestongrange, supporting safer and more sustainable travel for residents, students, and visitors.Route 3 will connect into Route 2 at New Street and the proposed Prestonpans to Levenhall active travel route, forming an important part of the wider network.
2. What section of Route 3 is being consulted on now?
This consultation focuses on the section of Route 3 between Fisherrow Harbour and Links View. While this part lies within the general footprint of the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme (MFPS), it is being progressed as part of the MAT. We are working closely with the MFPS team to ensure coordination between both projects.
A public drop-in event will be held this Wednesday 19 August from 2.30pm – 7.00pm at 📍The Fisherrow Centre, South Street, Musselburgh, EH21 6AT - “Come along to view the concept designs, speak with the project team, and share your thoughts in person.”
Many thanks to East Lothian Cllr Shona McIntosh for passing along details! You can follow Shona on Bluesky or Instagram.
🍃 Active Travel Midlothian are hosting ‘Keep Roslin Rolling’ on Saturday 29th August, 12.30pm - 4pm at Roslin Village Féte, Roslin Park, Roslin, featuring:
Free bike check up from Dr Bike mechanics
Cycling goodies & freebies
Blend your own drink on our smoothie bike
Test ride a bike
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🌧️ National
📢 London now has 280 miles of protected cycleways - five times what it had a decade ago.
The city's network just passed 450 kilometers after a string of new routes opened, including a link between Camden Town and King's Cross and a completed crossing of Lambeth Bridge that ties north and south London together. Back in 2016, the whole network was 56 miles.
"A high-quality cycle network benefits everyone, whether they choose to cycle themselves or not," said Helen Cansick, Transport for London's Head of Healthy Streets and Investment. Two more routes are due later this year, and more than a quarter of Londoners already live within a quarter mile of a route.
…Ten years, 280 miles. What would your town look like if it did the same? — Bikepush on Facebook
🌍 Elsewhere
👏 Gig economy: Delivery drivers to be paid minimum $31.30 an hour across Australia in ‘world-leading’ decision — article at The Guardian /via The Workers’ Observatory
🎪 Via the ‘Carry sh*t olympics’ cycle cargo group on Facebook, a carousel ride not only transported by bike, but powered by one too! Great image gallery on their website (in German) or read the site in English via Google Translate.
🛣 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:
🏝️ Robbie is on holiday this week so no new closures, only continuing works listed below.
🚶♂️ Forrest Road: Cycle lane obstructed by temporary pavement buildout at Candlemaker Row until end of August. Warnings signs have been added but beware of vehicles overtaking at this road narrowing.
🚧 Grange Road: Toucan crossings at Tantallon Pl and Lauder Rd on Quietroute 6 obstructed for Scottish Power ducting installation for another 5 weeks.
🚧 Newbattle Terrace: Closed west of Canaan Ln for ongoing Scottish Power ducting installation continuing for another 5 weeks. Greenbank to Meadows Queitroute should not be affected but beware of construction vehicles.
🚧 Dundee Street: Segregated cycle lanes between Viewforth and Gilmore Park obstructed by temporary traffic lights for Scottish Power substation works for a further 7 weeks.
Festival Closures:
🎪 Hill Square: close Hill Place westbound from 14th July until end Aug but cycle access will be maintained. Be aware of temporary road signage in the contraflow cycle lane westbound and an increase in pedestrians. Nearby Roxburgh Place will also be closed, which may create a pleasant low traffic area.
🎪 Summertime Streets: Expanded closures for the August festivals this year. High St closed from 10:30am daily. Lawnmarket closed and Cowgate closed daily from 3pm, however access will be maintained for loading. Cycle access on Cockburn Street Between North Bridge and Waverley Bridge expected to be retained. Exercise caution and consider dismounting if you can on High Street.
❌ George Street: Annual closure for Fringe Festival cancelled due to bus diversion following Princes St fire closure.
Long Term Closures:
🏞️ Holyrood Park High Road: Closed due to recent rockfall. A short dismount is necessary to avoid a fenced off area.
🏖️ Silverknowes Road: Road to Silverknowes Beach closed for resurfacing works and reconfiguration of the cycle lane. Works stalled again and expected to re-open after the summer.
🚒 Princes Street: Section between Frederick St and S Charlotte St closed into August following a building fire. At time of writing, it is necessary to dismount walk through the gardens to pass. George St may offer an alternate route.
🌉 St Marks Path: Bridge over Water of Leith closed due to structural issues. The road bridge at Warriston Rd or pedestrian bridge at Beaverhall Rd may offer alternate routes.
🌉 Harrison Road: 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 the path below. The south-east bridge over the Union Canal is currently closed pedestrians and cyclists whilst kerbs are altered.
🌉 Water of Leith Path: Kinauld Tan Works Footbridge by Currie closed due to a hole in the bridge deck. A diversion is suggested via Lanark Rd, which may be unsuitable.
🎾 Gyle Park: Path between Glenmuir Rd and Glasgow Rd closed until the end of October 2026 for construction work. If you’re heading to Tesco, the path by David Lloyd gym may offer an alternate route.
🚦 Bankhead Drive: Quietroute 8 along the tramline obstructed at junction with S Gyle Access until late 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.
🏗️ 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.
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📆 Upcoming / Ongoing
☀️ Porty Community Energy’s summer picnic rides are back again for another year!
⏰ 11am - 3pm on the following dates - click through to book your place:
📅 Sunday 30th August bike ride to Bridgend Farmhouse from Porty Bike Library
📅 Saturday 5th September bike ride to Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens from Porty Bike Library
📅 Saturday 12 September to Morrisons Haven and Prestongrange Museum
🔧 Basic Bike Maintenance sessions at Bridgend Farmhouse, next on Friday 28th August:
Inclusive, small and friendly groups with Dara
Last Friday of the month from May to Oct
Suggested £5 donation to Bridgend Farmhouse
Places go quickly - please book a place by emailing [email protected]
🧘 Join Detour this 29th-30th August for a weekend of movement, community and adventure.
We will meet in Perth and cycle through stunning Perthshire landscapes, stopping off to enjoy the views along the way, before arriving at Morningside Farm. Here, you will be guided through three movement sessions in the spectacular Wild Hive Dome or outdoors.
Enjoy good food and good company, moving and relaxing in the cosy indoor spaces, before camping under the stars. There will be plenty of time to rest, socialise and explore.
Ride & Retreat, and Retreat Only tickets are available 🌿
The first 3 of each ticket type will receive an early bird discount 🦜
Ride & Retreat - £260/295
Retreat Only - £215/255📍Morningside Farm, Logiealmond, Perthshire
Follow this link for full event details and tickets, and feel free to drop us a message with any questions!
⚙️ The 2026 Spokes AGM will be held in the Studio at the Augustine United Church (below the Sanctuary where we have our public meetings) on Weds 9th September, evening.
As well as standard AGM reports on activity and finances, members will consider whether Spokes should become a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) and therefore change from being a constituted organisation to a charity.
There will also be a short performance about cycling and a discussion about Spokes priorities. More information about the AGM and the SCIO proposal will be sent out to members in advance of the AGM.
Contact – Ian Maxwell, email [email protected]
🔁 Weekly Events
🚴 Weekly
🍃 Mon, 12-2.30pm: Free, fun group ride on paths from Bridgend Farmhouse;
💪 Adult (16+) Confidence Builder bike rides with The Bike Station, 5-6pm from outside Pav cafe, Meadows;
🌅 Tues, ⏰ 5.40am: Edinburgh Dawn Patrol - Meet St. Andrew Square, same route each time - more info on their Instagram;
🎙️ 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
👑 Weds 7pm - Queens of Pain evening group ride for women & non-binary folk - ride details & locations
🌅 Thurs, ⏰ 5.40am: Edinburgh Dawn Patrol (same as Tues, details above);
🚺 Thurs, 5-8pm: Fix My Own Bike session for Women and Minority Genders at The Wee Spoke Hub
🪨 Thurs Evenings: Edinburgh Gravel Cycling Club social group rides;
👑 Fri 6am - Queens of Pain morning group ride for women & non-binary folk - ride details & locations
🪛 Fri, 10am-3pm Dr Bike cycle repairs from ELREC’s Edinburgh Cycling Club at 📍 Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre - no booking required and all welcome;
✴️ Fri, 5-8pm: Bike DIY Session at The Wee Spoke Hub
🔧 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.
✊ Last Saturday of the month: Edinburgh Critical Mass is a family-friendly mass protest / group ride, leaving at 2pm from Middle Meadow Walk - don’t forget to grab a t-shirt!
🫂 Help Needed
☀️ Porty Community Energy have Cargo bikes for sale:
We are selling our Mycle (only 2 years old) and our old Tern in order to make room for some new cargo bike models at our library.
Are you interested in buying? Please email us at [email protected] to start the conversation.
Tern GSD: £1700 o.n.o
Mycle: £900 o.n.oAll money raised will go back into the bike library to keep our project going.
Originally posted to their Instagram
🚲 The Bike Station - can you volunteer with us? 🚲
Help us make cycling more accessible and connect people with the joy of a bicycle. We have a fantastic team of volunteers who support us in many ways, so please do reach out if you'd like to be part of the team.
🛠️ Fix Your Own Bike volunteers:
Our main requirement for volunteers at the moment are volunteers to help support on our Fix Your Own Bike (FYOB) sessions; notably those able to support the Saturday sessions which run from weekly 1-4pm.
The ideal candidate would be someone with extensive bike maintenance experience and someone who would feel comfortable articulating ideas and advice to members of the public. These sessions are a valuable resource for shared learning, lower cost self repairs and are a great community addition to the Edinburgh cycling landscape. Being volunteer-led, we cannot keep up with demand without the brilliant team that helps to operate the sessions.
If this role is of interest, please contact [email protected] to discuss the role in more detail; it would be wonderful to hear from you.
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.
📦 Edinburgh charity Goodies are offering free Cargo Bike training for those looking to volunteer with them in their food redistribution work:
Our head rider Fabian will be doing cargo bike training every Wednesday starting 17:30 at the Meadows, next to the East Meadows play park.
This is for anyone who would like to volunteer as a food rider in the evenings during the week.
We will also be signing T&C's that will be required before you can ride.
Looking forward to seeing you there ✨
Remember your helmets also! 🚲
❤️ Charlotte’s Tandems are looking for help in Edinburgh:
We lend, throughout the UK, at no cost (i.e. for free), tandems and tag-alongs (trailer bikes) to (and only to) people with disabilities or additional needs, who are unable to ride a bike safely on their own, so that they can enjoy the wonders of cycling.
In other words we provide all-ability, adapted, inclusive cycling for adults and children who are disabled, have special needs, SEN, SEND or impairments, such as Autism, Down's Syndrome, visual impairments, learning or physical difficulties.
They’ve published a Facebook post in which they are seeking a new ‘helper’ in Edinburgh - you can read about this role here, and a commenter shared:
As a former helper in Edinburgh, there are a couple of things you need to know if you are interested in taking this on.
You need to be able store several tandems when they are not being used.
The riding skills of who want to borrow a tandem are highly variable, so you may need to try to teach them how to ride a tandem, which is not like riding a solo bike.
If you can help, do get in touch with them.
👏 Cycling Without Age Musselburgh [FB] are raising funds to modernise their trishaw fleet - they have a JustGiving page, but more effective direct giving is also possible using the bank details on their Facebook post;
Ongoing: 👥 Get help with routes & road confidence through Cycle Buddies or become a buddy | 🚌 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’.
🌈 Infrastructure Progress & Consultations
📋 Overviews: CEC’s Active travel improvements programme | Interactive Map from City Mobility Plan prioritisation exercise
✏️ In the Works:
⛏️ “West Lothian Council has been granted planning permission (application 0034/FUL/26) to construct a cyclepath, including bridge crossing over the A706, from Stoneyburn to connect to core path WL24 Fauldhouse Rail Path.” — more details and plans in this Facebook post »
📋 The Council’s consultation report for Barnton Connections has now been published, and is available to read on the project website;
🎭 With works on the refurbishment of the King’s Theatre concluded, but commencement on the build of this ‘missing link’ cycle route not due until next year, there were concerns that potentially Tarvit Street — part of the new route and closed to motor traffic for around four years during works on the theatre — might be reopened to through-traffic and add to an already busy junction and close again shortly afterwards. Instead, a modal filter will be installed at the junction of Tarvit St and Drumdryan St — which will be made one-way — so motor traffic will only be permitted one-way round a loop of Tarvit westbound, Drumdryan north and then east, returning to Brougham St - with two-way cycling allowed on both arms of the loop. — More details [PDF] »
🚊 A couple of linksfrom the June Workshop on the future of Princes St and George St, posted by Spokes this week; the collated renders and sketches of the project by Edinburgh architect Richard Murphy, and a brief concept video on Youtube;
🏞️ “The prize is a linear pathway from the Pentlands through Fairmilehead, Burdiehouse, Moredun, Gilmerton, Niddrie and Craigmillar and all the way to Joppa where it could meet the Portobello coastal cycleway and link up to the city’s entire waterfront. You could in theory create a triangular route that would include the Water of Leith Walkway. That route would be around 25-30 miles and would include some of the finest urban green space and views in Scotland.” — Pentlands to Porty path could be huge asset for city communities, Evening News / Press Reader »
📝 The good folks at Spokes have spotted a planning application 24/05843/FUL for a “Cycle path link connection and associated works from Gogar Station Road south to land east of 1 Gogar Station Road” - though they also note in their Bluesky post the width of the path being around a meter less than design guidance would instruct…
🅿️ Seven new on-street ‘cycle hangar’ storage units are planned for the locations marked with a green dot on this newly published Traffic Regulation Order - thanks to Spokes for sharing;
🆕West Edinburgh Link - Torwood path section between Torwood Crescent and Meadow Place Rd ready for use [FB];
🔐 Recently Closed:
📋 Comments recently closed (8th July) for Craigmillar Niddrie Connections — see the technical plans;
🧭 Comments on North Edinburgh Connections - protected cycling and walking improvements for West Granton Road, Pennywell Road, and Ferry Road — closed 9th June;
📨 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
🦦 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
🚧 Under Construction:
⚒️ Work has commenced at the former Dalton’s Scrap Yard on Yeaman Place - which includes a ‘Section 75’ requirement for the developer to create a new walking, wheeling and cycling access to the Union canal from the site. A linear connection through the new purpose-built student accommodations slated for the land (surprise!) connect to Dundee St, while a ramped access looks to link to the Yeaman Pl side directly. Planning application documents here »
🧱 Changes to southside protected cycleways at Summerhall under construction until July 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
📋 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 »
⛏️ Marionville Rd and Smokey Brae improvements;
🧪 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]
Thanks for reading - ride safe 🚲
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