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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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Corey Boyle @coreyboyle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today is World Car Free Day and the end of European Mobility Week. Streets worldwide handed back to people: cleaner air, quieter roads, healthier, more active lives. Edinburgh, one of the UK's most congested cities? Business as usual. The quietest thing today is the council. Not even a post.

edinburghnews.scotsman.com

World Car Free Day: Bogotá to Edinburgh - Corey Boyle

In 1974 a 5000-strong legion of protesting cyclists closed the Colombian capital's traffic-choked streets and reclaimed them for the people.

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Corey Boyle @coreyboyle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

You don't know how good you have it until it's gone. The Edinburgh Trams extension to Newhaven faced fierce opposition and was hugely disruptive. Yet 87% of Leith businesses say it has boosted activity, while 86% saw a decline from the Princes St closure. Mass transit is good for business.

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Corey Boyle @coreyboyle.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Unfortunately I haven't found that specific data. I too live near Watsons (and cycle past), and the road in the mornings is so unpleasant - along with the road being in extremely poor condition making it dangerous for cycling. I would suggest a cycleway would make a huge difference here.

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Corey Boyle @coreyboyle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A cycling city isn’t really about bikes. It’s a fairer city, built around people instead of cars. Part one of three for the Edinburgh Inquirer, starting with the issues facing a car dependent capital. @spokes.org.uk @wwctrustscot.bsky.social @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social @cyclingscotland.bsky.social

edinburghinquirer.co.uk

Even ‘the world’s worst cycle lane’ works

Corey Boyle on turning Edinburgh into a cycling city

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