The council has officially decided to move forward with the protected cycle route. I honestly struggle to find the right words because this outcome belongs entirely to you. Please keep an eye on the construction process as things move ahead.
April 9, 2016
Final supporters
City of Edinburgh Council have launched a consultation on a new cycle path from Roseburn in the West through the city centre to Leith Walk in the East.
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/roseburntoleith
The contentious bit seems to be Roseburn, where the plans are for general traffic lane to be replaced by a protected cycle path along the Northern side.
A local resident has expressed concerns that it will "will harm Roseburn businesses by preventing parking outside the shops for delivery vans and shoppers."
They have started both an online and paper petition. Of the signatories, 2 are local councillors and a MSP.
The petition recommends that the existing route through Balbirnie Place and Haymarket Yards is used which is convulted and crosses the tram lines at an accute angle.
When one of the Councillors put them signing it onto twitter, a lively debate ensued with evidence being given to show that bike lanes actually increase local shop's turnovers http://m.fastcompany.com/1682022/want-to-make-money-build-a-business-on-a-bike-lane
And that shopkeepers overestimate the number of shoppers arriving by car
I believe that the best route is down the main Roseburn/West Coates route as it is both the most direct/encouraging for cycling and will improve the environment of Roseburn & West Coates.
In addition to signing this please do take the time to respond formally to the consultation through the online form or by email.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 29, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
January 3, 2016
January 1, 2016
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have added their names to this. It really is your momentum that keeps this moving forward and I never thought I would see this many people join in.
255 Comments
Fully support this. It will bring in trade not discourage it. Put a cycle parking rail on your shop front, ask for bike Sheffields on the odd bits of pavement at junctions and you'll attract more customers that one parking place!
When similar schemes were proposed in Groningen, Netherlands almost 50 years ago there was strong opposition from shopkeepers. Now they are demanding more cycling facilities because they brought about such a huge increase in footfall.
NCN 1 between Roseburn and Haymarket is scary and convoluted. The direct route proposed is far superior. Morever modifying the road layout will make things more pleasant for pedestrians due to reduced traffic speeds and increased separation from motor vehicles
Cycle routes like the one being proposed are more likely to enhance small businesses - this is one of the better studies available because of its time span: http://www.cleanairpartnership.org/files/BikeLanes_Parking_Business_BloorWestVillage.pdf
The proposal is excellent for pedestrians too. There will be a new pedestrian crossing added at the tesco end of the Roseburn shops and the pavement will be widened. This will make it easier for pedestrians to access the shops.
Absolutely agree with many of the comments that cycling is the future for Edinburgh. By pushing it down the transport list in preference to business needs is short sighted. Cars create less humane areas and thus put people off going to and staying in places where it's noisy, polluted and dangerous because of the motor. Cycling is the opposite of this and encourages people to visit and stay in areas. I have seen the whole of life go by on bicycles in Amsterdam. See no reason it can't do that here.
I support the principle of this proposal - more below as submitted to CEC I am a civil engineer FICE, retired. I live in the west end of Edinburgh where I walk, cycle, use my bus pass and drive my car. I take trains too. In the Netherlands where I spend nearly half my time I do the same but I cycle a great deal more. Please study these considered comments which are a direct response to your proposals "Roseburn to Leith" but tempered by both experience and prior thought on cycling in Edinburgh The proposal is a start but I hope that it is not thought to be a final solution As a civil engineer I found the Atkins drawings difficult to use even on a large laptop. They are discontinuous. A scrollable "strip" of the whole route would be better The plan must be for safe cycling on all streets/routes This MUST be about commuting/shopping/school commuting and not leisure cycling Copenhagen junctions are widely discredited in the cycling world, in the Netherlands and even in Copenhagen. Try the Dutch way. Am I right in thinking that the 24 hour Red Route is a compromise for bus lanes in both directions? This plan is going to take a lot of "policing" In my view it will take a critical mass of cyclists before motorists are fully aware that they must be considered. The lycra brigade are a problem for the acceptance of cycling by motorists In the Netherlands what were footpath pavements are now shared between cyclists and pedestrians even tough the 2 paths are sometimes very narrow. Again this is a question of learning and mutual acceptance and fewer tear away lycra cyclists. Many pavements in Edinburgh are lightly trafficked, I can think of almost the whole length of the Queensferry Road. There is a lack of confidence in Edinburgh's cycle lanes because of their discontinuities. In the Netherlands they are marked across junctions. The Netherlands may be flat but flatness allows a lot of wind. Most new traditional looking Dutch bikes now have 3 gears and the low i
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The council has officially decided to move forward with the protected cycle route. I honestly struggle to find the right words because this outcome belongs entirely to you. Please keep an eye on the construction process as things move ahead.
April 9, 2016
Final supporters
City of Edinburgh Council have launched a consultation on a new cycle path from Roseburn in the West through the city centre to Leith Walk in the East.
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/roseburntoleith
The contentious bit seems to be Roseburn, where the plans are for general traffic lane to be replaced by a protected cycle path along the Northern side.
A local resident has expressed concerns that it will "will harm Roseburn businesses by preventing parking outside the shops for delivery vans and shoppers."
They have started both an online and paper petition. Of the signatories, 2 are local councillors and a MSP.
The petition recommends that the existing route through Balbirnie Place and Haymarket Yards is used which is convulted and crosses the tram lines at an accute angle.
When one of the Councillors put them signing it onto twitter, a lively debate ensued with evidence being given to show that bike lanes actually increase local shop's turnovers http://m.fastcompany.com/1682022/want-to-make-money-build-a-business-on-a-bike-lane
And that shopkeepers overestimate the number of shoppers arriving by car
I believe that the best route is down the main Roseburn/West Coates route as it is both the most direct/encouraging for cycling and will improve the environment of Roseburn & West Coates.
In addition to signing this please do take the time to respond formally to the consultation through the online form or by email.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 29, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
January 3, 2016
January 1, 2016
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have added their names to this. It really is your momentum that keeps this moving forward and I never thought I would see this many people join in.
255 Comments
Totally required, current provisions for cycling are very indirect and the current cycle/bus lanes on road are very potholed. It to s a very busy route and I think would encourage more cyclists if made safer and more accessible.
Fully support this. It will bring in trade not discourage it. Put a cycle parking rail on your shop front, ask for bike Sheffields on the odd bits of pavement at junctions and you'll attract more customers that one parking place!
When similar schemes were proposed in Groningen, Netherlands almost 50 years ago there was strong opposition from shopkeepers. Now they are demanding more cycling facilities because they brought about such a huge increase in footfall.
NCN 1 between Roseburn and Haymarket is scary and convoluted. The direct route proposed is far superior. Morever modifying the road layout will make things more pleasant for pedestrians due to reduced traffic speeds and increased separation from motor vehicles
Cycle routes like the one being proposed are more likely to enhance small businesses - this is one of the better studies available because of its time span: http://www.cleanairpartnership.org/files/BikeLanes_Parking_Business_BloorWestVillage.pdf
The proposal is excellent for pedestrians too. There will be a new pedestrian crossing added at the tesco end of the Roseburn shops and the pavement will be widened. This will make it easier for pedestrians to access the shops.
Absolutely agree with many of the comments that cycling is the future for Edinburgh. By pushing it down the transport list in preference to business needs is short sighted. Cars create less humane areas and thus put people off going to and staying in places where it's noisy, polluted and dangerous because of the motor. Cycling is the opposite of this and encourages people to visit and stay in areas. I have seen the whole of life go by on bicycles in Amsterdam. See no reason it can't do that here.
I support the principle of this proposal - more below as submitted to CEC I am a civil engineer FICE, retired. I live in the west end of Edinburgh where I walk, cycle, use my bus pass and drive my car. I take trains too. In the Netherlands where I spend nearly half my time I do the same but I cycle a great deal more. Please study these considered comments which are a direct response to your proposals "Roseburn to Leith" but tempered by both experience and prior thought on cycling in Edinburgh The proposal is a start but I hope that it is not thought to be a final solution As a civil engineer I found the Atkins drawings difficult to use even on a large laptop. They are discontinuous. A scrollable "strip" of the whole route would be better The plan must be for safe cycling on all streets/routes This MUST be about commuting/shopping/school commuting and not leisure cycling Copenhagen junctions are widely discredited in the cycling world, in the Netherlands and even in Copenhagen. Try the Dutch way. Am I right in thinking that the 24 hour Red Route is a compromise for bus lanes in both directions? This plan is going to take a lot of "policing" In my view it will take a critical mass of cyclists before motorists are fully aware that they must be considered. The lycra brigade are a problem for the acceptance of cycling by motorists In the Netherlands what were footpath pavements are now shared between cyclists and pedestrians even tough the 2 paths are sometimes very narrow. Again this is a question of learning and mutual acceptance and fewer tear away lycra cyclists. Many pavements in Edinburgh are lightly trafficked, I can think of almost the whole length of the Queensferry Road. There is a lack of confidence in Edinburgh's cycle lanes because of their discontinuities. In the Netherlands they are marked across junctions. The Netherlands may be flat but flatness allows a lot of wind. Most new traditional looking Dutch bikes now have 3 gears and the low i
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Totally required, current provisions for cycling are very indirect and the current cycle/bus lanes on road are very potholed. It to s a very busy route and I think would encourage more cyclists if made safer and more accessible.