"Rankin, of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, was initially charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Members of the public gallery were heard to cheer when the jury delivered an alternative verdict of causing serious injury by careless driving" news.stv.tv/west-central...
Finally the advice isn't "stay inside" anymore?!
Halle bloody lujah!
Congratulation to @thebikestation.bsky.social on winning the SSF Awards Transforming Lives Organisation of the Year!
Sponsored by the Commonwealth Sport Foundation:
For having used sport and physical activity innovatively and intentionally to change the lives of young people in the last year.
Your move @lothianbuses.bsky.social eu.usatoday.com/story/travel...
Thanks Claire! 👍
A cobbled street with buildings either side. Some people are crossing the road in the background
No temporary traffic lights heading down the Royal Mile at junction at Bridges. Is this not a cycle route?! How are cyclists supposed to safely and legally cross?! @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike @cllrcmiller.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
They would if they put enough trains and enough carriages on them
In #Edinburgh, the most people want to cycle more and the fewest people think it's safe to do so.
We see that 40% of people think an organised social ride would help them access cycling and we will be here for them on the 28th of March.
www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/the-walking-...
#Cycling
Public transport users: It cost me £10 & took two hours to travel 15 miles.
Pedestrians: I had to wait in the rain for cars a mile away to go through the crossing & then one blew the lights & nearly hit me.
Cyclists: I was nearly killed 3 times today.
Drivers: I had to pay to park right outside.
a lion on grass with a person saluting in camo gear Toronto Zoo removes costly fences for lion enclosure, opts to hand out camouflage clothing to patrons - inspired by city cycling infrastructure. Be Safe Be Unseen is their new slogan.
Toronto Zoo removes costly fences for lion enclosure, opts to hand out camouflage clothing to patrons - inspired by city cycling infrastructure. Be Safe Be Unseen is their new slogan.
I'm framing these and putting them up round the house
Public service announcement that after 5 months of relative calm the "walloper roadies" are back on Edinburgh's shared path network going far too fast for the environment and close passing like no-one else uses the space #wallopers
'International evidence overwhelmingly undercuts this idea that removing the M8 through Glasgow would cause some sort of doomsday carmageddon'
www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
@marissamacwhirter.bsky.social
Cycling my bike to be repaired took 11 minutes. The bus journey back took 30 minutes. Edinburgh does not have excellent public transport. It has an over-capacity bus network that might work in a city half its size
if the @scottishgreens.org don't adopt their entire upcoming election plan on the hook line as the "Green Menace" I am going to be sorely disappointed #greenmenace
Meanwhile. Edinburgh Council freezes parking charges 🤯 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When are we going to get F1 drivers lecturing us on wearing helmets when driving? It's all the same!!
The Climate Change Committee's latest report shows Scotland is falling behind on cutting emissions from homes and land. ⚠️
Tackling the climate crisis isn't optional, it's essential. We need to act now. 🌍
#EnergySky #Climate @thecccuk.bsky.social
A map with the route for the February Critical Mass ride marked on it
Here is the planned route for February's ride. Meed at 2pm on Saturday 28th at the compass in Middle Meadow Walk for a 2.10pm start.
A newly laid tarmac pathway. There is a road to left with a row on cones and trees and shrubs to the right. There is blue sky with a large while fluffy cloud in the sky
A protected bike lane with a cyclist in it and a car in the road to the left. There is fencing on the far side of the road. You can see a bridge and houses in the background.
Queensferry active travel 🚴♂️🚶 New shared path on NCR1 & 76 to/from Forth Road Bridge now finished. Still not that wide but better than before. The protected bike lane at Newhailes Rd to/from Hawes car park/High Street is nearly done. It's good quality albeit short @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike
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
“Cyclists outnumbering drivers at rush hour on busy Glasgow road, as campaigners hail ‘colossal’ impact of safe cycle lanes.”
Keep going, Scotland, keep going
Start of election hustings article... Spokes/CUK Election Hustings #Holyrood2026 Spokes and Cycling UK are holding a joint election hustings, on Monday 16 March, for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, to hear from Holyrood candidates on cycling and related policies. Rather than the usual hustings approach, which can be rather boring, our meeting will comprise several sections, with speakers undertaking Initiation, Interrogation, Combination, Clarification and Education, as in the agenda below.
#Hustings #Holyrood2026
#SpokesMtg ✔️🚲🚲
March 16 --> www.spokes.org.uk/2026/02/spok...
@edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @kate-c.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @ianmurraymp.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @sw20.info @keithirving.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @jennycooper.bsky.social
It's also the reason that town centres die
If only Politicians could do something about what killed and harmed children involving motor vehicles 🤷
Too many of them don't care about what kills your kids, they only care about who kills them. If you're the motor industry you get a pass www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Picture of ghost bike at West End, memorial to Zhi Min Soh, killed in a 2017 crash here, hit by a Rabbie's bus, and probably involving the tramlines
Council project page for Lothian Road, including West End jn How we will transform Lothian Road Lots of people waiting to cross the street at the Lothian Road and Bread Street junction This will involve: creating more space and a better environment for those walking or wheeling building a north-south segregated cycle connection improving the efficiency of existing bus services maintaining access for loading vehicles and those with blue badges. making sure everyone is able to access the street We are also proposing to improve key junctions on Lothian Road, making them safer and easier to use. These are Tollcross West Approach Road west end of Princes Street/bottom of Lothian Road We also plan to improve public areas including: west end of Princes Street Festival Square Tollcross and west Tollcross some of the surrounding streets In line with wider proposals across the city centre, Lothian Road will remain open to general traffic and remain a strategic transport link. How we will fund this stage of the project The Council has been awarded funding from Transport Scotland under Sustrans’ Places for Everyone grant programme to develop a design proposal for Lothian Road. Places for Everyone is an active travel infrastructure fund supported by Transport Scotland which helps deliver walking, wheeling and cycling improvements across Scotland. Key project dates Current – preparation and local engagement 2025 – develop design proposals and consult on these 2026/2027 – Further develop the design proposals based on feedback from the previous consultation 2027/2028 – Develop the technical design, including statutory Traffic Orders 2028 – Construction expected to start
Council project background... Why we need to change Lothian Road Lots of people waiting to cross the street at the Lothian Road and Bread Street junction Lothian Road is a key transport link but currently the street is dominated by vehicles to the detriment of those walking, wheeling and cycling pavements vary in width and can be cluttered there is no dedicated cycling infrastructure there are issues with parking and loading in bus lanes during bus lane operating hours crossing the street can be challenging and inconvenient 66% of Edinburgh residents walk or wheel at least five days a week (Edinburgh Walking and Cycling Index 2023, Sustrans), and given the city centre location and key attractions, there is a significant volume of people walking and wheeling for everyday journeys. Despite there being no dedicated cycle infrastructure on Lothian Road, cyclists continue to use it as a key north/south route. Data from March 2024 identified that during the peak periods over 630 cyclists were recorded at all locations on Lothian Road and Earl Grey Street. Given that road safety/personal safety is the single largest barrier to cycling for Edinburgh residents (Edinburgh Walking and Cycling Index 2023, Sustrans) and there is already cycling demand on this corridor, it is likely that improved cycle infrastructure would encourage further users of the route.
From Spokes article... http://www.spokes.org.uk/2022/06/zhi-min-soh-tramline-safety/ A picture of Zhi Min Soh Tramline safety Countless people on bikes have come off on the tramlines Between 2009 and 2016 nearly 200 victims were hurt badly enough to attend A&E By 2015, nearly 100 victims had contacted Thompsons Solicitors alone In a test case brought by Thompsons Solicitors, Lady Wolffe at the Court of Session in 2019 awarded damages to 2 victims, stating that the road layout and tramtracks design were to blame, creating a “hazard” which posed a “significant risk of accident.” More on this in para 1906 here. When the original tramline layout was being devised, Spokes unsuccessfully urged safer layouts, such as the tramlines on one side of Princes Street and a segregated cycleroute on the other side, or other means of keeping cyclists and tramlines apart wherever possible. We even brought over a Dutch expert who did a brief report on layout options for Princes Street and for Leith Walk.
👍 @rosannar.bsky.social @infrasisters.bsky.social
renewing #WestEnd #ghostbike for #ZhiMinSoh 2017 death
History-> www.spokes.org.uk/2022/06/zhi-...
☹️ No 2025 consult; action now 2028+
@edi.bike @rru.bsky.social @harryjwilliams.bsky.social @cllrcmiller.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
"Proud recipient of a £50m taxpayer bailout for Ineos’s Grangemouth plant in October – courtesy of the very system he spits upon was Jim Ratcliffe. Nonetheless he finds the energy to criticise people on benefits."
#Ratcliffe
#Grangemouth
#immigration
Just going to leave this here
🛎️ Leith Feeder Ride to POP 2026 🛎️
Saturday 30th of May
Meeting outside the cricket club on Leith Links at 0930 for a 0945 start. Find out more and let us know if you're planning to come along on our Facebook event:
fb.me/e/44dRCf5tr
@pedalonparliament.org #POP26
