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Better Edinburgh for Sustainable Travel - coalition of community campaigners and groups in Edinburgh working together to support safer streets & active travel.

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Sheena Nimmo @sheenanimmo.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Extract from next week's Transport and Environment Committee papers confirms that the Meadows to Greenbank Quiet Connection has reduced traffic in the Braid Estate without increasing traffic on alternative route. Does this mean they might change their minds about ripping it out?
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Chris Young @christhetaurean.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Concerns aired by LTC regarding recent uptick in serious injuries and crashes caused by driver error in and around Corstorphine lately. Asking for CEC cllrs and police to address as matter of urgency lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk/low-traffic-...
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Low Traffic Corstorphine Statement on Road Safety Concerns - Low Traffic Corstorphine
Low Traffic Corstorphine (LTC) is deeply concerned about the recent spate of road traffic incidents in our area, including a death on St John’s Road and several other alarming  collisions involving dr...
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BEST_Edinburgh @best-edinburgh.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
@edinreporter.bsky.social @edi.bike @sw20ed.bsky.social @spokes.org.uk
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I’d add, this is often misinterpreted by drivers as an ‘anti-car’ post, when in fact it’s a pro-regulation message. If you put in place the appropriate rules for the game, the city will look after itself.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
REMINDER: Those choosing to live in subsidized suburbs for a bigger house and yard are NOT also entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety (hint: bike-lanes) & quality of life of city-dwellers. HT Ian Lockwood.
Cartoon about regional travel demand and the unreasonable expectations of suburban drivers
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The Edinburgh Reporter @edinreporter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
And also before the @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social Transport and Environment Committee on Monday morning @chasbooth.bsky.social who is a member of the committee told us what he is looking for
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Chris Young @christhetaurean.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
Our (Low Traffic Corstorphine) response to yesterday’s CEC TRO sub-committee decision on Corstorphine Connections LTN. lowtrafficcorstorphine.org.uk/low-traffic-...
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Low Traffic Corstorphine response to LTN approval - Low Traffic Corstorphine
At the CEC Traffic Regulation Order Sub-Committee meeting today (24th October 2024), the committee decided the fate of the Corstorphine LTN project.
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Chris Young @christhetaurean.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
Good article, difficult balance to find with such a huge local conflict. All this over 3 filters for goodness sake. open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
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Low traffic, high stakes in Edinburgh streets...
Or how Corstorphine traffic calming measures have become divisively controversial
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BEST_Edinburgh @best-edinburgh.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
Advertise your account with just one image.
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BEST_Edinburgh @best-edinburgh.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
Let’s see how it goes for us active /sustainable travel types on this shinier looking platform… 😉
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