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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What's happening here? Maybe something changed part way through 2023 on urban/residential 30mph roads! I wonder if it could be that from Sep 17th 2023 95% of roads with a 30mph limit were changed to 20mph. #20splenty making your place an even better, safer, quieter, fairer place to be!

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EdinburghMinute.com @edinburghminute.com · 04/10/2026

Thanks for tagging. Will include in the morning newsletter. And the words ‘both look set to remain dire’ really jump out. Do people vote for such lack of progress when they vote? I doubt it. Will also raise this situation a lot when election comes along. The city centre stagnation is embarrassing.

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#EdTravCyc this bike path hole keeps reappearing - on York Place / Bus Station junction.

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I cycled east along georg street this evening, and it felt perilous in places with so many buses occupying both lanes and no space to filter safely.

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Another shocking case of everyday road violence. A driver of a double decker bus. 45 mph in a 30 zone. Scrolling through TikTok on his phone. Hit a man crossing the road and causes life changing injuries. Less than 3 years in jail and just a 3 yr ban www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

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Speeding bus driver was scrolling through phone before smashing into pedestrian

Liam Beamson was doing 45mph in a 30 zone while repeatedly looking at his phone and didn't see a man crossing the road in Byker until it was too late

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Some of the reports I made between may and August- same car, same free parking spot... unreal!

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve just walked back down and almost every car has been here for over 2 hours, generating next to zero footfall over that period. Free parking 5 minutes from Waverley? Crazy stuff from the council.

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I reported illegal parking by a driver on Elm Row multiple times but the council always ignore it.

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sat for a coffee at Elm Row and counted the traffic for 15 minutes: 343 pedestrians 52 cyclists 2 cars Remind me why we’ve turned this public square into a car park? This is probably the best connected retail location in Scotland - trams, buses, walkable, busy cycle lane. Why ruin it?

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Leith Feeder Ride @leithfeederride.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The broken paving on the continuous footway at Dalmeny St / Leith Walk has been repaired with tarmac, undermining the whole design. It now looks like pedestrians and cyclists are crossing a road, rather than drivers crossing a continuous footway.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 21/09/2026

Already highly flawed - pavement and bike lane not very raised, no Dutch kerb on the exit, Edinburgh’s insistence of not using proper colour for bike lanes AND left turn into traffic lights you can’t see - this is now even worse.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Extreme weather during summer 2026 is estimated to have cost the EU 180 billion Euros But still governments refuse to acknowledge the scale of the threat and turn away from any serious, effective, action Hard to comprehend really www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’

Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?

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Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🚲 NEWS: More bikes than cars on Leith Walk in morning rush hour; record cycle counts and record cycling modal share on multiple routes in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Delve into the latest data from Cycling Scotland traffic surveys and cycle counter analysis: buff.ly/IoWdSMB

People smile and chat to one another as they cycle together on a protected cycle lane in Edinburgh.

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 17/09/2026

The climate crisis is actually a food crisis Pass it on

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Lights were fine in the morning by the way - perhaps someone forgot to press the button. Quite amazing the number of cyclists that queued up though!

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#EdTravelCyc there must have been problems with the sequence of lights at the top of leith walk as more than 20 bikes were queued up yesterday (5:20pm-ish)

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 15/09/2026

New York launching 100 policies for the next ten years. 👇

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wingpig @wingpig.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#EdTravCyc It is now possible to cycle south along Restalrig Road without having to dodge the same holes and ruts that have been there for at least sixteen years. Not sure what we're supposed to do with these daft wee lane markings, though.

Photo of a daft wee cycle lane at the side of the freshly-resurfaced Restalrig Road

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Careful of the bike racks at Morrisons on Ferry Rd, Edinburgh - a couple of them can be lifted right out of the paving. #EdTravCyc 🚲 🔐

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@sw20.info coaches on double yellows (with blips), Charlotte Sq. Parking lady said she only moves them on when there are no passengers on board (yellow bus, snapped later, only had a driver onboard). These are carrying tourists visiting Bute House & its museum. strange arrangement...

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Are they allowed to park in Charlotte square? I see them every day on double yellows...

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ghost sign! (The paint has washed off, Picardy Place). Recently a cyclist in front of me braked suddenly when she saw it, and I nearly ran in to her.

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SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info · 28/08/2026

Hey, Edinburgh: paint is not protection.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is such drivel that I have to post it again Spending on HS2 - a couple of hundred miles of railway between London to Birmingham - £100 BILLION + Spending to tackle wildfires and extreme weather - 'almost a £100 million' It just beggars belief www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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A Britain of wildfires and flood risks: be sure, the climate crisis is real, and we will deal with it | Angela Eagle

Reform and the Conservatives are willing to mislead the public, but as environment secretary, I believe we must be honest – and act boldly, says Angela Eagle

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

... But just getting to the traffic light has been a challenge, with tall street furniture right up to the edge of the painted bike "lane", and parked cars on the other side of the traffic blocking the other side...

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yes that's a good route - part of my commute. Mind the red light for bikes as soon as you get a bike green light to turn right - or you could take out pedestrians crossing the road...

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 27/08/2026

What are you supposed to do when you arrive at one end of George St with your children… …expecting there to be a continuous and safe *link* across the city? “Link” being the L part of CCWEL

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We're being dragged into a future we didn't ask for and don't want, and the response of the Westminster political class is a mixture of cowardice, indifference, and outright support for the Silicon Valley technofascists who want to steal our jobs and destroy our democracies.

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

No. We need to enable more walking and cycling, not just encourage. Swapping car trips for active travel reduces emissions & is healthier. The UK isn't doing enough. With a lot of councils being Reform controlled there is a real risk of backsliding. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Heatwaves show UK must do more to promote cycling and walking, campaigners say

Civil society groups argue climate crisis means transport sector needs to urgently reduce its carbon emissions

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 23/08/2026

Streets come alive when cars are removed Cowgate, Edinburgh (also noting that far too many private hires were being allowed through, spoiling the ambiance & putting people on edge)

A view under the sunlit stone arch of a high bridge across a city street. A family push a buggy and 100s of people can be seen using the full width of the street

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

2040 - Limits to Growth 2020 update predicts start of societal collapse assuming business as usual 2042 - @andyburnham.bsky.social wants World Cup back in UK Parallel worlds www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Andy Burnham says he wants to bring men’s World Cup back to UK in 2042

PM tells regional mayors he is keen for tournament to be hosted in UK for first time since 1966

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 12/08/2026

This newly re-done junction at Summerhall puts cyclists at serious risk of left-hooks The desireline for people on bikes is straight on, but for cars it’s turning left Suitable for ages 8 to 80 ??? - We think not Edinburgh’s roads designers are morally bankrupt!

A cyclist in a blue t shirt exits a segregated cycle lane, traveling straight on. Cars to his right are turning left, threatening to drive over the top of him

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

What a glorious day in NYC

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Currently stuck in a traffic jam on North Bridge, caused by illegally parked cars and private drivers in the bus lane. @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social It was actually quicker with only two lanes. We’ve been overtaken by 9 Voi bikes so far.

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 06/08/2026

Hard to believe that riding along the City Centre West-East *Link* at George St could get any worse, but it has! Went along with the kids yesterday, after an emergency evacuation at Waverley… and OMG, never been so stressed & fearful for their lives in my life @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social

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Alan Paxton @alanpx.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Emergency city centre transport crisis, so why not just boot the cars and parking from George Street ?

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Andy Cooke @andycoooke.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Yes, more dangerous for sure.

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The same street in Levenshulme, Manchester, one hundred years apart. The private motor vehicle is an invasive species, which gradually crowds out and suffocates the rich social life of our cities. When cars don’t dominate the streets, life flourishes.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The signs of collapsing harvests are coming thick and fast now, but still @andyburnham.bsky.social plans to suck up more oil and gas, pump more CO2 into the atmosphere, and add to the heat, drought, and wildfires that compromise UK food production www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops

Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing

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