Support Roseburn-West Coates Protected Cycle Route

As a local Edinburgh resident, cyclist and driver I support the proposals.

Fully in support of the direct segregated route - Edinburgh needs forward-thinking, modern cycle infrastructure that doesn't take you "round the houses" and then spit you out onto tramlines! I go to the shops by bike - I'm more, not less, likely to spend money in businesses on a protected cycle route.

It is vital that we have protected cycle lane on key, direct, arterial routes in this city. A visit to a city like Amsterdam shows how much more accessible local shops and services are with comprehensive cycling infrastructure, and also how much local business it generates.

Fully support

A direct, dedicated cycle route is badly needed in this area.

I prefer straightforward cycle routing when I'm on the business of getting from A to B.

This is already a busy bike route and everyone would benefit (including adjacent shops ) by this good plan to make it safer

You are much more likely to pop into a shop if you are passing it on a bike than driving past.

I'd like to see this area more cycle-friendly - and I do use the shops in the area - by bike.

A bikle lane will probably improve the business t local shops

Congratulations on coming up with this scheme which will benefit cylists both in terms of time and safety

I think that Edinburgh Council should be congratulated for their support of cycling. Anything that can be done to support active travel has benefits far beyond the individual participant, improving the built space and enhancing the environment.

Good to see the need for proper cycling infrastructure being taken seriously.

The benefits of cycling outweigh the minor inconveniences this scheme will bring.

Shopkeepers often park in front of their shops all day, and then argue that they need the parking spaces for their customers. Don't believe them.

Protected cycle lanes are good for people, good for business, good for the NHS, good for the environment. Let's be the change we want to see.

A step in the right direction.

Cycling isn't just a leisure hobby. More and more people are now using it as a means of transport through the city.

Shopkeepers should note that unless they run a drive-through, it is not motorists who buy from them, it is pedestrians. Now as a pedestrian, do you want to walk along a quiet road, or one busy with traffic? And as a pedestrian, would you rather be able to walk or cycle easily to a shop, or drive there, get stuck at traffic lights, do a few circuits looking for a parking space, and then walk to the shop? Which is easier?

This is the best thing that could happen to Edinburgh. One only has to look at other European cities that have removed private vehicle traffic from their city centres in favour of public transport and cycling/pedestrian ways, that the fears of some about not being able to park right outside the store they want to visit will be detrimental to consumerism, is unfounded.