*a “modal filter” is a strategic closure to through motor traffic, that allows people walking or cycling to pass They are low-cost & highly effective - shown to cut vehicle movements and crashes by 50%, as well as reducing street crime, pollution & noise They simply make neighbourhoods better!

Fantastic deputation today at Edinburgh council’s Transport & Environment committee from Royal Park Terrace residents They’re asking for a modal filter* in their street to prevent rat-running - a street that includes a school & care home & suffers from intrusive traffic trying to bypass London Rd

Pedal on Parliament is back Pedal on Parliament (PoP) is a movement to persuade politicians to make the roads safer in Scotland for cyclists. Their strapline is "We're pedalling to make Scotland a cycle-friendly country!" In this election year they are planning a protest ride on 30 May 2026 at…

#EdinWebCast Cyclist one-ways exemption Cllr Graham proposes postpone Rose St decision, seconded Cllr Osler 🙄 Vote 4-4 then casting vote postpones Rose St Weird voting: 1 Libdem for, one against Spokes view: 🙄 crazy lengthy debate re 🚲'dangers' despite existing cycling; no talk of the 🚘🚚dangers

The TRO subcommittee fret on details and believe they are working to improve the city - they are not. They merely serve to filibuster and delay progress on a more people oriented city. They also overstep their mark, as they’ve only supposed to approve the reports as a legal formality Shame on them

The crazy thing is, that Rose St is a destination, not a through-route for bikes. So enabling 2-way cycling would have likely reduced interactions with pedestrians, as bikes could then take the shortest route. And the street already has 1-way cars on it!

In detail, there were 2 positions: one to support the orders as is, the other to exclude Rose St There were 4 votes for each position, Cllr Graham had the casting vote as Convenor. Said she felt very strongly about Rose street and voted through the amendment to delete Rose Street from the orders

The inexperience and overreach of the TRO subcommittee shows its ugly head again

A frosty cycle patrol up the walkway from the visitor centre for Johnny, on the search for future projects for our volunteers. A few leaf sweeping moments along the way to make some minor improvements.

One year after a horrific road death in the Cowgate, what have Edinburgh council done? Excellent protest from Critical Mass, on a dreich day! Great to see @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social & @chasbooth.bsky.social speak to protesters @edcriticalmass.bsky.social

On average, there is a one-to-one relationship, so a 10% increase in road capacity will be followed, within a few years, by a 10% increase in vehicles being driven.3 A major study commissioned by CPRE "The Impact of Road Projects in England” 4 examined Highways England reports on road developments

Induced demand The fundamental assumption of the proposal is that congestion can be relieved by increasing road capacity. This assumption is categorically incorrect. Instead, it has been well known for a long time that increasing road capacity will induce demand

…to switch to using sustainable modes of transport. The time, money and other resources being allocated to this project should instead be spent on projects which will actually help solve these problems, such as improving the public and active travel networks in Midlothian and south Edinburgh.

Whilst there are some notable improvements for cyclists included in the latest plans, the scheme as a whole will create a more dangerous environment for cycling in Midlothian and Edinburgh. It will also further entrench the dominance of car use, making it even more difficult for future generations

Summary Spokes strongly objects to the principle of the A701 Relief Road and A702 Link Road proposals, and therefore to this planning application. If built, these roads will aggravate the issues they are supposed to alleviate.

A701 Relief Road and A702 Link Road 2025 Motion by Councillor Cuthbert - Support for Midlothian Council's A701 Relief Road & A702 Link Road Project Spokes deputation - 13 November 2025

A really excellent deputation from Spokes on the A701/2 “relief” roads Particularly the section on “induced demand” 👏👏👏 @spokes.org.uk

Yes, there are other things to be worrying about in the world but, as a historian, I find this editing of history to be deeply flawed. John Grimshaw was not one of the founders of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, he was one of the founders of Sustrans!

Is it normal for a re-named org to edit history in this way?

On the left is a now removed 23rd June news story about Sustrans winning an award. On the right is the current version, also dated 23rd June, showing that the award went to @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social Sustrans logo visible in both pix. Odd editing of history. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

@stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @cllrconorsavage.bsky.social @ehyslop.bsky.social @joangriffiths236.bsky.social @leftwing66.bsky.social @fionahyslop.bsky.social @lezleymarion.bsky.social @cllrbenparker.bsky.social @markruskell.bsky.social

… for better junctions, nature gardens, placemaking, play facilities, etc What a way to tie up busy parents for years and years. All for it to be potentially taken out Absolute shame on Edinburgh council

With the experimental traffic order to run from January for 18 months, that’ll be SIX & A HALF YEARS before the scheme is made permanent 6.5 years during which we’ve been battling to keep the scheme in place, for the benefit of the community 6.5 years we could have spent campaigning for…

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...

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! 😳

Angry on a Monday morning is no way to start the week! Out on my morning walk this morning and someone has snapped all but one of the new trees in Pentland Park 😡 why would you do that? I’ll report this damage to our fantastic parks team today and see if I can get them replaced.

This week I was delighted to launch a new EV charging initiative for the South of Scotland. Edinburgh is the lead authority in the rollout of 1770 additional public charging points across the region in a £6.3m program supported by the Scottish Government. www.transport.gov.scot/news/support...

Cycling holidays are a brilliant low-carbon option. Whether you are into solo travel or want something for families, Sustrans has got you covered 🚲👇

"The long-distance European train journey might be slower than a short-haul flight, but it is surely better in terms of the environment and the traveller experience..." We need night trains to help shift more journeys from air to rail. More investment and support is needed to get them on the rails.

When Cargo & Comfort come together. Latest Shimano Cargo motor on new ICE trike. Sold and on way to customer next week. Open today 10 to 4. @chdot.bsky.social @edi.bike Edinburgh Critical Mass on today check @edcriticalmass.bsky.social

👆 #Transport Cttee 26.6.25 thread #GeorgeStreet #DeliveryCyclists #TrafficGrowth .. @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20.info @helenrambler.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social @johnrobson87.bsky.social @secretedinburgh.bsky.social @elrecuk.bsky.social

.... but can you take your cargobike on a train? @spokes.org.uk @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20.info ScotRail are aware of demand but think these are electric train units that are just in the Central Belt? @chdot.bsky.social @threadinburgh.scot

Tried to cross Ravelston Dykes, yesterday at the diversion and it was horrendous - streams upon streams of traffic coming from both directions without a gap. Several cyclists waiting a long time to cross, take a chance…

Let's help these Afghan refugees get to safety! @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20.info @highlandcyclists.bsky.social @infrasisters.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @glasgowcycles.bsky.social @bikes4refugees.bsky.social @womenonwheels608.bsky.social

#SpokesCount New records: 👍 🚲 % morning & lunch 👍 🚘 overtaken by 🚌🚕🛻 at lunch -> www.spokes.org.uk @edi.bike @edinreporter.bsky.social @edinburghminute.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @edtiss.bsky.social @bjpaddy.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social

This wasn’t an easy task but it was a necessary one. Now we have clarity we can focus on delivery. www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

Rotten headline. What I am actually doing is starting a conversation with Glasgow and our surrounding local authorities to see what the appetite for road user charging is in Scotland’s central belt. We have no powers to implement any scheme at this time www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

👆 #Transport Cttee 22.5.25 thread #ProjectDelays #CityMobilityPlan #BikeHire .. @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20.info @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social @ssc-edinburgh.bsky.social @davidfkey.bsky.social @harryjwilliams.bsky.social @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social

#Edinwebcast 🚌 Motion seeks funding to support local bus services, by tweaking #parking charges, as in a.m. verbal deputation --> bsky.app/profile/spok... Amendts by #Labour #Green #SNP suggest further #parking cash tweaks/flexibility to raise more 💰 Motion agreed 9-2 @cptscotland.bsky.social

#Edinwebcast Cllr @chasbooth.bsky.social refers to 'Delays cost lives' demo this a.m. His motion seeks improved procedures, including on TROs within council and by Scot Govt Conservatives move no action, saying it is a 'vanity' publicity project 👍 Motion agreed 9-2 @edcriticalmass.bsky.social

#Edinwebcast #HolyroodPark access report, to continue wide discussion --> democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s8... Tories amendt on importance of east-west road routes Cllr Macinnes emphasises value of #HolyroodPark green space Report agreed 9-2 (Tories against) @carfreeholyrood.bsky.social

#Edinwebcast #CMP Cllr @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social 👍rejects Tory amendt - would cause congestion 👍rejects LibDem - would cause delays 👍 👍 accepts most of Green ... i.e. confirming will liaise with other councils etc on #RoadUserCharging Amended motion agreed @edi.bike @thecockburn.bsky.social

#Edinwebcast #CMP Green Amendt emphasises funding, need for #roadusercharging Vital to start conversation on this, joint with @glasgowcc.bsky.social #Sestran & #ScotGov @chasbooth.bsky.social references #ScotGov research -> bsky.app/profile/did:... @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social

#Edinwebcast #CMP SNP amendment to up the priority for.. #Portobello #CityCentre cross-streets #A71 #Sighthill to @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @sw20.info

#Edinwebcast #CMP --> bsky.app/profile/did:... Introducing, Cllr @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social thanks officers for huge work on this. He has pushed it because delivery is his priority Officer: Projects that are 'paused' are not 'stopped,' but report gives much-needed clarity on priorities

Two big wins for active travel today! Thank you to everyone who helped put all eyes on the Transport and Environment Committee, and special thanks to those that took our message to councillors and members of the public. Now, time for the council to put words into action and deliver on the projects.

We're very happy to see Cllr Booth's motion on speeding up active travel delivery overwhelmingly pass the committee. We're also glad that the plan for active travel project prioritisation was accepted, with further delays rejected! 🚶🧑‍🦽🚴

Despite the usual Tory conspiracising, Edinburgh Critical Mass remains non party political. We will support anyone who backs active travel and our wider values, and we want all parties on the council to go further and faster in delivering safer streets and quality infrastructure.

#Edinwebcast #CMP Cllr @chasbooth.bsky.social concern re recent TRO Subcttee pausing the #EastEdinburgh ETRO, risking scrapping existing 🚲 routes --> bsky.app/profile/spok... A: Report today includes cash for improvements, which was the SubCttee concern, but legally the SubCttee will decide