Anecdotal and not hard data, but definitely noticing more children and their parents in the mornings on Duddingston Road heading to St John's and Duddingston Primary Schools. Thankfully, the cycle lanes are now permanent.

Braid Estate update: The changes to revert back to rat-running are now not due to be implemented on the ground until Jan 2026 – a full 5 years after they were first implemented. 5 years of quiet streets, that keep children safe, & much loved by residents blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk/braid-estate...

By the way, Queens Drive was closed to vehicles this morning. anyone know why or if it's continuing? Weekend closures don't normally extend into the night or early morning. I nearly cycled into a barrier looking for any info signs. #EdTravCyc

🚲 edi.bike | issue 111 | 22nd Sep '25 in your weekly edinburgh cycling digest: Huge Demand for ‘Cycle Hangar’ On-Street Storage, Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route ‘Confusion’, events, community updates, route closures & more: https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-111-22nd-sep-25/

Last chance to comment on this important junction redesign in Polwarth Closes today! Just send a short email in support to the address provided in the MCC blog. You might also like to mention that more could be done to address rat-running along Merchiston Ave merchistoncc.org.uk/community-co...

Parisian school street: 👏 Permanent 💃 Elegant 🕰️ Installed within 2 years 🌳 Greenery Edinburgh school street: ⏰ Temporary for 5 years 🧟‍♂️ Ugly 💔 Dilapidated 🗑️ Used for trade waste C’mon Edinburgh, do better! 😳

A few get very rich, many ride for pennies and risk their lives around the clock. This is a broken model of entrepreneurship and business. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

🙋 Sunday 21 Sept Your last chance to win a great #SpokesComp prize with your.. 😍 Favourite 🚲 Ride @edi.bike @robbieainsworth.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @chasbooth.bsky.social @da-anderson.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @harryjwilliams.bsky.social @sw20.info

🎦 Do _you_ and your bike 🚲want to be in the music video sequel to OUR STREETS? The sequel is called _Amsterdam_ and it's being shot in #Dalry #Edinburgh today (Friday 19 Sept). 😊 Be at the Dalry Lidl car park in time for 16:45 to join the fun! Our Streets video (3 mins): youtu.be/qhtrIWBuoAg?...

This checks out 😅

@sentimentbot.bsky.social what’s my deal, sentiment bot?

Presenting: the case for more bike parking on George Street #Edinburgh

Quiet Route 8 #EdinburghPark closed 🙄 no signs 🙄 no diversion Why? 🙋 We've asked Cllrs @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @ehyslop.bsky.social & @planningedin.bsky.social to act HT @johnrobson87.bsky.social @robbieainsworth.bsky.social @edi.bike @sw20.info @edfoc.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social

Little point in @edinburghtrams.bsky.social a/c if not posting travel updates (supporting certain other extremist-run cesspit social networks, not a good look): Tram route split in two serving Airport - Haymarket, and Picardy Pl - Newhaven only, Sat 27 - Mon 29 Sep. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Leith Walk near the foot opposite Casselbank Street. Again zero plan or sign for blocking a cycle path. More conflict created without a thought. #EdTravCyc

🚲 edi.bike | issue 110 | 15th Sep '25 in your weekly edinburgh cycling digest: September Transport Committee Roundup, Spokes Initial Thoughts on North-South Tramline, events, community updates, route closures & more: https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-110-15th-sep-25/ #bikeSky

To all our customers and supporters - this is what Guthrie Street #Edinburgh looks like today. 🤔 The only notice was this yellow sign, sorry we didn't know sooner! @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social the company who closed the street off appears to be Class One Traffic Management.

We welcome #bus cash, but 🚌 previously had its own fund 🙄 Now #ScotGov has (sneakily?) incorporated it into a new "Sustainable and Active" budget line --> www.spokes.org.uk/2025/05/prog... 🙄 So the increase from £10m to £20m for 🚌 equates to £10m loss for 🚲👩‍🦼🚶 @edinburghbug.bsky.social

@olil.bsky.social looking fly on the cargotrike this morning! I was on a bus passing through the Bruntshood

#EdTravCyc Innocent Railway tunnel closure for Sunday

Right Edinburgh, if anyone has a Bosch Kiox 330 display unit they could lend for a few days until a replacement unit arrives for our cargo bike, we’d be very grateful! A 50kg bike with no e-assist is NOT FUN

Sunday afternoon: "Edinburgh Riding of the Marches this Sunday 14th September. The Innocent Railway path will be used for first time for years as the road route closed at moment. Around 15:00 as riders head towards Holyrood for final section up Royal Mile." #EdTravCyc /HT @laidbackbikes.bsky.social

#Tram consultation 🙋 Drop-in Wed 10 Sep, 4-7pm at @centresouthside.bsky.social --> www.edinburgh.gov.uk/public-trans... 🙋 Our initial thoughts (including N & S Bridge) - see below @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @carfreeholyrood.bsky.social

We're hosting multiple drop-in sessions across the city over the next few weeks, for residents to engage with our consultation on expanding the tram network. The next one is tomorrow (10 September) at the Southside Community Centre from 4pm to 7pm.

Please do submit your views on this excellent project! And for what it’s worth, I support the option advocated by the Community Council ✅

New report on City Centre West East Link protected bike lanes: ✅ Cycling doubled ✅ Pedestrian satisfaction up ✅ Support increased to 68% ✅ Traders’ support up massively ✅ Vacant premises down ✅ Traffic down 27% vs 2018 ✅ Retail spend up 20%

🚲 edi.bike | issue 109 | 8th Sep '25 in your weekly edinburgh cycling digest: A big win for Edinburgh’s bike lanes; ‘Meadows to George St’ pause for public hearing; Voi bikes launch; TEC Agenda, events, community updates, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky

If you use a Microsoft email - with Hotmail, Live or Outlook in the address - you might find you're not receiving our weekly digest. MS have been rate limiting the newsletter, which our email platform are looking into. Meantime, feel free to subscribe with an inbox that actually receives email 😅

Fascinating. Great reporting by @londoncentric.media about how #Edinburgh is being robbed of tax income. Thank you to the @edinburghminute.bsky.social for sharing!

🙋 #SpokesComp closes Sunday 7 Sept 🙋 Don't miss out on bike, cafe & bike-bus vouchers, a #SteamTrain trip, #cinema tickets, & much more.. @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20.info @harryjwilliams.bsky.social @edtiss.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @pollypur.bsky.social @mhbastian.bsky.social

24th October 2025. Do you have any plans? #OurStreetsOurNights #MyRideOurRight

🤩 #TravellingSafely West/North/East .. all now to be permanent 🙋 What happened, and what next HERE--> www.spokes.org.uk/2025/09/edin... 😍 Thanks.. - @edi.bike - *you* if you contacted your councillors - council officers who put in huge effort after the Cttee shenanigans @thecockburn.bsky.social

Bike-bus is back, tomorrow! A big welcome to new pupils, as well as returning ones, as we start the school year 😻 All details: blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk/jgps-travel-...

🎉 The East Area ETRO has been agreed to make permanent! And, moments later, so have the North and West Area Travelling Safely schemes. Many thanks to everyone who joined us and @spokes.org.uk in calling for scrutiny on this process and calling for sense to prevail at the TRO Sub-Committee.

Great video covering the intro of Voi bikes yesterday, by @harryjwilliams.bsky.social !

Just wouldn’t have been right if I hadn’t used a bike today would it? Waverley Station to Bruntsfield, 12mins, £1.32 👍

Our new trial cycle hire scheme is now live 🚲⚡! Download the Voi app, unlock your bike and get cycling. Find out more at: voi.com/city/edinburgh

“The Travelling Safely schemes have been in place for almost five years, improving safety and enabling more people, notably families, to feel safe to get about by bike . There is no measurable impact on congestion or traffic flow, and no rising toll of injuries to pedestrians, cyclists or drivers."

First proper ride on a Voi bike and already had a ‘can’t park there mate’ from a business owner 😅 (The geofence doesn’t lie!)

“The Travelling Safely schemes have been in place for almost five years, improving safety and enabling more people, notably families, to feel safe to get about by bike. There is no measurable impact on congestion or traffic flow, and no rising toll of injuries to pedestrians, cyclists or drivers."

Our open letter with @spokes.org.uk & more, in EEN and @roadcc.bsky.social: https://road.cc/content/news/cyclists-fight-save-cycle-lanes-facing-removal-315715 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-roads-warning-over-madness-of-ripping-out-cycle-lanes-in-row-over-bollards-5297719

🚲🍂 Lots of cycling training dates for September! 🍂🚲 Book your tickets (link in bio)👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-wee-spoke-hub-by-shrub-coop-76333207123 Cycling training levels: 🌱 Absolute beginners 🪴 Introduction to on-road cycling 🌳 Advanced on-road cycling #Edinburgh #ActiveTravel #BikeRepair

To be decided on Thursday, by the same Edinburgh council subcommittee that: “…doesn't consider notes of support from the families, visitors, children, care workers, delivery riders and many others who use these lanes to get their journeys completed safely” road.cc/content/news...

🙋 TODAY Tue 2 Sep #SpokesMtg 🚲🚲 #Cargobikes in #Edinburgh #Motherload film @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @laidbackbikes.bsky.social @johnrobson87.bsky.social @robbieainsworth.bsky.social @bjpaddy.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @sw20.info

👍 Great @edi.bike story re 'TRO Subcttee,' a questionable setup not seen in other councils --> edi.bike/articles/202... 🤔 Instead of Transport Cttee, TRO Sub decides the fate of #TravellingSafely (bollarded) schemes, the start of #Edinburgh's future main-road 🚲network @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social

🚲 edi.bike | issue 108 | 1st Sep '25 in your weekly edinburgh cycling digest: All Eyes on TRO Sub-Committee; Voi Hire Bike Perimeter and Pricing; Tramline Consultation Launches; events, community updates, route closures & more: https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-108-1st-sep-25/

Will swap one functioning (I think...) kidney for a reasonable summary of the first week's tram consultation discourse #newsletterWriting #isItOverYet

I often think about the person who designed this zebra crossing at Corstorphine shopping centre that just *literally*runs into a brick wall.

From TRO Sub-Committee Late Reports: look at the drop-off in incidents of issues with the rubber 'Rosehill' lane defenders after the first couple of years they were introduced in the city...