Er...we didn't mention cycling at all in our reply to @spokes.org.uk OP
06.03.2026 17:17
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Er...we didn't mention cycling at all in our reply to @spokes.org.uk OP
Table 7, page 22 https://www.cpt-uk.org/media/bnqecqfw/speed-report-scotland-final.pdf
6% reduction in demand for every 10% reduction in speed in London...some other data puts the reduction in demand higher: “a 10% decrease in speeds reduces patronage by at least 10%” edinburghbususers.group/begg-edinbur...
'Bus laybys could also be removed as part of the works'
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Responses requested 'from people who live in or regularly travel within or through Midlothian for work, study or leisure...particularly people who travel by bus'
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Certainly not.
The passengers don't seem at all impressed either.
Just 32 days till April 1.
Snap!
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Wait, let's get this right.
So you can write a piece about an architect's fantasy as if it MIGHT be viable; get it published in a national newspaper AND get paid for it?
We're in the wrong business 🤦
@nigelbagshaw.bsky.social @edinburghminute.com
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True. But the UK's current 'fix' of going full pelt for discontinuous electric + batteries is a bit concerning.
Ought to just do a Proper Job, at least on main routes.
Hmmm...never thought hydrogen was a serious 'alternative fuel' contender for most public transport anyway.
Fortunately @lothianbuses.bsky.social seems to have focussed on 'lectric.
(Also applies to trains. Battery weight is still a problem though.)
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NEW on our website:
edinburghbususers.group/closed-bus-s...
Help us get a handle on how many bus stops have been removed or closed (permanently or temporarily) for more than a month.
Tell us about them on our short survey form!
Case in point: @lothianbuses.bsky.social quietly (as is their wont) observing that we'll need bigger bus stops eventually.
But there's some bus lanes.🙂
And, as if by magic, much less congestion 😜
@sw20.info @spokes.org.uk
And not a bus lane in sight.
Next step; bus route/ bus lane overlay😜
I built “Cycle-Scope” - a weekly-updated active-travel roadworks map using Scottish road works data. It features, Quick filters with (cycle hangers, shared paths, signals/crossings) + extra map layers. Have a look: city-scope.co.uk/cycle-scope
than the 38, which doesn't.
Not aware of research disaggregating the effect of each factor in congestion: traffic levels, roadworks, non-enforcement (& CEC removing bus priorities!)
The message re the 43 & 38 is the 43, which benefits from priority measures, lost less time over the years than
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Are you thinking of this?
www.cpt-uk.org/media/bnqecq...
As one of our Committee said when someone suggested the network was outdated and needs restructuring:
'Maybe there's a good reason why it's been basically the same for years?'
P.S. we don't believe you're at least 66 years years old.
Lothian Buses and predecessors; thankfully not reorganising and reimagining everything every decade just because of a senior management whim.
No, that's not our curator.
75 days to the Holyrood elections, and a reminder of what should be in any good manifesto:
edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest...
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Also: IOHO red stone chips should be reserved for applications set out in the Edinburgh Street Design Guide e.g. bus and cycle lanes, not scattered willy-nilly so they become meaningless to road users.
Ahem.
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