Roseburn Cycle Route

Video of CCWEL launch event youtu.be/PtNAM-jvKLg?si…

Community Drop in Session for Roseburn - Canal 🚴🚶🧑‍🦽. Thursday 31st October

What a great sight outside Roseburn primary school in #Edinburgh today! 🚲🚲🚲 @BikeBusEdin @SpokesLothian @CyclingEdin

@LAHinds @AvGeekAlex @Adrian4Davis @BoydJohanna1 @urbaneprofessor @CyclingEdin @edi_dot_bike @EdinReporter @SpokesPorty @nigelbagshaw @AngusEd @RoseburnCycle @thecockburn @davidfkey @greenspacetrust @JarlathFlynn @HelenRambler @SomervellD #Granton tramline #SpokesMtg report HERE->spokes.org.uk/2024/06/granto… 🙋‍♀️The speeches 🙋‍♀️Topics raised in the QA 🙋‍♀️Full meeting video 🙋‍♀️Speaker presentation slides 🙋‍♀️Press articles from The Scotsman (@AlastairDalton); Evening News (@ianswansonen); Edinburgh Reporter (Phyllis Stephen)

What's this, about £30k in billable hours for Balfour Beatty I bet. How you manage to fail to negotiate that corner from a near standstill in a 20mph limit Christ knows. We share the roads with these people. 1 word: BOLLARDS. #CCWEL @edinhelp

@iamonabeach @FinlayMcF @JohnfaeScotland Why do you continue to use a picture from during the roadworks when the narrow lanes meant that traffic was closer to the pavement?

@FinlayMcF At Roseburn, on the side opposite CCWEL, the traffic (inc the unnecessarily huge triple axle buses) is now closer to pedestrians. 😕 cc @JohnfaeScotland

The third point is an interesting / understated one - a resident pointed out to me that the first good thing they had to say about CCWEL during the recent heavy rain was that it stopped the vehicles from splashing pedestrians on the pavement. Small wins for all modes 👍 🚲🚶

Taking a wee look at CCWEL. 😍

@JohnfaeScotland @PidginPosting @fraserstevenson @CllrScottArthur But it was a problem the other way around before You couldnt turn right out of Russell Rd onto Roseburn St as traffic wouldn't let them out You used to see various attempts at going slightly left to then do a hard right, which reduced capacity Maybe the problem is too many 🚘?

@RoseburnCycle @PidginPosting @fraserstevenson @CllrScottArthur The problem is the queue of vehicles in Roseburn Street that are unable to move becuse traffic on Russell Road will not let them out. This was not a problem until CEC changed the layout of the road.

“Ten years ago, who could have predicted that the bicycle would overtake the car?” thetimes.co.uk/article/cyclis…

Wonder if there is any use to find out any of the old stations along the Roseburn Path could be included with in this? @RoseburnCycle

@PidginPosting @JohnfaeScotland @fraserstevenson @CllrScottArthur & with respect to the Roseburn Street / Russell Rd priority, there were regular queues on Russell Rd which were only partially alleviated by the left turn and going round the back streets & out via Roseburn Gardens I can't see how flipping back the priority would make it better

@PidginPosting @JohnfaeScotland @fraserstevenson @CllrScottArthur Worth also noting how well the traffic (especially buses) is flowing on the main A8, even with the 'All-stop' pedestrian phase at the Tesco lights. The design of Roseburn Terrace does a good job of deterring illegal parking/'loading' which used to hamper traffic flow.

The exhibition on Cycling Activism is well worth a visit (free entry) 👍

CCWEL at about 3:30pm today. 👍

Spokes Public Mtg: Granton Tramline Wed 5 June in @edfoc Details->spokes.org.uk/2024/04/spokes… Speakers: Roseburn not Road: @LAHinds Road not Roseburn: #EuanBaxter #Cycling aspects: @AvGeekAlex #PublicHealth aspects: @Adrian4Davis QA chair: @BoydJohanna1 #SpokesMtg @urbaneprofessor

@fountainbridge Not sure. There is due to be a fuller impact assessment in due course (after 12 months of 'completion'). This was just an initial response to the specific concerns about queuing on RR/RS

@RoseburnCycle Has there been any study if the number of vehicles using the Muriestons or Macleod street has increased? The new junction layout has certainly made it a much easier route for vehicles. (I wouldn't call it a rat run as there are no other roads for about a mile)

Council response to the concerns on traffic queuing on Roseburn St / Russell Rd in the post #CCWEL world 👆 TLDR: the junction is operating as intended, with reduced traffic volumes since pre Covid times, and some small increases in queue lengths...

The blocking of the Roseburn Gardend has also impacted traffic movements but has removed 1000s of vehicles from a narrow Residential road, totally unsuitable for thay volume. & finally, when considering options, the modelleling of alternative OptionB has worse queues on RR/RS

Worth noting that the changes to Tesco🚦 were to bring in an 'All stop' phase to allow safe 🚶‍♂️ crossings in all direction The timings of the lights continue to prioritise the E-W traffic on the A8, which incudes multiple bus routes The cycle route itself hasnt impacted timings

Melville Crescent gets a second chance History - CCWEL was supposed to bring street trees and wider sandstone footways to Melville Crescent, and a return of the setted street carriageway (using the setts which currently lie hidden under the existing asphalt surface). It was, however, removed from the project in Autumn 2021 to cut costs. Good News - We have won £2.1m from Transport Scotland to complete the work. Why - Not only will the changes create a much more welcoming environment, but they will restore some of the historic features unique to the street’s World Heritage status. What’s more, the project will also benefit people travelling by foot, wheel or bike, complementing the fantastic, world-class CCWEL route. When - Work will start on April 22nd, and continue until December this year.